Log Arch trailer - Watch before you build

[@HawaiiLimey]

It's feckin' awesome, very inspired. Going to ditch my own car hauler in favour of something as juicy as this, Aloha.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you!! I love this trailer

[@mikewalton5469]

sweeeet set up you got there brother! thanks for sharing!

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you!!

[@carytowncat]

Hi Nick. Nice work! I'm from out west too, you would be blown away in Virginia! Free logs every day on Marketplwce and CL. Walnut! Pine, Hickory, 120 yo cedar, it's incredible!

[@BigNicky77]

That is great to hear! I think the hunt for life is just as much fun as using them for furniture. Keep it up!

[@btrnsfrmr]

Nick, Gen trailer is awesome. Just an idea not in anyway negative; If you could search Craigslist or a scrap yard, get an I beam trailer tongue from a mobile home , separate each rail and lay them flat over you tandem wheels. Mark and notch the I beams to be able to bend them into fenders. Allow for tire clearance with axle articulation. This would give your tires a break from having stuff dragged over them and possibly tearing the sidewall of the tire. If you weld 12 gage steel to cover the inside of the fender to trailer deck your load becomes free of roadgrime {saves a lot of buying new sawblades}. Awesome trailer as is though.

[@bandkid3282]

Thats a good idea

[@trex283]

Nice! I just need to learn how to weld. Thanks!

[@frugallandlord6974]

Very cool I’m not sure why KZbin recommend this to me but I just had to watch it, great idea

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you!

[@GaryRiley-w4g]

Very industrial - i like it, seen a couple of these videos. You could put some feet on the back to stabilise it while lifting.

[@randyshaffersr.785]

That’s great ! Now how do you get it off ?????

[@Wcconner]

Nice trailer. I have suggestion that when your running your winch cable back in after loading. Is to keep your hand much farther away from the winch. All it would take to have a bad day is a frayed cable snag your glove.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you!

[@totalpkg6912]

At nearly 3000 lbs cremona went crazy overkill..this looks fine

[@unionse7en]

add a load binder in line with chain, will make loosening, chain easier for the times it remains tight after loading. Good video.

[@BigNicky77]

Sounds good, thanks

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I’m constantly amazed by human ingenuity and resourcefulness. Based on this video I’m assuming you do some amazing woodworking projects.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you for the compliment!

[@seanmanwill2002]

Way to go on that trailer. I'm building one this summer. I thought I would incorporate tracks down each side for a chainsaw mill. I bought the saw and an Alaskan Mill years ago, but I can't do that at my age. I'm a retired welder, so I'll fab one up. I thought I would install a roller at the surface on the end of trailer to protect it somewhat. I like yours much better than many I've seen. Great video! I lived north of Susanville, California for years. I saw your video and thought it looked like Highway 395 around Reno?

[@rushedscheduledfun3963]

New subscriber here. Nice trailer. Thanks for sharing. Getting ready to build my own and appreciate the ideas.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you! Good luck on your build

[@iamwad2216]

Nice build, Are fenders not required in your state? Also, you can bolt/weld on outriggers to keep your trailer steady when loading heavy logs.

[@sylviaknutcecily]

Very nice. I'd be worried about bending that top bar of the 'arch' with too much weight, but maybe 1/4" steel isn't a problem. I just bent my own on a massive log. My next arch will be sturdier if I can't repair my current one. I like some of your other ideas as well, such as the spindles on the bottom. However, I recommend Cremona's idea of the chain notch in the top bar near the center. That's much faster/easier to use than wrapping the chain around the D hook, and I've not had any issues with that method. Good work, and I like the size/sturdiness of the trailer.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you. You definitely have to build your trailer to match your sawmill. Mine as a max throat of 31 inches, which puts me right around the 3000lb range for logs, for the biggest one. Matt’s sawmill has an opening at 50 inches, so he needs a Much beefier trailer than me because most of his logs exceed 8000 pounds.

[@skipbickford3970]

Thank you for the ideas

[@skipbickford3970]

Would it help if you mounted additional pullers and hooks on each side of the arch to make it easer to load 2 logs side by side I hope you know what I mean

[@enchantedmountain5354]

You have a very nice system going, just wondering what type, and what’s the strength of the winch ?

[@richardgavin6712]

Get two flip to side jack with the extended foot and weld on nipple to hook to jack on to a stand or flip to side position on your trailer on each rear corner for support .

[@brewsterly2927]

Flip....?

[@Camboge]

Just FYI, you can make or buy a small hand truck type log arch that will move a good size log, and fit into a smaller space than your trailer. That might help you out around your place. Logosol makes one but it wouldn’t be too hard to make one

[@BigNicky77]

I need one that can move 3000lbs. Most of the yard arches can’t do that

[@AerialLensVideo]

REALLY great job - I'll be copying your design! Thanks!

[@BigNicky77]

Glad to hear that, thank you. Keep an eye on the eBay as these trailers pop up when they are decommissioned from the generator unit.

[@lodwill4007]

Use tongs half the time. Like they do. ?

