[Carl Russell]

Too bad for them…. If they had a peavey they would have needed only half as many men:D

Carl

[Carl Russell]

George, taper the base of the pole to fit into the ring. It will remain in place with the tension between evener and neck yoke.

My shoes are 3/8-1/2″ thick. Cutting edge off a grader blade I think.

I have pockets i at the end of the bunks and keep large stakes in them to keep logs from rolling off. I use a single chain and binder on the front bunk only. The chain is about 15′ long. I wrap the chain around the bunk like a very large over extended double half hitch, so that one half hitch is near each end of the bunk. This way the logs are rolled on with the ends of the chain laid out of the way. When the load is in place the ends are wrapped over the logs, and the binder applied. This way the load doesn’t ride tight against the stakes so that they can be removed when logs are to be unloaded.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Sorry you guys, that Daviidwilson was a spammer….. I nuked him.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I only voted for two people on the ballot, as they were the ONLY two whom I knew would represent my interests. Both were 3rd party candidates, one Progressive, she won as my state rep, and one Secessionist for Governor did not win.

What an absurd fraud this entire election process has become. The two big party candidates run on hollow rhetoric, negative advertising, and play the numbers to vie for power. Any third party candidates are automatically demoted to the back of the pack by all media, so regardless of their messages they never get traction.

As far the affect on natural resource and land use….. it doesn’t matter which party, they all have their heads where the sun doesn’t shine. I have no hope for the political/legislative process. I also don’t allow myself to validate the political arena as having any real bearing on my life, and just keep breaking laws that are stupid, and trying to set the best example I think I can.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Well, now we know there is actually a Geoff Pritchard….. and he is actually a really nice guy. I am truly grateful for all of your support and assistance during your all-too-brief visit. Sorry we didn’t get to meet the Missus.

I can only imagine all of the transecting experiences that you are sorting through, but I’m sure it feels good to be home. It is a bit melancholy when realizing the distance between us, and the difficulty in physically overcoming that, but for the time-being we do have DAP. One of these days I will need to make a trip west, perhaps to the SFJ auction, or part of a horse-logging sweep from CO through WA……..

Anyway, I’m glad you made it safely home, and with only one really cold night in that rolling ice-box.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

George, the 1″ steel pin can be welded to the steel angle iron that is bolted to the top edge of the runners, or in the older models these “Gudeon” pins extended up through the entire runner. Runners 2 1/2″ thick.

Ash is fine for all of the wood, although hard maple is best for wooden shoes.

In the pictures above, the sled I have used in the past has steel shoes with bolts welded on that extend up through the runners. It works good, especially on dirt, but my steel shoes are too short for the runner length that I desire, so I am building one right now to have wooden shoes.

The dimension you are looking for is to have the bottom of the bunks be about 12″ off the ground, so with steel shoes the runners need to be about 2 1/2 x 12’s. With wooden shoes they are too, but with a 4″ cut-out to set the bunks down, and to allow for 4×4 shoes to be bolted on.

The pole is tapered down at its base and fits into a ring that hangs below the center of the front bunk by way of a U-bolt. It resembles the way a ring hangs below an ox yoke.

I will take pictures as I progress…. possibly this week when/if it snows/rains thursday/friday.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Having never worked with highlanders, I can only say that I have heard they can be inherently wild….

Just spending time in the stall will work. Food/feeding will work. It s not bribery as much as distraction. I use a dish of grain to distract an animal while I approach them to just lay hands on…. then more. etc.I know you are patient enough.

Cattle have the same type of response to space pressure…. I mean they have the same sensitivity to it, but since their defense is on their heads, they don’t always run. If you don’t run, then they will have to decide how they deal with that. You will use the same set of rules, just with a different set of responses…. which with observation you will learn.

As far as being in charge, it is all in the carriage. However, you will need to be prepared to defend yourself much more than with a horse. This may be your biggest challenge, as you are conditioned to pushing off a horse with much less effort.

Have fun, and be safe……. Hot lead injection can always solve the worst situation…..

Carl

[Carl Russell]

:o:confused::eek:

Okay then!!!

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Rick Alger;21699 wrote:

Anything new?

Closed for the season. More pictures soon.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I know you can run a Peavey. If you can run a chainsaw, we’ll put you to work on the landing…..

Sorry to hear about your termination. Makes you wonder, if they don’t want you, what the hell do they think they are going to get….

Good luck, Carl

[Carl Russell]

Great story. I can totally relate, having gone through similar times. It is so funny how it really comes down to how much we trust ourselves.

Good luck, Carl

[Carl Russell]

LStone;21629 wrote:

….. I noticed in Tunbridge that Carl’s take on it is to forego the jockey yokes and just hook to a single steel pipe in four places. …..

Sorry Larry, that is not quite right. I have a typical neck yoke with jockey yokes. The difference is that it is a spread chain, and I twist it to wrap the chain in order to shorten the hitch….. so it may look like a straight yoke is some cases.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

dominiquer60;21621 wrote:

Just for the theatrical drama, Carl should also have a cigarette hanging from his lip as well and/or roman riding too.

Those days are long gone, but it used to be a “Left-handed Cigarette”:eek:.

[Carl Russell]

They’ve moved to VT. Do you want me to contact them for you?

Carl

[Carl Russell]

This link was posted in another thread on here, but it looks pretty good to me. No loader, but in a lot of cases the loader is not as necessary as the transport.

http://www.sjm-julsgard.se/Typ_81.asp

Carl

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