That’s one impressive piece of machinery to move the logs around. It’s interesting that it has those independent rear tracks. I bet it was “fun” to operate.
I wonder if Buzz will know what this is. Any idea where this was taken? Looks like a big mud flat.
Greg Oates
I believe it’s a devise called an arch. The chief function is elevate one of a turn of logs to facilitate dragging them to the log landing.
Buzz
Greg is right. When cat logging, especially yarding logs a long ways, more efficient because you can pull a bigger turn of logs when one end is up off the ground. Ground too steep to do much cat logging on the coast, but used more extensively on flatter terrain. Believe we saw this picture a few years back.
Kenn
A big improvement over the earlier high wheels that did basically the same job but would be stalled by this 30" to 36" obstacle..
Thanks Ellen. Arthur thought it looked like fun back in 2016 too.
Arthur
I must be slipping if I’m forgetting posts from just two years ago.
Arlen Sheldrake
no harm no foul on my end Arthur…..as I continue into CRS land, more and more each day is new; as was this picture……..
J.E.
I don’t know who it is or where it is, but maybe up above Dee flat? Oregon Lumber Company used a bunch of those Athey track arches up west of Dee. You could see them from Lost Lake road.
L.E.
I wonder if Buzz will know what this is.
Any idea where this was taken? Looks like a big mud flat.
Greg Oates
I believe it’s a devise called an arch. The chief function is elevate one of a turn of logs to facilitate dragging them to the log landing.
Buzz
Greg is right. When cat logging, especially yarding logs a long ways, more efficient because you can pull a bigger turn of logs when one end is up off the ground. Ground too steep to do much cat logging on the coast, but used more extensively on flatter terrain. Believe we saw this picture a few years back.
Kenn
A big improvement over the earlier high wheels that did basically the same job but would be stalled by this 30" to 36" obstacle..
Ellen Davis
https://www.hoodriverhistorymuseum.org?showimage=1390
Original Post.
L.E.
Thanks Ellen. Arthur thought it looked like fun back in 2016 too.
Arthur
I must be slipping if I’m forgetting posts from just two years ago.
Arlen Sheldrake
no harm no foul on my end Arthur…..as I continue into CRS land, more and more each day is new; as was this picture……..
J.E.
I don’t know who it is or where it is, but maybe up above Dee flat? Oregon Lumber Company used a bunch of those Athey track arches up west of Dee. You could see them from Lost Lake road.