Cross hauling logs onto the truck: 😎 • Mules loading a big po... And y’all about all of my logging videos has the truck loading actual logs also if any of you are interested in seeing it work for real.
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@pcarson13775 ай бұрын
Very cool. She’s a good ol gal. Thanks for showing us how she works.
@zachodom74865 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and you’re most welcome! It does a good job for what it is no doubt. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Take care and do come again, please!
@thekibby8375 Жыл бұрын
there's a few videos from the 70s with loaders like that in them, glad to see I'm not the only one running old stuff
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Right! Me too. And thank you. Thanks for watching!
@davidtaylor5394 Жыл бұрын
You sir are a credit to your people. I have spent my working life in forestry in one form and another and I love to see your ingenuity, commen sense and honest work philosophy. Though we are a country away Id love to spend some time working with you. Take care and keep up the great videos
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly and thank you for watching! I really appreciate it. And if you ever make it around my way, just look me up. Be glad to have you. Take care
@waynemorgan1815 Жыл бұрын
Brings back a child hood memory..a small mill up the road had one ...I seem to remember that one had a clutch on the drum...they moved alot of logs with itl 12:48
@harrytouloumis3647 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done video. Mr. Zach. Thank ya for taking the time to do it.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Ty sir! I am glad to do it and thx for watching
@dodgeman338 Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty neat set-up and I love the old school square body. Way better looking than modern trucks
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Me too. I’ve always loved these old trucks. Just true work horses. Thanks for the kind words
@tonymaxwell1224 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the in depth information, I'm going to be using one just like it. Its been over 30 years since I've been around one. This helped a lot.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
You’re most welcome! Glad to do it. And thanks for watching and commenting. Take care
@davidsmith3828 Жыл бұрын
That was a fantastic video! Thanks for posting! As a kid, I had a friend whose dad had a sawmill and used mules to skid and load his truck. I loved seeing his operation! Thanks again!
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thanks for sharing. You’re most welcome and thank you kindly! Thanks for watching!
@jamesmorgan6782 Жыл бұрын
Logging is a way of life few people can enjoy. My dad and I logged together for 18 years although we had a skidder it was still the best time of my life. Oh to be 22 years old again and not worry about things we have to deal with now at the age of 58. Not dead yet although I am not a spring chicken, all well life experience cannot be duplicated. Live and learn.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yessir you’re right for sure. I actually started with a cable skidder helping family and friends. I mostly cut timber. Now I am basically a one man show. My boy helps when he can. And we have a good time. But it is hard work no doubt. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience! I appreciate it
@stihl0256 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very complete explanation of an interesting loading system. Takes some skill and good judgement to run one of those safely, items that seem to be in short supply these days.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yes, you’re right for sure! Thanks for the kind words and also for watching!! Take care
@coldspring624 Жыл бұрын
Just stumbled onto your channel and am glad I did. Mr that is the clearest demonstration of how those loaders are set up and run that I have ever come across. I live way north of you and have never had the pleasure of laying eyes on one of those loaders. I live up where the Gafner Iron Mules were born and that loader you have has always interested me. Big thanks for showin her stuff. And you use mules to....have to sub and see your work.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very kindly! And thank you for watching…I really appreciate it! It’s always good to hear from others also in different parts of the country! Thx
@kennybolt8329 Жыл бұрын
Good job. Used to a logger had to have a strong back and a weak mind but looks like that loader eliminates the sting back part ! 😂 Lol Keep up the good work.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Shoooooooot, a man still gotta have a strong back lol. Thanks for watching buddy
@arkansas1336 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video, brings back a lot of good memories for me! At age 17, I started logging with a new from the factory Taylor sidearm loader mounted on a tandem Ford truck. I hauled 145 miles round trip (a long distance back in 1965) 2 loads per day. You could nearly set your watch by my pace due to the efficiency of the mules, loader and high quality of the 12-24ft logs I hauled daily. Usually took 13-18 minutes to load. I loved every minute of it.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Whew! Yessir for sure. The mules and side loafers are a LOT more efficient than most would ever know. Thank you so much for standing your experience with me. I really love hearing from older hands that knows their way around a animal logging outfit. Take care and thx again for watching
@theodoredugranrut8201 Жыл бұрын
Well sir I can say I have never seen such a machine but as a fabricator I can appreciate the thought involved. Thank you for the demonstration. Central California watching
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and for watching and commenting! I appreciate it
@danielhelpingstine3202 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I've seen these old trucks with these loader for years but never new how they work. Thank you again PS. I'm69years old and never seen one work
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! It’s in most of my logging videos working. But yeah, I’ll have more videos of it working. Thanks a bunch for watching!!
