“Ive owned my o23 for about 2 years, now. It is a solid sawmill that will handle a 20 inch lokg with no problem. The 7.5hp motor is strong enough with good blades but I would recommend 10hp. It was a hard starter right from the getgo. Ther are no mixture adjustments on the carb and after 2 winters, no spark from the coil either. Also the plastic choke control snapped off. A non-oem coil and a metal choke mechanism has vastly improved this motor. It starts easily and runs flat-out strong.
The water reservoir is small and did not meet my needs so the mill is hooked to a hose and water supply with a small quick opening valve next to the throttle control.
I certainly have more than 100 hours on the mill now and the belts need replacing and the blade guide bearings are a bit noisy so I keep a maintenance kit on hand from Norwood but I haven't changed anything yet except blades which I sharpen myself. I would recommend this mill to any hard-core hobby cutter like me.”
“I’ve had my OS27 with track extension for a few months now. I’ve milled many logs of southern yellow pine and some oak. The OS27 has handled them all very well. Customer service has been better than any company I’ve ever dealt with! They contacted me before the mill arrived, answered many questions for me and even provided a PDF manual so I could get specs to build the concrete piers ahead of time that my mill bed rails would rest on. When I first got the mill I found the foam padding for the handle was torn and they shipped a replacement right away. Top notch service team! Awesome sawmill!”
“Ibought the OS23 Ilove it been working it for 3 yrs. my oniy problem is I wish they would make self propelled,, Iknow it is a smaller mill , but I am an older man and do not wish to retire do to some health problems,,,Well enough about me the mill is great for a farm or small operation like mine .....”
“Ordered the OS23 model, price was great especially when it went on sale to upgrade the engine. Works great for the size logs I get. Assembly had some minor issues but after watching YouTube videos of others it was resolved.
Being able to finally mill up my own lumber and having the fresh cut smell of wood is a great feeling. I love my sawmill.
All around I love my sawmill.”
“Ordered an extension kit for my os23 during a sale bit ago. Great deal and shipping was less than the price of the parts for a change! Well T force freight then sent the package to the wrong place, fortunately the good folks at Frontier helped find the package and get it here before the snow is off my mill. Frontier delivers. T force does too but not very well.”
“I bought the entry level os18 since I only have pine trees the sawmill is great no issues with mill works great for my needs . There is a learning process as with any piece of equipment but overall a great investment couldn't be happier with it and what is does”
“I ordered blades from frontier 1 week after I ordered from woodmizer and received them 1 week sooner from frontier!!. If you need blades right away….use frontier!!”
