Homemade 900 kg Log Arch Trailer/Skider 

As a boilermaker I'd say you did well mate. Just one bit of advice. If your welder is getting hot and you want to give it a rest don't just turn it off. Leave it running for 10 minutes first before turning off will help cool it down more effectively. Great work mate

Absolute genius. You rrally are the Chief O'Brien when it comes to projects, thinking on your feet, and launching into something based entirely on a rough image in your head. If I were putting a nuclear bunker team together, you would be exactly the guy to lead the rebuild in a post disaster scenario. Great work.

Well-planned, looks solid, nice design, an appearance by Dot, and the paint supervising cat. Thanks for the upload, Kris.

Good job! Kris. Don't Skid your logs with that nice winch. First put a, Tow Strap around the log's front, leaving one eye. Hook a chain to that eye and up to the upside down "Y". A lot stronger. Skid your logs up to where you can get at it, and reset the log on your Carrier with the winch and straps. Have fun!

Congratulations Kris - a superb bit of engineering with the bare minimum of tools - very impressive.

A thing of beauty and practicality is always a wonder to behold. I am so proud of the way you think things ALL the way through, belt n braces. Its never a 'that'll do job'. You are stoic Kris. Bloody well done. Xx

Outstanding Kris. Love the way you work without drawn plans but the finished result always looks so professional!

lay some boards across the bottom, a tarp over the top & you've got a mobile tent!

Great project that should work very well for you Kris. Once you’re done with it and you sell it you will be sure to need it again for your next project after the workshop is done.

Excellent job!

Clever contraption. For really heavy loads you might want to consider welding gussets to the joints that are not reinforced by structural supports. Gussets take a lot of tension of the butt joints and don't interfere with the structure. Regarding your welding: I have seen much worse produced by people who make their living with welding! :-)

I'm no welder and one thing I know for sure is welds don't need to look pretty to be GOOD WELDS and all pretty welds are NOT good welds I think yours are fine great project!

Great little project! Just a tip, unless you thought of it yourself. Did you disconnect your 4x4 battery before welding as you could fry your electrics in your truck as the tow bar is bolted to the chassis obviously and your welder is chucking all that voltage through your vehicle. Great job though! Looks cool!

That’s a great looking trailer. I believe that for trailers to be road legal in the UK they also need red triangular reflectors on the rear.

When lifting the logs with the front up against the upside-down V make sure the off centre weight does not put too much lift on the ball hitch, it can either pop the ball hitch or start lifting the rear of the van, in the second case it can cause snaking, loss of breaking, and loss of control of the van.

To be road legal I think you’ll need some mudguards on it too. Cool build Dude.

You are brilhante at everything

I'm beginning to think you can do anything. I looks awesome.

very good job and you did a good job explaining. You might want to add a ring so you can loop your cable under heavy logs to give some mechanical advantage but you'll figure that out I'm sure. Best of luck to you

Not for nothing but if you're running that shielded metal arc welding (SMAW/ "stick") electrode properly mill scale is the least of your worries on this. The size of the base metal, ie the wall thickness of that square tube is going to be your Achilles heel. Edit: your welds look fine.

Wow great job, well planed out. Now I can make one using your Ideas. Thanks

I like the results and some of your techniques. God Bless You.

I love the way you're so resourceful and multi-talented!

This is absolutely awesome Kris!

Nice work Kris, looking forward to watching you haul the roof timbers with that bad boy!

Hey there Kris. Just saw your interview you did that posted on Barcroft TV. So glad you did it. This shared a prospective on your project that I find inspiring. Keep crackin' on and hope you do another interview later on. While your videos are great having a professional interviewer tell your story brings a different prospective with a good narrative too.

Nice job!

I am always in Awe of people who can make Things. Unfortunately I am not one of the Skilled people, so I just watch.

a big thumbs up.and it looks like it passed the wobble test tooooo/

Nice job

Welds look great, practice makes perfect!

I agree with the idea of turning it into a trailer when needed - a few holes for bolts in the frame, and a box that can be fixed on with a tarp over the top. Multifunctional, the way forward....

Good job!! Looks great. Can't wait to see it in action. Ya know, the next project after this is building is finished could be a wood mizer to cut wood to sell or for making other projects. I've been watching Out Of The Woods videos and he's re-purposing a shed that was a rabbit breeding building to hold his wood mizer.

Yet another excellent effort my friend. :)

Nice log arch looks good we need one of these for our Offgrid farm too

I like the green colour, it suits your lifestyle.

Your in your element when you are creating, great to watch. And you painted it British racing green, should help a lot on the motorway. 😁

Outstanding build. When no longer needed, rent it out... And you have a new business welding these up for people. Also lots of people have a need for small welding jobs but they are unable to weld. You could make side money doing small welding jobs at your place!

If a weld doesn't break, it's perfect. You'll have offcuts of that box section....perfect for making large dice......see mine.

Brilliant!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Looks super to us! Fun watching the video!

Great job Kris on the trailer :)

Wow, that's a big job, nice work.

Great job Kris looks great. I think it's been said all ready but maybe add some gussets they will add a lot of strength

i dig the design and dang good work on the welder sir

It really does look like a proper thing

IF THEY DON'T SALE WHAT YOU NEED. NO PROBLEM 👈🏼 JUST MAKE IT YOURSELF 👍🏼 ...... WELL DONE THERE KRIS 👏🏼 ...... ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Kris Harbour.....

you could have something for the logs to rest on if you built in a few bars on hinges. They could be pulled out across the bottom. under the log, and clipped down on the other side if you get my drift.From one side of the frame to the other. That way the log would actually have a base to rest on. Just an idea / thought.

