Saw Milling With A Traction Engine At Maewa, New Zealand

A log is milled with a saw powered by a 1903 Marshall traction engine at 'The Great Manawatu Steam Fair 2023' at Maewa in New Zealand's North Island.

[@aadildokrat3656]

This is the olden day SawMills

[@peterscandlyn]

Thanks for your look in here Mark. Would've been an interesting day.

[@MarkSeconi]

Yes, I made a good day of it on the Sunday. I have the footage ready to edit a video about the wider event. Not many trains went past on that day however... I was hoping for many 'traction engine toots at train' type shots.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Interesting Video Mark, my experience with a belt driven saw was sawing firewood with a diesel (tractor) driven saw bench, the belt was a hugely inefficient way to deliver power, a very impressive team breaking down that log

[@MarkSeconi]

The team was very good, each watching their 'station' carefully and watching each other's back . It was the equivalent of a full-on workday for them.