Logging Arch - 100 Mile House, BC
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N 51° 38.505 W 120° 17.919
10U E 686909 N 5724650
One of a small collection of machinery at the 100 Mile House Visitor Centre is this Logging Arch and featured as a roadside attraction.
Waymark Code: WM10WMW
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/02/2019
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The purpose of the logging arch was to aid in hauling logs out of the bush to a road or a railway siding. The idea was that the arch would support the weight of the log, making conveyance easier than simply skidding the log(s). This unit is equipped with tracks instead of wheels, meaning that it would have been used in low lying areas with soft ground, such as muskeg. It would have been pulled by a Caterpillar tractor, the log being lifted from the ground by a cable from the Cat's winch. These units came into use in the 1930s, following then outmoded horse drawn logging arches of earlier years.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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