Really well designed trailer! Like the additional fixed arch up front. Seems much more controllable, more anchor, picking and rigging points, much easier on your trailer! (I was a commercial fisherman, we used similar principles in rigging and wondered why no one designed what you've done, well thought out!!!)
Thank you! Really without the front arch it is impossible to get more than one layer of logs on the trailer. My record so far was 12 spruce logs, about 4 or 5 layers using every inch of available room.
Back then I would attach a pulley to a tree and use the trailers winch to pull the log off the back. The other way I would do it for smaller logs is to attach it to a tree and drive off. Now I have a forklift so I either pull it off the back or put chains around the log and lift it off the side!
I always enter the dimensions and species in the log weight calculator online and it gets you really close to the correct weight. It's been awhile since I loaded that log but I'd say it weighs around 3-3,500 lbs.
Harbor freight 12,000lbs winch! It's an awesome winch. I've had it on the trailer since I built it, and its pulled over 150,000lbs of logs onto the trailer. When I get a log that's over 5,000lbs I will put a pulley on the arch to double the pulling power. When I get a log that's over 7,000lbs I put one pulley on the arch and a second pulley near the winch, to triple my pulling power. Another thing I really like is you can buy a new cable with hook at harbor freight for like $35. I'm on my 3rd cable, and that's after 2 years of hard use. I haven't broken one but they get damaged especially in the application since they come into contact with steel and wood a lot. The gear box on it is kind of loud at the moment, so I will be taking the gear box apart, stripping all the old grease off the gears, and applying all new grease. Thanks for watching!
I have stabilizer feet that go onto the trailer, I keep them in the tool box. I’ve only used them a few times, usually find a good piece of wood to support the rear.
WUDCHK yes! That is used for stacking logs on top of the first layer. I got 2 more logs on top of these and I routed the winch cable up to that pulley so the logs already on the deck wouldn’t interfere with it! I also use that top pulley when I unload the logs. I pull the logs off with the winch and that pulley gets the cable out of the way of the logs! Thanks for watching!!
@@MichaelElicson that's awesome, can you do a walk around video describing your trailer when you have the time please? I'm super intrigued by your setup!
Really well designed trailer! Like the additional fixed arch up front. Seems much more controllable, more anchor, picking and rigging points, much easier on your trailer! (I was a commercial fisherman, we used similar principles in rigging and wondered why no one designed what you've done, well thought out!!!)
Thank you! Really without the front arch it is impossible to get more than one layer of logs on the trailer. My record so far was 12 spruce logs, about 4 or 5 layers using every inch of available room.
Great demonstration, short and effective, for a cheap and powerful way of loading logs !
smoothest pin oak I have ever seen!
James Patrick that being said, it might be just a red oak...😂😂
Do you have a video of how to get the log off the trailer with the Arch??...or what method do you use
Back then I would attach a pulley to a tree and use the trailers winch to pull the log off the back. The other way I would do it for smaller logs is to attach it to a tree and drive off. Now I have a forklift so I either pull it off the back or put chains around the log and lift it off the side!
very neat and good results❤❤❤❤
One log like such looks to be 10ft? How much would one such log weigh? Is there a rule of thumb to go by?
I always enter the dimensions and species in the log weight calculator online and it gets you really close to the correct weight. It's been awhile since I loaded that log but I'd say it weighs around 3-3,500 lbs.
Nice setup!
James Thanks!
What type of winch are you using?
What winch do you have on that trailer?
Harbor freight 12,000lbs winch! It's an awesome winch. I've had it on the trailer since I built it, and its pulled over 150,000lbs of logs onto the trailer. When I get a log that's over 5,000lbs I will put a pulley on the arch to double the pulling power. When I get a log that's over 7,000lbs I put one pulley on the arch and a second pulley near the winch, to triple my pulling power. Another thing I really like is you can buy a new cable with hook at harbor freight for like $35. I'm on my 3rd cable, and that's after 2 years of hard use. I haven't broken one but they get damaged especially in the application since they come into contact with steel and wood a lot. The gear box on it is kind of loud at the moment, so I will be taking the gear box apart, stripping all the old grease off the gears, and applying all new grease. Thanks for watching!
Very nice vedio
maybe add trailer jacks to rear cannot always cont on right sized block of wood :-)
I have stabilizer feet that go onto the trailer, I keep them in the tool box. I’ve only used them a few times, usually find a good piece of wood to support the rear.
Do you ever use the pulley on the front truss?
WUDCHK yes! That is used for stacking logs on top of the first layer. I got 2 more logs on top of these and I routed the winch cable up to that pulley so the logs already on the deck wouldn’t interfere with it! I also use that top pulley when I unload the logs. I pull the logs off with the winch and that pulley gets the cable out of the way of the logs! Thanks for watching!!
@@MichaelElicson that's awesome, can you do a walk around video describing your trailer when you have the time please? I'm super intrigued by your setup!
Winch size ?
12k lbs harbor freight brand. I use two pulleys for the large logs which triples the winches line pull