I like what you've done!
hey all,i got more into the plan and wanted to know what you think so far.im not sure if i should keep the skid row with a donkey engine puling logs or have a spar tree and a donkey lifting them onto cars.what do yall think? but i gotta go now.TIA--josh
I really like how you adapted this plan; when you asked about a 4x8 plan, this is what first came to mind.
I do have a couple reservations/comments though:
First, having your sawmill so close to the landing just doesn't seem real to me, despite the scenic divider. This layout squeezes lots of trackage into a small area, and you loose the effect by having it so close.
Second, though the thought of the loggin pond is a good one, it seems a bit 'out of place', if you know what I mean. I mean, the flume seems to cut right through your landing. Why would you need to have the RR take the logs down the mountainside, if you can get them down a cheaper way?
Here's a couple suggestions:
- relocate the sawmill to the lower level, as in the original plan. Or alternatively, like someone already mentioned, you could forgo a sawmill, and just have a log dump, into a river for example. You could make a logdump somewhere on the other side, or use that area where the logpond is.
I REALLY like the switchback, and you could keep this without a problem, just use it as another loading site, or even the primary one, with the main camp being at the original landing site.
All this being said, I really like what you've done.
What parameters set did you use to design this with in xtrkcad?
Good luck!