Last time I used my log arch the battery fell off again. Time to rebuild the battery box instead of patching the battery box. Saw a cheap one at Napa. Figured why not. There’s four bolts holding it down and two all threads on the sides to keep the top from exerting to much leverage on the bottom four bolts. Or sumptin like that. Was going to replace all the gusset struts but lazied out at the last minute. Cut em off and shortened them. See what happens. The large tires take a lot of stress off the frame nowadays. New log catch in front too. Seeing as I was in fabricate mode I know I want a set of Grizzly bars before I begin processing again. Might as well whip some up. Been hunting for some cheap metal rods of sorts. Not having much luck. I threw out my back a few weeks ago so I came up with the idea of lightweight Grizzly bars. I have no idea how long they last before something tears them to shreds but nothing ventured nothing gained. Welding light tent poles to thicker steel is not fun. Turns out root passes with 5/64” 6013 is just enough to bond to thicker metal and just enough to not burn through light metal every second. I repaired many a hole tho. A second pass over with 3/32” 6013 was the rod of choice. An attempt to melt the blobs into one continuous blob. My welding is rarely pretty. Some small fins welded on at the outfeed end. The hopes are anything that is hanging in between the bars will be slid back up instead of tearing the thing apart. I expect trouble eventually The retract arm seems convenient for lifting it up a bit. Shorter storage and less stress while driving. Not sure if I’ll leave it on the splitter or just leave it out with the conveyor. What’s easier? Six of one, half dozen of the other.
Looks good from here. Some of those ideas are ones that only time and use tell the tale. Loving that arch!!! Sent from my SM-S536DL using Tapatalk
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