Need 55"+ CSM in SE Pennsylvania

[Daniel McCurdy]

Hey everyone! Does anyone here know if there's someone with a large 55"+ csm anywhere near SE PA? Got a job for them...

Thanks!

[Rob Will]

Christian Science Monitor
Colorado School of Mines
College of Southern Maryland
Cluster Systems Management? (that's what I need)

So what exactly is a CSM?

Rob

[Dan Owen]

Maybe custom saw mill?

[Jim Becker]

Maybe custom saw mill?

If that's the case, Hearne Hardwoods has BIG one....but you'll need to bring the log(s) to them.

[Mark Federwisch]

I think he is looking for a 4'7" Customer Service Manager.


Mark

[Steve Clardy]

I think he is looking for a 4'7" Customer Service Manager.


Mark

ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!

[Daniel McCurdy]

ChainSaw Mill aka Alaskan Mill

Already called Hearne's...VERY expensive. Plus, they're 4000+lbs...I really don't want to have to move them. I had a 36" csm with a 395xp and was going to upgrade it to a 64" bar. Ended up decided it wasn't worth investing in that since I had a different option for sawing them up at the time. Sold the saw and csm. Now it appears my milling option is falling through...so I need to look elsewhere.

[Daniel McCurdy]

I think he is looking for a 4'7" Customer Service Manager.


Mark

Haha, good one!

[Rob Will]

Duh....It had to be something simple.
The biggest I have been around is my 660 with a 36" bar. I use it for splitting big logs to fit in a woodmizer (27" at best).

There was some discussion about a year ago regarding ripping chains. Around my neck of the woods, none of the saw shops have ever heard of such.

In a side note to all of this......let us know what you find out (and who sells a true ripping chain for my CSM). Right now, I am simply running a skip-tooth chain from Stihl.

Rob

[Daniel McCurdy]

...who sells a true ripping chain for my CSM). Right now, I am simply running a skip-tooth chain from Stihl.

Rob

I used a skip tooth with the angle ground to 0-5 degrees. Probably was closer to 0. I've heard from several big time CSM users that they prefer the skip tooth over the ripping chain from somewhere like Baileys.

[Daniel McCurdy]

If that's the case, Hearne Hardwoods has BIG one....but you'll need to bring the log(s) to them.

For reference sake, Hearne's estimates the cost of using their bandsaw at roughly $1000/hr for a 50" log. Best case scenerio is an hour minimum.

[Jim Becker]

Dan, suspect that whomever you engage with is not going to be inexpensive. Sawing stuff that big is pretty much a specialty. There is another mill just north of Doylestown that can saw large stuff (they, along with Hearne and others supply Nakashima with slabs). I don't know what they use nor do I have contact info. If I can come up with it, I'll pass it on.

[George Morris]

Hudockshardwoods.com lumber mill near norristown? Try google them ? George

[Prabha Gopinath]

Good source for Chain saw mill ripping chain:
http://www.baileysonline.com/

They have other relevant items for CSMs.

Regards
Prabha

[Brian Willan]

Hey everyone! Does anyone here know if there's someone with a large 55"+ csm anywhere near SE PA? Got a job for them...

Thanks!

Are you looking for a chain saw mill that size in order to create slabs from a log or other big timber?

If not, perhaps a circular swing mill might be what you are looking for. They are designed to handle really large diameter logs.

You could also check the database over at http://www.forestryforum.com/datasearch.html

Good Luck

Brian