@bendugas8632 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing this type of loader, I was in my early teenager last time, I saw one work. Now it's all hydraulics and big booms.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yessir you’re right. Knuckle booms are farrrr superior, but at a superior cost too. These old side loaders will still earn their way to a man willing to be a little patient. Thx for watching and commenting
@michaelscafe2818 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I first learned about side loaders about a year ago, and really peaked my interest. It's such a simple setup and dont understand why its not popular and not well known. A side loader for my C60 would make a great side hustle, but I have never seen one for sale.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yes they’re simple but they’re a lot of manual work to load and unload. Which is why most don’t use em these days. They still work good for us horse and mule loggers but not for a mechanical crew. Too slow. Thanks for the kind words and for watching! Take care
@curtfranke5404 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Zack !
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly! And thx for watching
@danielkingery2894 Жыл бұрын
Interesting video Zack, i saw a vid of you loading with it before i think, and the description of how its built and works is very interesting. Looks like stuff my grampa built so he could escape the Horse Drawn era....my great grampa was a draft horse breeder...lol
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thanks for watching and commenting! Take care my friend
@philmills8004 Жыл бұрын
Been around these old logs trks since I was a kid . I must say your set up is the best I've seen and your right putting those extensions in on the ground is tough. Tks for the video the Chevy looks n sounds great yall b safe.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly! I appreciate it. And thanks again for watching and commenting. I always enjoy hearing from folks.
@kennethnevel3263 Жыл бұрын
I was a logger , skidder operator, log loader trucker , sawyer , and keep a car wash in repair and working . Never seen a truck like this work my self only some old movies of them working. Most were made from what ever old parts that could be put together . Kinda like my first wrecker truck that I made a winch from parts of this and that and had a mower engine powering it . Stay safe and keep looking up for the widow maker .
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thx for sharing and yes I will. Take care and thanks for watching
@benniebarrow348 Жыл бұрын
When the diesels come out we wondered how we did it with the gas engines ……we do what we have to with what we got, but the diesels work so much easier than the old big block gas engines. Great video !
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
That’s right! It’s all relevant to a man’s situation really. Thank you for watching and commenting my friend! I appreciate it
@dougpersell8776 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your telling and showing how your truck works. I like Chevy trucks the best but also have one ford i use a lot. Thanks
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it and you’re welcome
@terryaldridge5311 Жыл бұрын
My Dads logging crew used three tandem axle log trucks with these side loaders on them. I ran them as a teenager helping Dad.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 They’re getting sorta scarce now days. But there a few still around and working. Thanks for watching and commenting
@jtrocktree5409 Жыл бұрын
Big stick loaders, they made pulp and log loaders, factory made in Mississippi I think. I had on inthe 80s logging with draft horses in virginia.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s right; they were mainly pulp wood trucks. There were a ton of these side loader trucks around back in the 60-80’s. Hauling saw mill logs. But not many left now days. Thanks a bunch for watching and also commenting my friend. Good to hear from you and take care
@willisrice7844 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video of country boy ingenuity and engineering in action from a fellow country boy.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
I def appreciate that! And thanks for watching and commenting. I enjoy hearing from you guys. Thanks!!!
@PamCannon-g3zКүн бұрын
Awesome video didn’t know how it worked I thought it worked off hydraulic pump this drum is amazing .By the way Zach I use my wife’s email my name is Gary I don’t have a email I enjoy your videos I watch about every day keep them coming God bless you and your family‼️
@zachodom7486Күн бұрын
Cool 😎 thank you Gary! And thanks for watching my friend. I surely appreciate it. Glad ya enjoyed the video and got something from it. Take care my friend and do come again, please
@David_Richard_241 Жыл бұрын
I do love that Chevy, man. For sure. Good video. Thanks.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! Me too. Thanks for watching
@David_Richard_241 Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 This was the first of your videos I have seen. I somehow randomly stumbled upon it. Thirty years ago II pulled a log hog for a VERY brief time because I hated it. They would never load me legal. I just never had that outlaw thing going on, man.😄
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎. Thank you for sharing with me!!
