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Gerry Hawkes
Приєднався 29 гру 2006
Forest Savers provides services with its proprietary equipment for reducing forest fire hazard in the urban/wildland interface, constructing low impact woodland trails, improving wildlife habitat, restoring pastures and meadows, controlling invasive vegetation, and cleaning up abused woodlands
Easy Rolling Wheelbarrow Path
Easily roll wheelbarrows over rough or soft ground. The WORKHORSE path is quickly laid down to create a firm, smooth rolling surface. Traction arcs provide good grip for work boots. Drainage holes keep the surface dry. The path may be quickly disassembled and reconfigured for other uses such as residential walkways, tent floors, RV patios, floors for wet basements, wheelchair access, bike paths, and more.
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DURABLE GREENHOUSE WALKWAYS
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You can quickly install attractive, permeable walkways that will last for decades right over landscape fabric on the floor of your greenhouse. You can configure the lightweight, but rugged WORKHORSE panels as walkways or complete floors. The WORKHORSE surface assembles and disassembles without tools, so that it can be easily moved and reconfigured . . . or it can be left in place for decades. I...
A PATH TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
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Cars are a major source of polluting emissions around the world. Nevertheless, we have become highly car dependent. It would be difficult for many of us to live in modern society without our cars. However, the need for us to reduce the environmental impact of our cars is urgent. So, what can we do? How do we mitigate the impact while maintaining or even improving our quality of life? Telecommut...
WHEELBARROWS and a RHINO on a WORKHORSE PATH
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Rolling loaded wheelbarrows and Rhinos (see RhinoToolSystems.com) over rough or soft ground is exhausting and sometimes impossible. Even across lawns, rolling is considerably more difficult than on firm surfaces. Lawns can be damaged by repeated trips. Quickly installing a firm, easy rolling WORKHORSE path (see WorkHorseGS.com) makes rolling big loads far faster and easier. WORKHORSE path is id...
BIKING OVER DIFFICULT GROUND
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WORKHORSE modular, rapid deployment path systems can be quickly installed for temporary or permanent access over difficult ground conditions. The rugged path system is made from HDPE which is the same material used to make the liners that protect steel pickup truck beds as well as food grade containers like milk jugs. However, WORKHORSE panels have 2-inch structural ribbing on the underside whi...
RAPID SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT
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Quickly install high quality sidewalk surfaces right over deteriorated paved or unimproved sidewalks. Great for construction sites and wherever quality walkways and wheelchair access is needed. Cars are a major source of polluting emissions. Nevertheless, we have become highly car dependent. It would be difficult for many of us to live in modern society without our cars. However, the need for u...
SNOW ON WORKHORSE PATHS
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Snow doesn't stick to the WorkHorse, multi-use path surface yet the traction arcs minimize slipping when snow covers the surface. Even compacted snow from foot and wheel traffic shovels off easily. Unlike asphalt and concrete, ice seldom forms on the surface since water runs right down through the plentiful drain holes to the ground below. Even if there is a little residual moisture on the surf...
ROLLING A HEAVY LOAD ON A 21 INCH WIDE WORKHORSE PATH
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On construction work sites or any place loads will be rolled over relatively smooth, but unimproved ground, WORKHORSE ground solution panels can greatly reduce the effort required to roll heavy loads while protecting the ground and minimizing tracked dirt. They install rapidly and can be left in place for a few hours to years, then picked up, pressure washed, reconfigured, and reinstalled over ...
INSTALLING A 21 INCH WIDE WORKHORSE PATH
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On construction work sites or any place loads will be rolled over relatively smooth, but unimproved ground, strong, but permeable WORKHORSE ground solution panels can greatly reduce the effort required to roll heavy loads while protecting the ground and minimizing tracked dirt. They install rapidly and can be left in place for a few hours to years, then picked up, reconfigured, pressure washed,...
INSTALLING AN 8 FT WIDE MULTI USE WORKHORSE PATH
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The WORKHORSE surface, available at www.WORKHORSEGS.com, offers a highly durable, high-quality, and highly permeable solution for establishing surfaces such as sidewalks and paths. Here are some key features: INSTALLATION EASE: Designed to be installed by one person without heavy equipment. VERSATILITY: Can be left in place for extended periods, removed, reconfigured, relocated, and reinstalled...
RIDING AND BRAKING ON WORKHORSE PATH
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Bicycles and wheelchairs roll easily and smoothly over this surface. The patented travel surface keeps wheels rolling straight and true without vibration. The permeable surface which eliminates problematic runoff also keeps puddles from forming. Water from rain and melting snow flushes right down through the drain holes into the ground below carrying fine grit and sand with it. Unlike asphalt a...
