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cracker head

01-05-2007 15:51:45




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what is the hp rating of a 3-53 Detroit engine ? also will this engine be strong enough to run a circular sawmill? I also need a pto clutch assembly for this engine also if anyone has or knows of one that can be bought




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RodInNS

01-06-2007 10:52:12




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to cracker head, 01-05-2007 15:51:45  
Dunno. I thought the power on those buggers could range anywhere between 40-50 and probably 100. Depends on the setup. I know there were lots of TimberJack 230D's with that damn old engine, and they had to be handy 100 hp... Alos, as some have said, a small 20-40 horse engine will run a saw, but most of them around here dispensed with the small engines. One I know is running a 100 hp electric. Another I know has a 354 Perkins. Another I know has a 350 Cummins..... These are production saws.... HTH.

Rod

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Richard G.

01-05-2007 19:45:38




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to cracker head, 01-05-2007 15:51:45  
50 HP will run most any farm sawmill. Most of the old sawmills around here were run with Farmall M, Oliver 88, Case Lae engines, and even JD A"s. Long strock engines at slow speed are great on mills.
Been sawing with them for years.



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buickanddeere

01-05-2007 18:40:35




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to cracker head, 01-05-2007 15:51:45  
If it's really cold and frosty, wood will saw easier and livestock feed will grind easier. The deep cold makes the materials brittle. As a w.a.g. A two stroke detroit at 1800 rpm will make approx 1/2 HP for each injector's number rating. For a natural aspirated 53 series engine injectors run from 35's to 50's.The S series are junk. The N's very good and the C's are about the best.So with 45 injectors. That would be 1/2 X 45 X 3 = 68 or so HP.

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crackerhead

01-05-2007 16:52:42




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to cracker head, 01-05-2007 15:51:45  
it is a corley mill and i wont ever be sawing frozen timber If it is that cold I am staying at the house .This is not a production mill just a small mill for my own use



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phil lowe

01-06-2007 05:45:55




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to crackerhead, 01-05-2007 16:52:42  
Crackerhead ,don't know which part of the country your in ,but there is a whole mill near houlton maine (But on the Canadian side) that is probably for sale old guy died and his daughters are left with all his stuff ,mill dozers tractors etc etc ,,bout 80 years worth of stuff kicking around..I've got few pictures of the mill ,,Hauling anything to my place was too hard or I'd a bought a few things myself

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2x4

01-05-2007 21:26:36




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to crackerhead, 01-05-2007 16:52:42  
Used to have Corley 395 sawmill. Tag was on the sawbox. Still got some Corley manuals; Corley used to send 'em to you on request free. were made in Chattanoga TN. The foot petal receder was always hard to keep in operation but handy when it worked. Only thing I had to replace was the spur gears that drove the cable drum. They wore out but sawed many years with one. Would still have it if I could've got the help. 3 men operate it best.

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J Schwiebert

01-05-2007 17:03:38




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to crackerhead, 01-05-2007 16:52:42  
You asked about the horsepower. What RPM are you running the engine? Is this an N or even an S series engine yet?



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PJBROWN

01-05-2007 16:29:42




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to cracker head, 01-05-2007 15:51:45  
What kind of mill ????? A Lane mill?? Most mills you want 100 H.P. Frozen lumber will slow you down and take more horse power.



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gene bender

01-06-2007 03:11:37




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to PJBROWN, 01-05-2007 16:29:42  
100hp sounds like pretty big mill and someone must be in a big hurry. When i grew up there were lots of mills around but nothing had 100hp on them. Many many farm building were built as we had the trees rite here and lumber was sawed using just an f-20 or so as the trees usually werent larger than 3ft but operators werent afraid of work and knew how to sharpen the blades was a lot of fun watching them. The sound of a big blade ripping thru a fresh cut log and the smell is still a treat. Lots of the new band saws now.

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dan hill

01-06-2007 05:30:49




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 Re: sawmill engine in reply to gene bender, 01-06-2007 03:11:37  
Many mills were powered by a Model A ford engine 40 horsepower when I worked around the sawmills.Many more were run with 30 to 40 hp farm tractors.



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