best width for a logging arch?

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  • September 22, 2012 at 4:59 pm #44071
    PeytonM
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    title says it all. I know there are a lot of people that make their own, like I’m doing, I’m making mine out of a old sprayer my dad had when he farmed, the tank rusted out on it and its been part for many many years. but the frame work on it all is really nice. I think its a little too wide, well over 6 foot. I wanted to know when too narrow is, its up pretty high also. I’d say the plat form where your feet would be is a good 12-14 inches up from the hubs and I believe there are 14 in rims on this, 4 bolt.

    thanks.

    September 22, 2012 at 8:48 pm #75031
    Jim Ostergard
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    Payton,
    I have some pictures of my walking beam arch. Go to equipment for sale and about 2/3 rds of the way down the page you should see the thread with some pictures. It is about 5′ wide. I have only flipped it once but never when ground skidding. It is pretty high off the ground but that gives good ground clearance and makes jumping a big log go well. Good luck.
    Jim

    September 23, 2012 at 11:43 pm #75030
    Mark Cowdrey
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    Payton,
    A secondary but perhaps worthwhile consideration is making it narrow enough to roll into the bed of a pickup w the pole up on the cab. Mine does not by a fraction & I wish it did.
    Mark

    September 24, 2012 at 1:37 am #75033
    PeytonM
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    I wanted to make it so it would fit in the back of my trailer, I have a wagon i use and that fits perfect in the front half on my goose neck then i throw the divider gate and put the horses in side by side in the back, I wanted to do the same thing but have the arch angled at a 45 in the front and then have the horses in at 45’s

    Jim,
    A friend of mine has an arch like that but his sits a lot taller than yours does. what is the deal with having 4 wheels over the 2?

    September 25, 2012 at 10:35 am #75032
    Jim Ostergard
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    Well, there are some plusses and some minuses. The ride is great, no stiff axle ride pounding ones knees. Jumping a log seems to me it works a bit better than a single which may deflect and just skid along side. It is more difficult to turn as two wheels drag a bit. My old Rusty though could get into the thickest stuff and back and fill in order to get lined up and back over a but. I came to using one as I found it for sale before I found anything else. I was really tongue heavy when I got it but I have cut it back a lot. It fits in the back on the pick-up, just but this is a plus for me.
    Jim

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