AC-36 Hydraulic Sawmill
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)
- Hydraulic Heavy Duty Log Turner
- Hydraulic 8,500lb. Log Lift
- Two Hydraulic Log Clamps
- 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
- Dual Lube/Wipe System
- Remote Operating Station with 15ft. lead
- 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
Power Options
- 30hp Electric Three Phase
- 40hp Electric Three Phase
- 51hp Perkins Diesel
- 62hp Perkins Turbo Diesel
Other Options
- Computer Setworks
- Mill Bed Extension
- 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