@David_Richard_241 Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 Well, this old-timer DOES go on sometimes.....😄
@theodoredugranrut8201 Жыл бұрын
Good work young man you are tenacious and we appreciate that. Central California watching
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! I really appreciate it and thx for watching
@br927 Жыл бұрын
That's like an old Mack truck, they were slow, top speed 65, maybe, but at the end of the day, you're right up there with the rest! if you want to have entertainment, watch a ball game or something!!
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Ten fo! You’re right. I’d love an old R model tri axle Mack with a 350 Mack motor and twin 6 speed. Good ole log trucks! Thanks for watching
@br927 Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 I know some people still running the old R Model! Not real good on hills, but you get there!
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Right! I looked at a real nice 08 model Mack Granite. Tri axle. 550hp Mack engine with 18 speed and 52k pound full locking rears. It was a rock truck. I believe it would’ve made a real nice truck. I heard tell of a feller one time that had an old r model tandem truck with a side loader on it. I never saw it, but i bet it was a real truck.
@lbrown9614 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very thorough explanation of the design,operation of the side loader. I grew up in Louisville, Mississippi. It is the home of Taylor Machine Works. They made a side loader called “The Loggers Dream”. It was very similar too yours, as you mentioned. They were very prevalent in use in our area. I know they were built through the 50’s and into the 60’/70’s. We occasionally see one in use now buy small loggers like you. With the advent of skidders/knuckle booms,etc. they fell into disuse by commercial loggers in our area. “Short Loggers” like you are a dying breed in our area. Taylor manufactured a cable skidder/loader labeled as a Loggers Dream as well. The Loggers Dream was a product that led too the production of a short pulpwood loader for wood yards and later fork lifts for handling logs at mills. Now Taylor is into forklifts in a big way, huge machines, shipping container handlers, etc. Their equipment is now in use worldwide. The side loader was a type of “pioneer” product that contributed to the growth the company.
@dannyblack3814 Жыл бұрын
Very nice , , I had several friends that used those type of log trucks . Two of them were brothers that logged with mules her in Tennessee.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And that’s cool 😎. They use to be really popular for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@danielhelpingstine3202 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing you load your truck
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 and thank you!
@barrymcavoy2157Ай бұрын
I really enjoy your videos
@zachodom7486Ай бұрын
Thank you sir and I’m glad ya enjoy them! That makes it worth doing. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care my friend and do come again, please
@larryhearell9580 Жыл бұрын
in the crane industry the power transfer system is called friction in the hosting position and break I. the lowere position. In the suburbs of Levias Ky when the side loaders were use everything was skidded with teams or farm tractors. Mid to late 60s when skidders showed up
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thanks for sharing and thanks for watching! I appreciate it
@REDMAN29811 ай бұрын
I worked at a truckfleet of 450 units. We were big on maintenance. My advice to you is don`t be afraid to grease that truck and change your fluids. That rack behind your cab we call a headache rack. That`s a very interesting contraption with a lot of moving parts. You made some nice mods too. Only thing I don`t like about it is it`s a chevy. bwahaha (I`m a Ford man)
@zachodom748611 ай бұрын
Haha, I have both Chevy and ford lol. I like em both. Yes, I am a long time mechanic and we believe in doing routine maintenance and keeping our stuff up. Shoot, it’s a full time job just keeping things going. Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting. I really really appreciate it
@eddiemortontapman7252 Жыл бұрын
Is that Tennessee technology Southern Engineering Indeed !
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
For sure and thank you sir! Thanks for watching and commenting
@venturesss Жыл бұрын
So I understand the PTO is constantly turning the sprockets which engages the winch drums with friction from the brake drum. Is there a way to disengage the PTO, it seems like a lot of wear on the chain and sprockets when you go down the road. And thank you for your time showing this system.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yeah there is a part early on in the video that explains it. Pto control is on the console and you can engage or disengage it. When we’re in the woods loading, we just switch the truck off and on. Then we’re ready to move the truck or head to the mill, you can disengage the pto. You don’t want the pto turning when the truck is moving. If that makes sense. Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for watching!
