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Log truck stuck in soft dirt at first forks on Comp. 25. Required horses 10 minutes to pull truck out, using 2 pulleys and cable. Low spot was at a fill, probably where a couple of logs should have been placed first. Soft ground caused by thawing of a thinly frozen crust.

imageID: 36647
Description: Log truck stuck in soft dirt at first forks on Comp. 25. Required horses 10 minutes to pull truck out, using 2 pulleys and cable. Low spot was at a fill, probably where a couple of logs should have been placed first. Soft ground caused by thawing of a thinly frozen crust.
Keywords: harvest
equipment
vehicles
horse skidding
Photographer: Frances M. Rushmore
Original collection id: PSEF 102; 383-102
Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Quality: 3
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Date(mm/dd/yyyy): 10/22/1952
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Roach, Skylar K.; Buchanan, Anna G.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2025. Paul Smith Experimental Forest historical photo archive. 2025. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0034

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