Log-Hauler

[Pete H]

It will work great for its intended usage and just be sure to build it to suit your needs. What to you intend to haul it with?
Welcome to AS.

I am mostly milling chestnut some of which I have to haul down public roads and some are also to heavy to pick up with the tines on my tractor so having a log hauler similar to this would enable me to pick up the log from where it falls and carry it back home and lower it straight onto the bed of the mill

 

[hamish]

I am mostly milling chestnut some of which I have to haul down public roads and some are also to heavy to pick up with the tines on my tractor so having a log hauler similar to this would enable me to pick up the log from where it falls and carry it back home and lower it straight onto the bed of the mill

What area of France are you in? (I worked close to Strasbourg in the early 90's......alwyas amazes me when talking about trees with all the places I have been to).

 

[Pete H]

What area of France are you in? (I worked close to Strasbourg in the early 90's......alwyas amazes me when talking about trees with all the places I have been to).

We are in Brittany in the depertment of Morbihan. Its a fairly hilly area with a lot of trees, mainly chestnut and oak but also quite a few pines. I came here recently from England and set up with the LT 15 hoping to pick up a few jobs but things have really taken off which is why I need a better way to move logs around. There are a lot of British people living in this area buying up and renovating some of the old stone cottages that are tucked away in some really beautiful places. It is mainly these people who are looking for new beams and other wood that is very difficult to get hold of now from established sawmills that have almost disapeared from most of the villages

 

[CRESTLINE]

Log-Hauler Update

Well, we broke our winch today. Took it back to Harbor Freight to exchange it. No problem ...... NOT!! Seems that they forgot to mention that the 5500 lb winch I purchased was being "dis-continued". So, they didn't have one to exchange for my broke one. Needless to say, I got a total refund on my purchase price plus the $29 I paid for the extended warranty. We went to Northern Tool to check out their winches. We chose their 9000 lb winch which works so much better than the 5500 lb one we had. Cost me an extra $200 bucks, but it is worth it, plus I purchased their extended warranty which lasts for 3 years (total replacement, no questions asked). Just hope they don't decide to dis-continue it!!!

 

[Can8ianTimber]

Thanks so much for posting all the pics. I don't think you can go wrong with that extra heavy duty winch. There are some things that are fine to buy from Harbor Frieght but I don't get anything that has a motor from them. I hope to build one of these some time in the future. Keep up the good work.

 

[zogger]

way cool!

One of the better home built gizmos I have seen! Good luck with the bigger winch

 

[CRESTLINE]

Logs

Well the new winch works great. Attached are a few pic's of the logs we hauled with our log-hauler. The big one in the pic is a southern white pine about 28" in dia. Should make some nice boards. Now just waiting on our sawmill to be delivered.

 

[Can8ianTimber]

Well that should keep the mill busy for a couple hours anyways. That is a nice pile of logs. I would say you have that logging arch broke in by now. Good job.

 

[CRESTLINE]

New Addition to Log-Hauler

Well we got all of our logs hauled in so we made an additional attachment for our hauler while we are waiting on our mill to be completed and delivered. I have attached a few pictures.

 

[hamish]

Ok amazing, I like it but geesh you guys gotta stop doing this, i'm almost done my first version of the arch....now I have to make changes!

 

[Hddnis]

Well we got all of our logs hauled in so we made an additional attachment for our hauler while we are waiting on our mill to be completed and delivered. I have attached a few pictures.

Looks really good, nice craftsmanship and design.

I think you're back to needing a shield for the winch cable. I don't see any way to effectively use the forks without someone sitting on the tractor in-line with the whip lash of a broken cable.




Mr. HE