Terry Harper Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) It might not be a Stutz or Packard or the best ride for a tour but... what better way to celebrate the new year than spending part of the day at The Maine Forest & Logging Museum taking the 1932 10 ton Lombard out for a romp in the snow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwx34XHXx2M&feature=youtu.be At a balmy 10 degrees the beast took a bit of effort to wake-up but... after a bit of frantic use of the choke, and throttle (and having to walk away at least once) it finally came to life. May the new year be filled with such wonderful experiences and memories for everyone. Best regards, Terry Edited December 31, 2018 by Terry Harper (see edit history) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Really enjoy the photos! Happy new year to you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Very cool and fun! Happy new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 If you can’t have fun with that, your just not trying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 There are some great old videos of some Lynn tractors set up like these hauling wood in the Adirondacks back in the 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) H.H. Linn actually worked with Lombard back in the early days. Its an interesting history. Here is some rare vintage footage of one of these beasts in action back in the day. This footage was shot on the Great Northern Paper Company's St. John Pond operation in 1935 in north western Maine. It features the one and only diesel Lombard ever built - which was also the very last Lombard built. The driver - a Mr. Pickett, managed to haul to the landing a sled train that included 22 sleds loaded with 108 cords of spruce weighing 298 tons. https://youtu.be/Qgyt0uqi7KA The next segment shows a Lombard CS-88 in operation. These could carry 15 tons on the chassis and used a monster Climax Engineering 4 cylinder (6"x7") They also offered the model GT which could carry 20 tons. https://youtu.be/tFwk9xBixKA Edited December 31, 2018 by Terry Harper (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I absolutely love to see vintage equipment in action. Even more so, I enjoy seeing someone who knows how to operate them! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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