Bought mill on ebay.

[muttley9050]

Hi all just bought this mill on ebay. Would appreciate a little advice on what i should be checking out on these before handing over cash, obviously ill be checking the powerheads run ok . But what should i be checking on mill etc.

Will be my first mill, so newbie on this really.

Thx, help really appreciated.

James

Edited February 10, 2013 by muttley9050
forgot pic.

[swinny]

What mill? The one with 3 051s ? If so its a guy on here selling it i think

[swinny]

Thread from earlier, not sure if it him selling or not?

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/54053-e-bay.html

[muttley9050]

Yeah sorry, pic there now.

[muttley9050]

Could be him i guess, thought he may have put it up a little earlier if it was him though?

[treequip]

If its this

Stihl Chainsaw Logging Mill with Three Powerheads. Mill Timber | eBay

 

Thats a simple mill, top of the posts is a winder handle that brings each side up or down, the posts are graduated so you know where you are at.

 

Make sure the bar is straight and the chain sharp, make sure the frame isnt twisted, the roller should turn, other than that all you can check is what the seller advertisied it as.

 

Oh yes, Get ready to have your hands shook to bits

[muttley9050]

If its this

Stihl Chainsaw Logging Mill with Three Powerheads. Mill Timber | eBay

 

Thats a simple mill, top of the posts is a winder handle that brings each side up or down, the posts are graduated so you know where you are at.

 

Make sure the bar is straight and the chain sharp, make sure the frame isnt twisted, the roller should turn, other than that all you can check is what the seller advertisied it as.

 

Oh yes, Get ready to have your hands shook to bits

Thats the one, do you think a good purchase or not? Obviously im just wanting to check its as advertised and in good working order. thx for your advice.

[agg221]

They were a good mill (were because they're no longer available new, not because they were superceded). The seller mis-advertised the .cc of the 051 - it's 89cc rather than 81cc, which is all to the good as the more power the better.

 

As has been said, if everything is square, true and moves as it should (or doesn't as it shouldn't) there's not much more to check.

 

The only limitations are that you will need two people to run it as currently configured (although you can always get a 41" roller-nose bar and a bigger powerhead and go to single-operator if needed) and that the width is fixed rather than adjustable.

 

Enjoy your new toy:thumbup:

 

Alec

Edited February 10, 2013 by agg221

[treequip]

Thats the one, do you think a good purchase or not? Obviously im just wanting to check its as advertised and in good working order. thx for your advice.

 

The one I had was a single power head and worked just fine, heavy but rugged steel construction, the weight becomes insignificant when its on the log.

 

Those are old school power heads and the vibe will be significant, swap the AV mounts if you can, get some gell gloves, wrap neoprene on the grips

 

Happy milling

[treebloke]

I have one of these but with 084's, you need to man up as it's bloody hard work and a touch noisy. Fumes can be an issue working so close to both power heads. Having said that you can take the whole lot into a back garden and plank some ones tree rather than cut it into firewood.

 

I haven't used mine for 20 years.