That brings back some good memories growing up around sawmills and heavy equipment my dad has passed away but lord if I could just go back once more as a kid and just be out in the woods with him and around all of that back when I was a kid I was around him and that every time I could be when I wasn't in school dang I miss those days

Id say the smell of the freshly cut lumber mixed with the exhaust from the detroit on a frosty morning is pure heaven........

man I love seeing these old mills still up and running. there so productive and easy to maintain and will outrun and outlast any bandsaw mill out there and I think they make better lumber as well.

Looks like the old Frick mill down the road about 1/2 mile that we got run ragged on after school till black dark every evening. Took 6 of us to run it but it was like fighting fire from when we bailed off the bus or piled out of somebody's car till we just couldn't see. Pulled it with a 2-valve 4-71 that the numbers said was made from 50 to 52. Had the edger going, a cutoff and a doodling chain. The old motor still runs but needs an inframe. Got a 6-71 a couple of years ago. She'll smoke now! Got a ball bearing edger instead of babbitt bearings. V-belt drive. Old Scalawag about 5 miles away has a flat belt mill or had. He passed on a while back. Good Scalawags are hard to find anymore. The sawyer/logger that had the mill's grandson runs it now. Has an old R-model with a 300 something that's still going strong.

These machines are by no means old but are timeless and battle proven warriors.

Lovin the videos . Keep them coming . thanks

Love these old mills! We have a 1923 Farquhar mill, which is compatible with Frick, powered by a 1936 Caterpillar D13000. The Cat purrs at 800-825 rpm. Quite a difference from the screaming Detroits that are more common.

Very cool..just love the old ways.

The Detroit Diesel, the most efficient way to turn diesel fuel into noise ever invented

Nice mill, good job ….thanx

NICE setup!! good sawing love it jealous!

My dad said they had a frick mill that was way before my time lol by the time I came along it was all hurdle mills out of Moscow Tennessee

Real nice mill. I see 2nd half the carriage is wood. Thanks for sharing!

nice mill!

We had a hurdle mill with a Detroit diesel with dual exhaust u could hear that thing for miles and miles especially if u was sawing some hard logs

Very nice rig

More sawmill videos please !

My ears are ringing

Wow that’s beautiful!! Where in Appalachia are y’all at?

My father in law has been in lumber all his life. He and his brothers had a lumber company in North Ga “ Baldridge Lumber and Supply”. He is 87 now and the business has closed and his brothers have all passed on. All he talks about not is wanting a set up like yours . Do you have ANY idea where he can get one. He will have it picked up and pay cash. Please help. Thanks

I could watch this all day and very nice set up , How long does a blade like that usually last , What kind of wood thank you !