Heavy iron

[northmanlogging]

The basic idea behind tower/spar tree logging, it to get the butts off the ground, like the arch on a skidder only taller. Once you get one end clear of the stumps and mess, and have most of the weight on the sky line, then you can pull an impressive amount of wood.

2dogs rig could use a second winch for lift, or a dummy line and a christy type carriage... but I digress...

A simple and effective method is to just hang a good sized block 20'-30' up in a stout tree and run the skidders line through it, you have to manually pull line down hill, but you get some lift from the tree and can pull more wood with less stress on the machine.

 

[slowp]

Here's one that a group of boys took on as a restoration project. I keep forgetting to ask what happened to it. They were trying to sell it, and if that didn't work, it was off to the scrap yard for it. They pulled it in the Logger's Jubilee parade.

 

[treeslayer2003]

scrap yard???? oh no!

 

[madhatte]

We found part of an old steam yarder on one of our sale units not too long ago. Probably dates to the mid-1940's. I haven't taken pictures yet. I'll try to remember to next time I'm in the neighborhood.

 

[Trx250r180]

scrap yard???? oh no!

yup i scrapped out a set of donkey drums not long ago ,about 10 years ago scrapped a large old arch bigger than the one in the picture ,it is either yard art or scrap around here the old logging stuff ,i tried to sell it ,got sick of listing to people himm and hamm so the whole thing went in with a load of cars

 

[treeslayer2003]

no ya can't save um all, but them boys put all that work in that one.

 

[HuskStihl]

yup i scrapped out a set of donkey drums not long ago ,about 10 years ago scrapped a large old arch bigger than the one in the picture ,it is either yard art or scrap around here the old logging stuff ,i tried to sell it ,got sick of listing to people himm and hamm so the whole thing went in with a load of carsView attachment 342173 View attachment 342174 View attachment 342175 View attachment 342176 View attachment 342178

You're a monster!

 

[Trx250r180]

You're a monster!

You spelt Satin wrong

 

[Trx250r180]

so its a lot different than what a skidder would just winch up a hill then.
wish I knew more about rigging, that skill has been lost here for a couple generations.
seems like small cable.

Here is one of my mini portable yarders ,4x4 wrecker ,the boom extends out and goes almost strait up in the air ,with the wheel lift down on the ground ,i can pull a lot with it ,but is very slow ,i milled up these logs ,framing timbers on my front porch were framed with some of this fir
sorry for the slight derail but i know you guys like pictures

 

[2dogs]

You spelt Satin wrong

Uhm...nope, too easy.

 

[2dogs]

Here is one of my mini portable yarders ,4x4 wrecker ,the boom extends out and goes almost strait up in the air ,with the wheel lift down on the ground ,i can pull a lot with it ,but is very slow ,i milled up these logs ,framing timbers on my front porch were framed with some of this fir
sorry for the slight derail but i know you guys like pictures View attachment 342200View attachment 342201View attachment 342202View attachment 342203

Pics are good.

 

[1270d]

It would have been neat to see in person those skid mounted donkeys moved themselves around. I have seen some old photos of one dragging down a road.

 

[northmanlogging]

I've thought about rebuilding one of the old yarders, throw a diesel on it, park it on a trailer and spend a small fortune on building a tower and rigging it...


But then its cheaper to get a used yarder in the end. Found a skagit bu-30? on a kenworth truck for 29k... and an eco logger in oregon for about the same price.

 

[OlympicYJ]

Brian, hope you didn't scrap that nice little set of drums! If you still have em and aren't in a hurry to get rid of em I'd be interested in a year or two.

Wes

 

[Trx250r180]

Brian, hope you didn't scrap that nice little set of drums! If you still have em and aren't in a hurry to get rid of em I'd be interested in a year or two.

Wes

Sorry it did get scrapped already ,it was a usable set if some things were fixed up ,i guess it's last use was a pile driver for making docks at lake sutherland

 

[northmanlogging]

You come across any kind of salvageable equipment like that give me a holler, I may be interested. Might not have any money though...

 

[OlympicYJ]

Noooo!!!! well shoot if ya have any cool stuff like that come your way let me know! Always on the lookout for cool old iron that could be resurrected.

 

[OlympicYJ]

Northy ya beat me by seconds lol

 

[2dogs]

This dozer yarder was at the shop when I picked up the winch today.

 

[2dogs]

Forgot this one.