Le Tourneau Log Stacker

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Autos & Vehicles

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• log stacker
• logging machine
• letourneau
• diesel electric
• tournapull
• tournaskidder
• tournastacker
• forest machine
• buda diesel
• heavy equipment
• forest museum

[MarcusVel13]

@mastersduhgree sounds like any other piece of heavy equipment

[mastersduhgree]

The 60 ton had a 12 cyclinder diesel with 2 superchargers.It spun a D.C gen that ran the variable speed wheel motors then right behind that gen was an A.C gen that powered the mast,tilt and lift.The wheel breaks applied automaticaly when you swung the forward and backward direction handle the oposite way.There was a parking break tho that you could dynomite if you got scared.And once in awhile you would because the machine wouldnt always slow fast enough.Made the back wheels lift off the ground.

[mastersduhgree]

Ran a 60 ton letourno stacker for 2 years.They took a lot of maintanance.Had breaks on each electric motor that needed adjusted every other day and the mast and gear surfaces needed greased every day.There were grease zerks galore on every hinged part.Each wheel had a gearbox that needed checked every week.The D.C motors had brushes to check.mast,tilt and clamp motors also had gearboxes.Small toggle switches for each function,very easy to operate.Forward and back was just a swing handle,so easy.

[BAMFHICK]

we got two of them where i work and i stop and stare everytime it gets up to RPM thing amazes me

[twjones114]

this is a machine that was built in the 50's, they are still being made today, but many of the machines working today are over 30 years old. We still rebuild and supply parts for them. I worked for the previous company for 34 years, and still work with them at RPE

[rockinpiano1]

A weak spot on these were the cable that lifts the forks. If it broke things went to the ground in a hurry. This wasn't common but it happened at Simonson Lumber Company, in Smith River, Calif. before they closed the place down.

[jusportel]

@rockinpiano1 Yes, I was told that the centre was stopped, and it went faster either forward or back, depending on which way or how far you moved the lever.

[rockinpiano1]

@jusportel I'm pretty sure the lever is the thing that makes her go fore and aft. You steer by the thumb switches. They used a lot of them in SouthWest Oregon/Northern California. I never ran one but did run a lot of Cat log loaders. 930, 950, 966, 980, 988(A&B models) and 992.

I highly recommend reading R. G. Le Tourneau's autobiography.

[Graveltrucker]

Interesting old machine but it is at the best place where people can look at it.

[753190247130]

They had some pretty wild ideas, but their best was the snow train concept for the Artic, man that was neat.