Sorry, this sawing is pretty cool...

[thecfarm]

The engine is a military surplus opposed 4 cyl 84 cid, just like a small aircraft engine.

What do you mean by 'Opposed" ?

The wood looks good.

[Jeff]

My LT30 manual of about the same vintage as Jeffs will go to 1inch.

I don't think it can be the same year as mine, unless they change the mills in the middle of the same year. That was the standard design back then. I think they changed it the next year, at least I think that is what I was told.

[bushhog920]

looks like lighter, bet they will burn good.

[Tronvik]

My 84 lt30 will cut down to 2". The 88 lt40hd will cut down to 1". How heavy is that engine? I was told that the mast on the old mills was not heavy enough to put a 3 cyl kubota diesel >:(. So I replaced the old Kohler  k321 with a Kohler 18vtwin.

[trapper]

Jeff cant argue with you about that.  Also if I remember your mill has a tube to throw the sawdust away from the mill.  Mine has only has a screen under the band drive wheel throwing the sawdust straight down.  Bought mine at an estate and havn't checked wih woodmizer about the exact year.

[mmartone]

Mine has a build date 0286. Found this little bit of info on the engine:

Ok, regarding the Military Standard 4AO-84 engine, it is rated at 20hp, by the U.S. Government (that 10,000ft item, as mentioned earlier), 35 hp Factory, at 3600 rpm. As it comes out of the crate, she's a heavy beastie, and, with some minor unbolting of unnecessary items, drops to 145#, with oil.

[Slabs]

looks like lighter, bet they will burn good.

It's lighter alright.  Tree probably had a hard life.  I've seen a few with that much  lighter heart but not many.  It's going to be hard to nail up and may have to be pre-drilled to avoid splitting.

[mmartone]

Hello Slabs... I dont know what kind of hard life it may have had, it was in my yard with 49 other pines.

[Slabs]

It may have tried to do the twist with Hurrricane Eloise 38 years ago and suffered some internal injuries.