unloading log cars

[Carrie Creek]

I am hoping that some one can tell me how they managed to unload log cars- pull the side stakes and chains without the logs rolling off on top of the poor guy. I have looked around on some of the sites and have not seen any thing that told me how. I have seen pictures of log cars being unloaded at the dump all I could make out is a line ran under the logs up to a pully on a pole that is pulled up on to roll the logs off.
Thanks Phil

 

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[Waldbahner]

I like this version, used by the SantaCruz Lumber Co.

 

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[jetrock]

Some logging companies used a device called a "jill poke," a pole that turned on a pivot and could be used to shove logs off of cars. It looks like this--Keystone makes a kit for it:

 

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[Summit]

Here's a link to a page on a website of mine. These pictures are of the log dump at the Edward Hines Western Pine company sawmill in Hines, OR, which is just south of Burns, OR.

http://www.trainweb.org/highdesertrails/onw/HinesPond.html

Check out how steep the unloading track next to the pond was banked.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV
http://www.trainweb.org/mccloudrails
http://www.trainweb.org/highdesertrails

 

[Carrie Creek]

Hey, Abig thanks for all the info but my basic question is still; how did they restrain the logs while releasing the log binders/stakes? You need some slack in the chain in order to unhook it. I know that safty wasn't that big of a issure back then, like now, but they still wouldn't want their help to be maimed or killed each time a car was unloaded! Even back in the 1900-1910's that I'm modeling I don't think anyone would work under those conditions.
Thanks again, Phil

 

[MasonJar]

I have seen pictures of logging in Algonquin Park (Ontario) where a cable was wrapped around the logs before the stakes were removed. Some slack was given, and the logs unloaded in what appears to be a "controlled crash" onto the ground beside the car. They were then manhandled onto skids or wagons pulled by horses.

There was a quote here on The Gauge somewhere (can't remember the source - maybe jon monon) that goes "Back in those days, we didn't know about safety, so no one got hurt..."


Andrew

 

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