Logging Equipment.m4v

This video is from 16mm film shot in the late 50's to early 60's somewhere in the pacific northwest. It is of logging equipment, specifically log skidders, that were designed and built by RG LeTourneau.

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Science & Technology

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• RG LeTourneau
• logging equipment
• log skidders
• construction equipment

[tournadude]

Sorry skadill, but that's not RG. I thought maybe it was him in the middle at the end there, but the more I looked the less convinced I was. I'm not sure who those men were, but I'll get my dad, RG's son, to look and see if he can identify. He's 82 and not too tech savvy.

[tournadude]

Glad you like it. It's exciting for me to see the response. I grew up with this stuff, but am only now appreciating how this stuff meant something to others. Lots more to come.

[skadill]

Year later,this doesn't get old,still lovin it!

[hoeguy]

Is that what they called the electric arch? My old boss raved about it, in the good old days.

[rcd11n]

these are great machines,they are beautiful in that they work ,form follows function,

[rockinpiano1]

I've been unloaded by LeTourneau log stackers a lot. Westbrook had some in Millington, Oregon. The log yard would flood at high tide and those big tires would be completely underwater! Brookings Plywood had them before South Coast Lbr bought them out 30+ years ago. Now South Coast has a fairly new one of their own.

Things get interesting when taking off an overload and ya tilt the book forward when it's 10' off the ground, you can walk under the rear tires without hitting your head!(;>)!

[darrylmueller]

Thank you so much and all with out Government Funding American Exceptionalism!

[ldc71960]

Skadill,I really enjoy looking at your wonderful clipps also.I wish that me and you could somehow be able to talk one of these days about this kinda stuff,Ireally enjoy it.and would love to ask you several questions about your history also.one day soon me and my little boy and my wife are planning a trip to Longview Texas and hopefully they will let us tour R.G. Letourneau's plant.

[ldc71960]

It brings tears to my eyes,I have logged and sawmilled here in Arkansas all my live.I was born in 1970 and by the time I was old enough to go to the woods my dad shut the logging job down and just sawmilled.what I am try to say is I missed out on all the good stuff in the 70's and 80's.this stuff today does not interest me as much as the older equipment.I would have loved to shake hands with R.G. and so many more that is gone now.Thanks for these wonderful clipps,tournadude,Thankyou so much.

[753190247130]

It really had some power, but 1 major flaw I can see is the limited ground clearence and overall length.

[skadill]

That looks to be Mr. R.G.LeTourneau himself at the end of this clip in the long coat?