AC-36 Hydraulic Sawmill
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Cook's Accu-Trac 36 Fully Hydraulic Portable Sawmill gives you plenty of reasons why it's the best bandsaw in today's portable sawmill market. The AC-36 was designed for high production and is our best selling production mill. It is perfect for the 1-3 man operation needing full production every day turning logs into lumber. Bring your portable sawmill to the woods or bring your logs to the sawmill. Either way, the AC-36 is designed to load, turn, square, clamp, and saw whole logs into lumber you can use or sell.
Weighing in at 7,000 lbs. this sawmill can handle logs up to 10,000 lbs. yet it's nimble enough to haul down the road with the help of dual axles and electric brakes on both axles. We have designed the loading system heavy built and positioned so that the log loader is able to pick up big logs with no hassle. We have witnessed big name mills unable to lift logs because of inferior design or the frame being too light weight. The 4-post head design that we incorporate is rock solid. Canti-lever designs were made to flex (outlook bridges, diving boards, etc.) and the only advantage is with an over-sized log having oversized protruding knots.
The next time you come across a canti-lever design walk up to it and see how easy it is to shake the head of the mill. Then try that on a 4-post head. Can they cut? Yes. Do they cut as consistantly straight as a 4-post headed mill? Absolutely not. The other advantage with the 4-post head is that it won't shimmy along through the cut since all four corners work as one solid unit allowing the blade to cut smooth and straight into and out of the log. With the canti-lever design, the one side is constantly playing catch up since it is being pulled forward by the rigid side of the head.
If you want a money maker at the right price that offers power, production, and reliability then the AC-36 is for you.
Features
- Hydraulic Head Forward/Reverse
- Hydraulic Head Up/Down
- Hydraulic Guide In/Out
- 2-Speed head/down (fast/slow) - when moving the head up or down you want the action to be quick, but as you approach the position you want to be at you need precision to stop right on your mark. With a flick of a switch you can go from fast to slow head movement which makes for time savings and precision accuracy a snap
- Bi-Directional Hydraulic Heavy Duty Log Turner - heavy duty #120 roller chain with logs cleats for powerful, positive log turning
- Hydraulic 8,500lb. Log Lift - four heavy duty 1/2" thick loader arms make for one rugged log loader. The aggressive foot pattern and deep pocket log holding design allows for comfortable log placement with no fear of logs rolling back off the arms as is common with other designs
- Two Hydraulic Log Clamps - two positive lock log clamps or log dogs powered by strong hydraulic cylinders for securely locking your lock in place. Charlynn hydraulic motor raise the log clamps up and down and can easily clamp down low enough to complete a final 1" board cut
- Two Hydraulic Squaring Arms
- Heavy Duty Dual Axes with electric brakes on both
- 36 Diameter Log Cut
- 21ft. Standard Length Log Cut
- Board Drag Back System - brings each cut you make back to the gravity off-load roller for easy removal
- Dual Lube/Wipe System - the AC36 dual lube system incorporates a dense felt wicks on both the incoming and outgoing side of the log which absorbs the lubricant and cleans the blade while lubricating it at the same time. The open sight drip valves allows you to precisely control the drip cycles onto the wicks; this save money on lubricants. Other system either openly drip or spray directly onto the blade which wastes tremendous amounts of lubricant.
- Easy Change Magnetic Log Scales - Quickly change out easy to read log scales with these removable magnetic scales. Don't settle for sawmills with all in one hard to read cluttered scales
- Remote Operating Station with 15ft. lead - this control station is attached to the mill with a swing arm so that it is part of the mill and doesn't have to be off-loaded separately. The 15ft. control lead allows you to walk around your mill when sawing to get the best view while still being in control
- 6" Gravity Feed Roller for board off-loading
- Bottom Control Guides for blade control
- Emergency Shutdown Switch
- Engine Idle Down Switch
- Sturdy 4x2x3/16" tubing 4-post head frame
- Heavy wall 6x3x3/16" twin beam main frame
- 26" all metal Bandwheels
- Cant Spikes - helps to prevent your wood from bowing, especially helpful with the last few cuts
Power Options
- 30hp Electric Three Phase
- 40hp Electric Three Phase
- New! 40hp Kohler Gas
- 51hp Perkins Diesel
- 62hp Perkins Turbo Diesel
Other Options
- Computer Setworks - The AccuSet is straight forward and easy to use with a clear readable display. Endlessly programmable and nine standard presets cutting consistent wood every time is made easy. Best of all it's a hand held unit so you are not confined to one spot like other clunky set works centers.
