At the end of august, we took a 5 hour drive to the "local" dealer and purchased the Hud-Son Oscar 228 Sawmill. By the time we arrived, we'd made a couple of gas and mcdonalds stops and were pretty beat. We were ready to load it up and get back on the road for the 2nd half of our 10 hour round trip drive.
This was our first sawmill purchase, so we weren't really sure what to look for, check, or verify before loading up and heading out, but we had asked specific questions before chosing this sawmill, so it seemed that there was little left to do beyond loading it up and heading back home to setup and work.
There was an issue with the riser posts being out of their mounts, but it was supposedly because of the way the mill head had been chained/winched for lifting. We were told that we just had to work the head back into place then tighten the bolts and we'd be off to the races.
After a quick stop at the local eatery (WalMart: Deli Sandwitches), we were on our way, east bound and down, loaded up and trucking. Other than the random highway weirdness, everything was ok. We were happy to have our new Oscar 228 loaded up and were looking forward to getting down to business making lumber.
This particular unit is under $5,000 with 12' of track (approx 9' log capacity) and additional track segments were available at about $375 per 6' section. Price was one of the considerations for this unit. The other units we looked at were in the $15k to $30k range.
We determined that for getting started and making sure we had sustainable business, this unit would do what we needed and someday we could upgrade to one with all the bells and whistles. We had already spoken to the dealer and the manufacturer to verify that this unit was capable of cutting 28" hardwood logs.
While the Oscar 228 in no way compares to the $15k or $30k mills, it seemed to be significantly better than any of the $2,800 - $6,000 mills that we researched. Of course we did go back and forth repeatedly between this mill, the TimberKing 1220, the WoodMizer LT10, and the WoodMizer LT15.
HudSon Oscar 228: $3,995
TimberKing 1220: $5,695
WoodMizer LT10: $3,700
WoodMizer LT15: $5,900
With tax and blades, our 228 came out in the $5,000 range. In short, it was in the middle of the road for the size. I didn't include the Norwood or a few others that are in the sub $3,000 range as they were not considered viable for daily use.
So, that's how we ended up with the Oscar 228 on our truck and rolling East.
Next step: Unload, Setup, Load a log, Saw.
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