Assembling a Frontier OS 27 Sawmill

Frontier Sawmills incorporate many of the innovative features their parent company, Norwood Industries have patented for their main line of portable bandsaw mills. This video mentions a few mistakes I made during the assembly process and actually misses a few of the critical points due to my inattention. I took the liberty to veer off of the recommended assembly instructions while lifting the laminated saw head to slip onto the vertical uprights. I gently use a set of nylon chokers and lifted the heavy component with the two post car lift, then with relative ease, let it slip gently and in controllable fashion right into position on the risers. The same technique was put to use while then lifting the now heavier and completed saw head assembly to be set onto the bed frame and frame rails. It is by far easier and safer to perform this portion of the process if you have the necessary machinery to do the lifting safely. BUTTTT....as you attach your lifting straps be sure to not stress any portion of the blade guard. Even though it is a very thick material, it is the lightest component in the assembly and could possibly be sprung with improper slinging or choking with nylon straps.
I would recommend to others to take the time over a long mornings coffee and totally familiarize yourself with the entire binder that comes with the unit. I think had I done that, a lot of the issues I had with understanding the sequence of assembly would have been eliminated. Another suggestion is to use self sticking small tags to stick on the pages you know you will need to reference back to...like the page for blade tracking and tensioning. Another page to tag would be the guide adjustment segment. Another one would be the one for folding/unfolding a new blade. Yes...that exercise takes a little time to conquer without lacerations. And on a side note.....
Speaking of bodily harm....on some close-ups of my face, you will notice some pretty good facial swelling....well, that was thanks to the multiple red wasp stings to my eye lid and lip while stripping tarps from an old tractor the day before that portion of this video was recorded. It's all good. I killed 'em all !! ...and I am happy about that too.
So to sum up, let me say I am totally impressed with the fit and finish of the Frontier mill as a whole. In the video I complain about the instruction manual, but have to admit a lot of the issues were probably caused by my not taking the time to familiarize myself with the manual. But I stand by my statement that in many places, a different picture or illustration would go a long way to make the process much easier. 'Up close' pictures are great, but if there were a way to indicate the actual location of them on the machine would be a lot better. On so many pages with illustrations, there is ample room to make highlighted notes pertinent to the illustration.
I think the technical writers and illustrators for the manual really ARE so familiar with their product that they forget that the majority of end users are NOT familiar with the terminology or parts of the mill. Now granted, after assembling one mill, I think I can assemble another one most of the way without the directions at all, but boy o boy, the first one was a doosey ! The coolest thing about the package however are the numbered bags of nuts, bolts and washers... almost to a 'T', the quantity was exact. But there are a few left over, so there was either an extra one here and there OR I missed them during the assembly. Heaven forbid, that can't be right...or can it ??!!