Log arch thread

[wiersy111]

I hate them little bastids. Tend to shoot each one I find.

 

[MustangMike]

Their teeth are nasty, long & curled. The guy with the skidder could not believe it (and was pissed) cause he also had chains on it and they managed to eat though a little gap that was in the chains. I almost looked like they should not have been able to get in there, but they did.

I set up a 12' high life guard chair on top of a 6' high rock, and cabled it down to the rock so it would not blow away. The porkys started eating my aluminum turn buckles, I had to put roofing tar on them!

 

[MustangMike]

Tend to shoot each one I find

Ditto, one time my brother brought his dog up ... the trip to the vet was not pleasant!

 

[so il logger]

What are these porkys? Porcupine, or wild hogs?

We have neither

 

[wiersy111]

Always have a boom stick with me just for them little fellas.

 

[wiersy111]

Porcupines. Wadling little nasty pin cushions.

 

[wiersy111]

Here ya go boys all done welding. Just waiting for paint in the spring. Much happier the way it come out now, all I have to do is weld a couple log chain hooks onto the back so I can secure the log while transporting. I'll have to wait until spring to get some paint on it.

 

[Greenthorn]

For you DIY's you should try to find old 3 point scoop buckets or old 3 point post hole diggers, they sell pretty cheap at auctions round here. The cross-arms on them are ideal for building an arch.

 

[Greenthorn]

This picture is from a post hole digger yoke.



and on these scoops, you get 2 yokes!

 

[wiersy111]

This picture is from a post hole digger yoke.

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and on these scoops, you get 2 yokes!

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It seems like every time I go to an auction in the last few years the prices were going extremely high.

 

[Greenthorn]

It seems like every time I go to an auction in the last few years the prices were going extremely high.

Yeah, auction stuff has got unreal anymore, especially farmer auctions, I've seen stuff sell for 2x the price that you could get them new. I'm just trying to throw out ideas for building an arch, and here's another, roll bars for tractors and lawn mowers. These were the items I was looking at when I was contemplating building an arch.

 

[hoskvarna]

This is what I was thinking about using. Old sprayer frame.

Was froze down so couldn't move to get better pics.


Sent from Hoskvarna hills

 

[wiersy111]

A tractor roll bar might be heavy enough. but I don't think a lawn mower one would be. I could be wrong but it would also depend on the size of logs your lifting. The first version of my arch was free except the hitch and $25 dollars for the axle I got the hubs off of. Now with the remodel I bought $100 worth of new metal. I wish I had a scrap pile but I don't. I am much happier with the current design.

 

[009L]

Tag

 

[Mastermind]

Your it?

 

[Mattyo]

I'm it?

 

[hoskvarna]

Fyi guys
Northern Tool has these on sale for $169.

Was gonna build one like it but can't buy steel for that.


Sent from Hoskvarna Hills

 

[USMC615]

Fyi guys
Northern Tool has these on sale for $169.

Was gonna build one like it but can't buy steel for that.


Sent from Hoskvarna Hills

Agree!

 

[Stackowood]

Fyi guys
Northern Tool has these on sale for $169.

Please let us know how it works.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like a good design.