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The log diameter you wish to move with the Fetching arch is out of its size range as it is designed to move 25" dia. Really you should be using the fetching arch as the tag axle with either a tractor arch or a winch on the front of that log. And sometimes I do. This last Ash log I had to get it about 100 ft to get it out of the woods first to be able to do that. Seemed to work fine, the only problem was having enough room to get the log off the ground. I got it off 2-3". When the ground is not even, it can be a small issue though. If i had 6 more inches that would give me room to winch it up and have enough ground clearance. using the calculator in the FF tool box your log is way over capacity of both of those arches. The longest log the calculator would let me figure is 20'. Using your diameter and 20' the log would weigh 4104.96 lbs for white ash and 4447.04 lbs for black ash. The combined capacity for both arches 3800 lbs. and you are hanging an extra 4'. So considering your job sites limitations I think the arches seem like a perfect fit and are performing above and beyond. The log was white ash, dead on the stump, so considerably less water in it, thus less weight. What is the limiting factor on the arches? Tire? Rim? Spindle? I may end up building a custom one or two for this situation.I'm not asking Logrite to make anything different for me. I'm just expressing the use I have, how log arches are most useful for me. When I don't have any other way of pulling logs like this is- when they have to be pulled out via a narrow or semi-narrow trail, is where the arch seems like the only tool that can run a heavy log into a not so heavy pull. The walnut log in the pic I posted, is only in the 17-22" dia range, but It's long. One was 26 feet. I want to keep them long as I cut them into beams so this could be long enough for a, 8x12 tie beam.
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