Log Arch Users

[openspaceman]

I love it, of course with double drum winches on the A55 you could pull with one up to the butt plate and then lift with the other.

 

I wonder if a pedestrian version could handle a decent sized log?

[Mr. Ed]

I've got one of those little logrite arches, and they're lovely things. So neatly designed and well-made. They lift the log just with the geometry of pulling down the bar, and a heavy log takes quite a force to get the centre of gravity up and over the wheel, so that's a bit of a limitation. The other limitation is length - walking with them is a bit like taking a dog for a walk (that's why it's called "junior" I suppose) and if you have a long one it's always nipping at your ankles, threatening your achilles tendon and back of the knee like a malicious cowdog. There's a handle you can extend with, but you still can't use it with really long logs. I use it in the yard mostly for pulling little bits about, or for lifting one end of a bigger log so you can saw it. The basic concept is so delightful that I use it whenever I can. 

[Mr. Ed]

I stumbled across this just now. The strangest video I'm likely to post anywhere. I think it was the first Christmas we were in the house, and we were moving out some overgrown Christmas trees. Had no tractor or motor winch and I was pulling this tree out of the undergrowth with a Tirfor and the junior arch. Needs sound - it's very boring and just a little bit beautiful. 

 

Bella Regazza.MOV

 

 

[Will C]

If you want to skid logs and are handy with a welder look up boom pole crane the yanks love them, a small tractor can do a lot with one.