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Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner":
Well, my friend that is a master metal faber, has begun the log loader. that I will pull with my F450. I have taken a couple three pictures, yesterday and will try :D and get Alice to post them and other photos asthe project progresses.
Stephen Wiley:
Frank, got sealant?? I can come over tommorrow and pick it up and take pics to load here.
Carl Middleton:
Frank, Are you building the trailer from the ground up or using a trailer you have? how long is it going to be? I got a price down here to build one without the grapple for $6000.00 :o
Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner":
Carl, the trailer is being built from the tires up. We are using 3 x 6 x 3/16 wall tubing for the main outer frame. The axels are two 10,000 lb. torsian (sp) axels. Near the end of the trailer will be a duce and a half millitary winch that will be able to yard logs to within reach of the loader. We will hang a Skookum from the loader boom to run the haywire through, for the yarding.
For the tongue we are making a reach type system that will telescope to all for the truck to move some if needed to load logs with the loader. There will be two hydraulic outriggers on the backend of the trailer from a retired backhoe.
Carl Middleton:
Great idea on the winch ;) I have a winch mounted on front of my bobcat trailer for picking up one or two logs I gust drag um up the backand go ;) A log trailer sure wood be nice ;D
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