Belsaw mills

[jimparamedic]

Lets see your Belsaws. I have an M14 with a 50 inch blade powered by a very old Briggs 14 horse

[jimparamedic]

 

 

 

 

[bandmiller2]

Jim, I'm having a hard time wrapping my old mind around a 50" saw driven with a 14 hp gasoline engine. I run a 48" saw with a 90 hp diesel and sometimes want more power. Please tell us more, must be slow feed. Frank C.

[BUGGUTZ]

I was wondering myself. I have a 40" blade with a 150hp Chevy V8 that doesnt like big hardwood. I will try to get my pics up here.

[Southside]

Maybe I've gotten old but that bare blade out there scares the water out of me.  

[jimparamedic]

Yes 14hr but i only cut with 24 teeth and it saws very well right at 3" per revolution i was amazed when i tried it. I know its a different beast but i have an old American sawmill with a 20' carriage and it was designed to run with minimum of a 12hr hit and miss.

[moodnacreek]

Yes 14hr but i only cut with 24 teeth and it saws very well right at 3" per revolution i was amazed when i tried it. I know its a different beast but i have an old American sawmill with a 20' carriage and it was designed to run with minimum of a 12hr hit and miss.

This is hard to believe. My first sawmill had a B 125 A/C @ 25hp and would barely cut 14" of aspen with 1" feed and 32 teeth.

[moodnacreek]

I was wondering myself. I have a 40" blade with a 150hp Chevy V8 that doesnt like big hardwood. I will try to get my pics up here.