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The arch looks quite good at this point but if you also built the tractor you will gain official forum WhizBang status. -- Russ

Well, I guess that makes me a whizz banger then.

The Cat 60's were scratched a long time ago. I started with a die cast frame but had to do so much modification that I would have been better off starting from "scratch"

Thanks
Rick

Hi all,

Well all finished up, just have to wait for the weather to moderate a little so I can do some painting and finishing.

(That of course does not apply at this late date)






I will be out of town for a week so will post the finished pictures when I return.
Rick

Impressively satisfactory. -- Russ

Very Nice workmanship  - Im not sure what you mean by running out of room / space for your photos
Barney

Barney,
The forum will only allow me to post 3 sometimes 4 pictures to a post. Probably has to do with the size of my pictures. I just work around it.

The prototype picture is of an arch that was built in the late 20's early 30's and what it looks like in 2013. My builds represent the same arch but in 1939 and still being used so they are not quite so weathered and battered.

Everybody claims to like pictures so here they are, hope its not too many.













Will close out this build next week with a few pictures of the Cats and Arches working in the woods.

Thanks for taking a look
Rick

Yes, Thanks for the plctures. They're very good.Looking forward to seeing them working in the woods.

Satisfactory indeed. And a very unusual model. -- Russ

Bitchin'job!
Paint looks perfect.
MJinTN

As promised the last pictures of the project, the arch being pulled by the Cat 60 Logging Cruiser.













 Here is some more information about the use of arches provided in this quote from the VanNatta Logging History website.

"Many styles and shapes of arches have been used to assist in moving logs. The tracked arch shown here is a classic, though arches with rubber tires were often used with smaller dozers. The winch line was threaded through the the arch. It provided two distinct benefits. First by pulling 'up' on the logs a little you could help free them from hang ups and obstacles that might be in the way (stumps for example). Secondly, logs drag a lot easier if they are partially lifted off the ground. This means that with an arch you can pull a lot more wood than if you are dragging the logs on the ground.

The downside of the arch is that you are pulling a trailer around and you can never forget that. Also a trailer that wants to upset on the corners. If for example you turn a short corner while pulling a turn of logs, the arch will tip over. While it is easier to 'right' one than you might think it is still a nuisance. What you do to turn one right side up is to disconnect the turn of logs, and reconnect the winch line (which is still through the fair lead) to the arch frame somewhere. Then you wind up the winch. Because the winch is above the hitch winching on the fairlead will pull the fair lead up, and with the tracks being the heavy part—they will drop down, and presto the arch is rightside up."

That winds it up, thanks for following along.
Rick

An educational tutorial and an excellent model. I hope it inspires other modelers. Thanks, Rick. -- Russ

A unique model. Really well made.

Bernhard

Very cool!

Nice to see it earning its keep.

I wanted to build one to drag logs on my property. I ended up using the winch on my utility (Kabota RTV) lifting it and dragging it.

MJINTN