The Stein Arbor Trolley looks sweet

Here it is loaded with brush. This is easily 5-6 times what a person can drag by hand and I pulled it about 100' up a small side hill to the brush pile with ease. You can see the hill and brush pile in the background.
 

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Looking good Chris! Any shots with the showing the trolley setup?

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finally got one a month or two ago after two years of sitting around moaning about the price of the thing. It has paid for itself already no question and I am just mad I didn't do it earlier. I never had any doubt, I wanted one from day one I saw the thing but kept lying to myself that I would make my own one day. Please. Could be built by a good welder for a couple hundred dollars probably. whatever. I am just going to try and not think about all unnecessary trips back and forth to the chipper dragging brush I made before dropping this little bit of cash.

Thanks Reg!!!!!!

I am not sure what the extra handle is for though. any ideas?
 
I have built one and with the price of steel these days and the time required you just don't save that much. Great tool, well done Reg!

I assumed the second handle was to protect your hands when yarding downhill and a piece slides ahead to bust your knuckles. I made mine with a full wrap to the handle ends.

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Reg have us a peek at his prototype versions of the Trolley. Even then I could see the head-slapping brilliance of the design.

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to work with it on a job.

Backyard prune, deadwood and elevate. Wet soggy ground too. Even after a few walking trips back and forth the path at the corners were getting roughed up. That leads to landscaping during cleanup and I do NOT like 'scaping!

Since I had no clue how much I could haul I loaded it up to about capacity. Equal to about 4 ground drag piles. Ooops! A bit much but I mule hauled it to the chipper. Next loads were more reasonable.

Rakings went on the last load. When I was making the last trip to the chipper with gear I saw that there wasn't any turf damage like I would have seen with multiple trips from ground dragging.

This is a keeper!

I might make up a tarp with cordage loops at the corners to make eyes that would drop over the stanchions to use as a basket for takings.
 
Man I am in the same place as Kevin... I have been 'going to make one' for ever now. I priced it out and with the tires and steel it costs less than buying one, but I am sure I wont make it right the first time and the hassle aint with it.

I generally dont like eating my words but I actually put one of these in my TreeStuff cart just last week. The truth is, we use a traditional ball cart all the time and it isnt exactly fun. I cant wait to pull the trigger on this one.
 
I purchased one from TreeStuff.com a few weeks ago, and I'm kicking myself that I didn't grab one when they first came out.

I've heard all the "I'll build my own" statements. Personally, one of the best pieces of business advice I ever got was "Figure out what your core compentencies are…the things you do better than everyone else, which really make you stand out as a service/product provider. If a needed task doesn't fall into that category, either: 1. Change your business model, make it a core competency and start doing it full time, 2. Don't engage in it at all, or 3. Outsource it to someone who makes that task their core competency."

We're all smart people, with diverse talents, but gee, if you're that good at welding, why not shutter your tree business and weld? If I've got time to even seriously think about taking on a project like that, it means I should be hustling more tree work!

I decided that, for less than what I earn in one day doing what I do best, buying the Arbor Trolley made lots more sense than trying to reinvent and fabricate a well thought out piece of "off-the-rack" machinery.
 
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I use a similar sized trailer that a friend fabricated for me. Pull it with an atv most of the time but it's small enough to get through a fence gate and pull by hand as well. Also have a larger one that I use if there is enough room, carries a lot of brush. Nice not having to rake the entire drag distance. Sometimes helps to leave the truck a good distance away in an easy area to chip.

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It would be great to see a pic of these... please.
 
I need to get one of these Arbo Trolly deals... After a long hard day my girlfriend fell asleep on the couch in the living room. Usually I would just pick her up, all 105lbs, and carry her into the bedroom down the hall, but being tired myself I just didn't have it in me.

As I shook her to wake her up and move her down the hall, she mumbles "arbor Trolly"

Hahahahaha... True story.

Reg, I've had her watch all your vids several times over... so, she gets it.
 
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Kevin, my big worry is the height of the handle. You are tall like me, do you have to hunch to pull it?

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I haven't noticed. The heel banging has been my only problem bit ill learn
 
Ha, yeah Bonner, not quite.

But if that was the case I'd be the one being carried to bed.

I expect the Arbor Trolly to cost a lot, $800 seems about right. Stein seems to make some quality products.

Reg, if you make a model ll, can you make it able to mount the portable winch on, like this crazy guy did to his brush cart...
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Thanks for posting your thoughts guys, good to hear....but as you know there's often lots of people behind a product and not just the individual who thinks it up. Finance, Mass producing and distributing is another matter, so I can only assume part of the credit.

Kevin we could have avoided the heal banging by using a goose-neck style handle, but that would have reduced the log carrying capacity, especially for long sections. Its best to either stand to the side or use both hands and walk backwards. You can always use a rope too if its easier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXNzLekJec

Remember too that balance it the key, with the wheels being the center-point. if that means you have to stack the brush over/beyond the handle then thats what you have to do. Same as its best to layer the bottom with small stuff to keep the longer limbs elevated from the wheels and ground.

Good luck, and thanks again.
 
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