wyndsurfr
ArboristSite Member
Hey guys, I'm looking for a granberg alaskan. Thinking of getting the 30 inch model as I have no need for a bigger one and honestly don't want to try to find a HUGE saw to run it. I'll mainly be doing white pine, possibly some yellow pine as well. Any hardwoods, I would rather use for firewood except for the occasional black locust that I would use for poles on pole barns but I wouldn't have to "mill" those anyhow, just square up the tops... OK... back to the post...
First, with a 30 inch mill, looks like I can cut up to 26 inches with it. Would a 372xp be maddeningly slow with this? I've already kinda reserved myself to finding a bigger saw, but I want a dedicated mill saw and would be buying one for this anyhow. Something like a 395 or a 120 series will most likely be out of my price range... I don't want to burn up the saw prematurely.
Second... I've never had the chance to even put my hands on one of these before, been trying to find someone who owns one that would at least let me observe it being operated in person but no luck in my area, this type of thing just isn't really popular here... In regards to using it, the setup looks like since the powerhead is on one side that the mill would try to flip over on that side and thereby make a poor cut, is this something that I'll have to fight against? Any other functionality issues that make it "hard" to use?
Would I be better off spending that money on something else? I like the 'type' of mill since I won't be processing huge amounts of lumber AND that I don't have to move the logs at all, just buck them into size, maybe drag them around a bit so their easier to access and then start cutting. So, is there something else that you think I would be happier with? Somewhere around a thousand bucks is my limit for a used good compression saw and a mill... Might be able to add a little to that, but not $1500 for sure.
thanks!
First, with a 30 inch mill, looks like I can cut up to 26 inches with it. Would a 372xp be maddeningly slow with this? I've already kinda reserved myself to finding a bigger saw, but I want a dedicated mill saw and would be buying one for this anyhow. Something like a 395 or a 120 series will most likely be out of my price range... I don't want to burn up the saw prematurely.
Second... I've never had the chance to even put my hands on one of these before, been trying to find someone who owns one that would at least let me observe it being operated in person but no luck in my area, this type of thing just isn't really popular here... In regards to using it, the setup looks like since the powerhead is on one side that the mill would try to flip over on that side and thereby make a poor cut, is this something that I'll have to fight against? Any other functionality issues that make it "hard" to use?
Would I be better off spending that money on something else? I like the 'type' of mill since I won't be processing huge amounts of lumber AND that I don't have to move the logs at all, just buck them into size, maybe drag them around a bit so their easier to access and then start cutting. So, is there something else that you think I would be happier with? Somewhere around a thousand bucks is my limit for a used good compression saw and a mill... Might be able to add a little to that, but not $1500 for sure.
thanks!