Antique Logging Machinery Museum sign on August 1, 2009
Located behind the Fire Trucks and the Caterpillar Museum, a collection of logging equipment was marked with this sign at the 2009 Great Oregon Steam-Up as the Future Home of the Antique Logging Machinery Museum. The 2009 Steam-Up Program said that the Pacific Northwest Logging Museum was formed in 2008.
1947-1955 GMC 520-640 Conventional Truck with Home-Built Tower on August 1, 2009
Part of the museum's collection is this 1947-1955 GMC 520-640 Conventional Truck with a Home-Built Tower, shown here parked among the museum’s equipment during the 2009 Great Oregon Steam-Up.
The Pacific Northwest Logging Museum was organized to promote the interest and education of the public through the preservation, collection, display and interpretation of historic operational logging equipment, tools, memorabilia and other pertinent materials, and to recognize the role of the logging industry in the social and economic development of the Pacific Northwest and to illustrate the evolution of logging technologies and practices from the past and into the future.
The Pacific Northwest Logging Museum had some equipment arranged for display by the 2010 Great Oregon Steam-Up.
1933-1937 Caterpillar 70 on July 31, 2010
This Caterpillar 70 is one of 266 produced between 1933 and 1937. It is owned by Kurt Spegel and Bret Spegel.
Caterpillar 2U D8 on July 31, 2010
This Caterpillar 2U D8 was built under government contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was later placed in public service either by the state or a county, which both used this same shade of orange paint. The clearing blade has been modified for extremely heavy land clearing. This machine is equipped with aftermarket hydraulic steering clutches, which required about 40 pounds of pull from the operator.
Caterpillar D8 with Hyster D8N winch & arch on July 31, 2010
Here is another Caterpillar D8 on display, equipped with a more typical dozer blade.
Caterpillar D8 on July 31, 2010
Caterpillar D8 with Hyster D8N winch on July 31, 2010
This Caterpillar D8 is equipped with a Hyster D8N cable winch.
Caterpillar D8 with Hyster D8N winch & arch on July 31, 2010
This Caterpillar D8 was displayed with a logging arch showing a typical skidding setup.
Hyster Arch on July 31, 2010
This small Hyster arch was built in Portland, Oregon, for a D4-sized crawler tractor. The iron-spoke wheels on this unit were supplied by the England Wheel and Carriage Works. These wheels were known all over the world for their quality and durability, and Hyster was a large user of these industrial wheels.
Pacific Car & Foundry Arch on July 31, 2010
Pacific Car & Foundry, manufacturer of Carco winches, started building logging arches after World War II during the heyday of Caterpillar logging. This size of arch was designed to be used behind a Caterpillar D8, International TD 24, or Allis-Chalmers HD21.
LeTourneau Rooter on July 31, 2010
When Robert G. LeTourneau developed this iron-wheeled ripper, he trademarked it as a “rooter.” LeTourneau developed most of his products to be matched to Caterpillar equipment. In the 1930s, 1940s and into the mid 1950s, LeTourneau’s plants were built next door to Caterpillar’s so freshly assembled Cats could roll into his facility to be equipped with his attachments as specified.
LeTourneau Rooter on July 31, 2010
This LeTourneau Rooter was designed to be pulled by a Caterpillar D8 tractor with a cable winch. If needed, another Caterpillar D8 pusher could assist it.
LeTourneau Model D Tournapull on July 31, 2010
The LeTourneau Tournapull is a two-wheeled tractor unit that could be used with a variety of trailing units, such as a scraper, a logging arch, a rear-dump hauler, a flatbed, or a lift-and-carry crane. The front of the tractor could also be equipped with a dozer blade or a “V” snow plow. The tractor is equipped with large low-pressure pneumatic rubber tires and was capable of speeds of up to 29.5 miles per hour.
LeTourneau Model D Tournapull on July 31, 2010
This Model D Tournapull is attached to a Model D Scraper that could self-load up to 5 pay-yards of dirt or be push-loaded with up to 7.5 yards in less than one minute. This equipment could be used to build and maintain access roads, level land, cut ditches, fill over culverts, fill holes, build bridge approaches and haul supplies.
1944 Coos King Donkey Engine on July 31, 2010
After sitting outside for over 20 years, all the core of 1944-built Coos King Donkey Engine #156-L needed to start up was new points and some ether. The Coos Bay Iron Works has operated since 1882 and still remanufactures donkey engines, which it advertises as a simple, easy to maintain solution for economical low-footprint logging on slopes, bogs or environmentally sensitive areas using high-line logging methods.
Skagit Reload Drum Set of July 31, 2010
This extremely heavy-duty two-drum machine was built to provide reloading services. It was designed to handle loads of 25 to 50 tons.
Skagit Reload Drum Set on July 31, 2010
Trucks, usually off-highway versions, would bring loads of logs to a railroad where the entire load was lifted off the truck by this drum set and placed on a railcar. One drum would provided the lift, and the other provided the pull to swing it over the railcar where it was lowered into place.
1947-1955 GMC 520-640 Conventional Truck with Home-Built Tower on July 31, 2010
Small home-built towers like this became quite popular in the 1960s. Many loggers had an old drum set that they could place on a truck or a sturdy 40-foot trailer frame. Most of these home-built towers used a section of heavy-duty water pipe fashioned into a tube that could be easily stood up. Billions of board feet of smaller timber in small patches, as well as hardwoods, were logged with home-built towers like this one, which is on a 1947-1955 GMC 520-640 Conventional truck.
Galion Roller on July 31, 2010
Another piece of equipment displayed by the Pacific Northwest Logging Museum was this Galion roller.
Caterpillar Grader on July 31, 2010
Also displayed by the Pacific Northwest Logging Museum was this Caterpillar Grader previously owned by the Marion County Highway Department.
Marion County Highway Dept. Grader on July 31, 2010
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