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My goofy looking wood sled

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by jerhurt, Feb 10, 2018.

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  1. amateur cutter

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    That's funny, same thing came to my mind. Got lotsa barrels around here.
     
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  2. jerhurt

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    I have a 15 gallon one at work I can have I think I might try a cone also


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  3. LodgedTree

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    Yes that is what kept me from trying it. I might have been able to hang it from the hook on the blade of the dozer, but it seemed a lot of work to get the log on top of the Y-Log. At the time I was super-frustrated because I was busting 3/8 logging chains again and again due to ground skidding, so I was looking for yesteryear answers. Then I drove by a dealership and saw my log trailer.

    It is not that these other ideas would not work, I just went in a different direction with the log trailer.
     
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  4. LodgedTree

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    I got a scoot like that, but mine has my 20 KW pto generator on it. It works nice.
     
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  5. Dancan

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    Well , it just so happens that ,,,

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  6. jerhurt

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    That’s awesome


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  7. Easy Livin' 3000

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    I think your sled is fantastic. I didn't see this last year.

    Mind me asking what angle you cut the front at, what you used to cut the plastic, and how you unrolled it?

    Thank you!
     
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    Had forgotten about this thread , I cut mine , rolled and bolted the cone in a November , what a job that was .
    I'll do any further barrel projects in July/August or in a 90* shop lol
    A circular works great .
     
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  9. Ralphie Boy

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    Beauty, hit's in da eye 'o da beholder, an I beholds beauty n bof dem sleds. Iffin dey works fer ya who gives ha hoot wat dey looks like!
     
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  10. PBunyan

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    Necessity is the mother of invention!

    Great work men!
     
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    Interesting that this popped up in the thread today. I have been wanting to build or buy some sort of trailer to pull behind the Old Girl. My friend suggested a sled but I was thinking a sled with runners. I rejected the idea of pulling a sled because the ground is usually not frozen hard here and sleds with runners would rut out the road. However, a flat-bottom sled might just be the ticket since it doesn’t have runners and the load is spread out over a wide area so it shouldn't damage my dirt road.
     
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    May actually help keep it smooth.
     
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    Don't no if its been said but what made it even better was used 2x12. Like it allot.
     
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