Posted by thehickdaddy on December 04, 2021 at 17:20:15 from (50.38.119.53):
In Reply to: 2021.12.04 posted by kcm.MN on December 03, 2021 at 22:34:33:
forgive me if this is long winded. I enjoy learning history and agriculture from many state and countries on this little website. Todays photo of a logging donkey seems common to me as several exist in local parks and museums but i realize these donkeys are primarily a west coast item so i might share a few photos. Also, even though the steam engines were phasing out in the 20s and 30s, need for logging donkeys were still strong so the conversion to diesel engines and steel pipe instead of wood runners became necessary. Also, at the great oregon steam up is a newer logging donkey which is an interesting conversatoon starter even here in the pacific northwest as it is powered by a cummins 200, but also is equipped with a twin disk brand torque converter. and yes, logging donkeys were not made to be moved very often so steerable axles were unnecessary especially considering the weight and rough terrain. the donkeys were used to bring logs to a central location for loading into trucks or trains, but in some instances, donkeys would be placed a mile or so apart along a specially made road and the logs would just get drug down these roads in log trains till the next logging donkey hooked onto the train of logs and pulled another mile or so. logs were placed in the ground lengthwise as runners for the other logs to slide over and also to keep them in line and one the road. a great deal of time was spend hooking and unhooking pulleys and cables around corners and such, but it was still a stead form of transportation compared to overloaded trucks and overworked animals. also used were log rafts and wooden log flumes
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