[Jim Ostergard]

I have also missed using this important community feature. Look forward to it again.

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I have pretty muched changed over for all trail work to using a Rogue Hoe. Really like it. Be,I eve I found it at Forestry Supply.

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George, I used one during the years I lived and worked in Puerto Rico. Still use it in trail work.

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Rich,
Come over and we can discuss it. Sent you an email.

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I had my walking beam set up without a seat. Used a headrest from an old Toyota to place my backside on while riding. Always felt really secure with my feet braced and my butt against the headrest. Picture here on my fore sale post.

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Rich,
Each side rotates on the walking beam separately. A nice arch to ride on as each wheel lifts over rocks or stumps or logs for that matter. I have used the high deck arches and just found climbing up and down all day just like working back on the skidder. If I was starting in again I would look at the Barden cart pretty seriously but I got this rig about ten years ago before we could share information like we can today. I probably would still use a walking beam. Since I have down sized and my Fjord uses a scandinavian harness I have just put into use my new John Plowden scandinavian arch. Hope this helps.

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Rick, thanks for asking the question and thanks Carl for your answer. Sorry I couldn’t make to the discussion but as I mentioned I had a landowner come from out of state to check out the horse harvest on his land, this harvest and ones in subsequent years being excellent prospects for Draftwood. I have irons in the fire as far away as New York trying to find markets but so far little response. I look forward to the progression of this fine idea.

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As usual the forum brings out some of the best shared experiences. Seems to me no matter what kind of cart/arch one is using or planning to use there is good information in the thread for all. Even though much of the discussion has gone one before it is good to have it surface again. Keeps me thinking. Now for what it is worth, with my walking beam arch (still for sale) the deck is only a little higher than the Barden arch. And that for me makes a difference after a long day. I have used the higher arches and they take a wicked toll on my knees and remind me way too much of climbing on and off the JD 540B I used to run. As part of my downsizing I will pick up my new Scandinavian arch from Johnny Plowden andd put the Fjord to works next week. Will take the walking behind as a nice slow down for a while. Thanks to all for sharing.

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Billy, a quick question on your rotary mower. Is it a DR? And, how long before the motor blew? Sort of noodling getting one. Thanks

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Donn,
Thanks for sharing all your thoughts and observations on your mishap. Really glad to hear all is well except the sore leg.
I think Mitch is right on about sharing this with each other as it really helps keep the ideas of what to be on the look out for in front of us. My Fjord ran on me the other day. My fault as I have been able to drop the lines when unhooking a log and rolling it up onto the pile. Just didn’t pay attention to the fact that I had done that with the new guy. He was able to clear the electric fence well enough and quite gracefully in fact but the whiffle-tree didn’t and he managed to take down a good bit of it. Those yellow line holders were going off like rockets. A couple of turns around the lot and he ran up to me and stopped. We didn’t go back to work but I ground drove him after getting some fence back up and he was relaxed as we retraced he steps. I am grateful to you all for helping me understand the potential for an un-safe situation. Thanks for sharing

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Where did she to to?

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Tom,
Indeed do remember your go-devil and liked it a lot. Can you post a picture. Since I mostly work a single I would make one for myself that was a bit smaller but I think the key is to have some width to it. And I guess something that one person could load easily! Certainly it has been a handy tool to have on site. There was a video on the old site of a neat one, someone from downeast but I have not looked for it hear yet.

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Thanks all for the compliments. I will get better at the video thing and would like to put together something I could show folks who have not seen this sort of operation before. Brad on the go-devil; I would prefer an arch in this situation but we didn’t have one on site and I had thrown the one Rosey gave me in the truck. I have found though that when I am doing my own firewood which is a lot of small stems I can put 6-8 small stems on in and haul them out. For that I like it. Like you mentioned it flips over a lot with the big stuff. On the arch, I hope to have John P. put a scandinavian one together for me for the fjord and will list my tried and true walking beam arch for sale soon on here. Work safe everybody.

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Jeroen,
Interesting post. While I am not in agreement about paying I don’t fine the new site grabs me the way the old one did. I too have had a sense that discussion is way down and wonder what that reflects is anything.

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Mike, we did alight on the scale with the first load of logs and not too badly on grade. In that first load of logs we only produced a cord of pulp. At some point I am sure we will get into more pulp and then the numbers will surely change for the land owner. So far its a break even for the landowner and we are getting a fair days pay.

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