High Wheel Logging Arch - Collier State Park Logging Museum - Klamath County, OR
N 42° 38.531 W 121° 52.862
10T E 591733 N 4721687
This logging arch is located at the Collier State Park Logging Museum. Admission is free but the outdoors museum is only open from May 1 to October 1.
Waymark Code: WMWW9T
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2017
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Located at the Collier State Park Logging Museum is a high wheel logging arch. There is a wooden placard in front of it that reads:
LOGGING WITH THE HIGH WHEELS
High wheels were developed for more efficient "skidding" of logs from the woods to "landings" where they were transferred to logging wagons or railroad cars for the long haul to the mill. High wheels enabled elevating the front ends of logs off the grounds, thus easing the work of the horse teams while drastically increasing production. This basic principle in log skidding affected the industry for nearly a century, long after "cats" replaced the 4-horse teams.
There are a couple of other logging arches within this museum as well but this logging arch is the only one which contains some history about it.
Type of Machine: High wheel logging arch
Year the machine was built: c. 1900
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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