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The half-hour 16mm film was shot over the winter of 1930 in the logging woods and shows logging in the forest with hand tools and horses, then moves to the spring log drive, with loggers using peaveys to break up log jams on icy rivers as the logs are moved from the forest to the mill. Detailed views of mill work, changing the bandsaw, and ...
Alvin Orlando Lombard was a blacksmith building logging equipment in Waterville, Maine.He built 83 steam log haulers between 1901 and 1917. [4] Resembling a saddle-tank steam locomotive, these log haulers were fitted with skis steered from a small platform placed in front of the boiler and propelled by a set of chain-driven continuous tracks.
Others worked with horses and oxen to pull in the logs that had strayed furthest out into the flats. [7] Bateaux ferried log drivers using pike poles to dislodge stranded logs while maneuvering with the log drive. [10] A wannigan was a kitchen built on a raft which followed the drivers down the river. [7]
Three animals have been extracting timber from forestry sites in Angus.
Horse logging is the use of horses or mules in forestry. In the modern industrialized world, it is often part of sustainable forest management. Horses may be used for skidding and other tasks. [1] Net net and gross production rates using horse logging in a Romanian study were of 2.63 m 3 /h and 1.44 m 3 /h. [2]
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain that provides raw material for many products societies worldwide use for housing, construction, energy, and consumer paper products. Logging systems are also used to manage forests, reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore ecosystem functions, [2] though their efficiency for these purposes has been ...
The horse's performance varies according to the team, the size and shape of the trees to be pulled and the terrain, and it can pull an average maximum cube (in direct drag) of 1m3, 1.5 for two horses, with maximum efficiency at 0.5m3 for a single horse and 0.7m3 for three horses. Performance rises to 2.5m3 if a triqueballe or foretrain is used.
In the winter of 1891, New England trotting horse owners, who had desired for many years to race in Maine, began working on establishing a track in the state. [1] After being unable to find a suitable location in Portland, Maine, the focus turned to Old Orchard Beach, which believed a horse track would contribute to its success as a resort town.