Interesting log hauler
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I can see some body not aware of or not paying attention getting an uppercut at 2;30 into the video.. I like the carrier and the simplicity.
That’s pretty cool. I could see where something like that could be handy if you were a modern day frontiersman.
Dudders
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Fine in those perfect conditions, but on my rough ground, I'd need the wheels to be three times that diameter. Those dinky little rollers would get stuck in every hole, bang up against every lump!
My local outdoor museum has an implement based on the same principle, several hundreds of years old and the wheels are over 6 feet in diameter... That would do me!
My local outdoor museum has an implement based on the same principle, several hundreds of years old and the wheels are over 6 feet in diameter... That would do me!
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Log arches like that have been around for a long time, along with the following wheels. Several companies make them.
If I owned an ATV, or small tractor, and had the need to move whole logs, it would definitely be something that I looked into.
Philbert
If I owned an ATV, or small tractor, and had the need to move whole logs, it would definitely be something that I looked into.
Philbert
manomet
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I always marvel at how perfect the logs/rounds look when I watch a demo video. Most of what I process is gnarly and far less than perfect, where does this wood grow?
Mostly softwood, your conifers, poplars, birch, etc.
Log arches are generally used for logs that will be turned into lumber, which typically means the straighter, nicer logs.
I'd be fun to have the trailing dolly steerable with a seat on top. Like a hook and ladder fire truck.
It would be nice to come up with a version that could fit through a 3' gate...I'd be fun to have the trailing dolly steerable with a seat on top. Like a hook and ladder fire truck.
While dragging a 38" diameter highly valuable black walnut
mckeetree
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Gotta love those super blue spotless coveralls.
I like how folks will recycle time tested stuff like its fabulous new tech...
Anyhow, not sure I'd want to stick a ton of log behind a 4wheeler and try going up... or especially down any hills, at least not with both ends on unbraked wheels... its scary enough in a skidder that is built for it, let alone an open cabbed ATV
Don't get me wrong a log arch is a dandy tool for moving logs, you just have to be smart with them... lifting both ends is inviting trouble, not having a way to drop the load in a hurry more so.
The old Cat arches all had swivel hitches, so that if the arch tipped over, it didn't take the cat with it, difference is that the cat usually had enough weight on its own to stop the logs once they started rolling away, or worse slamming into the back of it.
Anyhow, not sure I'd want to stick a ton of log behind a 4wheeler and try going up... or especially down any hills, at least not with both ends on unbraked wheels... its scary enough in a skidder that is built for it, let alone an open cabbed ATV
Don't get me wrong a log arch is a dandy tool for moving logs, you just have to be smart with them... lifting both ends is inviting trouble, not having a way to drop the load in a hurry more so.
The old Cat arches all had swivel hitches, so that if the arch tipped over, it didn't take the cat with it, difference is that the cat usually had enough weight on its own to stop the logs once they started rolling away, or worse slamming into the back of it.
its also pretty impressive to have that log land right over the perfectly dug trench to get the chains underneath it...
Sure wish I had that kind of talent
Sure wish I had that kind of talent
Spoken like a true logger... in the commercial tree care forum... different industry, bro...
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