Just A Car Guy: Developed in the early 1920s, the Best Logging Wheeler’s sheer size made it a giant, with 8-foot wheels mounted on adjustable tapered roller bearings and 12-inch tires

Monday, August 29, 2016

Developed in the early 1920s, the Best Logging Wheeler’s sheer size made it a giant, with 8-foot wheels mounted on adjustable tapered roller bearings and 12-inch tires

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For more on big wheel logging: http://www.blackdiamondnow.net/black-diamond-now/2013/01/logging-with-big-wheels.html

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golden geese news5:35 PM
Lumberjacks called the horse drawn version of these, "Kill-me-quicks". Probably much safer when towed by a heavy crawler than with a team of horses which almost certainly weighed less than the log being transported.
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