Abstract: A storage system includes a rail system, and a container. The container has an inner compartment. The container further includes an apparatus for supporting the container which also interacts the rail system, and a hoist coupled to the apparatus for supporting the container.
Abstract: The invention also provides a logging carriage which has a winding drum rotatably mounted in a body. A cable is wound about the drum, whereby the drum is rotated when the cable is pulled. A drop line sheave is rotatably mounted in the body and has a drop line extending thereabout. A drive mechanism mechanically couples the sheave to the drum, whereby rotation of the drum rotates the sheave to lower the drop line as the cable is pulled. There may be one or two other carriages, all the carriages being releasibly connected together.
Abstract: The transfer of elongate objects across a gap is enabled by doubling a jackstay between a supply station and a receiving station, so as to provide a pair of parallel guides for the load during transfer. The load is supported from each of the parallel jackstay portions, such that its length is normal to the lengths of the jackstay parallel portions, and moved by outhaul/inhaul cables.
Abstract: Cable machine control, particularly a grapple yarder is provided with an integrated control system whereby the operator is provided with controls each of which controls a desired operation or movement of the grapple. In particular the controls include a haul back and an in direction control, an up and down control and an opening and closing control some of which may be operated simultaneously with the speed of any operation or movement dependent on the maximum displacement of the control for any selected operation or movement.