Log arch to build my corduroy road-

[freezerburn]

Hello folks, I built this a year ago to use when the summer was here so I could continue building year round on the road.
The hand winch I used is a hand crank with a hand brake.. an oldie and is fantastic I strongly recommend a hand brake operated winch for lowering the load. So nice. Mine is also a two speed though I leave it in high. Here you go-

 

[freezerburn]

That one attachment was to go in the drawbar hitch and rest the front of the log there but I never used it. The theory is sound though and can support the log too but I just used a choker type hook and chain setup on that T shaped three point attachment above..
The spindle Set was on eBay $56 for the set as I recall and the tires and wheels were sourced locally and are the big 25” balloon three wheeler tires and have been great.

 

[freezerburn]

Husky orange is close enough to KUBOTA orange for me, lol.

 

[freezerburn]

Here it is in action. A lot of the road I built with a snowmobile in the winter so hydraulics were a welcome addition-

 

[CoyPatton]

Nice looking build on the arch. It had been lots of years ago (1930-40’s I believe) but the area I was raised in is reclaimed swamp for the 1920’s and log roads were a common item according to my grandfather (only knew 1) and older uncles, in poorly drained areas.

 

[freezerburn]

Hello 'Patton, yeah they used to be very plentiful and are constantly being dug up during modern excavations. Usually still fully intact! Because they work I suppose, lol. Up here in Alaska the muskeg (swamp speak up here) is acidic and anaerobic (low in oxygen content) and these are two characteristics that create a preservative effect. All natural too. You couldn't even run across this strip of land with snow shoes on in the summer but now I can drive any piece of equipment I own over it with no worries at all.

 

[Ford850]

Do you add planks at tire track width to smooth the ride, or leave it as is? I noticed rope on some. Is that used to secure the logs until they settle in place?

 

[Gordon Gould]

Very nice work both in the shop and in the woods. Really good looking arch and corduroy road.

gg

 

[freezerburn]

Good questions '850, I tied the logs to each other and to the geogrid beneath them to help control any shifting as water movement is perpendicular (at a right angle) to the roadway itself.
The build I am doing is in phases; first thing is to create a hard road, then is to go back and level it, then cover with road fabric then cover it all with gravel. Oh yeah, there will be five bridges too

 

[freezerburn]

Thanks 'GG