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Anybody have any plans, sketches, etc. that might help an ambitious scratchbuilder???? - Jack C Country: | Posts: 404 mosslake Fireman Posted - 08/14/2002 :  04:35:46 AM   Jack, the Lidgerwood tower skidders were hugh!! The towers alone were 100+ feet tall and that's measuring from the hinge up. Lyle Noah is doing an article on scratch building one in 'TimberTimes'.I have a plan for a smaller machine that I'll post when I find it. Russ Moss Lake Lumber Co. Country: Australia | Posts: 1005 mosslake Fireman Posted - 08/14/2002 :  04:35:46 AM   Jack, the Lidgerwood tower skidders were hugh!! The towers alone were 100+ feet tall and that's measuring from the hinge up. Lyle Noah is doing an article on scratch building one in 'TimberTimes'.I have a plan for a smaller machine that I'll post when I find it. Russ Moss Lake Lumber Co. Country: Australia | Posts: 1005 mosslake Fireman Posted - 08/15/2002 :  08:48:39 AM   Jack, Hope this is what you want. This machine is fairly small compared to a Lidgerwood or WIW unit but would fit a railroad loggign setting without being overpowering. If the tower was left off, a rigged spar tree can be used instead and it'll become a car unit. Russ Moss Lake Lumber Co. Country: Australia | Posts: 1005 mosslake Fireman Posted - 08/15/2002 :  08:48:39 AM   Jack, Hope this is what you want. This machine is fairly small compared to a Lidgerwood or WIW unit but would fit a railroad loggign setting without being overpowering. If the tower was left off, a rigged spar tree can be used instead and it'll become a car unit. Russ Moss Lake Lumber Co. Country: Australia | Posts: 1005 MikeC Administrator Premium Member Posted - 08/15/2002 :  09:57:06 AM     Jack, check the Reference Forum for the following: Logging References, part 6, page 2 Logging References, part 7, page 1 Logging References, part 8, page 1 You'll find references to the Timber Times articles by Lyle Noah that Russ mentioned. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to run. Country: USA | Posts: 21584 MikeC Administrator Premium Member Posted - 08/15/2002 :  09:57:06 AM     Jack, check the Reference Forum for the following: Logging References, part 6, page 2 Logging References, part 7, page 1 Logging References, part 8, page 1 You'll find references to the Timber Times articles by Lyle Noah that Russ mentioned. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to run. Country: USA | Posts: 21584 Jack Engine Wiper Posted - 08/15/2002 :  11:13:26 AM   Good info, guys. Thanks. Ol' Clyde Cableway Skidder looks like the way to go. Never noticed a 3 truck and 2 truck combined on the same car before.... The Lidgerwood 100 foot tower would be over a foot tall in HO !!! It would take a lot of square feet to make it look reasonable. - Jack C Country: | Posts: 404 Jack Engine Wiper Posted - 08/15/2002 :  11:13:26 AM   Good info, guys. Thanks. Ol' Clyde Cableway Skidder looks like the way to go. Never noticed a 3 truck and 2 truck combined on the same car before.... The Lidgerwood 100 foot tower would be over a foot tall in HO !!! It would take a lot of square feet to make it look reasonable. - Jack C Country: | Posts: 404 Bucks Owin Fireman Posted - 08/15/2002 :  12:26:30 PM   Here's a quote from the book "Logging Railroads of the West" by Kramer Adams. It describes a photo of the skidder: "Lidgerwood skidder and loader was the ultimate development in steam woods technology. This car mounted monster(photo)was used by Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. to load logs with a heel boom, skid logs on ground leads, haul logs through the air by means of the portable spar and jockey cars into loading position.....sometimes all at once". Quite a machine! Country: USA | Posts: 1398 Bucks Owin Fireman Posted - 08/15/2002 :  12:26:30 PM   Here's a quote from the book "Logging Railroads of the West" by Kramer Adams. It describes a photo of the skidder: "Lidgerwood skidder and loader was the ultimate development in steam woods technology. This car mounted monster(photo)was used by Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. to load logs with a heel boom, skid logs on ground leads, haul logs through the air by means of the portable spar and jockey cars into loading position.....sometimes all at once". Quite a machine! Country: USA | Posts: 1398 Jack Engine Wiper Posted - 08/15/2002 :  1:38:04 PM   Too many neat things keep getting referenced in Timber Times, so now I'm a subscriber to that one, in addition to all the usual model rr mags. Maybe the mailman will install a narrow gauge line to my mailbox.... - Jack C Country: | Posts: 404 Jack Engine Wiper Posted - 08/15/2002 :  1:38:04 PM   Too many neat things keep getting referenced in Timber Times, so now I'm a subscriber to that one, in addition to all the usual model rr mags. Maybe the mailman will install a narrow gauge line to my mailbox.... - Jack C Country: | Posts: 404 MikeC Administrator Premium Member Posted - 08/15/2002 :  2:21:28 PM     quote: Too many neat things keep getting referenced in Timber Times, so now I'm a subscriber to that one, in addition to all the usual model rr mags. Maybe the mailman will install a narrow gauge line to my mailbox.... - Jack C You won't regret it, Jack. I received issue #28 in the mail two days ago. It's another goody Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to run. Country: USA | Posts: 21584 MikeC Administrator Premium Member Posted - 08/15/2002 :  2:21:28 PM     quote: Too many neat things keep getting referenced in Timber Times, so now I'm a subscriber to that one, in addition to all the usual model rr mags. Maybe the mailman will install a narrow gauge line to my mailbox.... - Jack C You won't regret it, Jack. I received issue #28 in the mail two days ago. It's another goody Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm a busy man. I have a railroad to run. Country: USA | Posts: 21584 mosslake Fireman Posted - 08/15/2002 :  7:13:29 PM   quote: You won't regret it, Jack. I received issue #28 in the mail two days ago. It's another goody I agree. I got #28 last week. Every issue is a good one. Russ Moss Lake Lumber Co. 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