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Antique band resaw

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 01:11:43 PM
Written by 802hlake
Views: 87

I have a band resaw manufactured by the F.H. Clement co in Rochester NY that I am looking to sell. This belonged to my father. Before him, it briefly belonged to Putney Basket aka Basketville, and before that to a luthier who used it to saw guitar tops. It has not been run in many years, but has been

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Weatherproof trailer brake controller?

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Today at 12:47:25 PM
Written by John Mc
Views: 90
Has anyone seen a trailer brake controller that is weatherproof? I'd like to be able to control the electric brakes on my forwarding trailer from my open-station tractor. I've occasionally been pushed around by the trailer when coming down hill and trying to keep the speed slow and steady. Keeping my studded "Euro-style" chains on the tractor year round certainly helps, but being able to get a little assistance from the trailer brakes would be handy.Read More

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More mill closers

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 08:40:54 AM
Written by customsawyer
Views: 242
INDUSTRY NEWS. CANFOR ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF DARLINGTON AND ESTILL SAWMILLS. Canfor Corporation announced today [June 26, 2025] its decision to permanently close the Estill and Darlington sawmills in South Carolina, effective August 2025. These closures follow an extended period of persistently weak market...

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Timberjack 240E manuals

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 08:16:37 PM
Written by tberry
Views: 155
Hi everyone. I just picked up a 1980 TJ 240E. I got a great price on it and it came with a few problems that I want to fix the right way. Im having a hard time locaring service manuals for the machine.
It has a gearmatic 119 winch and i was able to download the manual.
i cant find the specific owner or service manual for the 240E. it has a 4-53 detroit which i have a manual for. not sure whT type of transfer case it has or transmission other than its A 4 speed and has hi/low range with a reverser.Read More

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Belsaw M-14 & Electric Motors

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
June 25, 2025, 09:42:23 AM
Written by Irish_Jake
Views: 377
From time to time on google, I come across mentions of 'my father ran a Belsaw on a 50hp electric motor' or 'we used to run one on a pair of 30hp electric motors'. Just little bits that never get into much detail.

I'm interested to learn more about the (seemingly few) folks who have done this. What was the setup? How well did it cut? What was the power source? How was the motor controlled? How did the HP compare to PTO-driven? V-Belts or another solution?Read More

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