Well if it doesn’t do the job you will have to raise a team of oxen.
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You’re having too much fun, Jan-ola 
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That looks like fun
Please post some closeups of the “horse” , looks like a roto tiller on steroids!
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Haha l had a feeling you are up to something 
looks great! Only thing missing is a charcoal gasifier 
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You know that JO, will be planning the Dark Side of char to run it. It has charcoal written all over it. May be a hybred gasifier.
Bob
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Michael,
The 7hp Briggs and the axle are probably from a rototiller or a snowblower. 5-speed+R gearbox from a lawnmower tractor and tires from my former old Volvo.
Belt drive from motor to gearbox, with tensioner acting as clutch. Motorcycle chaindrive from gearbox to input screw into the axle. Leftover cut out domes from propane tanks act as “hubs” for the rims.
@Bobmac and @KristijanL,
I agree, it’s a good charcoal candidate. We’ll see what the future brings. Screen out some fines and I can probably run from what the Mazda produces.
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Wow
That is Some impressive engineering and fabrication.
Does the chain drive provide the torque resistance for the wheels?
I could not see any braces to the final gear drive.
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Thanks Michael,
I fixed the lengthwise driveshaft with a bearing into the front of the U-beam frame I welded. That’s the only bracing there is. Bearings in the gear will have to manage the torque. The gear is too small and with nowhere to attach additional bracing.
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Wow! You must have an amazing “junk yard” on your property. If I went to my local commercial junk yard, I would never be able to find all those wonderful pieces. Seeing all that “stuff” in a junk pile and being able to visualize it all put together into such a workable machine took a real engineer. Good job. TomC
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I like the ball hitch at the front. Makes horsing trailers around a lot easier!
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It makes it look like he is almost on the ball. 
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We had a ball on the front of a narrow frontend H when I was a kid you could put a trailer anywhere with that.
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What Don sayd! I like that too!
Ha, @JO_Olsson, after Argos l am sure you will be sifting charcoal first thing when coming back home
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J.O.,
Based on the enthusiastic interest shown , please start a new thread for this lovely new beastie! 
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Maybe @Chris could start one and include posts, starting with 1850? If he gets the time between diapers
I wish I had. If I lived even more rural I would probably accept all gifts I’m offered Neighbours often offer me treassures on there way to the junkyard, but I have to turn most of them down.
My spare part/junk Mazda donated it.
It has already been useful the way you describe
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Done!
Nice work JO…
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I love it.
more characters.
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I got a couple questions about my health and wereabouts. I’m just fine, but just like Kristijan, I’ve been super busy lately and haven’t found the time to post much.
During our US stay father-in-law’s cancer condition worsened with a mild stroke, which pretty much put him to bed. Wife stays put at their farm 50 miles away and I try to run inbetween to maintain both properties (burning a lot of wood doing so).
While back home I’m mostly into forestry at the moment. Parked the two-wheel tractor when I stumbeled on some 24" dia timber. Had to bring in the heavy equipment (20 hp Fergie ).
I’m the little guy with the chainsaw on top of that spruce. For comparison the tractor trailer has standard car tires.
My father (the great grandfather) helped out and is striking a pose on the last pic
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Looks like you are going to have a lot of boards to do something with come fall. To bad the last picture didn’t come out as sharp as the others. The grass is so green and the hot house and your saw mill, yea and your father. Good to see it isn’t snow all year round. I was concerned about your health. Thanks for the pictures.
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That’s some real nice evidence material (pictures). I see you are having fun! How is the skidder performing? Video?
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