boom design works good

[treesawer]

Well after a few long hrs. of welding this boom is better than any I found for sale at farm stores near me. I tested it monday loading a heavy cedar log on my sawmill.
I have never attached an image here before so someone tell me how & I can send a photo so you guys can have a look.

treesawer

 

[Inspector507]

Make sure the picture is under 100K. After you type out your post, click "I want to preview my post and/or attach a file". Locate where the pic is stored, and click it right in.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Or if the pictures are a little bigger go to http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/upload.php and click browse and locate the pictures. Click on a picture and press ok and then it uploads. Copy and paste the url in a message with

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[treesawer]

here is a photo of the boom at work.

 

[Cacinok]

Looks nice, how about some details of the materials you used. And more pics too, we love pics.

Clint.

 

[Boone]

What type of saw rig are you running? Come on now take some more pics and show us that nice looking tractor and saw rig in operation please. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[treesawer]

Re: boom design ifo specs

Ok Clint sharpen up your lead. The overall length came in around 10'+ a few inches starting at the pin center points.
8' of 2 x 3 x 3/16 tube & 36" on sloped part I think. Braces
are 1 x 1 x 1/8th x 52"(could be a little longer say 55"). Weld rods were 6013 & was done by stick. 6 5/16 Grab hooks were purchased thru AV(tow industry retailer) D ring on end was a 10K lb rated weld/bolt on from Agri supply co. Lower link steel was 3 x 3 x 1/4 angle steel with pins welded on.
The worst task was cutting the conpound angles on the braces to match the 2 x 3 & the 3 x 3 horz. piece. THL flange pieces were 1/2 x 3 x 16" unwelded with 3/4 galv. bolt. My tractor is the Kioti DK-50.

treesawer

 

[treesawer]

photo 2

 

[treesawer]

here is some saw photos guys.

 

[treesawer]

this was a giant pine I worked on.

 

[MarkV]

Nice looking mill. How about some details. Another fantasy tool on my list. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

MarkV

 

[Boone]

Thanks for the photos. A couple of years ago Green Bay hosted the Logging Congress Show. A couple of the bandsaw manufacturers had pretty girls in ****** tops cutting with the push band saw rigs. Wood Mizer had a very nice hydraulic rig running and an edging machine along side producing boards a rapid pace. My wife even enjoyed watching the machines in action, much to my surprise. It was a great show, I wish they hadn't moved on.

 

[wasabi]

Looks like you have your sawing process down to a science with a nice rig. Did you also get the trailer?
If so, you could have some cards printed that say "have saw, will travel" (sort of like Palladin sp?) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Don't know where you are located (profile update?), but if you are not too far from western NC, we could perhaps offer some work. We are in the process of downing three acres worth of trees....saving all the good saw logs...nothing terribly big, mostly 2' diameter stuff or smaller. We want to saw, stick it and put it into sheds late summer early fall timeframe.

Contact directly me if you are interested. wasabi@hargray.com