- Mill Bed Extension
- Hydraulic Debarker
- Hydraulic Mud Saw/Debarker
- Additional Squaring Arms (for short logs under 3ft, or logs longer than 21ft.)
- 6" Resaw attachment with Return
- 1-1/2" or 2" blade option
- Laser Site Guides
- Log Transfer Deck - Load multiple logs and easily transfer them onto your sawmill bed
- Cant Kickers - Remove square cants from your sawmills bed and transfer them onto a conveyor with the flip of a lever
- Board DeDuster - Hydraulically driven board brush for use when you need all the sawdust removed from your lumber
7 Reasons to Invest in Cook's Portable Sawmill:
- Fully balanced head frame assembly - the AC-36 bandwheels, bandwheel shaft, and mounting bushing are turned and balanced as one unit so that the bandwheels run smooth and true, eliminating vibration. Bandwheels that are turned and balanced separate from the bushing and shaft can’t be true and often are the culprit for poor blade life. This might be ok in low horsepower, low production applications but it is not acceptable otherwise.
- Fully Hydraulic Functionality - Major companies claim to have a fully hydraulic mill, but you will find they often power the head feed fwd/rev, head up/dwn, blade guide in/out, and debarker blade in/out, all with small 12 volt electric motors. Not only are these motors typically only available from the manufacturer but they are are a cheaper alternative to running a hydraulic component. 12 volt motors sever a purpose in lower horsepower applications so no power is drawn away from powering the blade, but when running 40hp and above on 1-1/2” and 2” blades this becomes a non-issue. The hydraulic components that we use can be purchased from any hydraulic parts supplier. Additionally, the life of hydraulic components far outlast those of 12 volt motors.
- Built Heavy - Sawmills take a lot of abuse while handling logs, from the loading of the log to the offloading of the sawed boards. Single rail sawmills and lightly built mills have their place and they also have their limits. There is no comparison between those and our 6x3 heavy wall twin beam frame and center support sections. The main frame of the AC-36 is capable of handling 10,000 lbs. logs yet we build the mill so it is easily capable of being hauled down the road with dual axles with brakes on all four wheels. After all, we’ve never heard anyone say they wish they would have bought a lighter duty mill.
- Experience - We not only build sawmills and blade equipment but we have used them in our hardwood flooring operation. How many companies building sawmills have actually used them in a real business? It’s one thing to talk about how good your equipment is and it’s another thing to know it’s good. When you’re comparing sawmills ask if they’ve ever run their equipment to make a living.
- Simplicity - We try our best to build machinery that utilize common parts as much as possible. So when you need a belt, bearing, pulley, valve, or even engine parts you can typically go to your local supplier and pick one up. We do not make it a point in our manufacturing to force you to depend solely on us for your replacements parts. We always hope to be your first choice for replacement parts as buy direct from the manufacturers and are able to offer you parts cheaper than your local suppliers in most cases.
- Transferable Warranty - This is a major selling point if you ever decide to sell your Cook’s mill (hopefully ugrade to a bigger Cook’s mill). This includes our full manufacturers warranty!
- 30 Day Money Back Guarantee - We are confident that you are buying the best sawmill for your money and a money back guarantee is just another way for us to prove it. You can rest assured when you purchase a Cook’s AC-36 you are getting a mill you can put side by side next to any comparable mill on the market and out produce it hour by hour.