made me a timberjack

[husky455rancher]

i made this a few months ago but i never posted any pics of it. it works pretty well. ive guaged it to the 100$ store bought ones and i actually like mine better. my handle is 4 1/2 feet so the extra leverage is great for little guys like me.


i made the hook at work on the cnc punch press it worked out really well. it makes it look fancy too which dosent hurt. i will say though i didnt do anything to clean it up any i didnt even brush the welds off or grind it nice. maybe sometime but i got too much to do to play with crap likr that right now it still works good eitherway.

 

[Patrick62]

Nit pickin'

comparison between your creation, and my modified factory model.

Foot is too tall, you only need enough to raise the thing off the ground. A shorter leg would increase the available leverage. My factory model looked a lot like yours, and I chopped the foot to 1/2 height.

Steel is easy to work with, but unless it is a solid axle shaft it is going to bend. 4 foot long lever with a big dude hanging on the end of it means a bunch of weight on the business end of it.
Mine uses a honking huge 3" thick hardwood handle. It is strong enough that I can put everything my 200 pounds can do into it.

The hook. Excellent work there! I love it!!! I had to change mine from a single point that was angled wrong to a pair of points that are a lot like what you have there.

With mine, I can usually dog into a 20" log (tree length) and slam the handle hard and get it off the ground. Watch where you place your hands the hook has a nasty habit of coming all the way over and smashing knuckles while you are carrying it. Ask how I know..... :monkey:

-Pat

 

[husky455rancher]

i thought about cutting the leg shorter ill probably try it sometime for the hell of it.
as far as the pipe goes its pretty thick stuff. its been a while since i made it and my memory is ehhh at best but i doint think it bending is an issue but time will tell.

but this was my first shot at one and like everything i seem to make or even buy i think of things to make em better. so maybe next home depot trip ill snag another length of pipe

 

[husky455rancher]

oh and the hook was some trial and error. i had to mess with the angle a bit before i got it right but its dead on now.

 

[Scootermsp]

nice work

Did you weld it with a stick or MIG?

 

[husky455rancher]

i had the mig handy. i do have a stick welder too but its not wired up yet. someday lol............