My mill motor

[lyle niemi]

This is the motor I took out of the old combine. I had built a skid for it and got the motor running. Its almost ready to be mounted 8)

 

[snowshoveler]

Holey smokes you are fast...don't you have a regular job.
I could use a few guys with your get up and go.
Regards Chris

[ALWOL]

   Glad to see you're making progress! So how does it sound? Does it start good? Some of those 329 John Deere engines start hard and produce a blue-ish smoke that really burns your eyes.

[lyle niemi]

   Glad to see you're making progress! So how does it sound? Does it start good? Some of those 329 John Deere engines start hard and produce a blue-ish smoke that really burns your eyes.

The motor sounds really good. This motor has been sitting for over ten years, I changed the oil and filters, bled the fuel system and it pretty much fired up. It did make some eye burning blue smoke at first but I give it a good shot of fuel conditioner and it cleared up not to bad.
Im going to reset my mill on piles before I mount the motor, just got done marking out the pile locations and this week I will get the holes drilled.
Im supposed to have 8 truck loads of saw logs coming in the morning. Piter pater, lets get at er :D

[bandmiller2]

Lyle,if you can find a additive called Sea-Foam add some to the diesel and some in the crankcase, the stuff helps.If you can find treated utility poles they will last a long time in the ground.I dug pole holes well below frost poured a wheelbarrel of concrete in each, let harden.Set and leveled pole sections,dumping crushed stone around the base for drainage then more concrete and fill.Leave the poles long and strike a level line,notch out with a chainsaw for cross pieces.Leave space under the mill for sawdust removal. Frank C.