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ParticipantSimon,
That 6’6″ dimension is the answer to my question earlier about outriggers.
Thank you. Do you see any instability when picking off to the side to load a second unit, after the first is full? As with all things, I imagine that common sense keeps one from tipping much.Most respectfully,
Mike RockParticipantSimon,
Beautiful equipment. With the Vimek 420 hydraulic loader, I notice that there are no outriggers. Does that preclude loading a second wagon off to one side, due to tipping stability? With all the hydraulic power, a set of outriggers might be in order. How do the wheels, with or without bogies work in snow? How deep can the snow get before you need runners rather than wheels?Mike
ParticipantWhat’s a good width between runners? I also thought of putting the chain that holds the arch a little forward and upward on the tongue base so when the log is pulling the tongue weight is lifted a bit off the neckyoke. Good/bad??
ParticipantNice work. That is close to what I had in mind. I was thinking of more work, like a stiff arch with a winch to suck the load up high. If this works, it saves me work! Duh, I just read the part about the arch leaning FORWARD on the load, then standing upright then rearward a bit to lift and stabilize the load!!
Yes, that is much better than a winch!Thanks Don for doing the hard mental part. I like the take down version and the stiffness the arch gives. Well done.
Mike
ParticipantNice work. That is close to what I had in mind. I was thinking of more work, like a stiff arch with a winch to suck the load up high. If this works, it saves me work! Duh, I just read the part about the arch leaning FORWARD on the load, then standing upright then rearward a bit to lift and stabilize the load!!
Yes, that is much better than a winch!Thanks Don for doing the hard mental part!
Mike
ParticipantCarl or anyone,
Is there such an animal as a bunk/two sled runner thingie with a lifting arch built on top of it? I was envisioning something like one delivers propane tanks with. Then when you get the log lifted with the arch/winch you slide or hinge and latch a cross piece under it, like the cross piece on a bunk. Slack off the winch enough to let the log down on the cross piece and bind with a chain. The chain is permanently attached on one side and a boomer/load binder on the other. Throw the chain across and bind it….???? Or am I delusional again?
Mike
ParticipantCarl,
A question on construction. In the photo in post #13, what is in the first 1/2″ of the tape? Is that a piece of 1/2″ round to the front of the rod? Also, is the round main member rod or pipe?In photos 2 and 3 of post #12 we have a lot of parts coming together. It looks like the tab with the five holes , the end of the rod/pipe and the triangular reinforcement and the 1/2″ rod on the rear wraps around the end tab as far as the rear of the tab. How thick is the tab with the five holes? The devil is in the details. This looks great and sure balances the horses.
Thanks,
Mike RockParticipantLooking at the Needham site something was nagging me about the shape of the cleaner wheels. Then at the bottom of the album on the Yetter site I saw it, the rotary hoe.
I have some of those lying about. Now to mount two of those at an angle, so they mesh a bit. I can use a potato planter bearing set for the opening discs, wide angle. Should clean trash just fine, thank you!Mount these on the old IH corn planter and have my own minimum till planter for corn and sorghum and beans. Cool!
Mike
ParticipantTHANK YOU Carl!!
Just what I needed for the bobsled.Mike Rock
ParticipantWhat’s the RH site? Recreational horses?
Mike
ParticipantRod,
How much are you getting? It’s coming down fast and wet down here.Email your address, would you?
Mike
ParticipantThis afternoon, about 1500 you were officially ‘offline’ as the domain name had expired. I was worried! Missed my horse talk ‘fix’. Now at 2032 you are happily, ‘online’ again.
Mike
ParticipantThe stick is of 1-1/2″x1-1/4″ stock. It is 31-3/4″ long. Starting from the ball toggle end, come 1-7/8″ and mark the first hole. Go 28-7/8″ and mark the last hole. You should be 1″ from the bearing end of the pitman at that point. Those two holes are your layout holes. When you lay the toggle casting on the stick and the bearing bolt support plate on the stick you can then mark the rest of the holes. I run a bolt through the first holes and drill right through using the casting and plate as a guide.
There is a hole that goes crossways to these holes, 2-5/8″ from the toggle end.
Put a 1/4″ bolt, with washers, through this hole. It keeps the end from splitting. Also at this end there is a spring retaining hole drilled lengthwise into the pitman wood. It is 5/8″ diameter and 1″ deep.Other than misspelling I hope this helps.
Mike
ParticipantLady in VA,
These two sites will set you up. Just write you needs to:Most respectfully,
Mike RockParticipantLast night I got the answer from Norm Macknair, 16 feet. I had mis-measured or mis-heard my friend whom I got the tongue from and thought it was 15 feet, when it was only 14 feet. That gave me a sure enough 2 feet too short tongue and the danger of horse feet in the gathering points was all too real. Brought over Jake for a reality check and his feet were almost to the points when standing.
More discussion on tongues is sure welcome, binders to mowers to discs and more….have at it!!
Mike
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