Procut Portable Sawmills in Prince George, BC

PRODUCTION RECORD

Procut Mobile SawmillDue 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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PROCUT Portable Sawmills
2468 McBride Crescent
Prince George, B.C. Canada V2M 2A1
Phone: 1-250-562-6422 or Contact Us


   
 

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