Labor Saving Portable Saw

Labor saving portable saw WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 16-3-7 "I'm retired so we built this machine to make it easier to cut logs for splitting," says Cornelius L. Loewen, Arborg, Manitoba. The portable splitter is powered by a Falcon car engine that drives the 24-in. blade with two V-belts. The saw arm moves up and down hydraulically. A flywheel, belt-driven from the saw mandrel, was fashioned from a car wheel with spindle and bearings. (Loewen says the addition of the flywheel lowered fuel consumption from 5 gal. per 8 cords of wood to 5 gal. per 20 cords of wood. The flywheel, not shown in the photo accompanying this story, is hinged to move with the saw blade.) A key feature of the sawmill is the conveyor feeder table that's outfitted with rollers to make it easy to roll wood into the saw blade. A wood length gauge flips up into position as needed. A tilting, upholstered seat lets the saw operator work in comfort. When temperatures get cold, a foot warmer helps keep him warm. An electric drive unit moves the splitter forward and back to keep close to logs as the wood pile shrinks. "It's possible to saw a cord of wood in 10 min. if the men and wood are of the right type," says Loewen. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Cornelius L. Loewen, Box 962, Arborg, Manitoba Canada (ph 204 378-2422).

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