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RivennHewn
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I may have killed it last night
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PugetDude
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... mercy killing.
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No small feat.
Can’t reach up from underneath due the the ram/mounting brackets.
Had the bed up and down a dozen times.
Raise, brace it up, work, lower, be on the top and bottom at the same time, lower/raise, work, repeat.
Need a couple longer bolts to go through the main support member.
Can’t reach up from underneath due the the ram/mounting brackets.
Had the bed up and down a dozen times.
Raise, brace it up, work, lower, be on the top and bottom at the same time, lower/raise, work, repeat.
Need a couple longer bolts to go through the main support member.
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Reminds me of when I redid the double Bimini top on my boat. The company I had make the new unit just wood screwed it to the gunnels. So I made a bunch of backing plates and machined a piece to hold two Phillips tips that locked into the bracket so I could crawl into the bowels of hell and install the plates and nyloc nuts by myself.
Much alcohol was consumed and a substantial amount of cussing happened that day.
This is probably a bit too late
When I did my enclosed trailer I welded bolts to a backing plate then held that up with some tekscrews so I could drop the winch in place and nut it off.
Much alcohol was consumed and a substantial amount of cussing happened that day.
This is probably a bit too late
When I did my enclosed trailer I welded bolts to a backing plate then held that up with some tekscrews so I could drop the winch in place and nut it off.
PugetDude
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It’s really too bad you two antisocial bastards don’t have any friends willing to help.
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Yes. The detachable mounting will happen.Reminds me of when I redid the double Bimini top on my boat. The company I had make the new unit just wood screwed it to the gunnels. So I made a bunch of backing plates and machined a piece to hold two Phillips tips that locked into the bracket so I could crawl into the bowels of hell and install the plates and nyloc nuts by myself.
Much alcohol was consumed and a substantial amount of cussing happened that day.
This is probably a bit too late
When I did my enclosed trailer I welded bolts to a backing plate then held that up with some tekscrews so I could drop the winch in place and nut it off.
I’d rather it ride in the toolbox until needed.
But I was trying for a quick and dirty install in case I need it this weekend.
And, boat work *****.
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I resemble that remark.
Toolfool
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Me too. Oh wait ..... got Shorty.
PugetDude
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Always nice to have someone ready to hand you a BandAid.
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Fab’d up a little bracket to mount a roller fairlead on the back of my flatbed. I’ll feed the winch line through this to pull log directly towards the back of the bed. Then the mailman brought me some log skidding tongs.
One more package containing some additional mechanical advantage coming soon!
One more package containing some additional mechanical advantage coming soon!
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Firebrick43
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A lot of oil field bed had a headache rack mounted winch, and welded on a piece of 3 or 4" half pipe (split length wise). The pipe protected the cable some what and helped get the skid mounted equipment on/off compared to the sharp edge like a standard bed did. Of course many had gin poles as well, that they would lift up the front edge of a piece of equipment and back up until it was setting on the back edge of the bed. Unhook the winch from the gin pole and directly to the skid and drag it the rest of the way on the bed.
PugetDude
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Bracket looks good, Riv. If the angle acts like it wants to deflect it looks like you have room for gussets.
Where did you find the fairlead?
Where did you find the fairlead?
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RivennHewn
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That’s kind of where I’m heading.
I thought about a gin pole setup/log arch for the flatbed, but not ready to commit to welding up a structure for that.
I love having an uncluttered flatbed, so I want everything removable.
I have a max log size on the mill, so I’m gearing the setup to that.
Firebrick43
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The truck I had the gin pole was completely removeable. Two sets of two tabs stuck up (say 3x3x3/8 with 3/4 gap between) were up by the head ache rack on either side of the 10 ton pto winch, another set were in little trap doors up about a foot and a half from the back on the sides so you could flip the door close and have a clear bed. The tabs had holes for 1" pins with spring clips.
I would pull the pin on one rear pole, top and bottom and remove. I would then attach the hook to a bail on the back of the boom pulley head and take the weight off the other back pole and remove that one. Then I would use the winch to lower the front arm/boom pulley to the deck and unhook those arms from the bed. Those two arms were welded to the boom pulley plates into an a frame. They were some what ungainly and I would hook to a post and drive away. I would use a spreader cable to drag it back on but with a smaller truck like yours it wouldn't be that bad by had I think.
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PugetDude
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Nice save on the hatchet, Riv. You took off just enough to make it interesting...
Brand name on it anywhere?
Ton ton
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I do like your axe.
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Toolfool
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Not yet.
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I just won’t believe that nobody on GJ has a crane on their workbench.
It just can’t be!
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At my end of the scale, you don’t get machined bearing surfaces and bearings. You get 3rd rate welds, with splatter, and glumpy powder coating.
The pivoting arm was less than wonderful.
I cleaned up the bearing surface, then added a well greased disc of UHMW to bear on.
Rides smooth now!
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Of course, just as I think I’m happy, the zirk breaks off
The pivoting arm was less than wonderful.
I cleaned up the bearing surface, then added a well greased disc of UHMW to bear on.
Rides smooth now!
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Of course, just as I think I’m happy, the zirk breaks off
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Jumped in the SeaNymph, rev’d up my little Johnson, and brought home some big wood!
Toolfool
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Please tell us this comment was intentional, LOL. We are to assume you were on the river and not in the red light district, correct?
Ton ton
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Big wood is the best for the sawmill.
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PugetDude
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2 minutes start to finish?
You might be suffering from
“premature entimbercapturelation”
You might be suffering from
“premature entimbercapturelation”
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Jayman17
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At least your wood looks long and straight. 
Jay
Jay
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RivennHewn
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Isn’t there a little blue pill for that?
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Pulling logs out of the channel is easy.
Getting them into position to load on the mill is a little more involved.
Getting them into position to load on the mill is a little more involved.
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PugetDude
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Rule of thumb for air drying is a year per inch of thickness. You might see a quicker ROI from aged scotch than some of the beams.
Toolfool
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Either way, he's having fun.
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Money grows in trees