@NotsoEasyAcres Жыл бұрын
We used to have a set up like that on our pulp wood trucks, except it ran a cable boom instead of the side standards. The boom picked up the heaviest of the short wood.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
We use to have quiet a few of those old pulp wood trucks down in Alabama years and years ago. Haven’t saw one in years!!!! But I do remember em. Thanks for sharing with me and thanks for watching and commenting!
@saltwaterinmyveins Жыл бұрын
Did it have the open differential car rear end winch? The paper mill in St.Marys Ga was still taking shortwood till 2002.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
I remember the winch part of it but I don’t remember much details of it. It was a little before my time to be honest. But I do remember seeing the trucks a lot.
@saltwaterinmyveins Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 There is a video called " Men of the forest" shows a family in Guyton Ga 1952 that's awesome.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
I have saw that one. It’s great! And thx again
@jessyedge5492 Жыл бұрын
Love them old trucks gonna get me 1 or 2 some day wish I could've got my uncles old c70 tandem Savannah loader
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
They’re good trucks for sure! And thanks for watching and commenting
@jessyedge5492 Жыл бұрын
@zachodom7486 yes ser
@kennethnevel3263 Жыл бұрын
That kind of swivel fitting is used in car wash booms and will take a lot of pressure and come in different sizes from car wash parts supplier,s . Kleen - Rite is one supplier .
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 thanks! And thanks for watching
@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting to your guy who doesn't know anything about it. That would be me. Oh I've got the truck. Thought about putting something like this on the back to haul logs. But there's a little bit more to this than just simply building 1. Thank you
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir and thanks for watching and commenting!
@richardjulian9263 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video and description. I'd love to find one but they are pretty much non-existent in New England
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I’d say so. They were sort of a southern thing really. They work good for what they are. Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care
@randallcrane2704 Жыл бұрын
Good job
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir and thanks for watching!
@randallcrane2704 Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 do some more videos
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Will do all I can. Thanks!
@dodgeman338 Жыл бұрын
366 and 427 tall decks are bullet proof and reliable
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Thanks for watching
@jakeford7688 Жыл бұрын
Wonder how your overhead is compared to a fully mechanized job. Good used skidder anout 50 grand loader used 80 sawhead 35 or 40. How much are draft mules again
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
I’ve ran both types of operations. Cable skidder crew and chainsaws, and now mules. Animals are wayyyyyy cheaper by far. Percentage wise at the end of the day, I am way ahead of a mechanical crew. Production wise, no. But for what I put into it vs what I get out of it is a whole lot better and not near the stress either.
@amossnowdaharleyman9179 Жыл бұрын
Things like the swivel fitting that is getting hard to find maybe buy several spares while you can and put on a shelf. Nobody likes inventory since it's cash sitting on a shelf but it beats being down hard for lack of a part. 50 years of work taught me that....
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yep you’re right about that…I’ve got a couple extras in the truck 😉 and thanks for watching and commenting
@amossnowdaharleyman9179 Жыл бұрын
@@zachodom7486 very relaxing to watch
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am glad ya enjoyed it
@BobBauguess Жыл бұрын
should you have something to take the weight off of the truck, those first few logs beat the crap out of the truck, just curious.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
If you load using the side loader the yes you want smaller longer logs on bottom first then bigger ones in the middle. But if you’re loading really big logs like is in our picture on the truck, then you cross haul them onto the truck. There is a link in the description showing how we do that. Thanks for watching
@tommyrichmond12936 ай бұрын
Do you plan on getting a Knuckleboom loader put on the truck
@zachodom74866 ай бұрын
No sir, not on this truck. There isn’t enough payload on the truck to put one on it. You’d have to have at least a tandem axle truck for a knuckle boom, and preferably a tri-axle. I would love to have a boom truck one day with twin bunks to haul two stands of cut up logs. Thanks for watching my friend and the question! I appreciate it. Take care
@tommyrichmond12936 ай бұрын
@@zachodom7486 Zac thanks for responding. I love that set of mules you have
@zachodom74866 ай бұрын
@@tommyrichmond1293thank you sir, I appreciate that. And you’re most welcome. Glad to hear from you. Have a good one
@jackgray19825 ай бұрын
Great video
@zachodom74865 ай бұрын
Thank you sir! And thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. Come on back anytime!
