I'm wanting to cut a tranause and while explaining my idea to a buddy he said for me to just get a tranause cutter. Having never seen one of these i was wanting to see if any of yall have pictures or possibly even a design yall would like to share.
Or even a design like an old pull boat used for logging back in the day.

saw one of these on Caddo last run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMb3uAA6ZeQ

you mean a slough

Its been many years but I have seen them. They used to be inboards type mudboats that had a tiller type attachment on the front that would cut and throw marsh and mud out the way, cutting a trainasse or ditch for access to marsh trap lines by trappers.

[quote="POKER1"]Its been many years but I have seen them. They used to be inboards type mudboats that had a tiller type attachment on the front that would cut and throw marsh and mud out the way, cutting a trainasse or ditch for access to marsh trap lines by trappers.[/quote

This is exactly what im talking about. Does anyone have any pics are info how to make one?

The last time I saw pics of them was in the museum in Lafayette I believe. Couldn't find anything but reference in a couple articles on the net. Someone posted something on here or the old MMT showing a larger aluminum hull with front end loader that was badazz. Think it was made in S LA.

There is one parked in the back of the Valero gas station on hwy 90 just before you get to lake Des Allemands. It has been sitting there for a while. I will ask about it next time I pass

latravcha not sure if your talking about the one Kirk built or not but his was nice. It was a mudboat but he had it setup where it would throw the mud and grass out the side. He said it worked good but never saw him use it.

Is Kirk the guy that builds the mud boats on hwy 90? If so that the one my buddy was telling me about. He didnt know if it was still there. If someone passes that way in the near future let me know if yall still see it sitting out there. Thanks

Yea thats him and hes still building boats.

Is that a yea to my first question, second one, or both?

I will be passing by there later this week of early next week
I will try and get some info for you

Thank yall for the help.

Yes to both

Take some pics i am curious about this rig.

The ones I've seen actually work like a ditch maker used in soybean and corn fields to allow drainage across the crop rows, but just on a larger scale.

kirk will cut one if you need him too...

Whats funny about this particular thread is that i dind't even know what a Tranause was until i went to Morgan City this past weekend and heard the name come up, now all of a sudden everything is a tranause to me, i like that word, isn't there a city in LA named after that?

I have a friend that has a 454 mudboat with a front end loader installed on the bow. He can dig through anything up to 6' deep. If ou want to pay someone to do it, he charges a per day+ fuel.

A traneau is the French word for sled. A traneaus is the path made by the sled after it has gone through the terrain. More commonly used in context of snow sleds, but since no snow in Louisiana, Acadians used it to describe the path left behind after a boat or pirogue traverses marshy terrain. I use to ride a mule driven traneau through cane fields for fun.

I knew that was coming

dguidry, Having read alot of your post I've come to the conclusion you must sit around and look up words in a french dictionary.