INSTALLING A 4 FT WIDE MULTI USE WORKHORSE PATH
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Eco-Friendly WORKHORSE Surface Quickly establish highly durable, high-quality, and highly permeable surfaces, sidewalks, and paths with minimal site preparation or disturbance. The WORKHORSE (www.WORKHORSEGS.com) surface can be installed by just one person, eliminating the need for heavy equipment. What's remarkable is its lasting impact on the environment: it can be left in place for extended ...
CONNECTING WORKHORSE 2 INCH PANELS TOGETHER WITH DRIFT PINS
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Highly durable and long-lasting permeable sidewalks, construction walkways, and multi-use paths for bicyclists, pedestrians, and wheelchair users can be rapidly installed using WORKHORSE ground solutions surfaces. They install rapidly without tools or heavy equipment. If they will be left in place from a few days to years, they will retain their alignment and resist unauthorized removal if drif...
RAPID DEPLOYMENT MULTI USE PATH for cyclists, walkers, and wheelchair users
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Quickly establish highly durable, high quality, highly permeable surfaces, sidewalks and paths with minimal site preparation or site disturbance. The WorkHorse (www.WORKHORSEGS.com) surface can be installed by only one person and requires no heavy equipment. It can be left in place for as long as needed then removed, reconfigured, relocated, and reinstalled over and over and over. This surface ...
Moving Firewood Logs with the WHaTS Lumber and Pole Transporter
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A Wheeled Hand Tool System (WHaTS) Lumber and Pole Transporter enables you to easily lift trunks of firewood trees off the ground and roll them to where they can be conveniently bucked to length. see www.WheeledHandToolSystems.com
Clamping and Moving Awkward and Heavy Loads with a Wheeled Hand Tool System
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Clamping and Moving Awkward and Heavy Loads with a Wheeled Hand Tool System
Bucking Firewood with the Aid of a WHaTS
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Bucking Firewood with the Aid of a WHaTS
Cutting Firewood with the Help of a Wheeled Hand Tool System
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Cutting Firewood with the Help of a Wheeled Hand Tool System
Moving Rocks and Brush with a Wheeled Hand Tool
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Moving Rocks and Brush with a Wheeled Hand Tool
Moving heavy loads with WHaTS on WORKHORSE(R) path
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Moving heavy loads with WHaTS on WORKHORSE(R) path
Positioning a trailer with a WHaTS trailer jockey
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Positioning a trailer with a WHaTS trailer jockey
Uprooting, Shredding, and Flaming Woody Invasives
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Uprooting, Shredding, and Flaming Woody Invasives
Controlling Invasive Vegetation on Watersheds
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Controlling Invasive Vegetation on Watersheds
This is a cool idea. Have you tried picking up pallets with longer forks? A kind of off road pallet jack would be useful.
For moving trailers
Clever machine. Thanks for posting.
Clever machine. Thanks for posting.
cool tool!
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All of these situations can be answered better by using a hand truck. A hand truck allows all the load to be balanced over the wheels. Big or ungainly loads can be easily and rapidly tied on around the main part of the hand truck. It's simpler and cheaper.
I use the front lip of my conventional steel t5raty wheelbarrow to move garbage cans and other big, heavy loads without lifting them in the tray. I tilt the wheelbarrow vertically, then push the load into the front of the wheelbarrow. If need be, a rope or two can be tied around the load to hold it in place. Then, simply push the wheelbarrow handles down, which lifts the load so it can be moved on the wheel. A little practice will reveal the utility of this method. This video shows what can no doubt be useful to some contractors, but I don't see a use for it as a homeowner.
I have sold about 300, but am retiring and stopped selling them. I hope to donate the business to North Carolina A&T University.
It seems like a great product. I think to be really successful in the US, adding a small electric drive to the wheels would help.
Total worthless piece of junk!!
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Looks like a great hand tool for clearing land.
Those two forks used for lifting should be replaced with a couple old leaf springs. The springs would easily fit under tight spaces without binding as much and the further you can get them under the more leverage and balance you have. Even thinner springs should easily bear the weight.. Also you might consider larger diameter tires to make pushing easier. I really like the counterbalance idea so you keep your body weight for traction.
I have used a wheelbarrow type cart with two large wheels on it. It will hold up to 500 pounds. Tip on side or front and two people can lift up cart, then wheel away.
Thank you for this idea. Our property is infested with this invasive plant.
skid steer with brush hog, or a tractor towing a brush hog, is your best bet. You can rent one or hire a team to mulch it all and then prevent regrowth by continuous mowing from spring-fall. If you have large property you'll need a tractor for maintenance and should buy a mower attachment based on your needs.
