Re: anyone running a sawmill off a tractor?

Posted by Bus Driver on July 11, 2004 at 17:44:35 from (66.226.37.69):

In Reply to: anyone running a sawmill off a tractor? posted by steve on July 10, 2004 at 19:50:14:

Lots of good posts already. The 2-cylinder JD's are my favorite antique tractor and I have two of them. But they are not, comparatively speaking, smooth for belt work. Use a long belt with them. The 3 cylinder Detroit Diesel is 2-cycle and runs the crankshaft as smoothly as an ordinary 6- cylinder. A 75Hp electric motor will outsaw a 125HP combustion engine, and is the smoothest of all, so it is the best choice. Steam produces higher torque at lower speeds and is wonderful for sawing, especially two cylinder steam engine. Lumber for our house built in 1947 was sawed at a stationary sawmill powered by steam. Sawing with less than 65HP will be tedious.

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