TractionAction: Reeves 13HP on 1903 Port Huron Sawmill at Lathrop Missouri 2009
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Published 2013-05-11
All Comments (21)
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Thanks for preserving the memories. Not many people know how this country was built back in the day. Not many sawmills like this still functioning. Most have been scrapped or dismantled. Quite a few in Museums like yours across the country. Thanks again for volunteering and preserving history.
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My Dad worked for Reeves in Columbus in the late 50's and early 60's. Thanks for the video.
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i have lived in Missouri my whole life and the great farms & mills keep this place in true Americana fashion..thanks-4-upload
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Fantastic and fascinating old technique. Thank you for saving and taking care. Also thanka for taping and sharing.
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Best belt alignment and steam governor working to perfection 👍👍👍
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I worked in a little saw mill similar to this one over 25 years ago...Powered by an inline 6 gas Hercules...Had a stick of 6" gas line going out the side of the millshed for exhaust...That old thing would bellar when sawing through some hard wood...I miss doing that kind of work...You were tired when you went home and you felt like you really done something...Most enjoyable job I ever had!
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Thanks for the video guys,the world needs more folks like y'all. Gary from Texas
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Metal is very competitive and I learned all about it from the king pin Norval in St. Clair, that's a beautiful sawmill. St. Clair is just south of Port Huron.
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Manufactured in Port Huron, Michigan
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Incredible! There are no guards around those cutting blades!!!
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he's nuts to be pulling that incher from that side at the start before squaring it off... those picks let loose... game over.
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I am amazed at how the log the y load on the carriage initially is a Pin Oak, and then mysteriously it becomes a Yellow Poplar at the end.......
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Love the load coming on at about 5.25, engine starts to work 'n smoke up him chimney. We need "smellavision" Top stuff, fellas.!
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This is so cool. Thanks for sharing
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Please note how the operators are using the steam powered 1903 saw mill. This is how they did it since the 1870's.
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I like that adjustable headblock spacing. Ours are locked in place, but are spaced at different intervals so real short logs go on the front two, medium length on the 2nd & 3rd, longer ones on front 3 or back three, and real long ones on all four. Also find it a LOT Easier to pull the set lever if you squirt a little oil on the headblocks for the BIG logs to slide on. Otherwise, we've broken the handle a couple times over the years from pulling too hard on it. Reeves sound Great by the way.
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That's cool
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Love this video! The steam engine, the flat belt drive, the saw, the people. These things made and built towns! Sorry to hear you lost the saw mill to a tornado. Were you able to rebuild?
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nice
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How much torque is created? That mill is amazing. Thought the dust pile was on fire, but that thing even drives an auger to carry the sawdust away from the work space. Both the Engine and Mill appear to be ready to perform for another century, and a little maintenance... Give me those 2 pieces of equipment and 100 acres of old woods and I'll go live my dream. If only...lol.
