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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Vautour on August 05, 2022, 08:49:15 PM

Title: log arch trailer trial
Post by: Vautour on August 05, 2022, 08:49:15 PM
 
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picked up a few logs out of the woods last week, these logs were about 75 feet from the trailer and had no problem pulling with the 10,000 pound winch.
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: rusticretreater on August 05, 2022, 08:58:18 PM
Cool. I was amazed at the power my log arch provided.  Looks like you will be hauling a lot.
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: B.C.C. Lapp on August 06, 2022, 05:31:16 PM
Thats pretty slick.  What are you doing with the logs?
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: Vautour on August 07, 2022, 09:31:26 AM
@ B.C.C. Lapp  lumber.. I've got a homemade built sawmill.reason for posting this is the idea that this is probably the simplest and cheapest way to pick up log without using any other machinery.
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: Crusarius on August 07, 2022, 10:05:59 AM
Now you need a side unload feature to load it on the sawmill :)

Just getting you thinking :)
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: JoshNZ on August 07, 2022, 08:41:24 PM
You mean he needs a digger.. 12 tonner with a grapple ought to do it.

So do I!
Title: Re: log arch trailer trial
Post by: Vautour on August 07, 2022, 09:15:10 PM
Actually guys what i'm thinking about is a making poor man's grapple using my forklift as in the picture below and adding two modified pallet puller on each end to my I beam that i can open (manually or electric) as i grab a log from the trailer....i've got a rough sketch between my ears...hmm.
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