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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: leroy in kansas on June 09, 2012, 04:25:52 PM

Title: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: leroy in kansas on June 09, 2012, 04:25:52 PM
Got a chance to get a bellsaw mill. As near as I can tell it's all there but as with many, not in the best shape. The old boy that has it got it set up and it wouldn't saw st. He burned the blade on the guide and gave up. It's been setting unused for many years.

I have no idea of what is a fair price for a mill like this? Can ya all give me an idea or range of price ??

Thanks Leroy
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: bandmiller2 on June 09, 2012, 07:38:41 PM
Leroy,what goes with the mill is their a decent power plant, spare bits and shanks, sharpening tools est.Is it a woodie or steel frame.Its tough without seeing it,bare mill with rotted wood under $500.00. Frank C.
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: b dukes on June 09, 2012, 08:27:02 PM
My Belsaw cost me $1500 , It was all steel with a 40 inch blade , two headblocks. It was in good shape , just a lot of surface rust.  Post some pictures of the mill you are looking at , that will help.
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: shelbycharger400 on June 09, 2012, 09:17:13 PM
i paid 1500 for mine about a year ago
its a wood frame.  42 in blade.   belt drive

It was in a shed and in good shape , very little wear on it,   the headblocks never had even been setup correctly
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: snowshoveler on June 09, 2012, 09:24:41 PM
I paid 600 for mine. 38 inch blade and some new wood and 30 some feet of track.2 headblocks.
I think its one of the oldest ones. flat belt drive.
Chris
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: shelbycharger400 on June 09, 2012, 09:26:45 PM
 forgot to put in, mine is 1978  and belt drive
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: leroy in kansas on June 09, 2012, 09:45:57 PM
Thanks for the reply. Don't have any pics of the mill. It's wood frame, the guy was using a tractor pto drive. so no power plant with. Length is a little over 40' over all. There were 3 blades but Im not certain now what the size's were. One of the blades didn't have incerts. He had a box full of incerts. The wood wasn't completely gone, but will need replacing.
Thanks Leroy
Title: Re: Price range on BellSaw mill.
Post by: shelbycharger400 on June 09, 2012, 10:32:54 PM
looks like u need a tractor now..  :D

i have 2 here.. one for sale, might be a little expensive shippin  (51 case dc3)

if ur goin the route of replacing the wood, which i am on mine.   go with a trailer house frame. But really, Mount the arbor with some NEW style split pillow block bearings.  those ones that they come with are a pta and DONT slide off the arbor from the rust over the years.    they bearings will cost you,  but so would a day or 3 trying to change the carrage drive belt otherwise.
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