Lombard log hauler sleds

loggah · April 16, 2016, 07:57:03 PM

I saw another post about what project are you working on, and decided to post about the log hauler sleds i have been building this spring. The maple sugaring season was pretty much a bust for those that used buckets,and i said skip it this year and get my log hauler sleds built.
I had a bunch of lombard sled irons,some black locust and red oak sawn out years back for skis and bunks, and sawed out some white ash a few days ago for reach poles. Been playing old time blacksmith and wood butcher for over a month and finally finished today !!!!! Two sets of sleds and reaches just under 60 ft. long and probably 2 1/2 tons . Now i just have to cut 5 or 6 thousand ft. of hemlock to make display loads. !!! ;D

r.man · April 16, 2016, 08:01:31 PM

Good grief that is a lot of work. Looks great, do they have an inside home?

thecfarm · April 16, 2016, 08:10:55 PM

Criss crossed?? So they follow better?? That does look good and than some!!!!

loggah · April 16, 2016, 08:25:30 PM

I am going to soak them down with an oil and diesel fuel mixture, the stack them up and cover them. Many,Many bolts in those things ;D. lombard patented his sleds,with the irons and the crossed reach poles, so they would all track the same, no one before had done that, at times they had as many as 20 sets of sleds behind one tractor. Don

Peter Drouin · April 16, 2016, 09:54:29 PM

I was up to Mr Hoyts the other day buying some logs . I see Top Notch has some logs you can use for your display. Your brother has a nice up.

barbender · April 16, 2016, 10:29:54 PM

That is some kind of nice, Loggah! You do really nice work ;)

loggah · April 17, 2016, 06:36:00 AM

I made them pretty much like the originals,most of the logging operators back in the day just bought the irons from lombard and built them with their own wood. Peter he runs a pretty good operation, the Asplund guys have been working out of their yard for a while also.

coxy · April 17, 2016, 07:30:46 AM

nice job 8) 8) i like how you off set the bolts in the cross pieces to keep it from splitting

47sawdust · April 17, 2016, 07:35:14 AM

I would be sitting down too,that is a lot of work.Excellent job.I've built a couple horse drawn work sleds that were cross chained so the rear followed the front.
After seeing your work the bar for quality is set pretty high.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Mick

petefrom bearswamp · April 17, 2016, 08:00:18 AM

Nice job!
When I hit 80 (the current target date, the last one was 75) and finally retire from sawing I plan to visit a bunch of FF member to occupy my time and would love to see all of your projects as well as the things other members do.

Bruno of NH · April 17, 2016, 09:20:48 AM

Don you are a historian :)
And you do great work , would like too meet you one day .
Jim

coxy · April 17, 2016, 03:02:16 PM

Quote from: petefrom bearswamp on April 17, 2016, 08:00:18 AM
Nice job!
When I hit 80 (the current target date, the last one was 75) and finally retire from sawing I plan to visit a bunch of FF member to occupy my time and would love to see all of your projects as well as the things other members do.

watch out guys you will never get anything done :D :D when you hit 80 you will still be sawing you will say ill quit at 85 and i hope your 100 and still sawing 8) 8) you a MM could start a new buss called (old fogey sawing and resawing and sawing again) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D sorry had to have a little fun ;D ;D

Magicman · April 17, 2016, 04:10:44 PM

I am just proud to be in such good company. I have a full sawing schedule ahead of me for this week.

loggah · April 17, 2016, 04:53:03 PM

I probably wont be sawing much this summer, after the sleds are put away i have to start on my 28' x84' pole barn,i have the beams and 2x6 and the 2x8's all sawn from last fall. I am pretty much a dub good at making heavy crude things,and working on old iron.You guys with the modern stuff are light years ahead of me !!! ;D