- Engine Power11.1kW
- Max. Log Diameter790mm
- Max. Log Length5000mm
Portable Sawmills
Portable sawmills allow you to mill lumber on site, turning raw logs into usable planks, beams and boards without transporting timber to a fixed mill.
1 models·Nationwide delivery·Finance available
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R 139 315 excl. VAT
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Where to buy Portable Sawmills in South Africa
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Cape Town?+
Buy portable sawmills in Cape Town directly from MCM Group's MCM Group Cape Town branch at 9 Karee Rd, Kraaifontein Industria, Cape Town 7570. Phone +27 21 001 8686 or email ruan@mcmco.co.za. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT, with finance available and same-day collection or delivery within the Western Cape region.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in George?+
Buy portable sawmills in George directly from MCM Group's MCM Group George branch at Jura Lands, Beach Road, Hansmoeskraal, George 6529. Phone +27 44 878 2917 or email chris@mcmco.co.za. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT, with finance available and same-day collection or delivery within the Western Cape region.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Midrand?+
Buy portable sawmills in Midrand directly from MCM Group's MCM Group Gauteng branch at 26 Sterling Rd, Unit 1, Samrand Business Park, Midrand 0117. Phone +27 12 030 3451 or email jacques@mcmco.co.za. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT, with finance available and same-day collection or delivery within the Gauteng region.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Bloemfontein?+
Buy portable sawmills in Bloemfontein directly from MCM Group's MCM Group Bloemfontein branch at Bloem Showgrounds, Curie Avenue, Generaal De Wet, Bloemfontein 9301. Phone +27 84 022 7300 or email clarence@mcmco.co.za. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT, with finance available and same-day collection or delivery within the Free State region.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Johannesburg?+
MCM Group delivers portable sawmills to Johannesburg, Gauteng from our nearest branch — MCM Group Gauteng (26 Sterling Rd, Unit 1, Samrand Business Park, Midrand 0117). Phone +27 12 030 3451. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT. Nationwide delivery with finance through all major SA asset finance lenders.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Pretoria?+
MCM Group delivers portable sawmills to Pretoria, Gauteng from our nearest branch — MCM Group Gauteng (26 Sterling Rd, Unit 1, Samrand Business Park, Midrand 0117). Phone +27 12 030 3451. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT. Nationwide delivery with finance through all major SA asset finance lenders.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Centurion?+
MCM Group delivers portable sawmills to Centurion, Gauteng from our nearest branch — MCM Group Gauteng (26 Sterling Rd, Unit 1, Samrand Business Park, Midrand 0117). Phone +27 12 030 3451. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT. Nationwide delivery with finance through all major SA asset finance lenders.
Where can I buy a portable sawmill in Sandton?+
MCM Group delivers portable sawmills to Sandton, Gauteng from our nearest branch — MCM Group Gauteng (26 Sterling Rd, Unit 1, Samrand Business Park, Midrand 0117). Phone +27 12 030 3451. Starting from R 149 000 excl. VAT. Nationwide delivery with finance through all major SA asset finance lenders.
About Portable Sawmills from MCM Group+
Portable sawmills allow you to mill lumber on site, turning raw logs into usable planks, beams and boards without transporting timber to a fixed mill. They are used by farmers, foresters, furniture makers, construction companies and smallholders who want to add value to their own timber.MCM Group supplies portable sawmills for sale in South Africa, designed for easy transport and setup in the field. Our mobile sawmills handle a range of log sizes and produce clean, accurate cuts for structural timber, fencing, decking and custom woodwork.All portable sawmills from MCM Group come with local warranty, blade supply and after-sales service from our branches in Cape Town, Gauteng and Free State. Browse the range below or contact us for a quote.
Frequently Asked Questions About Portable Sawmills
What is a portable sawmill?
A portable sawmill is a mobile milling machine that can be transported to where the timber is, allowing you to cut logs into planks, beams, and boards on site. This eliminates the cost of transporting raw logs to a fixed mill.
What can a portable sawmill cut?
Portable sawmills can cut hardwood and softwood logs into dimensional lumber, planks, beams, railway sleepers, and custom-sized boards. They are popular with farmers, foresters, and small timber businesses across South Africa.
Is a portable sawmill profitable?
Yes, portable sawmills can be highly profitable for custom milling, on-site lumber production, and value-adding to raw timber. They allow you to process fallen trees, alien vegetation, and plantation timber into sellable lumber with minimal overhead.
In South Africa's timber-growing regions — KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Western Cape and Limpopo — portable sawmills are widely used by timber farmers, woodworkers and rural communities to process logs from their own plantations into construction-grade timber, flooring blanks and furniture boards without transporting logs to commercial sawmills.
Bandsaw sawmills produce less kerf waste per cut than circular saw designs — an important consideration when processing valuable hardwoods or limited timber volumes. A typical bandsaw mill produces a 3—4 mm kerf compared to 6—8 mm for a circular saw mill, meaning more usable lumber from each log.
Log capacity (the maximum log diameter and length the mill can accept) is the primary selection criterion. Entry-level portable sawmills handle logs to approximately 500 mm diameter and 3.5 metres in length — suited to farm timber and construction lumber. Larger models accept 800+ mm diameter logs for processing feature hardwood slabs for furniture.
MCM Group supplies portable sawmills with full local warranty, band saw blade supply and after-sales service from our branches in Cape Town, George, Gauteng and Bloemfontein. Contact us for a demonstration and model recommendation based on your typical log species, dimensions and milling volume.