CHAPTER X 



SKIDWAYS ANT> STORAGE SITES 



The transport of timber from the stump to the manufacturing 

 plant generally comprises two distinct operations.^ 



(i) Assembling the logs at depots, called skidways or yards, 

 usually near the point of felhng. This is termed skidding or 

 yarding, and may be accomphshed by manual labor; by animal 

 power with or without the use of vehicles; by power-driven 

 machinery; or by log slides and chutes. 



(2) The transport of the assembled logs to a stream or to the 

 manufacturing plant. This is termed hauling and is most fre- 

 quently done with some form of cart, wagon, sled, railroad or 

 log sHde. 



Skidding and hauhng may be conducted simultaneously, as 

 in the South and West where rail transport is used, or at dif- 

 ferent seasons, as in the spruce forests of New England where 

 hauling is done on sleds. 



LOG STORAGE IN THE FOREST 



The character and location of the storage points depend on 

 the manner in which the timber is to be hauled and on the 

 topography. 



For Sled Haul. — Where sleds are used the skidway consists 

 of a skeleton log structure built crib-fashion, and so placed that 

 the logs can be stored parallel with the road. That portion of 

 the structure nearest the road should be at least as high, and 

 when practicable, higher than the sled bunks, so that a portion 

 of the load can be put on by hand. The rear end is placed on a 

 level with the ground in order that logs can be rolled on the 

 bed skids without difficulty. 



1 On small operations the logs may be taken direct from the stump to the 

 mill. 



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