Author Topic: Logging arch build-finished & tested! (Read 10163 times)

Jeff · « **Reply #60 on:** February 18, 2009, 10:44:47 pm »

Good news. They are going to be available from LogRite.

Banjo picker · « **Reply #61 on:** February 18, 2009, 11:17:36 pm »

Well tell Tam i am to send me a pair. They done got my numbers. Tim

Ed · « **Reply #62 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:47:19 am »

Quote from: Jeff on February 18, 2009, 10:44:47 pm

Good news. They are going to be available from LogRite.

Methinks you are all set now.

The maker of those clamps recommends a #10 bolt or screw to fasten it to whatever. That seemed a little small.....I used 1/4-20 flat head screws, no modifications required.

Ed

Ironwood · « **Reply #63 on:** July 27, 2009, 09:51:35 am »

Has anyone tried to get an arch DOT approved? Just curious.

Ironwood

shinnlinger · « **Reply #64 on:** July 27, 2009, 02:22:02 pm »

What if you just registered it as a homemade trailer for the biggest load you anticipate? You could put magnetic lights on it, electric brakes and a triangle if you wanted. flag the butt and call it good.

Obviously this assumes you have a sturdy design, a secured load, and good tires and all that but I doubt you would run into any trouble. I doubt I would around here anyways.

Ironwood · « **Reply #65 on:** July 29, 2009, 12:05:03 am »

Shin,

Thanks, just wandering. I did note on the Future Forestry site before Kev and Tam got it to Logrite, that the Hugo was cited "not yet DOT approved" and was curious what it would take to make one "official". The DOT issues continue to plague us folks and I am just waiting to get pulled over and then to go through the whole "what the !@#$% is this your pulling" the State cop says deal.

Ironwood

shinnlinger · « **Reply #66 on:** July 29, 2009, 07:30:53 am »

I still feel that if you registered it you would go a long way toward avoiding hassles and how much is it register a trailer in PA??? Up here it is less than $20 (I think, none of my trailers are registered here come to think of it) If it has a tag I think you could point that out to the officer and that should do the trick.

My logic is if you have a log (Or anything else) that sticks past 3 ft hanging off your truck or trailer and if it is secured and flagged you are OK if you meet weight height requirements and I don't see why an arch changes any of that. I would mount my lights on a 2x6 that I could screw on the butt end for turn signals. safer and keeps the lights out of the woods where they wont last very long. You could even put electric brakes in the hub.

lancek · « **Reply #67 on:** July 29, 2009, 08:05:28 am »

You should be able to make it legal but you would have to put electric brakes and a light bar as sudgested you would allso need to make sure that the tires were dot certified and capable of carrying the load that is where the cops will look frist in this situation the axles need to carry wieght of the load and trailer and should be plated for both allso the truck plates need to be heavy enough to handle the combined weight of the truck and trailer

Brian_Rhoad · « **Reply #68 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:43:27 am »

To register it as a trailer it would a title and proof of axle capacities. Brakes if over 3000 lbs gvw and lights. If the log hangs out the back more than 6 feet you would neet an oversized load permit. Triangle or slow moving vehicle sign is illegal if traveling over 20 mph.

Ironwood · « **Reply #69 on:** July 29, 2009, 02:38:59 pm »

Is that more than 6'

There is a light bar, I just needed longer wires than 18'

Ironwood

Papa1stuff · « **Reply #70 on:** July 29, 2009, 02:56:08 pm »

Maybe you should put another axle under there too!

Ironwood · « **Reply #71 on:** July 29, 2009, 07:06:53 pm »

Went right past town hall w/ that load as well, no sirens, no lights , so no problem

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Ironwood

sjfarkas · « **Reply #72 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:56:07 pm »

In California you can register a home made trailer for $12. DMV doesn't even inspect it. They just want to know where you got the parts to build it and how much you paid for the parts. They put a VIN sticker near the hitch. They say it is up to Highway Patrol to deal with the legal.

Piston · « **Reply #73 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:22:12 am »

Just out of curiousity, what do you guys do for an axle arrangement? Do you just get a hub and weld it to the steel, and bolt the tire right on?
That is a well built looking log arch if I've ever seen one! Nice job.

Ironwood · « **Reply #74 on:** July 30, 2009, 12:29:43 pm »

The one in my pics is "homemade" and the axle is welded on. I am contemplating use of a set of 17.5" rim/tires with a torsion stub set up. $2400 just in parts from Redneck. They use this set up on 12 ton trailers to avoid dual tandems. I think a set of tires/ axles good for 12,000 should do it

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Ironwood

Ed · « **Reply #75 on:** July 30, 2009, 12:32:54 pm »

My arch uses rear hub assemblies from a front wheel drive GM car. I machined an adapter plate and welded it to a piece of 4x4 tubing, then welded the tube to the arch. The bolt pattern is 5x115mm, close enough to 4.5" that I used old Mopar rims.
Road use on mine is minimal, it's only pulled by the tractor or Ranger so I didn't worry about a load rating on the hub.

Ed

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