Portable Sawmills-has anyone everused a chainsaw type?

[jdphish]

I am thinking about getting a portable sawmill. I hate seeing the city and county hauling all the nice logs to the landfill. I would like to get something out of a few anyway. Also, I have a good many sawlog size trees down on my property.

Mostly want to use the wood for myself. Might would saw for folks if I got good at it.

I have googled portable sawmills and the sky is the limit. Price wise the most attractive seems to be the chainsaw type (Granberg Alaskan Mark III).

Does anyone have any experience or comments about this type. What type is the best for the money?

Thanks in advance.

jdphish

[Homer]

don't waste your time or $$ on the chainsaw type. While they do work they are a killer on your back and time!

My pop had one that cost around 10 to 15 grand that was a cuttin mo fo! Later he added on the hydraulic lift kit, so we didn't have to man handle them friggin logs!!

I think the brand was "Power Mizer???" He had a problem with it (one of the dogs?) and the company never could fix it. They eventually came and got the thing and returned his $$. He now lets a bunch of Amish guys cut his lumber.

Bottom line go with the Band Mill. You can get some fairly nice ones that are inexpensive, but don't have all the buzzers and bells. These type just require a little more manual labor...ie feeding and loading.

[Don Miller]

Homer don't know nothin about power tools.

[h2o_dog]

When I was a kid my dad would get the guy down the road to saw some of our farm logs into fence lumber on one of those. We called it the "thick-n-thin" lumber mill, because you usually got a 2x6 on one end and 1x8 on the other end...if there was another end...sometimes the board played out before it had an "end"

[merlebo05]

If you are interested I can get my hands on a stationary saw mill and planer for you. All set up to run on diesal or electricty.