In 1969 my father purchased used a circular mill, a '41 Dodge 1 1/2 ton, a LA Case, an edger and 4 solid tooth blades for $1200. He already had a '36 JD A with a loader to move logs. In that time the Case was scrapped and replaced with an I9 Farmall which since has been traded for a horse. The mill is now powered with a 336 Moline power unit, the babbit bearings on the arbor have been replaced with ball bearings and we use insert tooth blades. The A JD sits and looks wise while a Allis TL12 loader feeds the mill. Thousand board feet in how long ? Afternoon, easy, with Tea time and an early beer thirty. After using this line up of antiques and trying milling with a chainsaw,.... I'll stick with my relics and make money. I think I'm going to use my Chainsaw mill to stake the tomatoes.