Portable sawmill with bi-directional cutting circular saws

A portable sawmill with bidirectional cutting circular saws, comprising:

• a primary support structure in the form of a trailer having levelling jacks, the trailer having a top level, a second level, a third level, a fourth level and a bottom level;
• a log deck on the top level of the trailer, the log deck having a substantially vertical transport position and a substantially horizontal operative position;
• a log support on the second level of the trailer;
• a log loader to move logs from the log deck to the log support, the log loader having arms pivotally mounted to the log deck which are moved by telescopic actuators from a non-loading position to a loading position, in the loading position the arms are downwardly inclined such that logs move by force of gravity down the arms coming to rest on the log support;
• a track supported by the primary support structure above the log support, the track having a first end and a second end;
• a carriage movable along the track in a first direction from the first end toward the second end and in a second direction from the second end toward the first end;
• a saw support pivotally mounted to the carriage for pivotal movement about a pivot axis which is transverse to the track, such that the saw support moves with the carriage longitudinally along the log support;
• two circular saws rotatably mounted one above the other on the saw support, a first one of the two circular saws rotating in a first rotational direction and a second one of the two circular saws rotating in a second rotational direction, with the teeth on both of the two circular saws always moving toward a log resting on the log support as the log is being cut;
• an actuator for selectively pivoting the saw support to invert the positioning of the two circular saws as the carriage approaches either the first end or the second end of the track, so that the teeth on both of the two circular saws continue to move toward the log being cut upon a change in direction occurring;
• a splitter mounted to saw support, the splitter trailing and being common to the two circular saws;
• a roll case for handling cut log section is positioned adjacent to and lower than the log support on the third level of the trailer;
• an outfeed transfer for cut log sections is positioned on the fourth level of the trailer in communication with the roll case;
• a waste conveyor for handling waste materials is positioned in a waste collection area on a bottom level of the trailer;
• a bridge gate is pivotally secured to the log support for movement between an open position and a closed position, when the gate is in the closed position cut log sections slide down the bridge gate by force of gravity to the roll case and when the gate is in the open position waste material drops onto the waste conveyor in the waste collection area.