Farmall M Running Cordwood Saw

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Uploaded by on Sep 25, 2008

This is my 1948 Farmall model M running a Sears and Robuck 1950s or so flat belt driven cordwood buzz saw. I rebuilt the saw, installed new bearings and welded on new lower legs.

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  • The RPMs were on the low side, but I had just installed a belt drive unit I rebuilt and was still checking the shims, it is now broken in and adjusted properly. What would you recomend for the tractor RPMs. Thanks

  • Really nice set up. What would OSHA say LOL

  • @IronworkerFXR Not quite OSHA approved but like anything you need to be aware of what you are doing and your suroundings. I used them on the farm growing up and was allways tought safety, This stuff nowdays is mostly for demonstration on how things were done.

  • That's something.  Thanks, how do you keep the belt from coming off?

  • @christopher5361 The pully on the saw has a bevel to it, higher in the center, this makes the belt want to track to the center. But they do pop off if your alinghment is off or you get to hard a load, This belt I was using is relly to long and it had a bend to it, but I was cutting small stuff. Phil

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  • If I could make a suggestion, turn up the RPM's a little more for better cutting. I'm 61 and have cut many cord of wood in my life. Nice set up.

  • You can still get rigs very much like this today. I've seen some Euro rigs that are the same except for a whole bunch of guards that enclose the blade at almost the whole time but it's esentially the same thing.

  • @sweebs1 That is true, but when you 180 the belt it runs revers, so the saw would run backwards. Phil

  • I have usually seen the belts run with a 180 degree twist in them which causes the belt to self-center

  • @MrDanoconnor Hello,you would be better of with a shorter belt, you can get more tenshion out of a shorter one. I was just running this one to get the bend out of it and flex it some. THANK YOU. Phil

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