CODE
"Scochief"
Number 97
Our 1914 Truck
["Skookum Chief"]
(100,000 POUNDS CAPACITY. STRONGEST LOGGING TRUCK EVER BUILT.)
Deep-Throat Punch
The Skookum Chief, One-Piece Cast Steel Truck Frame is a radical departure from the old and well known designs and is a distinct step forward. The cast steel frame in locomotive tender construction and passenger car trucks has been widely used and is in favor. The use of cast steel has many advantages. The most economic distribution of metal is made possible, and greatest strength with least weight is the result. In a built-up frame there is always some weak point which is usually where the parts are bolted together. Bolts become loose and nuts are lost. A comparison of the Skookum Chief with any other truck cannot fail to show clearly its advantages in this respect. The Side Frame, End Frame, Draft Beams and Bolster being in ONE PIECE eliminates possibility of weakness where these parts are usually joined by bolts, and the sections of the various parts are so well proportioned that nothing short of a serious wreck could cause failure. The repairman would be almost unnecessary and the Truck would always be in commission, making it possible to handle the business of a camp with one or two sets of trucks less.
Equipment of Skookum Chief