Lou and I stopped today to look at an old JD dozer sitting at an old Farm that is on the corner from our lands. An old fellow came out and took us on a tour. he was the grandson of the man that built the place in 1910. Saw a lot of neat stuff including a band saw that was built using a purchased kasco head put on a 40 foot track made from a split i-beam. The mill was almost submerged in the field. It had a unique dog type that I snapped a picture of Kind of a crazy set up as the log had to be shimmed up after each cut as the sawhead was at a fixed height.
We got the grand tour of the old buildings and the junk piles in the fields. I should have took more photos, but was worried that it might come off a bit disrespectful on a first visit. I was invited to come back some day to visit again. While out looking at the old iron pile I spotted a hunk of an old dragsaw blade. This was the mother of U.P. dragsaw blades! Huge! Anyhow, I made such a fuss over finding it, the guy asked if I would like to have it. I said YES, I sure would!! and he gave it to me. I took a picture of it with a 5 gallon pale for scale. :)
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Great finds!
Get us some more pics in the future. ;)
I had NO IDEA blades came in that shape. :)
Good pics Jeff and thanks for "Michigan Pickers" report. smiley_thumbsup
****You gonna get some art work painted on your new blade?****
Nice. Me thinks that you have a new friend. 8)
Notice the cabin door on the last photo? That is from the extreme cold winter. It is a steel bear door and the paint blew off from it contracting.
That's quite a blade Jeff.
The ole guy probably has a lot of stories to turn loose whenever your ears are ready!
Always nice to meet someone with similar interests!
Great, now where is the pic of the JD dozer? ;D
I love tours like that.
Quote from: thecfarm on June 05, 2014, 09:22:21 PM
I love tours like that.
Tours with a door prize. 8)
Quote from: beenthere on June 05, 2014, 09:21:48 PM
Great, now where is the pic of the JD dozer? ;D
that was to early in the tour to pull out the camera. :D
Ya der aye Now I know why all the paint on my steel garage doors is just like that one, I could not figure it out. Thanks for the info, It's was a hellish stretch of cold this winter -30's at night. I think I may have to sandblast the doors and paint them with some kind of flexible auto paint ?? Lazerdan
Where are the pictures of the John Deer Dozer ?
Nothing better then old junk piles and the fellows that own them. It will be alot of fun setting down and hearing the store of his life. Can't wait to hear some of them ;).
Jeff,Thats one strange looking drag saw blade !!!!! it sure has been filed a lot !!! i like junk !!! obviously! ;D Don
It is definitely different. It may be home cut? Here is a closer view of the teeth.
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Good find. I don't know what's better getting a "parting" gift or hearing the stories.
Quote from: Jeff on June 05, 2014, 08:51:47 PM
Notice the cabin door on the last photo? That is from the extreme cold winter. It is a steel bear door and the paint blew off from it contracting.
Need a 1/2 gallon of green Tremclad? That'll stick to anything that's nailed or bolted down. ;D
You're right Jeff! That mill is just about buried. Please forgive my ignorance but how is a 'drag saw' set up for use? That is one rugged looking blade!
dragsaw is a reciprocating buck saw. They can be powered in a myriad of ways.
Quote from: Jeff on June 06, 2014, 10:05:00 PM
dragsaw is a reciprocating buck saw. They can be powered in a myriad of ways.
Thanks
Isn't that one in the Boiestown museum powered by horse treadle?
Quote from: SwampDonkey on June 07, 2014, 05:23:43 AM
Isn't that one in the Boiestown museum powered by horse treadle?
Didn't know they had a museum in Boiestown. I'll have to pay it a visit.
Yes, been one there about 30 years. I have a distant cousin in there where the fire suppression section is. George Miller, he started the forest fire fighting in NB, NB chief forester.
30 years!! I'm hanging my head in shame!
We live closer to Patten, Maine. They have a lumberman's museum also, it's older I think. We often go there for the bean hole supper and tour the museum in August. They have one of those steam powered log haulers.
My wife and I make a yearly excursion to Maine. Usually in the fall. Would the museum in Patten be open then?
Should be, I would think.
Bill, my wife and I go up to Presque Isle most every year to the hot air ballon festival the end of August. We usually get over to Patten and tour the museum. Even if it's not "open" there's lots to see outdoors. Guess you could say it's self guided, very quaint.
Al
Quote from: SwampDonkey on June 10, 2014, 03:24:11 AM
Should be, I would think.
Quote from: Alcranb on June 10, 2014, 11:33:23 AM
Bill, my wife and I go up to Presque Isle most every year to the hot air ballon festival the end of August. We usually get over to Patten and tour the museum. Even if it's not "open" there's lots to see outdoors. Guess you could say it's self guided, very quaint.
Al
Thanks Swamp and Al. On our next trip we'll take a tour of Patten.
Bill