Steam donkey loader - Manjimup, Western Australia
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blingg
S 34° 14.172 E 116° 08.887
50H E 421547 N 6211325
A preserved forestry loader
Waymark Code: WMV520
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/24/2017
Views: 2
The loader was manufactured by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland , Oregon in the early 1920's
The winches on the machine were wound with heavy steel cable which was attached to a log and the dragged towards it, where the log would be put on a railway wagon and taken to the mill. The loader was self-propelled, it could travel at up to 10 kph under it's own power by running the cable out, hooking it to a tree and pulling itself forward to a new logging site.
Type of Machine: Steam donkey loader
Year the machine was built: early 1920's
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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