Winch Powered Chainsaw Mill - Awesome Tools!
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Setting up a small winch on an Alaskan chainsaw mill is easy, especially if it is made from aluminum extrussions like the Granberg mill I'm using. The slots in the extrusions allow you to slide cariage bolts to any possition. By replacing the provided bolts that come with the hand winch to cariage bolts, you can mount the winch anywhere you like. Just make sure to get bolts about 1/2 inch longer than the ones that come with the winch. Using some paracord, a pulley and a couple carabiners you will be saving lots of effort pushing the mill and instead, just crank the winch. Granberg has since started selling their own winch, here's a link if you'd like to compare the two. granberg.com/product/alaskan-... Their's is slicker, made to fit the mill, and I'm sure lighter. It also includes an anchor point that you attach to the end of your log. If you end up with one of these, let me know what you think.
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I love the ingenuity! You are an engineer at heart, most hands-on guys with your work ethic are.
Thanks for the great tip! I installed one on my mill and it works better than expected, no more pushing just let my saw and the winch do all the work! I was skeptical prior to seeing your video but I'm glad I came across this!
Good video and great idea on adapting something for your needs. It looks to work seamlessly and flawless too. Thanks for sharing.
This saved me so much pain in my shoulders from the constant day-long pushing. Whenever I see someone milling without a winch I am quick to suggest one. Thanks!
If I get a bigger saw and the longer mill I will definitely do this. Thanks for posting the how-to:-)>
Nice share. Helpful info indeed.
Very well and ingenious done!
Now that's what every alaskan mill is missing!! Great 👍
Thank you for this good explanation. :)
So cool. Thank you for teaching, at least me, something new.
neat idea and well implemented.
Great stuff yet again HC.
Looking dorward to your Windsor chair
Great idea.
Awesome watching your milling video series and some great work with this special sawmill you rigged to do this with! I loved seeing your hard work on this project,plus the wood it’s self was worth every second to see you doing! 👍👍👍👍❣️
Smart!
Nice!
Just hooked mine up . Made a world of difference. Now I drink mint juleps while Im saw milling.
I think Granberg owes you some money. LOL Great idea though.
I didn't come up with the idea, I've seen others on UA-cam. I did think of it before I saw it and when looking into it found it.....but still, that's like thinking of the idea of an airplane before you know they exist.
Now that is a very ingenious idea. Have you thought about using a length of cable wire for extra strength? Or would that be a little over kill?
Keep up the great work. I think that these types of videos are a good look at how much work is involved in milling your own lumber. Plus it really helps to save a little bit of money 💰, I think. lol
Thanks for sharing
Back when I was all about some chainsaw milling, I studied it quite thoroughly and made a few cuts. I even have the original BOOK on the subject around here somewhere. What I want to share here with you now is that there is/was a fellow Down Under who set up his logs (mostly huge hardwoods) on a slant and used a remote throttle. THE SLANT provided all the gravity needed to pull the assembly through the wood and thereby eliminates the need for a pulley system--which of course is fully outlined in the book (published in 1980's or so). You might try that sometime in stead of pulling. With gravity doing the pushwork, he could sit in a chair and observe the operation-getting his face and ears away from the noise/chips zone.
If possible, I mill downhill and it is indeed easier but sometimes the logs are just too big to move or there is no down hill. As far as a remote set up, it would be good if it's all working, but having your hands on the mill and being close lets you see and react to each cut more so than if you were backed off. For me, I expect this to be rigorous so I don't mind it. If I wanted to (and I do sometimes) make it easier, I'd have someone else mill for me or get my own hydraulic bandsaw mill in the future. I also like the simplicity of this setup, it's all one unit that can be put in my truck, carried around, etc. It's simple and perfect for what it's meant for. But I hear ya and found his set up to be interesting in the book. While I don't know the exact set up the fellow down under had, I've seen lots of versions and some are pretty interesting. I've seen some with electric winches, double powerheads, etc. I can imagine it coming in handy if you were milling with 8 foot bars and two saws due to the weight and especially on huge stuff. Thanks for watching and your thoughts.
