Briden-Roen Sawmill in Action

[Mark M]

This is one of the several sawmills in operation at the Rollag Minnesota Steam Threashers Reunion.



You can see the big pictures here: BIG PICTURES

Mark

[MrMoo]

I like this. Very neat pictures.

[woodchip]

Good pics.

[fencerowphil (Phil L.)]

Great Pictures !

I had never realized how many ways there were to get

       Mangled, Murdered, and Mauled

                   in the good old days!

Phil L.

[WoodChucker]

Interesting, thanks Mark!

R.T.

[Thesteamshop]

I am a member at WMSTR and have spent some time watching this mill operate.  It puts on a real show.  They have there annual show Labor day weekend every year.  It is worth the trip to see.  

Mike

The steam shop

[whitepe]

Hey Mark,
How's come Cindy's wearing a CAT hat and
not wearing a ForestryForum Hat?   ;)

[Oregon_Sawyer]

Great pictures.  Looked like you got a hands on experience.  Wish I could have been there.

Loren

[Gus]

Excellent tour Mark! Been meaning to make it up there but never have. Only 150 miles from my place .. . tops :
Gus

[Corley5]

I was browsing through the image archives and came across this thread on the big mill at Rollag.  I missed it somehow when it was posted originally.  Dad and I were there the year they had the big Rumely show and didn't get to see this mill run as everyone was out plowing with the Rumelys.  They do have a smaller mill there though that they were running with a variety of old steam and gas traction engines.  It's a great show especially if you like big prairie tractors. 

[sawhead]

Here is a link to a steam mill in Oregon that still runs on a day to day basis. Takes a few seconds for the pictures to load but worth it ! They mainly run largeand Longtimbers to say the least ;Dhttp://www.garymkatz.com/ontheroad/hulloaks.htm

[Brad_S.]

Thanks for that link, Sawhead. That was interesting.

Puts my little podunk operation into perspective! :D

[Grawulf]

Sawhead, That's awesome! 8) I think everybody on this forum needs to see that - especially the band blade portion - don't think they'd be able to rotate that and curl it up in a nice coil. I'll bet the offbearer goes home pretty tired at night............. smiley_dizzy Mark - those are some fine pictures!

[barbender]

I got to watch the mill at rollag in action this summer- that fella on the carriage was really gettin with it and the boards were flyin off. They really put on a good show down there.  Lots of old construction equipment, massive old engines, 2 sawmills, passenger steam engine that circles the whole grounds. It takes the whole weekend to see everything.