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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: coyotefur on January 12, 2017, 07:52:59 PM

Title: D and L swing mill
Post by: coyotefur on January 12, 2017, 07:52:59 PM
Anyone have any reviews or experience on this mill?
Title: Re: D and L swing mill
Post by: longtime lurker on January 12, 2017, 09:09:18 PM
Which one?

I started out humping a LewiSaw up and down these hills. LewiSaw sold the design rights to EcoSaw, who sold them to D&L. That'd be the D&L mill that looks like this, which I am not sure if they build anymore:



 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/32746/lewisaw.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1484272875)

The rest of D&L's swingblades are I believe based off that design, but modified to work from a four post head set on rails/ trailer etc. The powerhead/box/blade design is still pretty much the same I believe.

Lindsey Flett at D&L from what I've heard is a pretty switched on guy whos built a lot of practical small sawmills that work. Having said that I've never seen a D&L built mill in the flesh, but what I see in their product videos makes sense to me.

So far as the original design went; I made a LOT of money off the old LewiSaw. People diss them but they truly are a man portable, hump it up mountains on your shoulders and helilift the sawn timber out portable mill. What can you say about a portable mill whos design included slots for poles so two guys could hump the motor and box about.
Title: Re: D and L swing mill
Post by: Mt406 on January 12, 2017, 11:56:43 PM
I have one If you want to call and talk.
Its a 10/20,  38 HP

406-660-1940

Scott