Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Dave Shepard]
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07/22/12 11:57 PM
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timberwrestler
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Dave, are you able to mill 47'? You get an extension? Or did you hew?
I believe the Jack cart is pretty damn low, like 18" off the ground.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: timberwrestler]
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07/23/12 01:12 AM
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Dave Shepard
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Yes, the cart is low.
We have the 24' extension, allowing us to saw 45'. Anything over about 43' is close, and the 46' and 47's that I cut I had to saw as far as I could, cut the slabs and boards off with an electric chainsaw, and then slide the log back to finish. My fastest 42' timber was a 12"x10", that took me 1:45 to saw, cut up the slabs and cut the boards to length. An over length log could take me 4 to 5 hours by myself. The sawing is the easy part, it's finding the logs that is tough.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Dave Shepard]
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07/23/12 02:44 AM
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Just handling a 45' log is a job in itself. What species are the timber Dave?
I use an old dolly from the abandoned sardine industry as my timber cart, only on a smooth surface, it is not so good on gravel.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: TIMBEAL]
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07/23/12 12:16 PM
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Dave Shepard
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White pine. I use a Lull forklift for the lifting, just can't get them through the door on the machine. My record so far is 29', which can only be done with a telescopic boom and for wheel steer.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Dave Shepard]
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07/23/12 12:54 PM
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D Wagstaff
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Hello, 29 feet! That's exactly the length of this "stick" of western red cedar. In the end, after hewing, I could lift it on my shoulder. Greetings, Don Wagstaff
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
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07/23/12 02:08 PM
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Dave Shepard
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That's four wheel steer. No edit option, I guess.
I can pick up the 45' 5"x7" plates, but not over my shoulder.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Dave Shepard]
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07/23/12 10:44 PM
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Jim Rogers
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My customer made his like this: After he saw mine like this: His worked much better then mine. Jim Rogers
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Jim Rogers]
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07/24/12 04:28 AM
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Gumphri
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Go to your local farm store and buy a cheap quad trailer. Mine cost $160 and took 15 minutes to build. Gut it. Throw away the box and the hitch and keep the undercarriage. Screw a peice of plywood offset on to it. I've used it for moving up to 9x13 20' fir beams. I'll take a picture tomorrow.
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
[Re: Gumphri]
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07/24/12 02:19 PM
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Jim Rogers
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I bought two wheel barrow wheels and one piece of threaded rod, some nuts and washers for under $55 to make mine.
Jim Rogers
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Re: Timber Cart Ideas?
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07/25/12 12:31 AM
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lots of good stuff. I have a metalworker doing a favor for me with some spoked wheels. We will see what he comes up with and I'll post when done.
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