Kysor Johnson Model J

[GWIZ]

With old gray paint Around $750 is what I seen them going for.

If its going to be placed out side then Green and blue will blend in nicely with the Garden and the green grass. would look nice in the front yard.

[camdigger]

Originally Posted by GWIZ

With old gray paint Around $750 is what I seen them going for.

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Just remember….
1.) 750$ US is 1038$ CAD at the moment
2.) Greywynd is a long way from the rust belt now

My 0.02$ CAD. (0.0144$ USD)

[allessence]

Greeny Gobbler has been an awersome metal eater.. The JH saws can take a 1" blade as standard.

DAKE still has all the parts for them.. While not cheap is a ready source.


I've only seen 1 other saw that I would be willing to get rid of the SAW for and it was an auto feed compound metal cutting bandsaw.. I missed it by a day.

That is pretty high price wise.. I'd comparison shop and see what else is out there..

For what I paid it was well worth it and the investment was minimal.

I have Greeny on wheels so can move it around over rough terrain easily.

[greywynd]

Got some more pics. It’s still the only saw I’ve seen around with this sort of size capacity, and since I have access to 8-9” round stock (and have use for it), I need that extra size.

Looking at the pulleys, I think this is really only setup for 3/4” wide blades, but I don’t see that as a real issue either.







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[toprecycler]

As with anything, your own usage is what will bring the value to it. Even though we think it may be overpriced, supply and demand in your area ultimately determines the price.

It sounds like there aren’t many other saws around on the used market. So then how much would a comparable new saw cost?

The owner probably knows this too, and depending on how motivated he is to sell, might not come down in price because he doesn’t need to. Might not need to sell either.

One thing I can say about older equipment, is that a lot of time it was built and designed better than today’s equipment. Every time I use the Old Libby Lathe (1940-1950’s era) at work I marvel at the features it has. In some things is more advanced than the 2021 new Summit Lathe we got a couple years ago. Same with the Older Cincinnati Milling Machine. Of course, they were designed in a professional shop in mind, so they had feature designed for that purpose, and I can appreciate the design, thought and machining that went into making these machines.

And the older machines were usually more designed with repairable parts, although some items might be a little scarce maybe like special gears and such, but we are machinists. I always think that it was made once by another person. I should be able to reproduce it myself. Now whether the piece of equipment is worth my time to fix it, that might be another story.


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[mccutter]

I think that gear drive is kind of cool.

[digr]

Take a good look at the ring gear, when I drug my Wellsaw out of the scrap pile the gear was broken, Still available I assume but the Wellsaw gear was spendy.

[greywynd]

Every time I looked at this saw, I kept dragging my feet to make an offer. No red flags appeared, I just couldn’t seem to feel the need to pull the trigger.

Stumbled across a different saw though, that is almost three times the price, and two provinces away, that I think I will pull the trigger on. It’s a Canadian built saw, weighs more than twice what the Kysor-Johnson does, with slightly larger capacity, and swivel head. It’s a Hyd-Mech S20. I’ve ran this same model of saw before at the diecasting company back when, setup right they are a sweet saw. One of my current co-workers worked at one of the largest dealers for them as well, as a service technician on these. I already have the seevice manual on my phone for it.




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[Whitetrash]

That's a serious saw there it's real similar to the saws in the steel warehouse at the fab shop

[toprecycler]

I believe that model hyd Mech saw is the one I used to run at my former job. It is a heck of a nice saw.

One thing though, we had problems with the hydraulic pump going out once, had to replace it, and the control valve body. It like to leak. My current workplace resealed it once, and I think I tried fixing it once at former job myself, and it still leaks today.

I keep thinking I might try to make a new valve for it, or redo it at his shop. I know my boss does not think much of its design.

And I believe that parts are not supported anymore, or so former boss told me.

But, if price is right, it is nice to have the hydraulic vice, and hydraulic head raising.

The saw I used to run had a variable speed drive pulleys like a snowmobile clutch setup. I think we went thru 3 sets of pulleys. If you never change the speed, they tend to wear thru in one spot. I don’t see the knob to change the speed, so that one might not have that feature.

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