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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Fire Wood => Topic started by: Roger2561 on December 16, 2014, 06:19:26 AM

Title: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: Roger2561 on December 16, 2014, 06:19:26 AM

Hey all, I frequent another site where one of the members posted the following video of how some loggers used to move logs.  I think you'll find it interesting. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSq7x6edExI&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSq7x6edExI&feature=youtu.be)

Enjoy,

Roger

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: slimjim on December 16, 2014, 06:39:27 AM

Thanks Roger, I certainly enjoyed watching it, OSHA, EPA, Lawyers and sissies certainly were not present on the job site, HARD working MEN, Ingenuity, investment and desire to get the job done were!!
Thanks again Roger!

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: Roger2561 on December 16, 2014, 06:47:44 AM

Slimjim - My first thought when I viewed the video was, no OSHA.  Roger

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: Roger2561 on December 16, 2014, 06:50:49 AM

And, if you look closely you can see 2 guys are standing on the ski's to add weight so the operator can steer the thing. 

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: coolidge on December 16, 2014, 10:54:17 AM

Very cool,   They say there are still some of those old Lombards up in the Allagash. To bad, they should be in a museum.

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: farmboythegreat on December 16, 2014, 07:53:00 PM

 :thumbup:

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: intensedrive on December 16, 2014, 08:47:52 PM

Was all that wood sawed by hand?

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: Roger2561 on December 17, 2014, 05:41:30 AM

I don't know if chainsaws were on the market back in the early 1900's.  My guess is everything was cut by 2-man crosscut saws.  If you can get a couple of guys who know what they doing, they can make some serious wood in short order.  Roger   

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: andyhowardcity on December 17, 2014, 06:04:04 PM

  :thumbup:
So cool to see how they made it work with what they had!

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: hoardac on December 19, 2014, 07:24:01 PM

Quote from: Roger2561 on December 17, 2014, 05:41:30 AM

I don't know if chainsaws were on the market back in the early 1900's.  My guess is everything was cut by 2-man crosscut saws.  If you can get a couple of guys who know what they doing, they can make some serious wood in short order.  Roger

Yes a sharp crosscut saw is really scary and can eat up some wood.

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: MattyNH on December 19, 2014, 07:38:37 PM

Great video..Its amazing how much torque the steam tractor has..What different and simple world it was back then...

Title: Re: Moving logs video; circa 1912 - 1920's
Post by: aries9245 on January 02, 2015, 04:18:27 AM

That's such a great video some power in that steam engine they look like a train/dozer all in one lol