1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills on the Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.
Vintage Logging

Vintage logging – tractors

Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage logging are scenes are about tractors and their ability to haul huge timbers.

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Tractor skidding big log.
Tractor skidding big log.

1940 Simpson Logging Company
1940 Simpson Logging Company

Logger with tractor and yarding arch, Simpson Logging Company camp No. 5.


Tractor snigging big log
Tractor snigging big log

Tractor snigging big log while woodsmen poses atop large log, steam donkey in the background.


1945  Queen Charlotte Islands
1945 Queen Charlotte Islands

1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills on the Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.


1945 Queen Charlotte, BC
1945 Queen Charlotte, BC

1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills on the Queen Charlotte Islands.


California Barrel logging
California Barrel logging

California Barrel logging with Fred Slanger and Denny Olsted.


Big logs hauled by tractor.
Big logs hauled by tractor.

Buffalo Pitts Company log hauler
Buffalo Pitts Company log hauler

Buffalo Pitts Company of Buffalo New York steam tractor hauling big log.


Big logs on tracked truck.
Big logs on tracked truck.

1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills
1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills

1945 Moving logs with a tractor for Pacific Mills on the Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.


A Newfoundland born Canadian with a life long interest in woodworking, baking and anything else that peaks my curiosity.

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