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04-28-2013, 01:59 PM
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Re: Loggers And Their Heavy Load (1890's)
This picture is just sad all the way around. Old growth trees cut down, horses overloaded, and smug old white men fattening their wallets. Pathetic.
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05-09-2013, 03:57 PM
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Re: Loggers And Their Heavy Load (1890's)
Vintage section incorporates medicine, death and unusual/interesting B&Ws Not everything here has to revolve around death  |
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06-21-2013, 11:05 PM
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I have pictures of my grandfather and father logging like that, and when I was growing up, my dad would have me ride a draft horse with a harness attached, and haul out 2-6 logs at a time. We lived in northern MN and I remember getting off the draft horse after a day of logging, and not being able to walk...He has many pics of big hauls like the above pic. |
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06-22-2013, 10:10 PM
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Considering it is winter, they could be sliding those logs on ice. It works on the same principle as a train. The steel wheels on a smooth rail provides minimal friction and allows a 4,000hp locomotive to pull around 12,000 tons.
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06-23-2013, 11:40 AM
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Re: Loggers And Their Heavy Load (1890's)
We did it on snow, which after a few runs, turned into an ice path. The snow wasn't too bad either, since it was powdery at first. The logs just glided on it. When we worked in the spring, summer or fall, the pine needles and moss made a nice bed to haul wood on. Slick!
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