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1) "Skidder" -- As to skidder skid·der
Pronunciation: 'ski-d&r
Function: noun
1 : one that skids or uses a skid
2 : a tractor used especially for hauling logs Pronunciation Symbols
A slip tongue log skidder used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A skidder is a type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest. Modern forms can pull trees with a cable/winch or a grapple or in a clam-bunk. Early skidders were pulled by a team of horses or mules. The driver would straddle the cart over felled logs, where dangling tongs would be positioned to raise the end of the log off the ground. The team pulled the tongue forward, allowing the log to "skid" along between the rolling wheels. Starting in the early 1920s, animals were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered engines, although some small operations continue to use them. Clyde Skidder at Marathon Logging Camp ~1921 The early mechanical skidders were steam powered. They traveled on railroads, known as "dummylines" and the felled trees were dragged or "skidded" to the railroad where they were later loaded onto rail cars. One popular brand was the Clyde Skidder, built by Clyde Ironworks in DeLuth, MN. The Clyde skidder illustrated was photographed at the Marathon Lumber Company logging operations near Newton, MS in the early 1920's. Although these machines appear to be large and cumbersome, they were true workhorses of their day. The Clyde was capable of retrieving logs from four different points at the same time. Each cable, or lead, was approximately 1000 feet in length. Once the logs were attached and a clearance signal was sent for retrieval, they could be skidded at a speed of 1000 feet per minute. Working conditions around these machines were very dangerous. Contemporary skidders are tracked or four wheel drive tractors with a turbocharged diesel engine, winch and steel, funnel-shaped guards on the rear to protect the wheels. They have articulated steering and usually a small, adjustable, push-blade on the front. The operator/logger is protected from falling or flying debris (or parted cables, or rolling over) by a steel enclosure. Older Grapple Skidder on clearcut plot, Johnsonville, South Carolina. On a cable skidder, the cable is r..."
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