That setup is sweet, I can't believe how much torque it's making idling. If I had a setup like that on my property I would clean everything up and rebuild what's needed and then replace any wood in the frame etc and paint it and I bet this mill would last another hundred years.
@papasteve2154 жыл бұрын
Man alive. That’s the first time I’ve heard a pony engine start a big diesel in years. I rebuilt an old D-9 Cat engine back in the late seventies that ran a big drill in a strip mine. I think it was in Middlesbrough Kentucky, but I’m not sure of that. Way too many years and miles. That sawmill looks like a real man’s job. Hard work.
@elvad4264 жыл бұрын
I know this video is a couple few years old. We started it just a few days ago. Took a little more coaxing than usual, had to bleed the injection pump a little, but otherwise fired right up. The mill itself is quite old and a little tired at this point. We have a black chestnut tree that produced so much fruit a couple years ago that it broke and fell down. We hope to run the mill at least one more to time to cut that up. Thank you for your comments
@papasteve2154 жыл бұрын
elvad426 Yes sir, I sure enjoyed watching that video and it’s nice watching another old man like I am who wears suspenders like I do. What kind of diesel is that, it looks to be a four cylinder but I can’t recognize it. I built myself a mill a couple of years ago, nothing like that, I built it mostly out of so stuff I had laying around the place here. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
@frickcirclesaw3 жыл бұрын
Old school never gets old!
@rubberbandshee21883 жыл бұрын
Wicked cool video, thanks so much for sharing this. The boards are beautiful, the sawyer sure knows what he is doing.
@davidpotter37775 жыл бұрын
It was great just watching get the motor running, miss this kind of stuff in this modern world. God bless you and your family Aloha
@allisch14 жыл бұрын
I love the old way. Sure wish I had one! I would love to learn that skill.
@lewiemcneely91437 жыл бұрын
FINALLY, someone that knows how to start a Cat without blowing the pony motor up. Good video! Reminds me of my younger days on the receiving end of an old Frick mill. After school and hammer down till dark! Good times!
@N8-T7 жыл бұрын
But, they wont blow up as long as the governor is functioning properly. My operators manual clearly states to crank the big engine while the pony is running up against the governor.
@lewiemcneely91437 жыл бұрын
True. I always warmed up the pony,motor while drinking a cup of coffee. Just let it idle and turn the big motor with the compression off. When the coffee was gone I got serious. The pony was limbered up by then and all was well.
@jtyler85255 жыл бұрын
It has been a long time since I saw a Cat with a hand cranked pony motor. I ran a six cylinder Cat in an ice making factory in the late 1960s. I know of more than one arm broken by people trying to start the pony motor the wrong way. Watching the start up took me back to my youth and days of working in the ice factory.
@lelandrentz7553 жыл бұрын
What an amazing video. I wish I had ate TH of that mans knowledge and wisdom
@fricknjeep3 жыл бұрын
hi there nice old mill love it john
@blueridgeburnouts82654 жыл бұрын
Nice power source...has anyone seen an old cat that doesn't leak oil?
@grazynazambeanie5963 Жыл бұрын
One inch board 3/8" sawdust , one inch board 3/8" sawdust. Would be better to just square the log and then cut it up on a wood mizer
@marcelmanuel83212 жыл бұрын
What diameter are your motor and belt pulley? I’m setting one up just like yours with a 2U motor(cat). I have 2 pulleys now. One is 18 inches and the other one is 23. The motor runs at 1200 rpm. Thanks! You gave me the inspiration to build one. Hope I don’t regret it
@gglaveriteesteternelle76123 жыл бұрын
I have one motor like that, Caterpillar 3T 1944
@BillyDocWalker5 жыл бұрын
I learn the hard way ; you pull up on the crank and not down
@lalitjangid22265 жыл бұрын
Great job uncle
@gumboot655 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the mill I worked at sometimes when I was a kid. It was powered by an 8 cylinder Chrysler flat head engine. Had to pour molasses on the flat belt to keep it on the drum and pulleys.
@mikebarker91875 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@opusdeislife48895 жыл бұрын
How many years do you wait for it to dry?
@raymondwood14535 жыл бұрын
OSHA would have a field day with this setup
@Tradesman11565 жыл бұрын
That sure is faster than my band mill, and that old fella makes it look easy! Anyone know what the strap over the blade is for? Height gauge to check log diameter so you know you gotta tun the log?
@user-lg1jk5mu1o5 жыл бұрын
Этот ремень нужен чтобы не летели оператору в лицо опилки!!! Неужели трудно догадаться?!
@shaftysgaming98575 жыл бұрын
If I remember it is a measure for the blade ,I'm not positive Bn 30 years sense I saw one
@adampearson24314 жыл бұрын
The strap is just a piece of leather to keep the sawdust and pieces from hitting the sawyer
@jamescampbell77805 жыл бұрын
I understand from other videos that its easier to push the log away from you when turning it? Or is a personal choice issue?
@green-zone365 жыл бұрын
I think he wanted that side just sawed to be down. It is more stable on the carriage with the flat side down. It's a long way around when turning by hand. So he just pulls it toward him and pushes it back.
@copenhagensnuff59915 жыл бұрын
I TURNED LOGS ON AN OLD SAWMILL LIKE THIS FOR 6 YEARS ITS BEST TO TURN EM TOWARDS THE HEAD BLOCKS THE MILL I WORKED IN HAD A 671 DETROIT POWER UNIT,MAN IT WAS FAST.
@michellesarafin58697 жыл бұрын
where is this mill? Looks like an old Chase mill
@daviddexter11668 ай бұрын
i agree its an old Chase
@jasonkennedy23735 жыл бұрын
I need some rough pine yall do any custom work
@PY3GVA6 жыл бұрын
Brasil!! tenho um motor destes 8800 caterpillar quero fazer funcionar ficou parado por 40 anos!