Odd tree trucks

[Jehinten]

What odd tree trucks have you guys seen? Here are some that I've seen in my town.

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[Matias]

Solid gold dude. I haven't seen anything even close to that wild

 

[Treezybreez]

Is that a forklift on the front of that last truck?

 

[Brando CalPankian]

42 years of experience, trust him.

 

[Shadowscape]

Is that a forklift on the front of that last truck?

That is not all that uncommon. They use them to pick up the wire baskets of firewood. One is sitting alongside the truck.
I have not seen one on that old of a truck in a long time though.

 

[Neill]

Not really the same but I once saw a Prius pulling a ditch witch trencher on the highway shoulder going about 30mph

 

[data farm 26]

This brings up so many mixed feelings. And reminds me how much of a bubble I live in. Amazing.

 

[Jehinten]

Is that a forklift on the front of that last truck?

Yes it is. I've seen that truck on the road a few years back but I only got blurry pics of it. Today I stumbled across it's shop and thought I'd get a better pic.

The thing that gets me is that the forks do not fold upright for transportation. He was going down the road ready to impale anyone who happened to stop too quickly in front of him.

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[Jehinten]

This brings up so many mixed feelings. And reminds me how much of a bubble I live in. Amazing.

In my area's defense, these are the worst I've seen over the years and most of them I've only seen once. I'm guessing they didn't last long.

There are many more well equipped businesses and all sorts of in between.

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[Z'sTrees]

I kinda want that old Ford Cabover...
Greg should have a drink so his hand's not so shaky!

 

[Bendroctanus]

The first one is perfect. Spelling and everything.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

The panel on the side of the bus would fold down like a drawbridge. The edge was about 24" off the ground, hanging from chains on both sides. Then short ramps would flop down to the ground.

My ATV would drive up/down for transport.

The bus also made for a comfy break room on days of yuch weather.

Eventually I got the one ton cube van and the ATV and all gear went inside.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Not mine...but it would have fit in

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Before mini-skids were on the market I built up a couple of ATVs to be skidders.

1-Jenny Juzwik-oak wilt scientist USFS-driving it on a research project it did with her-counter weight on front- look close you'll see a small t-bollard for rigging or dragging
11-plow-dragging brush-tub for chunks or rakings
8-log arch-pinned at arrows for storage-basswood logs
3- one cut-choke it- rope goes through the davit, around the winch-crank it up-off to the chipper-all limbing and mess at the chipper

 

[Treezybreez]

Not mine...but it would have fit in

You can pick up some really fat kids with that rig.

 

[surveyor]

Here is a vehicle I made called a Jitney. It had an 18 HP Onan engine that drove hydraulic wheel motors. The cab pivoted at the top, so any direction you pointed it, that is the direction it would go.

 

[Bendroctanus]

This is a huge reason I love this industry. The ingenuity is amazing.

 

[Barc Buster]

Here is a vehicle I made called a Jitney. It had an 18 HP Onan engine that drove hydraulic wheel motors. The cab pivoted at the top, so any direction you pointed it, that is the direction it would go. View attachment 91208

That is awesome Gordon!

 

[surveyor]

Thanks, I had made a 12 inch model first that my kids played with. The Jitney had a spool valve controlling either front wheel, forward or reverse (I would have liked to make it 4 wheel drive and electric but that was too expensive). The trailer bed could pivot so that it would articulate over rough ground, but the design flaw was that when one wheel lost traction it would just turn the cab. What it needed was a gear at the top perimeter of the cab roof that was dedicated to steering the cab, that way the front drive wheels would essentially be limited slip.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Thanks, I had made a 12 inch model first that my kids played with. The Jitney had a spool valve controlling either front wheel, forward or reverse (I would have liked to make it 4 wheel drive and electric but that was too expensive). The trailer bed could pivot so that it would articulate over rough ground, but the design flaw was that when one wheel lost traction it would just turn the cab. What it needed was a gear at the top perimeter of the cab roof that was dedicated to steering the cab, that way the front drive wheels would essentially be limited slip.

That’s dope.