@laneburgess1643 Жыл бұрын
Great video.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly! And thanks for watching
@thomasneill6858 Жыл бұрын
Daddy got one last ones that come out of that shop I Think it was rite after he had his lung transplant It was still loading logs when they quit millin
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
They surely made good ones! Thank you sir for watching
@gregoryryan871411 ай бұрын
If you were to add timbers in your bunk beams on the bottom that are 2 or 3 inches thicker on the driver's side would it help the logs roll off when you dump?
@zachodom748611 ай бұрын
Yes and no. Some that have swell in them wouldn’t roll no matter what lol. And sometimes when loading with the side loader they get sorta jammed in anyhow. I try to park on a slight hill every chance I get when I’m unloading to help a little or just use a block of wood to pull up on. Plus if ya did do that with the shims, the load might would ride a little uneven possibly, and with top heavy loads that wouldn’t be good. On log trucks, you sorta want a little extra on the drivers side to account for road crown: But 1-2” worth prolly wouldn’t hurt anything, although I’m not too sure it would help ya any either when unloading. So I can’t answer too well without trying it. Prolly be cheap enough to try. Thank you for the idea, I may consider something like that. I do like hearing from all you guys. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@jackwagonhoedown4114 Жыл бұрын
I used to skid logs with one Belgian horse… (SW Tennessee)
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎 I enjoy working single. I think it makes a lot better animals no doubt! Good to hear from you and thanks a bunch for watching
@teclaspeed3837 Жыл бұрын
Are those loaders still around to buy and what do they go for?
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
They’re no longer manufactured. But there are used ones around especially here in the south. You just have to ask around and look. I run across them every now and then. They’ll usually bring 2-3k depending on their shape. Sometimes you can find a deal on a truck and loader together. That would be the best bet. And usually with a little love you can breathe life back into them. They’re pretty simple and easy to keep up.
@timothyboone5003 Жыл бұрын
Throughly explained. Sure beats the hell out of my 25hp Chinese tractor and a boom pole.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir and thanks for commenting and watching!
@thomasneill6858 Жыл бұрын
Those Blonde Hollyway loaders are going to get hard to find before to much longer
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yessir. There are still some around here and there. But def harder to find.
@user-wb6tw6uz5k Жыл бұрын
same idea as a overshor sugarbeet loder.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Right! Thx for watching
@the_Texas_Bandit Жыл бұрын
Why you would fit in the East Texas logging industry just fine. Yellow pine is very very profitable.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Cool 😎. We don’t have much of a pine market here or pulpwood unfortunately and it hurts us at times. Our hardwood sawlog market is good and cross ties. But it would be nice to have pine and more pulp mills. Although pulp doesn’t pay enough really to handle it with animals. $20 a ton ain’t much when you can only haul 7 ton at a time. It about wouldn’t even pay the haul bill let alone anything left over. Anyway, thank you kindly for watching and commenting. I enjoy hearing from all you guys! Thanks!!
@Doug-In-TN Жыл бұрын
Was that log bed made by Savannah machine works? They made alot of them. Enjoyed video
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Yessir that’s right and you’re welcome! Thanks for watching
@karl-egertdaskov621710 ай бұрын
why dont you make tourself some 6-10 inch wood beams or one single beam that you would drive on under the driver side to tilt the truck a little so the logs roll off better when unloading
@zachodom748610 ай бұрын
I have a set. Most times at the mills I deliver too we’ve got a little hill I can park on to get em off easier: but yes in answer to your question. I do have some. Thanks for watching!
@karl-egertdaskov621710 ай бұрын
@@zachodom7486 I was thinking about maybe some day making myself one of these for firewood logs that are light enough to lift I also have a tractor with a 3pt log grapple but can't stack much with that
@zachodom748610 ай бұрын
@@karl-egertdaskov6217cool
@brucekimble6098 Жыл бұрын
👍
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching!
@jameshooey-sk3di Жыл бұрын
Zack did u build that yourself.
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
No sir. I’ve added some to it. But Savannah machine shop in Savannah tn built these loaders for years. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@stevendyer6509 Жыл бұрын
You had best know what you are doing , this not a loader for a rooky,
@zachodom7486 Жыл бұрын
Right! In the hands of the right person, they’re about as safe and efficient as anything is. But on the flip side…can hurt you bad quickly! If you’re not paying attention. Thanks for watching and commenting!