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inches wide, and from 3 to 5 inches thick. A 6-inch by 6-inch by 

 4-foot or 5-foot bunk is fastened to each runner by a bolt. The 

 bunk is placed from 2 to 2^ feet from the rear end of the runners. 

 A ring is attached to the center of this bunk and the logs are 

 bound on the latter by a chain passing around the logs and bunk 

 and through the ring. The curved, forward ends of the runners 

 are connected by a roller which has a short chain at each end 

 that passes through a hole in the forward end of the runner and 

 is fastened several inches back on it. Since the go-devil has 

 no tongue it can be turned around in a small space. The draft 

 rigging consists of chains fastened to either side of the bunk or 

 to the runners. The chains are brought forward and joined 

 directly in front of the roller by a ring to which the hook on the 

 double-tree is attached. 



Since go-devils are loosely constructed, there is consider- 

 able backward and forward play in the runners and if one of 

 them becomes obstructed the other moves ahead and starts it. 



Go-devils are seldom used for distances less than 300 feet, 

 except under adverse snaking conditions. They may be used 

 for a quarter of a mile on snow but are not as economical as 

 larger sleds for this distance. Trails are required and these are 

 cut by the swampers as they prepare the logs for skidding. 



THE LIZARD 



A crude form of sled called a lizard is sometimes used in the 

 pine forests of the South when the ground becomes too soft for 

 wheels. They are not serviceable on very muddy ground because 

 the nose digs too deeply into the soil. 



The lizard is made from the natural fork of an oak, hewed flat 

 on the upper and lower side, with an upward sweep on the 

 forward end so that it can slide over obstructions easily. About 

 two-thirds of the distance from the front end the two prongs are 

 spanned by a bunk bolted solidly to them. The draft chain is 

 fastened to this bunk and also passes around the log and through 

 a hole in the upturned nose. Lizards are made in the camp 

 blacksmith shop. 



