Portable sawmill in Clare

cmac

I've dropped a few pretty big pine trees recently and was wondering if there is anyone in/near Co. Clare operating a portable sawmill (Woodmizer, etc.)?
I'm considering buying an alaskan mill and ripping chain for my chainsaw but thought I'd see how much it might cost to have somebody else do the work first ;-)

reilig

cmac wrote: »

I've dropped a few pretty big pine trees recently and was wondering if there is anyone in/near Co. Clare operating a portable sawmill (Woodmizer, etc.)?
I'm considering buying an alaskan mill and ripping chain for my chainsaw but thought I'd see how much it might cost to have somebody else do the work first ;-)

There's not that many portable sawmills in the country, contrary to the rumours. And its very hard to get a good operator. We sold hurley ash off the land a couple of times and got a lad from Laois to do the sawing - he had no problem travelling once he knew that we had 2 days work for him each time. He was recommended by the hurley buyer and he charged us €1 per board. There are no mobile sawmills advertised on line for county clare, but there are a lot of hurley makers. if you contact any hurley maker, they will be able to give you details of people with mobile sawmill in the area - they tend to be the main suppliers of hurley ash to manufacturers anyway.

Another option would be to load the trees onto a tractor and trailer and bring them to a local fixed sawmill.

Not a fan of the alaskan mills. They're hard on the saw, the chain and the engine from continuous running. You lose a lot of wood from having the thicker blade. They are very difficult to have 100% straight boards with and they are hard on the man.

cmac

Thanks for the info. I was thinking mobile sawmills are like hen's teeth alright.
I understand what you're saying about the alaskan mills, but most of my timber goes to firewood so a few hard days work for both saw and man doesn't seem like a bad trade-off for the price.

CJhaughey

You could get a Logosol instead of an Alaskan mill, probably do a lot more with an M7 as well.
They also sell their own brand ripping chain which is narrow kerf, you lose a lot less timber and get a better finish.
You would want a decent saw though at least 70cc but preferably as big as you can get (120cc). Its very hard on the saw cutting end grain.

cmac

CJhaughey wrote: »

You could get a Logosol instead of an Alaskan mill, probably do a lot more with an M7 as well.
They also sell their own brand ripping chain which is narrow kerf, you lose a lot less timber and get a better finish.
You would want a decent saw though at least 70cc but preferably as big as you can get (120cc). Its very hard on the saw cutting end grain.

Thanks for the Logosol lead. I hadn't really looked in years and had forgotten all about them. Any idea what kind of money is needed to get an M7?

CJhaughey

cmac wrote: »

Thanks for the Logosol lead. I hadn't really looked in years and had forgotten all about them. Any idea what kind of money is needed to get an M7?

Not sure now, they had a promotion recently, I think they were around the 2k mark. The older model was cheaper but not as flexible as well.
They seem to be a very good system to me, lots of accessories if you need them. Their website is very good and has some cool stuff. Make your own solid floorboards and T+G log house beams!

terry goggin

cmac wrote: »

I've dropped a few pretty big pine trees recently and was wondering if there is anyone in/near Co. Clare operating a portable sawmill (Woodmizer, etc.)?
I'm considering buying an alaskan mill and ripping chain for my chainsaw but thought I'd see how much it might cost to have somebody else do the work first ;-)

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