Gas powered planer?

[gamjduke]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a gas powered lumber planer that could do maybe a few to several thousand board feet in a day?  Here's what I'm trying to do:

I've got a portable circle mill. Planning to build a portable solar kiln on a semi-trailer. Would like to be able to mill lumber on a woodlot (no access to electricity) , dry it in the solar kiln, then plane it on site. 

Any thoughts are much appreciated. 

[nopoint]

Pretty simple remove electric motor. Install gas engine. Have seen a few here in Amish country. Also a few of the big old planers set up for flat belt or PTO shaft 

[gamjduke]

Any suggestion on makes / models to get me started in the right direction / make my google searches more effective?  If I want the bullnose edges like lumberyard lumber does that mean I'm looking for a moulder planer?  I'm new enough to planers I'm not sure where to start.

I'm sure there's a thread on this forum that would get me going in the right direction, but I haven't found it yet.

[gamjduke]

Something like this would be great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDS6TBghhg

Maybe I have to build one myself

[Ljohnsaw]

Check out what @Quebecnewf did in this video Planer setups

[gamjduke]

Thank you, I had some thoughts in that direction - multiple smaller machines - but that gives me some more inspiration.  

[gamjduke]

I suppose I'm not so much looking to produce perfectly surfaced lumber as to produce dimensional consistency after drying.  Maybe I should look at some kind of resaw for width and then plane one side for thickness. 

[Ianab]

A decent generator and then regular (semi-portable) tools?  Then it's one gas (or diesel) engine and whatever off the shelf tools (or used bargains) you need. You don't need to power every tool you have on the trailer, just the one or 2 you have operating. No reason you can't run a small 3 phase (5hp?) planer off a suitable generator, and still have power to run a mitre saw for end trimming, or a shaper to make a T&G profile?

Basically a small self contained woodshop mounted on (or in) a trailer? 

[Quebecnewf]

I suppose I'm not so much looking to produce perfectly surfaced lumber as to produce dimensional consistency after drying.  Maybe I should look at some kind of resaw for width and then plane one side for thickness.

A lot of the planing setup you need depends so much on how good you saw and dry . 
Badly sawn and dried lumber is very hard to plane in any great volume unless you throw big iron at it . 
Is the lumber being sold?
What species .. ?
Quebecnewf