Can I run a small saw bench on my mini tractor?

[evergreen]

Hi Guys

I recently aquired a Kubota B1400 4wd grey import mini tractor. I would like to get more use out of it. Has anyone had experience of running a small sawbench on one? and if so where I might be able to get one?

Cheers Nick

[tractorboy1]

Would check the pto turns the right way if it is a Grey import, would have enough power for a bench thou.

[evergreen]

Hadnt thought about that, it runs a Sitrex 4ft finishing mower at the moment which is Italian. I will check it out and see. Cheers tractorboy

[slack ma girdle]

Yes. We have run our saw bench on a 25hp Kubota tractor. It can not lift it so it has to be moved with our bigger tractor, other than that enough power even when ripping 12' rails.

[Paul honeybun]

Hi there we run our bench with with a marshall 264 compact tractor it has a twin cylinder lombardini in and it runs it perfectly can only just pick it up but runs it a treat. The best thing is it hardly uses any diesel as well

[evergreen]

Cheers Slack ma girdle and Paul honeybun. Any one know wher i could buy a second hand circular saw?

[Billy]

Should be fine i've run a saw bench off as similar size ford tractor worked fine, bloody scary though, much prefer the woodmizers!

[renewablejohn]

I bought my browns sawbench at a farm sale but make sure it is properly guarded. Many second hand benches are accidents waiting to happen and should really be left in the scrap yard.

[liamjordan]

Cheers Slack ma girdle and Paul honeybun. Any one know wher i could buy a second hand circular saw?

get down your local farm sale

theres often a lot on ebay

 

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Should be fine i've run a saw bench off as similar size ford tractor worked fine, bloody scary though, much prefer the woodmizers!

what have bandsaws got to do with circular saws?

 

I bought my browns sawbench at a farm sale but make sure it is properly guarded. Many second hand benches are accidents waiting to happen and should really be left in the scrap yard.

they are only accidents waiting to happen if used incorectly, i think that an unguarded bench is pretty safe, you can easily see the danger, and then in turn work steadier, with the blade guards like on the firewood processing ones (like our japa) the danger is hid and you are likly to work faster thinking its 100% safe, then it will get you.

[tractormatt]

I have run a mconnel saw bench on a fergi about 25 horsepower and a 35 hp international b275 lifts fine as well, only thing to watch is that it has been bent as the table will not move very easily, easily done if lifted by a froklift in the wrong place. The trouble with the older mcconnel ones are they are flat belted so if the wood binds the belt slips off and then have to stop the tractor to put it back on again.

 

Matt