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PRODUCTION RECORD |
 Due
to the many requests from customers concerning the
production capacity of the Procut Portable Lumber
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. |
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