Sorry I was missing notifications for a while. Malloff, that's the book guy with the pipe (oh I just see that there was a reprinting (2015)-I have an original copy, and last word from him was "no interest in a reprinting" ). I messed around and bought a 99cc saw and did cut some timber with it, but sold the logs. I only milled with my 79cc saw and would again if necessary (small Alaskan). BUT REALLY will most likely build or buy a bandmill if I decide hiring the sawing isn't feasible. I have the timber standing. I LOVE the bandmill a fellow on here somewhere made from a gasoline powered golf cart using the drive assembly to pull the saw blade (markp0177). Chainsaw milling is just so slow and fuel/kerf inefficient. But can be the best answer for oversized and remote logs with no way to move them (but slabs are heavy too!). I think the Aussie and I crossed paths on a chainsawing forum were we had scads of pics and discussions about 10-12 years ago. I cannot find him now. Will did the remote as well, and there's no way I wouldn't. As is, I intend to "mill" my Poplars with an broadax and foot adze, for the ultimate in retro/historic appearance. Cheers and protect those ears!
the new granberg winch is worth every penny. I had your setup and bought the new one I like the granberg set up better.
How does it's function differ? Tell me more about it if you don't mind, I'm curious about it.
I take it back it kind of sucks. I would wait for gen 2. but it is slim and a lot lighter. Which to me makes a huge difference do to how heavy the saw is and the whole mill setup. There is an issue with the drum locking up which just happened to me yesterday using it all day. But I did get an email that they are aware of the problem and are in the process of sending what is needed to fix that issue. The other thing is when you put it together you need to take it apart everything that is pre assembled and even what you assemble and use Loctite on everything including if a lock washer is used. After I could no longer use the winch do to the drum locking up everything started to come apart. But I'm sure after the parts to fix it come I will be back to my original statement. However I wish they would sell it without the bracket that screws to the log do to the fact that I use the ladder for every cut just for the ease of entering and exiting the cut. But its lighter is the biggest. it is not a ratcheting winch it is just free spool which I only find that to be a problem when it is being transported it does start to unspool a bit but not he end of the world.
Fantastic solution! Would like to hear about the DIY lubrication system you have on the end of the mill. Just bar oil in a tank with a manual drip?
Im new to the whole chainsaw milling, what is your preferred saw chain blade ?
Very ingenious DIY! I’m guessing you’ve been doing a lot of the milling videos so you can get the slabs cut and stickered for drying.
Thanks, I didn't come up with the idea, just know a good idea when I see it. There are a couple others online that have done similar and the idea of a winch on mills is catching on.
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Can i get this frame and its pulley in india?
Recently Got my first mill!!!!! i am super excited about it. I got my first customer and i am sizing up my mill for the job. I have a chainsaw with a 20 inch bar and my mill will handle a 36 in bar. In the instance that i get a tree that is say 36 inches wide can i mill in two passes. Is this more dangerous? I am just asking your opinion and i could not find a clear answer on the web. I am fairly new to using a chainsaw and i have never milled before
If you have a chainsaw mill like mine, you can only mill in one pass. I have a 36 inch mill as well, which means it takes a 36 inch bar. It does not mean you can cut a 36 inch wide slab. Depending on things, you will get around 29 to 30 inch wide cut. If you have some other style mill, you may be able to do what you are saying....but sounds like it's more work than it will be worth long term (my opinion). For the work that is involved, having the right stuff makes a big difference. I wanted to be able to cut 24 inch slabs and 48 inch slabs.....so I got a 36 inch mill and a 60 inch mill to over size things some. I actually just got the bigger mill and then a set of 36 inch rails to downsize the mill when needed. Feel free to ask questions if i'm not answering you or you think of anything else.
thanks for getting back to me. I was thinking of doing the double pass method as a stop gap until i can afford a bigger saw and mill. Thank you so much for your content and responsivness. Your channel has inspired me to build my own shop and start my own business. It is currently a hobby that makes a little money but i am hoping to grow it into more.
Did Granburg get the idea from you? If so I hope they give you some credit.
I got it from someone else, if you check out other chainsaw milling videos on UA-cam you'll see it's catching on.
Guitar music playing at 0:54 - I got a feeling it's copyright free, just can't recall the name of it, and I know it's on youtube somewhere. Can anyone nudge my memory please? Thanks if you can.
Thanks so much for the help guys. I worked it out for myself.
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I'm not going to disagree with you.....but I don't mind a man being beyond rich, but there are consequences to how one goes about it. Amazon is great, but if they keep on keeping on they probably will get busted up somehow if other businesses suffer past a certain point....which may be soon. I think one of the worst things beyond economics is the ease of the click of the button. Things are getting too easy and making people soft. Everything is cheap, easy, etc. People are getting paid more than ever before, standards are skyrocketing and so on. Even the poor are still in the US and have access to so much. Outside of mental illness, it's hard to lose in this country if you have ambition.