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Dave Mellor NJ

11-21-2024 12:54 AM

Logging road

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appears there were a lot of these in the pacific North west

Dave Mellor NJ

11-21-2024 12:56 AM

Re: Logging road

Looks like a stake body

Bruce of MN

11-21-2024 05:16 AM

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I wonder if the rear wheels had some sort of spikes for traction?

Also, what did they do for logs for curved sections?

jack wingard

11-21-2024 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce of MN (Post 2351381)

I wonder if the rear wheels had some sort of spikes for traction?

Also, what did they do for logs for curved sections?

Not all trees are straight, lol

Bruce of MN

11-21-2024 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jack wingard (Post 2351382)

Not all trees are straight, lol

Those are the ones that the big box stores get their 2x4s from!

TerryO

11-21-2024 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce of MN (Post 2351387)

Those are the ones that the big box stores get their 2x4s from!

Very true... as well as 2x6s on up...:(

TOB

ThirstyThirty

11-21-2024 10:37 AM

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Great foto!

Looks like some ruff country!! Seems to have already ripped off front bumper and one front bumper bracket, too!

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Chuck Sea/Tac

11-21-2024 03:12 PM

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Never seen that before. Didn’t they have a Holt (caterpillar)? What were the roads used for? I don’t see how it would handle heavy loads. Maybe just small gypo operations?

ThirstyThirty

11-21-2024 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac (Post 2351505)

Never seen that before. Didn’t they have a Holt (caterpillar)? What were the roads used for? I don’t see how it would handle heavy loads. Maybe just small gypo operations?

(chuckle) I like exploring online some of those small mining operations abandoned long ago.

I see you are located 'tween Seattle/Tacoma. Went to school for a bit, before the UW... bit N of Federal Way. I still get a kick out of those old chevy ads on tv where Dick Balch jumped up onto the hood of a new Chevrolet... and smashed windshield out with a sledgehammer! :eek:

haven't seen many car ads to top that!

Gold Digger

11-22-2024 10:24 AM

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What's that guy doing on the passenger side. May have had a call from nature.

katy	11-22-2024 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Gold Digger (Post 2351625)

What's that guy doing on the passenger side. May have had a call from nature.

Looks like he is holding a gold pan.

WHN	11-22-2024 01:10 PM

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These old pictures are really great. Keep them coming.

Enjoy.

Fullraceflathead

11-23-2024 09:29 AM

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The picture kinda looks like it's a makeshift bridge to go over a small stream if that guy's panning for gold in the stream!!!

Model "A" Fords

11-23-2024 11:08 AM

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Typical of early railroads to take logs from the felling site to the landing area. They used what was on hand as once the logging was done in that area there was no use for it. This saved bringing in and removal of expensive iron rail systems.

It may seem primitive but they actually used steam locomotives on these type of wooden railroads to haul logs destined for the sawmill.

I can't say what this road was used for but they had good taste in trucks.

Dave Mellor NJ

11-24-2024 01:16 AM

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The log tracks must have gone some distance. Otherwise it wouldn't have been worth taking the tires off

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