Cargolin, tool holder for the Balissandre -

The Cargolin, tool holder for the Balissandre

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The Cargolin, for carrying loads with an animal

The Cargolin allows you to use the Balissandre pack saddle as a carrying tool: hay, logs, potato crates, bags of chestnuts, bags of cement, tiles, sand, rubbish bins, gas bottles, etc.

It is a toolbox made up of elements that everyone can choose according to their needs.

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Sliding the Hook onto the Plate

The Descendant

The Horizontal Arm

The Uplift

Loading with only the Descendant

Loading with Descendant and Horizontal Arm

Loading with Descending, Horizontal Arm and Uplift

Returning from work with the Cargolin folded

Locking

Toolbox and order

Exemples of order

video transport straw

video installation of the Cargolin

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Description

The Cargolin is a versatile tool that can be used to transport many types of loads. It consists of several interlocking and lockable components.

Each user can purchase only the components they need for their own purposes.

The Cargolin has been designed and engineered to work with a size M Balissandre, which is the original model in the Randoline range of packsaddles. It is an extremely sturdy packsaddle, made from 40 mm ash wood, capable of carrying loads of over 100 kg.

However, be mindful of the animal’s capabilities. The carrying tool, as its name suggests, is made for carrying. It is therefore reserved for animals of a certain size that are strong and resilient.

Another unrivalled advantage is that you first install the bare Balissandre on the animal, then clip the various Cargolin components onto the pack saddle one by one.

Construction

The Cargolin consists of:

5 mm thick flat steel pieces
12 mm diameter stainless steel tubes with 10 mm diameter threaded rods inserted into them
washers and cap nuts that secure the stainless steel tube to the flat iron

This construction results in an extremely strong and rigid assembly. The flat iron pieces have round holes for attaching bungee cords and oblong holes for passing belts through.

Sliding bridles and hooks allow the Cargolin to adapt to all models and sizes of Balissandre. They also accommodate all configurations of the pack saddle’s descending arches, regardless of the shape and width of the donkey, both at the front and rear.

Material

The Cargolin is made of steel.

The flat parts are 5 mm thick. They are not painted, but lightly oiled to prevent oxidation while in storage at Randoline. Users can then protect and/or paint them with a special metal paint in the colour of their choice. The photo on the right shows a Cargolin painted red.

The tubes are made of stainless steel. There is therefore no need to paint them.

The metal plates

The metal plates are attached to the Balissandre crossbars. To install them, place them behind the crossbar, drill an 8 mm diameter horizontal hole in the wood, insert a square neck bolt and finally secure with a lock nut (bolts and nuts are supplied with the Cargolin).

These two metal plates will support all the components of the Cargolin. They can remain in place, while the other components of the Cargolin are simply clip-on and can be easily removed after

The hooks

The hooks slide into the slots of the metal plates. They are connected to the metal plates using two Ø 8 mm square neck bolts, then a washer and a lock nut. The advantage of the square neck bolt is that only one spanner is needed to tighten the nut. The head of the bolt is wedged into the slot by its square neck.

• Sliding the hook onto the metal plate

The hook can slide along the metal plate to adjust to the width of the Balissandre arches. Once positioned at the correct width, tighten the lock nut.

Top: Hook at maximum width.

Bottom: Hook at minimum width.

The Descendant

The Descendant is a vertical element that hangs from the Hooks.

Once suspended from the Hooks, it rests on the Balissandre arches at an angle of approximately 10°.

It is delivered assembled with 2 tubes (numbers 1 and 3), but an additional tube (number 2) can be added at mid-height and another tube (number 4) at the bottom for more precise attachment of certain loads.

The Descendant can be used as is on the pack-saddle if you need to take a very narrow path with bulky but light loads.

The Horizontal Arm

The horizontal arm clips onto the descendant, forming a sort of chair on which loads can be placed.

It is delivered assembled with four tubes.

It can be locked onto the descendant in two ways:

– either with an agricultural pin in the 7 mm diameter hole.

– or with a square collar bolt in the hole provided for this purpose.

Loads can be secured using bungee cords attached to the tubes, or straps threaded through the oblong holes.

The horizontal arm is used to place heavy loads that need to rest flat: hay bales, stakes, cement bags, slates, gas bottles, etc.

The Uplift

The Uplift is a vertical element that clips into the tubes of the horizontal arm to form a kind of basket.

It can be clipped into tube 6 or tube 7 of the horizontal arm, forming a flat base 27 cm or 38 cm wide.

It is delivered assembled with 2 tubes (numbers 9 and 11), but an additional tube (number 10) can be added at mid-height for more precise attachment of certain loads.

It can be locked onto the horizontal arm in two ways:

– either with an agricultural pin in the Ø 7 mm hole.

– or with a square collar bolt in the hole provided for this purpose.

The uplift will be used for loads that need to be held on both sides: logs, stakes, etc.

Example of loading with only the Descendant

This configuration is ideal for bulky but light loads that can be secured simply by tightening bungee cords and straps on the side: bins, semi-rigid bags, baskets.

Example of loading with the Descendant and the Horizontal Arm

This configuration will be used for heavy loads that absolutely require a base: stones, tiles, slates, bags of cement, bags of sand, gas bottles.

Example of loading with the Descendant, Horizontal Arm and Uplift

This configuration is ideal for bulky loads that need to be secured on three sides: stakes, logs, hay bales.

Returning from work with the Cargolin folded

If the metal parts have not been secured with bolts, they can easily be unclipped and hung on tube no. 1 (the one hanging from the hooks).

Locking

Locking consists of locking the Cargolin parts together so that the tool forms a single rigid assembly.

Square holes are provided in the Descendants, Horizontal Arms and Uplifts. Normal bolts or, better still, square neck bolts (see order items below) Ø 8 mm can be inserted and secured with washers and lock nuts.

Locking is recommended for transporting heavy loads.

The parts can also be locked together with agricultural pins (see order items below) inserted into the Ø 6 mm holes.

Toolkit and order

Here is a list of all Cargolin items. The 2 plates and 4 hooks are the basic mandatory items. The other items are optional. Only take them if you need them.

If you have any doubts about the configuration of your Cargolin, please contact us. In any case, we will call you if there is an anomaly in your order.

Set of 2 front and rear metal plates, to be attached to the Balissandre crossbars (screws included)

Base of the tool holder

Price 29 €

Weight 1,65 kg

Set of 4 hooks that slide onto the metal plates (screws included)

Base of the tool holder

Price 29 €

Weight 1,32 kg

Set of 2 complete Desendants (right and left), which can be hung on hooks. Each set consists of 2 flat vertical bars connected by 2 horizontal tubes (screws included).

Optional

Price 79 €

Weight 3,83 kg

Set of 2 complete Horizontal Arms (right and left), which clip onto the Descendants. Each set consists of 2 flat bars connected by 4 tubes (screws included).

Optional

Price 79 €

Weight 5,23 kg

Set of 2 complete Uplifts (right and left), which clip onto the Horizontal Arms. Each set consists of 2 flat bars connected by 2 tubes (screws included).

There are 2 possible positions for the Uplift on the Horizontal Arm, depending on the width of the load.

Optional

Price 79 €

Weight 3,96 kg

Set of 2 single suspension tubes (right and left), to be attached to the hooks, for those who would like a single tube on which to hang loads (screws included)

Optional

Price 39 €

Weight 0,73 kg