[@ismaeldover268]

I do a lot of tree stump removal and I use a 14ft trailer tilt with a 12,000 lbs smittybilt winch with wireless remote control

[@BigNicky77]

Nice!! There are definitely a lot of options out there. I might have to upgrade one day

[@travelguy8904]

You should add some legs to the rear of the trailer to support it while loading. The way the front is lifting Is hard on the trailer and truck

[@BigNicky77]

I use axle stands while loading but some permeant legs would be better. Thanks!

[@clayjorgensen2740]

Nick I have some Large Old pine trees that we cut down from the Beckworth fire at Frenchmans lake. Do you have any interest this wood. Several of the trees are 3-4 feet around

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you for the offer, but I have no room at my house!😟

[@bobbailey4954]

Nice job looks like if you had one more Chain you could save yourself a lot of time and running back and forth

[@BigNicky77]

So true! I have five now :)

[@brewsterly2927]

Thanks for this Nick, nice trailer. Was it very expensive? Have started on mt log loading frame and pleased to see you just used a square frame as has been my intention, although I am putting two 45 degree braces on the top corners. I see some of the DIYer's have trouble with cutting correct angles for the arch, when there is no real need to make it complicated. I am also mounting my winch the conventional way, on the front of the truck, with a removable tow hitch there.

[@BigNicky77]

Thank you! I got a killer deal on eBay for the trailer deck, it was a decommissioned large generator trailer. I think I paid $1500 for it.

[@g.r.4853]

Very good design or as you admitted, copy. Works like a champ but having worked with steel cable 2 may 3 whole times I think you will find, if you haven't already, a pair of good leather gloves will keep your hands happy. Steel cable cuts fast, painful and often dirty. Just a suggestion, my hand never got tough enough to resist those.

[@ucanliv4ever]

My boss always washed his hands in gasoline to kill the infection.

[@byronf.bingham6291]

A suggestion. If you have a 2 - 3" pipe to use as a roller it would be less friction between the log and the trailer.

[@brucea550]

Very little friction loading this way, the log is being lifted on, not winched on. A roller is actually bad, because you lose control of the log a bit that way. The slight friction keeps everything controlled by the winch.

[@ucanliv4ever]

What if you had 2 rollers in a v configuration?

[@btrnsfrmr]

@@ucanliv4ever then you could use it for a boat trailer... LOL... I thought the same thing, v shaped upright rollers that peg to the deck of the trailer according to need.

[@Debtfreehomesteaders]

That's really kewl! -Will

[@BigNicky77]

Thanks Will!

[@rexhavoc2982]

Add 2 tong jacks to the back corners, weld 4 -2x2x1/4 2 foot high bunk corners with braces.

[@barryirby8609]

Looking at the scenery in the video it appears you have found the only logs within a hundred miles. What will you be loading now that you have every log in Nevada?

[@BigNicky77]

Haha!! Looking at the video again, it definitely appears that way! Surprisingly enough, I made some contacts with local arborist and the issue now is too many trees to be hauled away. It’s amazing what you find when you start asking for it!

[@btrnsfrmr]

cactusacus sequoia, ... if slabbed properly you can get 8-10 logos for the walls on a Mexican restaurant... Think about it!!!!!!!!!

[@roceye]

Nice looking trailer. I just stumbled onto these arch lift systems and now I'm interested in possibly adding that to one of my military trailers. I don't know if this would work for you but it may be interesting- check out the M200A1 generator trailer (bare trailer).

[@nateuk2542]

I think you will have a few issues with M200A1 generator trailer as they as they are single wheeled trailers

[@roceye]

@@nateuk2542 Single axle but dual wheels

[@nateuk2542]

Hi Nick can you remember the thickness off the steel you used on the arch its self? yours looks very strong, im going to attempt to convert my trailer Many Thanks

[@BigNicky77]

2.5 square tubing with a 1/4 wall thickness. It is definitely very heavy, but feels safe. I have learned that if you put the chain choker on the end of the log that prevents the arch from slamming down, but I put two old tires on the deck just in case.

[@idahopotato6751]

Shouldn't you chain the log closer to the bar so when it raises it goes more forward on the first pass? You could get it to lay on the trailer on the first pass.

[@BigNicky77]

Yes, I am getting better each time. Definitely takes a little estimating where to chain it

[@Dimanik.82]

Хорошее приспособление для загрузки брёвен , а каким образом производится разгрузка ?! Привет с Украины ! 🇺🇦

[@imchris5000]

look at how oil field ginpole trucks rig the cable your arch will work better

[@irmissvarbuolis8610]

How do you unload it?

[@BigNicky77]

I chain them to a tree and drag them off, dropping the tree onto some six by sixes so I can then roll it over to the mill. If the tree is not round,I remove the mill head and back the trailer over the rails and drag it off a little more carefully. I have some videos I just posted showing that.

[@David-pk9be]

Idaho?

[@BigNicky77]

Reno Nevada

[@irvinggoldberg5365]

Put some outriggers on the trailer.

[@BigNicky77]

I use hydraulic jacks under the rear bumper, same thing

[@joelmartin2549]

I think you should call it a gantry since is not arch shaped.