Next step up from a chainsaw mill

[Johnpl315]

Hi all.

I have recently started chainsaw milling with an alaska mill and husqvana 390. I have had fair gym good results however I am starting to get frustrated with slow cutting speed, wastage & high vibration and dust levels.

What is the logical step up from the chainsaw mill? Have been looking online at the logsol bandsaw which costs a little over £7000 I think. I think Norwood do a similar one.

The crux of the situation, I don't have anywhere undercover to store it.

Has anyone got any experience of serra mills? Can the serra fe50 be disassembled and packed away inside? Or is there anything similar that can?

I have an oak just over 3' diameter to mill. If I had a small mill then I could chainsaw mill it in to chunks and then cut it down further with a bandsaw?

[gobbypunk]

Hi I think peterson mills can be dismantled

Regards Mark

[Johnpl315]

Ah yeah interesting. Looks similar to a lucas mill. They show pics of it all on the back of a pick up so I assume it would all go on my trailer but it lists the main carriage as weighing 275kg. How do you move it?! Has anyone go any experience with it?

[treequip]

Ah yeah interesting. Looks similar to a lucas mill. They show pics of it all on the back of a pick up so I assume it would all go on my trailer but it lists the main carriage as weighing 275kg. How do you move it?! Has anyone go any experience with it?

 

Wheels, a bit like a barrow

[Johnpl315]

Ah I see. I just watched a video of the lucas mill, I am liking the fact it only has 5 teeth to sharpen! It's quite a big jump for me though as it's around £12000 I think, I would have to mill a lot of timber for it to pay for itself

[Daniël Bos]

2 ms880's on a double-ended bar, will cut a Lot faster than 1 390, is a smallish investment and will hold its value well if you decide to scale up or move on.

[Ollie]

Where are you based? Maybe you can find some people locally with different setups and offer to give them a hand in order to get some experience of different mills

[Old Lands]

I would second the advice on helping out someone else first, then work out what you need to cut, for who, and how portable you need it to be, and what other kit you need (to tow the mill and/or handle the log). That should then answer your questions.

 

Might be worth looking at the 'lower' end mills like the Woodland, Timbery or even a Turbosaw? CS mills have their place but a band or circular mill is a league above.

[Johnpl315]

I was having a look breifly online at the woodland mill but it's not big enough for the trees I have coming up. So far, I have sold everything I have milled fairly quickly which is why I am thinking a faster mill, time is money. I will google those others now.

Thanks for the advice, keep it coming!

[Johnpl315]

The turbo saw warrior which used a chainsaw power unit to power a circular blad looks the business! Is there a uk importer?