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Brock, you are the master of ingenuity! Great job!

Thinking outside the box. That really worked well.

A man with a plan. That worked great.

Looks like a great tool for the saw, well done!

Nice sharing this video my friend 🙋

Clever idea.

New viewer here . Great idea I usually use the tractor but I like stacking all the slabs on the forks an this idea just works thanks .

You can find a company that makes rigging straps you can get different lengths straps

Howdy Brock! Pretty cool idea! More than one way to skin a cat. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠

Hello Brock. It may help to lay a sheet of plywood on the ground to prevent the wheels of the hoist from sinking when you lift a heavy log.

@garycox7508

11 ай бұрын

yep +1 to that. With those tiny wheels, I would expect them to sink a bit when the ground is soft from recent rain etc so having some plywood or similar would help with that. But that said, perhaps sinking a bit is a feature and not a bug...it adds stability to the system. With the plywood, you would need to account for the hoist wanting to roll a bit as it was loaded up. So maybe both ways need to be tested and evaluated.

@jimmerrithew453

11 ай бұрын

@@garycox7508 Good points.

Replace the hard rubber casters on the hoist with some small off-road casters and that thing will roll around turf with little effort.

Captain, harbor freight has a lift like that goes on the back of truck that rotates. I mounted it on my trailer it works great. Haul master 1/2 ton for truck bed. Don’t put it in your truck bed without extra support. It will bed your bed.

Good evening Brock. I'm late today because I'm in the process of building a lean-to on the back of my woodshed. I've had my engine hoist for about 30 years and I can count the times I've used it for engines on my two hands. But the times I've used it have been in the hundreds. God bless and have what's left of a wonderful day. 👍👍🙂

@RockhillfarmYT

11 ай бұрын

That’s what I thought. Right now I’m going to use it for the sawmill but who knows what else it might come in handy for

@RockhillfarmYT

11 ай бұрын

Good luck with your build

@johngersna3263

11 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT Thank you. I have help from a good friend and my wife's cousin's husband. We got most of it built today and we'll get the perlins done for the roof tomorrow. I'll order the roof metal on Tuesday so hopefully it will be done by the end of the week. 👍

@johngersna3263

11 ай бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT Thank you. I have help from a good friend and my wife's cousin's husband. We got most of it built today and we'll get the perlins done for the roof tomorrow. I'll order the roof metal on Tuesday so hopefully it will be done by the end of the week. 👍

Morning

Clever!

Brock I use the hook from an old can’t hook with a 4’ piece of chain. I wrap it around the log so it rolls into the stops as I lift. I can also choke it up so as needed. I can’t seem to figure out how to send you a picture so I hope I’m making it clear.

@RockhillfarmYT

11 ай бұрын

I’ve seen those hooks where it looks like one side of a can’t hook and think that would be ideal Thanks for the suggestion

“Necessity is the mother of invention”. Getting outta the box and building a better widget!! 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥. That is A SWEET IDEA !!

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It worked better than I thought it would out there in the dirt. Made mostly to use on a concrete floor I would assume.

Cats meow rite their lol.

That’s a great idea looks like it works I wonder if you can find a strap that will hook to the flat to speed up the process of rolling the log

I agree. You have such control with the hoist. The tractor or skid work great but as the operator your visibility isn’t as good unless you keep dismounting. Well done!

I think a harbor freight hoist would have saved you some money. I've had mine about 5 years and still works great

I love finding better ways of doing things but “better” is subjective. To me, “better” usually means more efficient, but I’m sure that will change as I get older. This might reduce the amount of physical labor required but it’s also probably 20x slower compared to just getting a longer cant hook for extra leverage. Plus you’ve got a giant engine hoist cluttering the area which would annoy me to no end. To each their own. If I really wanted to use an engine hoist to hydraulically turn logs, I’d probably ditch the boom and jib and just keep the base and cylinder. Weld a cross bar to the top of the cylinder rod with a couple cant hooks hanging down. Hook the underside of the log and jack up. Roughly simulates the way true hydraulic mills rotate logs and stays out the way under the mill when not in use.

This is very similar to how I've been imagining how I would turn logs if I get a mill like that, except my idea was to have it attached and removable like the lifting winches, and to use a winch and maybe even use an electric winch.

If you are just going to use it on the mill you should mount it to the mill.

What would be the best for this. Is to add an air powered hydraulic ram to the engine hoist. Much quicker, easier to use. I bought a 2 ton engine hoist probably 20 years ago now. And have used it for many many things. About 12 or so years ago, I was moving some heavy things with it. And frankly was getting tired of pumping it. And thought there's got to be a better way. And sure enough, there are direct replacement air powered rams available from several places. And price is not too bad. I also did the same thing with my 20 ton press. It now also has an air powered jack. Of course you need to be close to an air source. But if not, can always pump them up the old fashioned way as well.

@RockhillfarmYT

10 ай бұрын

Cool information. I may look into that

Why waste money on motor lift when you could have used tractor and strap to turn log.

@RockhillfarmYT

11 ай бұрын

I’ve been turning logs with the tractor. I like this better. It’s more under control I like to stack my off cuts on the forks

Are you for real, if you can't roll that small log, sell the mill

@RockhillfarmYT

11 ай бұрын

Is that sarcasm? That oak long is 15 foot long and 22 inch diameter at the big end. Log weight calculator says that weighs 2175 pounds. You’re not rolling that on the ground, the mill sets up fairly high Beyond that, that is not the only log I’m ever going to Mill. It is proof of concept