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LOGGING 



It costs from $4000 to $4500 depending on the number and 

 tharacter of special attachments. 



(c) Rapid. — The Rapid loader is a stiff wooden boom 

 machine, with an upright boiler and double hoisting engine. 

 These are mounted on a pair of steel runners on which the loader 

 slides from car to car. Power for moving itself is furnished by 

 a cable and drum. Rapid loaders are sometimes mounted on a 

 heavy pair of two-sleds for sled loading. It is adapted for light 

 work. 



Fig. 94. — A Decker Log Loader. 



{d) Model D American. — This loader is used only where light 

 equipment is employed because it is necessary for the loader to 

 lift the empty car from the track in the rear to the front, or vice 

 versa. Model E is similar in character but has eight wheels 

 on the trucks and is adapted for poor track. Both D and 

 E can move under their own power. Model D costs about 

 $4900. 



{e) Decker. — The frame of this loader consists of two decks. 

 The upper one is supported by steel posts which rest on bolsters 

 placed directly over the trucks on which the loader is mounted. 

 This deck carries the boiler, engine, and other working parts of 

 the machine, while the lower deck is on a level with the bolsters 



