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around the forward part of a log to be skidded and the chain 

 caught in the throat of the hook (Fig. 30, a.) 



When the chain has no attachments, one end is thrown around 

 the forward end of the log, looped around that part of the chain 

 which is to be attached to the draft, after which it is wrapped 

 several times around the chain encircling the log. When power 



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Fig. 30. — Various Forms of Equipment used in Snaking Logs, a, a chain choker. 

 b, skidding tongs, c, a common form of skidding grab, d, a patent skidding 

 grab, e, the " J " hook used to attach the tow chain to a turn of logs, /andg 

 two forms of double grabs or couplers, h, a single grab or coupler. 



is applied to the draft end of the chain the noose around the 

 log tightens and prevents it from slipping. The choker may be 

 used for single logs, or several small logs may be bound together 

 in a cluster with one chain. It is very serviceable because it is 

 readily adjustable to any size of log. 



The draft end of the chain may be attached by a hook to 

 a ring in the yoke of the rear pair of oxen, or to a ring on the 



