McGiffert log loader
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Is That EVER Cool!
That's a really neat piece of work, Shamus! How did they move those rigs about?
That's a really neat piece of work, Shamus! How did they move those rigs about?
There sure were a lot of variations to these beasts:
circa 1909
circa 1924
circa 1939
I like the open cabs the best...
circa 1909
circa 1924
circa 1939
I like the open cabs the best...
Because the McGiffert is somewhat of a rigid beast, can't turn left or right, I was going to ask how it was acutally used to load logs. Jon's first picture explained that operation. The use of the "two log ramp", to get the logs up and over the car.
A reminder......a how-to on building the McGiffert is in the Academy.
A reminder......a how-to on building the McGiffert is in the Academy.
Jim, the academy is a series of well written how-to articles. Here's a shortcut ot them. You can also get there by going to the front page by clicking on the "The Gauge" oval/icon at the top, then scroll most of the way down to the academy, under archives. Once in the archives, you want to set it to view "from the beginning".
"The Academy"
That is good stuff!
I think that it's grand that you folks who have accomplished so much take time to share it with us "newbies".
Thanks,
That is good stuff!
I think that it's grand that you folks who have accomplished so much take time to share it with us "newbies".
Thanks,
Yes, those guys sure put a lot of time and effort into that, as well as answering all our questions in the regular forums...