If you raise the log, slide a couple of rails across the trailer then lower the log onto them it will be way more stable in transit.

hold the rod closer, increase your amps by about 15 and clean the metal. good luck rewelding.

Nice build kris

Awesome, i admire that you can work without having a fantsy workshop. I blame everyhting that i dont do on exactly that "I have no place to work" ^^

Put some chain catches on the front inverse U shape where the near end of the log rests, that way you can secure the log with a chain in the near end should you need to.

Clever problem solving👍

Great creativity. I hope you put a guard up front or travel (slowly) with your tailgate open so you don't lose a window

as a retiard coded welder son, them weld's will hold up well did you know a weld 1" ling & a 5'mm thick weld with good penetration will shear at 50 tone and that is a standard tack. If you grins a slit v angle on a bit of steel box . & weld it flat at 2" full waded & driest flat . will be = to a 3mm weld & that welds will hold (200'ton) before shearing fact it will collapse before bending in the application you going to ues it for . Now it will shear. at twice the lowd, if one put a signal weld over the top of each weld. & it would dubbed to 400 ton but it will bend before it shears. in the application you are to apply it to A suitable valid weld with a slit 1mm gap will allow the weld to penitent forming a root to the weld so it ferns a weld on the insider of the steel you are welding & the resulting fill weld will fit the v that is sufficient adding a second cap weld. after depressing is Belt a brasses & is often the profred choice . for aesthetics but not unessersery it a very good job👍💖

i learned to weld with a stick welder. never used it again after getting a wire welder. way more fun not having to wank off the handle trying to start an arc with a stick

Be v careful with no hitch weight on trailer. With the balance of a long log it will lift on the hitch and make your van unstable.

Good work bud

I think it's a great build, but I think you should add braces from the front of the upright down to the sides angling out from the hitch. Those heavy logs will wreak havoc on that upright weld there when they swing when you're moving, even if it's just a little bit of swinging. Better to have something over engineered than under. Anyway, that's my opinion. Thanks for sharing the video.

Nice job .👍

I want to make a frame for an ebike. I've never welded before, this helps

Cool unit KH

could u add a hing point at the top of the other end of the trailer so u can winch logs towards the vav and up

I always learned that a trailer should transfer as little as possible downward weight to the rear suspension of the car. That's why 2 wheel trailers have the wheels in the middle. The car is just for pulling not lifting. Although I think you'll be fine.

Nice job! is all I can say, nice vid also!

Brilliant job as usual. Quick question don't trailers pulling over a certain weight require a braking system to be safe?

Good work! I've been thinking about something like this to lift ton bags of firewood from dry storage to the house... I'm worrying if it is heavy to lift onto the tow hitch? What sort of weight will it lift?

4:40 Hey Kris, there's a spring over there, just under the soil ;)

Kris, I'm sure you've considered this but make sure you don't overload the towing capacity of your van. Apart from being dangerous, PC Plod will hand out significant fines if your load is too heavy.

Great job buddy looks the dogs dangles that does! Nice design too. Are you planning on taking the Delica Into the woods to skid the timber out or are you going to use something else? Nice wheel choice too should spread the weight well!

Hi Kris, super job on your new toy. I'm no welder either but it looks really good and all this experience goes a long way. I see Dot's a dab hand with a brush, maybe you should teach her to weld? I don't know if you follow April Wilkerson on youtube but she recently made a gantry thing attachment for logging with her trailer, worth a look. If you were using this on the road would you need some kind of crossmember(s) to rest the load on? Stay safe and keep up the good work.

did you look at and test if a car hood/bonnet would be useful in your wooded areas - I do like your design and thinking - next upgrade an electric motor for the winch?

Think you might need wheel arches to take on the road

Can you pull this with the tractor for places your van can't go?

Sweet

hope you disconected the earth on the car battery b4 welding on hitch ??

Interestigly enough the first ever motorised vehicle was a "charrier", a cannon carrier designed to lift and transport napoleonian type cannons the same way you lift logs with your trailer.

For road legal do you need a safety chain (secondary coupling that loops from the vehicle frame to the trailer)? That way if it disconnects it stays with the vehicle and doesn't end up in some poor buggers living room :D

900kg? It looks so strong as if it could pick up much more....but then I am not an expert on this.

did you still use vegi oil on your van?

Beware the cinetic energy in a turn at high speed. The tree must not bounce. It must be blocked.

Hi, how did your off grid power supply manage with all the welding?

Hey dude why couldn't the hitch go into the square pipe instead of on top?! super bothered

RU-vid algorithm here we go.

I spy the cat at 14:30!

Might work better with tractor.

Can't knock it! When you have finished, you could always cover it with a sheet, turn it over and take Dot for a trip on the pond! Seriously, you are making it happen while I am sat on my bum!

what happens if you forget the earth?

Let me know if you need an apprentice...

Did he just say nippel?

Have you considered using the beam as lever and the wheels as fulcrum, instead of using a winch? Like ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B4IJPpLQVlo.html

Instead of keeping steel local they would rather ship it to china , damn scrap yards are a joke.

Scrap yard wouldn’t seek you anything???? That sounds strange to me.

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