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Home built log lifter/sawbuck/dolly
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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 202807" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>A few additions and some paint finishes it off. Then, test run time.</p><p></p><p>Take one log flat on the ground:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://servimg.com/view/19980774/663" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45116.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Line up the lifter/sawbuck:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://servimg.com/view/19980774/664" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45117.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Roll the log on/slide the lifter under:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://servimg.com/view/19980774/665" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45118.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Pull down on the "handle" section and:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://servimg.com/view/19980774/666" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45119.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Up she goes!</p><p></p><p>Throw the chain over the log and it locks into the receivers on either side. The receivers are just square tube large enough to let the chain slide through and a slot cut in their bottom so that the chain locks in when you try to pull it back through. I made it so the chain locks are on both ends, but I may switch to one fixed end and the other end the running end. Just to make locking in the chain easier.</p><p></p><p>Because it's on wheels, I was actually also able to rotate the whole thing 180 degrees to sit better on the uneven ground. Had I been stuck with the direction it was when I pivoted it up, it wouldn't have stayed up and it would have been very likely to tip over on me. The wheels meant I could easily find a level-ish spot to work.</p><p></p><p>A quick bit of work with the chainsaw and:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://servimg.com/view/19980774/667" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45120.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>No muss, no fuss. No straining to drag the heavy logs around or fighting to get them up into a sawbuck. Just roll it on, lift it up, cut at a comfortable height and move on to the next log.</p><p></p><p>Whole thing worked out even better than I had hoped!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Now I'm looking at it and I'm thinking I might put a chainsaw vice and small "table like" section on it. That woudl allow me to also use it as a field station to mount my chainsaw in should I need to fix something, sharpen the chain or just do some routine field maintenance. Throw in a small stool and working on the saw in the field will be a treat!</p><p></p><p>I may also look at putting a hitch on it so I can just clip it on to the hitch ball on my Argo and drag it along with me when I need to go further into the woods to cut something.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 202807, member: 5304"] A few additions and some paint finishes it off. Then, test run time. Take one log flat on the ground: [URL='https://servimg.com/view/19980774/663'][IMG]https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45116.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Line up the lifter/sawbuck: [URL='https://servimg.com/view/19980774/664'][IMG]https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45117.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Roll the log on/slide the lifter under: [URL='https://servimg.com/view/19980774/665'][IMG]https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45118.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pull down on the "handle" section and: [URL='https://servimg.com/view/19980774/666'][IMG]https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45119.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Up she goes! Throw the chain over the log and it locks into the receivers on either side. The receivers are just square tube large enough to let the chain slide through and a slot cut in their bottom so that the chain locks in when you try to pull it back through. I made it so the chain locks are on both ends, but I may switch to one fixed end and the other end the running end. Just to make locking in the chain easier. Because it's on wheels, I was actually also able to rotate the whole thing 180 degrees to sit better on the uneven ground. Had I been stuck with the direction it was when I pivoted it up, it wouldn't have stayed up and it would have been very likely to tip over on me. The wheels meant I could easily find a level-ish spot to work. A quick bit of work with the chainsaw and: [URL='https://servimg.com/view/19980774/667'][IMG]https://i.servimg.com/u/f17/19/98/07/74/fr_45120.jpg[/IMG][/URL] No muss, no fuss. No straining to drag the heavy logs around or fighting to get them up into a sawbuck. Just roll it on, lift it up, cut at a comfortable height and move on to the next log. Whole thing worked out even better than I had hoped! :) Now I'm looking at it and I'm thinking I might put a chainsaw vice and small "table like" section on it. That woudl allow me to also use it as a field station to mount my chainsaw in should I need to fix something, sharpen the chain or just do some routine field maintenance. Throw in a small stool and working on the saw in the field will be a treat! I may also look at putting a hitch on it so I can just clip it on to the hitch ball on my Argo and drag it along with me when I need to go further into the woods to cut something..... [/QUOTE]
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