logging Questions

[Tim Harrigan]

Mark, that forecart on skis looks nice. We have about 2 feet of snow on the ground now, getting pretty hard to move around in the woods. Does it work well in deep snow?

[Mark Cowdrey]

Tim,
I haven’t had it in anything over probably a foot and a half of snow. Haven’t used it this winter yet. Of course as with anything on snow, it works better when you’ve broken out a trail. Glides along good though.
Mark

[TaylorJohnson]

That is a good looking set up you have there . I would like to see it work sometime. I like all the things you can by for the pioneer carts. how does it seem to be holding up to logging? Taylor Johnson

[Mark Cowdrey]

Taylor,
I only use it myself for a few cords of firewood and the occasional sawlog. I have sold a couple dozen to a variety of people. One fellow is using his full time logging and likes it. Another got out 30 (I think) cords of wood with his last winter. So I guess they hold up OK. I believe those two fellows only use it with wheels.
Thanks,
Mark

[TaylorJohnson]

I have a good friend that is an horse trader and does well at it , he happens to be Amish and has nice stuff to work with . He has a couple pioneer carts with all the bells and whistles . When ever I am there I am wishing I had half of his stuff. I am going to try and show him this rig of yours , I know he will like it. Taylor Johnson

[Mark Cowdrey]

@Carl Russell 24420 wrote:

If you have a good scoot, they can often be used right along side the fallen log, and because they pull so easily, can be used quite well on short skids. There is a lot less involved in loading them vs a bobsled…Carl

The scoot sits a few inches lower?? Is that what makes it “less involved” to load? Or is it the binding once you have it loaded?

Thanks,
Mark

[Carl Russell]

Mark Cowdrey;24489 wrote:

The scoot sits a few inches lower?? Is that what makes it “less involved” to load? Or is it the binding once you have it loaded?

Thanks,
Mark

Yes:D

Lower bunk, stakes, less involved in binding the load. Logs are totally off the ground so it goes easier, so light loads more often….

Carl

[Joshua Kingsley]

As per our disscussion I was able to get some homemade pulling shoes on one horse yesterday and then tried to get them on the gelding… He won’t have any part of it he rears and fights. What a battle, I got shoes on him once before with the help of a friend who is a farrier. I may have to bring him back in to get these set on him. The shoes are a size 1 and I could not find any stock pulling shoes anywhere so I used 1/2 inch square stock and 3/4X3/16 bar stock to make them up. They seem to be working well on the mare so far, she sure does tear up the hard pack now so that should help with the grip issue. I will try her normal partner in the A.M. with some shoes and if all else fails I will put shoes on my other mare who is almost 100# lighter. Thanks for all the help.
Joshua

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