99-11AP Logging On The Ochoco Art PrintIn opening up the Cow Hollow and Black Butte sale areas of the Ochoco National Forest to remove 22-1/2 million board feet of Ponderosa Pine, the Edward Hines Lumber Company of Hines, Oregon, contracted to remove the bug-killed and mature trees. Spur roads were bulldozed into cutting strips, permitting short skidding hauls.Three "Caterpillar" D8s were used for skidding logs to the spur roads where logs were decked alongside the road. Following down the roads behind the skidding and decking crews came a Lorain Moto-Crane to pick up the decked logs and load the trucks, as shown in this painting. Five Kenworth trucks, equipped with 265 hp. Hall Scott gasoline engines and Keehn steering trailers, hauled an average of 10,000 board feet per load over the 36 miles of private logging road (making 2 to 3 trips daily). Both trucks and trailers had 12-ft. bunks with 4-ft. stakes, eliminating the necessity of strapping the loads. Four falling crews used Disston power chain saws, doing their own bucking and limbing of the downed trees. 70 percent of the trees were bucked into 32-ft. lengths - some longer - and some bucked to 16-ft. lengths with a minimum of 10-inch tops. Building the main arterial road was a big undertaking in the late 1940s because of its length. But the relatively dry climate of Eastern Oregon was a factor in keeping down construction costs. It was practical to use native dirt and gravel as a base for heavy hauling for at least 10 months of the year. The road topping was native volcanic cinder which packed down to a hard surface. (Information for story and painting from The Timberman magazine, September 1947.) |
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