Just wondering if there is a prototype for everything as I have just come up with a log ramp to ease logs out of the pond and deliver them into the sawmill. Anyone seen anything like this before. Paul
I suppose it's possible. I've worked at several saw mills. Dry dock, pond, and lake. The dry dock fed from a table with chains. The pond fed via a chute with chain. The lake fed with a pair of chains lifting the log sideways. From what I've seen of logging, and then historical photos, many expedients were used. So, who knows? It's possible. Build it. It's your empire! Boxcab E50
Paul: That reminds me of the old Lionel log loader circa 1947... It was made on a similar principle with no stream however; just a bin for the logs. Stay cool and run steam...
There was one something like that working in Port Angeles a few years ago. It was used to pull the log booms (several at a time) up to be loaded on the debarker so the logs could be pealed for plywood and the like. There is always a prototype for everything. Shannon WP LIVES (and so does the ATSF)
That's almost exactly the way carpenters in New Mexico raise large vigas (peeled logs) up to ceiling level. The vigas nowadays are not usually structural members but, man, are they heavy!
