Forestry Quarterly, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Forestry Quarterly, Vol. 6

The origin of the steam skidder, which in its various forms is the main topic here to be treated, may be found in the grant ing to Mr. Horace Butters, of Luding'ton, Michigan, of letters patent for the first steam skidder. This original type of ma chine was devised to get logs out of low, wet places, and the curious surface formations found in many of the glaciated re gions of the Lake States, known as pot holes.

Mr. Butters wisely foresaw the wide field possible to cover with his invention. Soon he replaced the Manila rope originally used by wire rope, and numerous important changes were made in the construction of the machine.

In a circular in 1886 the possibilities of the steam skidding methods were first presented to the public.

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Forestry Quarterly was written by New York State College of Forestry in 1908. This is a 488 page book, containing 160895 words and 36 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.

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