Wheely good Small log transport

[BobL]

Check it out: http://picasaweb.google.com/svendus/SundaySGen#

 

[willbarryrec]

That's pretty slick..I'd like to have a log arch period but a motorized one?

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

Was this homemade?

 

[BobL]

Was this homemade?

I believe so

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

I believe so

HMM... very innovative!

 

[BobL]

I reckon a seriously beefy one could be make from say an old 175 cc four stroke motor cycle and then adding the arch on as a sort of hi-riser side car type arrangement. The gearing would have to brought down a couple of notches but then one could even perhaps ride the sucker as well - YEE HAAAA! (Must be the Stampeded coming out in me again)

 

[Can8ianTimber]

That looks pretty wild. The wheels look seriously under-rated though. pretty cool.

 

[BobL]

That looks pretty wild. The wheels look seriously under-rated though. pretty cool.

Motor cycle tires and wheels are a lot stronger than you might think. Consider the forces on them when the brakes are applied or WOT is applied. Two small motor cycle tires and wheels like that should be able to support about 600 lbs in a static or slow moving load situation. His rig probably weighs in the vicinity of 150 lbs so he should be good for 400+ lbs

Two full size road bike tires and wheels should be able to support at least 3 times that.

 

[Andrew96]

Ah yes, MC tires can take a huge load..but NOT a side load. They are not made to take those forces. A very neat tool though. If you are gentle and don't run it over very rough terrain fast (keep side loads down), it would last a long time. Sure beats loading by hand with a winch...or nothing. Not everyone packs a tractor...or can mill on site.

 

[BobL]

Ah yes, MC tires can take a huge load..but NOT a side load. They are not made to take those forces.

True, but the idea of this loader is to operate it at walking pace or less. At those speeds the biggest loads would most likely occur on slopes but that would only happen if the loader was operating along (rather than up or down) slopes which would not be advisable on any steep slope anyway. Going up or down slopes, driveways, across lawns or fields or along bush tracks should be fine.

 

[Andrew96]

Oh I agree BobL. A very nicely made tool. I was imagining trying to transport something big and heavy out of the woods (it looks like it can handle twice the length he has on there). Though three wheeled...if you ran one rear over a hump...it would put some side load on the other wheel assembly. However...if you are gentle enough..and understand that those wheels need to be treated nicely with respect to side loads..you could certainly move a lot of stuff with it. Realizing that spoked rims flex and can actually take a lot of abuse and overloading if you do it slow enough. They bend..before failure. My comment really was intended for someone else trying to replicate this in the future (wouldn't want them to only glance and think they were bicycle wheels). I kind of wanted to state the side load issue for design, or use considerations. I can only imagine the sweat this thing saves.

 

[northernborn99]

That thing looks sweet, just imigane what it could do with some wideer atv tires

or a set of tracks off a honda snowblower