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LOGGING 
logs gain too great headway and threaten to run into the horses, 
the latter may be turned to one side, whereupon the tow of logs 
Fig. 33. — A Turn of Logs at the Dump along a Skipper Road. The logs 
are fastened together with "single coupler" grabs. West Virginia. 
A 
is uncoupled automatically. Grabs are also used to couple 
logs together in turns for transportation down skidding roads. 
There are several different 
patterns, including two forms 
of double grabs or couplers 
(Fig. 32/ and g) used for 
the forward logs where the 
strain is greatest, and a 
single grab or coupler (Fig. 
32/0, for the rear logs. 
A metal-banded wooden 
maul, a metal maul or a 
sledge hammer is used for 
driving grabs and a,, pointed 
GRAB SKIPPER 
V 
D 
GRAB MAUL 
Fig. 34. — A Type of Grab Skipper and 
a Grab Maul used on a West Virginia 
Logging Operation. 
sledge hammer, called a ''skipper," for removing them. 
