Great job. That is about the slickest homemade alaskan type mill I have seen. Those old saws sound more like motorcycle engines than chainsaws. Ive got two old David Bradleys that will deafen you.
Thanks for posting...
Thanks for posting...
jerry, others have spoke of it in regular cs's. after they came thru the cut--it slowed down,and they shut it off--some have mentioned not to do that--let it idle for a bit--to cool it down--as milling really creats heat-the one time i milled the cottonwood with a old 090--i let it idle for about 1 min--
Thanks for the vid, and pics of the dual carbed 820 (082).
I can see, or should I say hear why they called that old screamer an Power Bee. Man that engine sounds like a torque Monster!
Props for the excellent engineering and choice of powerplant.
That engine is an old moPar engine is it not?
I think Mike Acres site lists the powerheads as coming from Chrysler marine division.
Being in an enclosed area makes it seem louder.
This motor is a Chrysler engine. From what I researched on the PowerBee motors the Chrysler motor had the best tolerances during manufacturing. The motors were manufactured for a snow scooter that Chrysler Marine Division marketed back East. I can only imagine riding something like that. Being a West Coast guy, we never saw anything like that out here.
jerry-
Cool stuff Jerry,
Now I really want one of those Wards 820s. Is that cream/gold color scheme original? Wow! looks like Dads old outboard, and made by his favorite Auto Company. Any other saws that you can think of use that powerhead?
Thanks Man, Mo
Very nice mill, and thanks for the video!
You might want to try dropping those rakers a bunch, you've got tons of torque to make use of. It looks a bit scary when the chain first grabs into the wood!
I'm sure in larger wood that mill will really shine...
The chain was new, so I though I'd try it with the factory height. When I sharp the chain I will try lowering the rakers by .005" and try it that way.
jerry-
excellent craftsmanship!
if you are still looking for some type of muffler, you might want to look into Supertrapp. not cheap but from what you have done I would think you copy their design or just buy the discs from them. its a tunable design so you can get a power and sound balance that you like by increasing/decreasing the number of discs you install
happy milling and post vids when you get it some big wood
post some pics
does it have fiberglass that you can repack?
depending on sound level you probably will need far fewer discs than 400cc
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