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    Posted: 23 Feb 2019 at 8:33pm
Nice to see ancient technology still being used to make a living.
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Sure was fun watching that.Thumbs Up
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bet it woodn'y pass ANY guv safety inspections ......!
sad thng is I know someone with a smaller version of that style mill, 40+ years, NEVER even tried to use it.
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The Henson family still has a couple of those old mills here. Pretty cool to watch them run. They cut a lot of trailer flooring and siding with them. Everytime somebody around here says "I need some trailer boards" somebody will tell them "call Mark" or "call Newt"

Mark talked about selling his for a short time and then he said "I believe I'll just keep it. I figure, fire, every man needs a board"
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Thanks for that awesome video. There is a similar mill still sitting in a barn near here. The big engine is gone but the boiler and all the small engines for edgers and such are still there. It was still running and sawing in full production until 1975. Ithe place is for sale but sits on the Buffalo river and very expensive. I heard it recently sold. I thought it would have made a perfect tractor/engine show grounds. There was an old store right beside the mill.
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Think those folks have done that before?

Very interesting - watched it all.
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Originally posted by thendrix thendrix wrote:

The Henson family still has a couple of those old mills here. Pretty cool to watch them run. They cut a lot of trailer flooring and siding with them. Everytime somebody around here says "I need some trailer boards" somebody will tell them "call Mark" or "call Newt"



Mark talked about selling his for a short time and then he said "I believe I'll just keep it. I figure, [IMG]uploads/1/censored.bmp"> fire, every man needs a board"

I’ve worked at two different mills that sawed railroad ties and semi trailer floors. I ran an edger at the second mill for several years.
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It didn’t pay much but I dearly loved that job and the people I worked with.
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I finally got a chance to watch that video. AWESOME!!!!! Thanks for posting that. Darrel
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 Yep,,that was a cool video to watch,,,American engineuity at it's very best,,,,Clap That one guy that seemed to be the "Do It All" person,,,bet he was plumb tuckered out at quittin time,,,Boy he is all over that machine,,,,,And,,,,and,,,that fair sized woman operatin the one "side adjuster" ain't no slouch either,,,I bet she'd kick your azz in a heartbeat,,,huh,,,???LOLClapClap
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Joe you's always talkin bout women kickin you butt, must be rough. Or is it a beat me bite me kick me anything just be close to me fetish? Wink

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Originally posted by desertjoe desertjoe wrote:

 
 Yep,,that was a cool video to watch,,,American engineuity at it's very best,,,,Clap That one guy that seemed to be the "Do It All" person,,,bet he was plumb tuckered out at quittin time,,,Boy he is all over that machine,,,,,And,,,,and,,,that fair sized woman operatin the one "side adjuster" ain't no slouch either,,,I bet she'd kick your azz in a heartbeat,,,huh,,,???LOLClapClap


That fair sized girl is the Sawyer. I’m rotflmao cause cause I was wondering if ole Shameless could whoop that woman or not??? 😂😂😂
And that Fireman was busy as a one legged man in a azz kickin contest.
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Originally posted by Thad in AR. Thad in AR. wrote:

Originally posted by desertjoe desertjoe wrote:

 
 Yep,,that was a cool video to watch,,,American engineuity at it's very best,,,,Clap That one guy that seemed to be the "Do It All" person,,,bet he was plumb tuckered out at quittin time,,,Boy he is all over that machine,,,,,And,,,,and,,,that fair sized woman operatin the one "side adjuster" ain't no slouch either,,,I bet she'd kick your azz in a heartbeat,,,huh,,,???LOLClapClap


That fair sized girl is the Sawyer. I’m rotflmao cause cause I was wondering if ole Shameless could whoop that woman or not??? 😂😂😂
And that Fireman was busy as a one legged man in a azz kickin contest.

  Hey Thad,,,thas exactly what I was thinkin and was tryin to draw out ole Shameless ,,,,but he ain't bitin,,,,so far,,,,,,LOL

 OH,,,and Chask,,,,din'cha notice I said,,"your" instead of ,,,,, "Mine,,,,???Clap
 Altho,,,I sure wouldn't take no bets she couldn't whip my azz whenever she wanted to,,,,Chit,,she's built bout like ole Rocky,,,,,,,Clap 
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No Joe I didn't catch that, but she prolly could kick my arse to, but its been 50 years since Ma whup my behind.
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There is one 6 miles south of me. I have expressed interest in buying it. Old guy that put it together passed away. Son won't sell, he says he has to work 2 more years before he can retire and start running it. Not steam powered like that one or the one in the North East part of the county. This one is run by a 77 Oliver or 350 or 460 IHC.

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There used to be a mill around here that was powered by an old Oldsmobile station wagon. I wish I had pics. They kept lots of supplies in the back of the car. I believe the car ran on propane.
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Enjoyed the video too . When I was a much younger fella we used to play in "the sawdust pile" in the woods . Sometimes wonder what kinda portable saw mill was used . Thanks

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Cool video, when men were men.
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Originally posted by trace trace wrote:

Cool video, when men were men.
 
And women built like men.
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