Old Time Logging

FredH · Dec 26, 2011

Here are a couple of pictures my Brother took last Elk Season of a stump that had the tree logged likely some years ago .

In Southern Oregon near Prospect . What we found Really cool was the spring board notches are still visible .

Fred H.

Pete Judd · Dec 26, 2011

And this is how they got some of them out to the mill.

flyingcow · Dec 26, 2011

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIiy9zGwtY]Lombard Steam Log Hauler Operating at Owls Head Transportation Museum ( Part 2) - YouTube[/ame]

Note the person in front steering

Bob77064 · Dec 26, 2011

flyingcow said:
Lombard Steam Log Hauler Operating at Owls Head Transportation Museum ( Part 2) - YouTube

Note the person in front steering

Thanks for posting that. It looks like a locomotive, imagine how much it weighs.

tcreeley · Dec 26, 2011

Up in Patten (logging museum) I think someone told us that they used to use a team of horses up front with with a pole to steer these lombard log haulers. Impressive machines.

creekbend · Dec 26, 2011

A two man team working in a coordinated manner could cut quite a lot of timber using a two man crosscut saw and axe. It is truly amazing just how much board feet of lumber those crews cut while harvesting those virgin forests.:thumbsup:

Thomas · Dec 26, 2011

Interesting..thumbs up,thanks for posting.

JamesHW · Dec 26, 2011

tcreeley said:
Up in Patten (logging museum) I think someone told us that they used to use a team of horses up front with with a pole to steer these lombard log haulers. Impressive machines.

Very cool video.

Here's another YouTube video with someone sititng up front steering (in snow with skis up front): [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJ0mxp-8j8&feature=related]Steam-powered Lombard Log Hauler at White Mt. Central Railroad, - YouTube[/ame]