Hi Folks -
I've got some 20" x 12'+ cedar logs to move up on Lopez Island, WA where our B5100 lives... and I want to mill up some nice benches for the garden w/ a chainsaw mill, so time for a log arch build. I'd gathered most of the materials before our shelter in place order happened; all I still needed was a few fasteners from mcmaster.
The spindles are from etrailer.com, the golf cart wheels & tires are from my old Burning Man vehicle, and the winch was ordered for another project that fell through a couple of years back. I drilled the holes on my Bridgeport, and turned the cable pulley on the lathe from some 2.5" diameter ductile iron round I had kicking around. Welds are stick: mostly 7018; a couple of critical places have 6011 root passes. It's designed around a 2000 lbs max log weight - plenty heavy for our little Kubota.
Since I need to move this thing nearly 1000 miles north to use it, I made it so it easily disassembles - the beam goes on the roof rack, and the arch & tires ends up in the back of the pickup truck.
The most important part: the color is Rustoleum Orange - matching the trailer I built a few years ago. The B5100 is Mary Kay pink now thanks to the sun.
The materials are 3/16" x 3" square tube, 1/2" x 3" rect. bar and a bit of 1/4" x 2" square tube to hold the spindles and hitch, all obtained as 'scrap'. The 5/16" chain hooks are from Amazon.
I'll post some pictures in use after we get out of Covid19 jail. This was definitely a nice distraction over the last couple of months. One things for sure - the shop on Lopez will have a covered spot so I can weld when it's raining
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- Bart
I've got some 20" x 12'+ cedar logs to move up on Lopez Island, WA where our B5100 lives... and I want to mill up some nice benches for the garden w/ a chainsaw mill, so time for a log arch build. I'd gathered most of the materials before our shelter in place order happened; all I still needed was a few fasteners from mcmaster.
The spindles are from etrailer.com, the golf cart wheels & tires are from my old Burning Man vehicle, and the winch was ordered for another project that fell through a couple of years back. I drilled the holes on my Bridgeport, and turned the cable pulley on the lathe from some 2.5" diameter ductile iron round I had kicking around. Welds are stick: mostly 7018; a couple of critical places have 6011 root passes. It's designed around a 2000 lbs max log weight - plenty heavy for our little Kubota.
Since I need to move this thing nearly 1000 miles north to use it, I made it so it easily disassembles - the beam goes on the roof rack, and the arch & tires ends up in the back of the pickup truck.
The most important part: the color is Rustoleum Orange - matching the trailer I built a few years ago. The B5100 is Mary Kay pink now thanks to the sun.
The materials are 3/16" x 3" square tube, 1/2" x 3" rect. bar and a bit of 1/4" x 2" square tube to hold the spindles and hitch, all obtained as 'scrap'. The 5/16" chain hooks are from Amazon.
I'll post some pictures in use after we get out of Covid19 jail. This was definitely a nice distraction over the last couple of months. One things for sure - the shop on Lopez will have a covered spot so I can weld when it's raining
.- Bart