I want one! Moving an average of 6 tons a week by hand truck. Shopping now.
If you just burn it the roots will survive and it will just grow back. Make sure you rip up the rest from the ground.
Exactly what i am doing in UK k
If only they could have seen what they had on west coast and in the European alps. Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria, eastern France and most of the Baltic nations have small Yarders that handle relatively big wood. It’s great to see someone trying to be innovative with what they have and based off the desire to do it right and considerate of impact.
The equipment weighs more than the rock. By the time you lug it around the property, you’ll be strong enough to toss those rocks like a MLB pitcher. Just Kidding. Nice invention!
Bought this and it is everything they say it is, really awesome, effortlessly manage very large boulders. Very well made, actually haven’t seen this kind of quality in a piece of equipment in a very long time. I added the tractor bracket to make transport easier for longer weightier hauls. Really love the fact that it is multiple tools in one.
Nice invention. Short legs on top of the clamp might give it a better grip when inverted.
It seems like it would be easier if the woodsplitter was closer to where you are stacking wood. Less walking and all you would need to do is turn and stack. Love the wood hauler though...
Hi Dani, Let me know what you have in mind for improvements. Anything we can do to make WHaTS even better is good!
Gonna make me one of those....with few modifications
Who came up with that horrible brand name and the accronym?
Thanks for sharing Gerry. Beautiful, an efficient minimal impact technique.
Thanks David. With advances in microprocessor controls, we could now make a much more efficient, lower cost system that could be set up and operated by one person.
That's great to know. We're currently selling and I would like to work with timber as a 1 man operation when we move. I would be happy to put a prototype into action using your experience to minimise experimental errors in getting a working system. I suppose you're looking to use remote machine operation and auto drop while the one man rigs from the harvest site. I've got your web site for wheeled hand tools and may get in touch in the future. It could be a satisfying experience getting a challenge like this to function well. (Addition: I have an Environmental Science and education background))
Great Job. This is exactly what our fields need. Thanks for coming to visit and explaining your process. We look forward to reclaiming the pastures and opening up the trails on the Farm.
I be dog.....
Wouldn't a wheel barrow work
You so crazy 500 lbs!!!!
This video was shot using an old iPhone mounted on a movable fence post then edited and posted the same evening. Audio quality was not a priority.
Your audio leaves a lot to be desired
If you go to the firewood calculator at www.csgnetwork.com/logweight.html and enter 0.1 and "Maple, hard" it will yield a green weight of 530 pounds for 1/10 cord. They include this caveat: Wood varies considerably in weight based on numerous factors, including area, climatic conditions, cutting time, age and many more condition.
If you go to www.engineeringtoolbox.com/weigt-wood-d_821.html you can see that a cord of sugar maple weighs about 5600 pounds green and about 4400 pounds dry. Since the firewood in the video is air dried, it would have been more accurate if I said the 1/10 cord load weighed about 440 pounds.
Not 500lbs. Maybe 150
500lbs my arse
What I find interesting is how long those rocks have been stuck after the ice wall planted them and now there being moved.... I'm guessing 25,000 years ago??? Just an odd thought that all ways fascinates me like seeing the huge cliffs that have been cut for roads to pass thur and you can see the history various colors and types of stone that make up the hill that got cut thur of our world going back millions of years Good luck moving those
I made a cart out of a Toro riding lawnmower frame. I shove a straight axel under it put the back tires in the center of the frame. As Pontiac says, wider is better. Then took the front wheel from it and another lawnmower did that to each end. To allow you to push and pull. 6 wheels. Works great. I used push mower handles as my side bodies and handles. Yeah , once you start thinking, anything possible.
My wheel bar can carry as much as that can
Great video,thank you
Awesome video
Nice!!!
i prefer the kawasaki mule
Hi Roibert, A Kawasaki Mule is a handy machine for hauling firewood, but it can't roll heavy loads through 30 inch wide doorways or gates. The WHaTS firewood hauler requires no repairs and no gas, and emits no fumes. Also it can be changed quickly for other jobs like prying up rocks or moving long loads. Both are good tools. Best, Gerry Hawkes
robert evans, Same here.
Love it. Great work.
But...will it go down my bullhead steps to the cellar? I have one with large wheels for this.
Good invention
Nice looking soil.
You need to angle the last foot or so at a slightly upward angle.would help.Maybe 20 deg.
+TheDavenator7 The pry bar tips are slightly angled to help hold loads, but angling too much would require that the WHaTS frame be tipped up beyond vertical when starting a pry, making levering more difficult. The clamp works great because it locks itself down and can hold rocks that extend well beyond the ends of the pry bars. If the pry bars are too long you get less lift.