Steam traction engine-powered sawmill - GIFs

[Jon]

Steam traction engine-powered sawmill. The first one will autoplay; click the others to play.










Previously:

Sawmill made from old golf cart - video
wind powered sawmill
steam-powered model sawmills

[Radioman]

Is the belt that long for a reason?
It looks like it’s unnecessarily long?
I guess you want to keep the hot steam engine
away from the worksite. I don’t know I’m just guessing.

[sdunt]

Many steam engines started their lift driving Farm equipment - Grain Threshing Machine and Yes, you wanted to keep the sparks from the steam engine exhaust as FAR AWAY from the straw pile as possible. Thus a very long belt.. And the owner of the tractor probably carried one belt that fit most applications, which would be a really long belt..

Is the belt that long for a reason?
It looks like it’s unnecessarily long?
I guess you want to keep the hot steam engine
away from the worksite. I don’t know I’m just guessing.

[Tooler2]

the belt stores a lot of energy I imagine

[Frank S]

The long belts allowed for the weight of the belt to create a better drive friction ratio without the need to be so tight. also being long smoothed out any shock loads