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Jim Grigsby

February 13, 2024 05:14PM

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Today most early logging methods look like an accident in progress, but such methods were commonly used and were no more dangerous than many other other jobs. It was a matter of doing the best they could with what they had. Those two wheeled carts, called bummers, were used for many years, with steel versions used behind early crawler tractors until supplanted by arches. Note that one end of the logs drags on the ground and they probably adjusted the balance to fit the terrain, putting more of the weight on the rear when skidding down hill.

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Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	J.B.Bane	February 12, 2024 01:10PM
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Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	Rader Sidetrack	February 12, 2024 01:53PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	J.B.Bane	February 12, 2024 02:08PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	guymonmd	February 12, 2024 02:16PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	Jim Grigsby	February 13, 2024 05:14PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	Rader Sidetrack	February 13, 2024 05:56PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	bcp	February 13, 2024 06:42PM
Re: Logging Along the Sumpter Valley Ry.	Kelly Anderson	February 15, 2024 08:21PM

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