Oh my gosh! That beast could move the Titanic! And your welding skill makes me look like a 1st grader writing my name! I want to see that beast in action!
A low cost material sort of set the excessive strength of this thing. But it could realistically handle one-ton. I have welded many years professionally. It is one of those skills you have always try to improve with practice. Here is a video moving the first log. Just slabbed that log today. Log Arch Moving First Log Homemade DIY @SpencersMountain ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m5eTm574hUk.html
Thank you! Talent is simply an accumulation of experience. There are many ways to make something that will move a log. You might come up with something better. Thanks for following along!
Thank you! Sometimes you have to add a little fun to a project. Just moved a little 800 pound log out of the back yard. Hope to have that video up soon. Thanks for watching.
That is a great compliment coming from a "Working Man". I have been a fabricator for a number of decades so this kind of work is not new to me. Thank you for your subscription another compliment I very much appreciate. Be realistic in the size logs you intend to move and build accordingly. My result is really too heavy but was dictated by cheap material and a lets see what I can do attitude. Good luck with your projects and thank you for watching!
Thank you for the comment. There are many synthetic rope videos much better than my low experience. I used my own spin on tools to get the job done. Most of our videos are stepping stone solutions to our off-grid home build. Thank you for watching!
Nice job! I built a log arch a couple of years ago and it works awesome. I wound up replacing the hand winch with an electric winch, the hand winch just couldn't stand up to the abuse the larger logs put on it. Some of the large oak logs with over 2,500lbs. Oh and that paint job is pretty sweet!
Thank you! I was gifted a small used electric winch but it was not available for this build. Little hand winches are likely to be under powered and the reason for using several ways of force reduction. Most trees I deal with are relatively small in diameter, but may have opportunity for a few large ones. Thank you for the comment, information and watching our video.
That's nice... I need to make one too instead of dragging the logs to the sawmill... Awesome project brother I need to learn that rope trick..... Keep it up brother
Thank you. Clean logs do make blades happier. The synthetic cable eyes are pretty simple and let you make custom winch cables or fix ones you have. Unfortunately, I am not the best example for making splices, but I enjoy learning and making my own stuff. There are lots of better videos out there to help you out. I am looking forward to playing with soft shackles made from this synthetic rope and the pulley reduction. Thank you for watching.
Looks great! One small suggestion. I would replace that roller fairlead with a solid aluminum one, which is designed for braided line like dyneema. The braided winch line tends to get pinched in roller fairleads causing damage to the line.
Thanks! About 20 hours including finding parts and paint. Would have been much less using tube instead of shelf supports welded together and somewhat lighter. But the frame was low cost and is very heavy duty. Thank you for watching.
Thank you and thank you for watching! Also have this video on the arch. Log Arch Moving First Log Homemade DIY @SpencersMountain ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m5eTm574hUk.html
@@SpencersMountain Have an idea of a band saw that's utmost lightweight and with separat mountable lightweight tracks that could saw right at the spot where a heavy tree is laid....when I find the time.
Sorry, no. All I have was designed for the material I used which is too heavy and may not be easy to find. I also sized to some local arborist cuttings which can be large. Build your arch to the size and weight logs you intend to move on a regular basis. Too heavy / big is difficult to use and loses recovery capabilities. Too light is not going to move anything. Download a log weight app or chart. Know how much a certain diameter of log weighs by species density. Thank you for watching.
Harry, I made some quick CAD drawings just for concept and cut angles for this project. Everything was based on the salvaged pallet rack shelf supports. That material was cheap but did result in extra work making tube and ultimately a frame unnecessarily too heavy. The material length I had was 40-1/2”, so the arch is base on 20” pieces to use up that length. My advise is to build to suit the logs you have. Calculate weight and build to suit your needs. Ultimately everything comes down to what you can realistically handle. Then axles, tires, winch, chains, cables, etc. have to be able to hold that load.
OK, I do have a lot of respect for Eddie and his “candy stripe” was mentioned in the concept but I did try to be different (didn’t want to mess with tape). It is cool you made the connection. Thanks for watching!
