Home Made Log Loading and Rolling Winch Setup


Patterned after the Norwood winch, but without the rotating winch mounting post, this winch is designed to be operated down low for rolling logs onto the mill bed, and then used with a "V" idler on a vertical post for rolling cants.
(pictures of the cant rolling post to follow)










This is a straight-on view of a log approximately 26" to 28" diameter being rolled up onto the sawmill bed.
The log is about 9' long and weighs about 1000lbs

The same log, but at a slightly different angle and showing a bit of the winch framework