Hilbilly
Veteran Member
I have a Norwood Lumblite 24. Not sure where this fits into the chronology of BSM's. It was the cheapest BSM they sold at the time, about 14 or 15 years ago. It came with angle iron tracks and real cheesy angle iron bunks with poor support brackets. It also came with a 6 hp engine that I later replaced with a honda 13 hp. It always had head shake and sometimes it was really bad. After looking at the saw head on the Woodland mills BSM's, I decided to beef up mine by adding a second set of uprights and cross members, similar to the Woodland Mills. It made a huge difference. I can't recall what I paid for mine but think it was around $3,000 CAD.
Seems to me that the Woodland Mills low end model is a better design and sturdier than LL24 and probably cheaper ( in terms of current $ ).
I think you should at least see if you can pick up the tongue of the trailer. If it really hard or you can't, then it is likely weighted right right (assuming the total weight is 1800 lbs as someone stated earlier). If it is really light or lifts up on its own, I suspect you will have problems towing it any distance and especially at high speed.
Seems to me that the Woodland Mills low end model is a better design and sturdier than LL24 and probably cheaper ( in terms of current $ ).
I think you should at least see if you can pick up the tongue of the trailer. If it really hard or you can't, then it is likely weighted right right (assuming the total weight is 1800 lbs as someone stated earlier). If it is really light or lifts up on its own, I suspect you will have problems towing it any distance and especially at high speed.