Rural News // march 5, 2013
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Portable saw mills on display at Lincoln NEED TO recover timber from a remote place? The latest in portable sawmill technology will inspire you to do it, says Marlborough engineering firm Rimu Engineering, demonstrating its equip-
ment at the Lincoln field days.Managing director Greg Surgenor says Rimu has been in sawmilling since 1963 when the company first developed portable sawmills – rugged and reliable in remote
locations. The need was for mills easy to transport and set up, and accurate so that the sawn timber was of good quality. The Rimu mill takes one person 15 minutes to unload and set up, and it
can be operated by one person. Made of hi-tensile aluminium, the mills weigh no more than 300kg and can be towed on a trailer behind a car. Operator safety is assured; the blade guard is used to remove the sawn plank without the operator having to get in front of the blade. Rimu makes a basic mill suitable for smaller operators, and a contractor’s model to suit professional sawmillers. This is computer controlled with a hydraulic drive for accuracy and precision, and can be used as a stationary mill at a central site, or easily transported to remote sites by 4WD, quad bike or by hand.
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The sawmills are powered by engines up to 60hp, depending on the setup.
Surgenor says the portable mills are exported to Australia, Ireland, England, South Africa, Fiji,
Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Mongolia.
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