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vintage logging movies

Discussion in 'The Sawyer Room' started by Scotty Overkill, Oct 24, 2013.

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    Those awesome posts by Campinspecter got me searching the 'tube again.....and I found some great stuff!! Here's some silent films from the 1920's out west......









     
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    Here's another one from the '20s....

     
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    BuckthornBonnie, Dec 28, 2013
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    Very cool I'll see if I can find the 1930's redwood vids to put up for you guys. I got them in my computer somewhere.
     
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    2015 FHC event in Northern California or Oregon. Felling a Redwood with a cross cut saw or axe contest
     
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    Some vintage Maine film

     
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    I also missed this thread! The third reel; what really impressed me was the pulling power of that old steam donkey. The mainline appeared to be 1 1/2" diameter or bigger and the chokers 1 1/4". No fat loggers in these pictures.
     
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    Thoses were real men....im not even in the same league......the amount of physical labor that was done is absolutely incredible...
     
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