Stiff Boom McGiffert Log Loader - Chiloquin, OR
N 42° 38.612 W 121° 52.942
10T E 591621 N 4721836
This early version log loader is located at the Collier State Park Logging Museum. Admission is free, but the outdoor museum is only open from May 1 to October 1.
Waymark Code: WMWZV0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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This early version of a railroad log loader contains a placard that tells us its history and reads:
EARLY STIFF BOOM
McGIFFERT LOG LOADER
BUILT BY CLYDE IRION WORKS FOR McCLOUD RIVER
LUMBER, 1909. RETIRED BY WEYERHAEUSER ON GREEN
SPRINGS SHOW. LOADED 5 TIMES AS MANY LOGS AS
A HORSE CHAIN GANG. THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE
MORE, SO THAT THERE IS MORE TO DIVIDE AMONG
ALL OF US, REALLY MOVE AMERICA AHEAD.
GIFT OF CAP COLLIER
Please allow at least an hour to fully appreciate all there is to offer here at the outdoor museum.
Type of Machine: log loader
Year the machine was built: 1909
Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link]
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
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