log ramps

[krusty]

WM sells some ramps to roll log up for us manual mill owners but have any of you constructed something similar?

I now have a tractor but there are times I know I will need to roll up a log.

I have used just a board but they get pretty slippery in rain/snow/ice.

[ADAMINMO]

The ones we make and sell for our 18M and 18HD are just made from 1-1/2" or 2" square tubing , and weld a piece of angle iron on the end to sit onto the sawmill rail. Then we wld 1/2" keystock x 1-1/2" or 2" long to the square tubing about every 6 to 8 inches for the length of the ramp.I have also seen 3/4" or 1" angle iron welded in place of the keystock. All it serves is for the log to have traction as you roll it up.

[krusty]

Wow that sounds easy!

Might have to get my welder out this coming long weekend  :P

[ADAMINMO]

Glad I could help.

[bandmiller2]

Krusty, if you want top do it on the cheap,get a couple of scrap strips of expanded metal and fasten them to planks with fence staples.Frank C.