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Cranes and Shovels-- converted to load logs

petepilot

petepilot

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Redwood Climber said:
Bucyrus 22B

This shovel loaded logs for Hammond Lumber Co. then GP....don't know if it also worked for LP.

I'm guessing the grapples or tongs were air operated judging from the large air tank on top of the house. You can see big air hoses going in the end of the dipper stick. When they started converting shovels to load logs it was a huge advance in loading equipment. You now had a MOBILE loader. Loading was no longer tied to a pole. They were easily loaded onto a railcar, and later lowbeds when trucks came into play. It must have been a huge leap in safety also.

Photo from the Boyle collection. Dated pre-1956.

Nice looking machine. Note the four nosebags on the catwalk.View attachment 103138
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lol` first time i ever heard of lunch boxes refered to as nosebags but i guess it works :)
 
Tugger2

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The outfit I worked for had a 750 American grade shovel set up with a cab that would raise up and a set of air tongs that replaced the bucket. It was nick named the Earwig .
 
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