I forgot what they call it but could you use some kind of a small wheeled sled for the back of a large log to ride on?
Umn yeah but a dray is nothing but a log arch without wheels No sense going back that far in history lol
Can't say that I've seen it done before, but I don't know why a fellah couldn't make a second smaller 2 wheel dolly that just gets chained tight to the butt of the log...then the main dolly is only carrying half...or however much you want to carry, based on how you hitch up.
Certainly could be done. I’m just not seeing any positive reason to do so. Pulling in a straight line it’d be ok. Maneuverability around corners or backing up it would be nothing but trouble. Sort of like trying to go 4 wheelin with a double trailer tractor rig. Those work fine on the highway. You won’t see them twisting around in a crowded Walmart parking lot Backing up would be all but impossible and I back up every time. Back the logs parallel to the splitter and while they’re hoisted in the air i buck them off near the log lift. The fact they are in the air allows me to back in several logs/loads over the top of the pile of rounds and cut more. A whole lotta work saved right there. There’s no control over the direction it goes. I see it getting hung up on trees all the way home. There’s also the extra time required to lash a dolly up and dragging it back into the woods every time. I’m seeing it as a lose/ lose proposition. The idea works better with short log arch designs or tractors that can attach and hoist the log end. By lengthening a log arch you’ve done away with the need for it. The ATV will still need to pull the same weight. That same pull weight is still transferred to the arch. Extra tires are just adding to the obstacles it needs to be pulled over. Bottom line I went beyond the structural capability of a homemade arch. Only correct solution is correct the structure. Also I shouldn’t be hauling logs that heavy anyway. Tears up the ATV which is rated to tow 800lbs not 1800.
Yeah, probably not ideal...you bring up some good points. As far as backing up...as long as the log was left to dangle a bit from the arch, and not hard up against it, (you'd have to lower it to back up) backing this rig up with a wheeled dolly on the back would be no different than backing up a farm wagon really. But yeah, I'm sure you are right, just better to beef up the arch, and/or not haul giant redwoods with it
I thought we were looking for a way to get a long log out of the woods and to a place where it could be milled. A small dolly on the back end of the log would allow that to happen. If you were hauling logs just for firewood, they would not have to be as long.
