Due to the many requests from
customers concerning the production capacity of the Procut
Portable Mill I have included all my statistics here. The
30 feet per minute cutting speed is based on cutting a log
that has already been canted for 2x4 lumber. your actual
cut will be as low as 5 feet per minute and anything in between,
depending on the size of the log and cc of your chainsaw.
what you should be concerned about and the question that
should be really asked is "how much lumber can I cut over
a period of time", this should be your real concern. You
should take into consideration a lot of factors such as log
size, loading logs, removing slabs, cutting and removing
lumber, stacking lumber, and misc. things you have to do
in the day. Sooner or later you will have to shut down the
mill to utilize the lumber you have cut. All the above has
to be taken into consideration.
Below is the production record of cutting with Procut
using a Stihl 090 - 132cc - 11.5 hp, 1 man helping, taken
from company files 1985 to 1991. Cutting logs from 8 inches
to 20 inches, 8 feet to 16 feet long and selling the lumber,
not utilizing it. Most of the lumber was under contract
and some was sold retail. You will also have to take into
consideration the size of the saw I was using, the milling
modifications I did to the saw and the length of bar used
( 32" ) and using the already edged method of cutting logs.
| Yr |
Bd.
Ft |
Days |
Per Day |
| 1985 |
220,000 |
230 |
956 |
| 1986 |
340,000 |
260 |
1307 |
| 1987 |
196,000 |
250 |
784 |
| 1988 |
300,000 |
284 |
1056 |
| 1989 |
335,000 |
254 |
1318 |
| 1990 |
410,000 |
265 |
1547 |
| 1991 |
190,000 |
220 |
863 |
| Total
Board Feet for 7 Years 1,991,760 |
| Month |
Month
Total |
Cutting Specs |
Workdays |
Average/day |
| Jan |
15,360 |
2x4/2x6 |
16 |
960 |
| Feb |
19,800 |
2x6 |
18 |
1100 |
| Mar |
33,600 |
2x10 |
24 |
1400 |
| Apr |
32,000 |
2x8/2x6 |
20 |
1600 |
| May |
42,200 |
6x6 |
24 |
1800 |
| Jun |
45,600 |
6x6 |
24 |
1900 |
| July |
28,800 |
2x8/2x10 |
24 |
1200 |
| Aug |
31,200 |
2x6/2x8 |
24 |
1300 |
| Sept |
33,000 |
2x8/2x10 |
22 |
1500 |
| Oct |
16,000 |
2x4/2x6 |
20 |
800 |
| Nov |
22,000 |
2x6 |
20 |
1100 |
| Dec |
16,200 |
2x6 |
18 |
900 |
| Totals |
335,760 |
|
254 |
1296 |
| Board Feet in 7 Years |
1,991,760 |
| Average per Year |
284,537 |
| Average per Day |
1129 |
DIRECT COSTS OF MILLING LUMBER ON PROCUT OVER 7 YEARS INCLUSIVE
OF NEW SAWS, BARS, CHAIN, GAS AND OIL....1¼ CENTS
PER BOARD FOOT OR $12.40 PER THOUSAND
| Lineal Foot Cost per Size of Lumber |
16 Ft Piece of Lumber |
| 2 x 4 - 0.8 cents |
2 x 4 x 16 - 12.8 cents |
| 2 x 6 - 1.2 cents |
2 x 6 x 16 - 19.2 cents |
| 2 x 8 - 1.6 cents |
2 x 8 x 16 - 25.6 cents |
| 2 x 10 - 2.0 cents |
2 x 10 x 16 - 32.0 cents |
| 2 x 12 - 2.4 cents |
2 x 12 x 16 - 38.4 cents |
I have put all this information on this page to help you have
an idea of what you can cut and how much each piece of lumber
will cost you in direct costs. Where else could you buy or
produce lumber at this cost. I believe in being completely
open with my customers and that is why all the above information
is there for anyone to look at. I know Procut will cut lumber
for you at the lowest possible cost as I have done just that
over a period of years and you will save a considerable amount
of money. |
