haulback line
1haulback — /hawl bak /, n. (in lumbering) a small line for pulling a cable back to its original position after it has been used to haul a log away. Also called trip line. [1900 05, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase haul back] * * * …
2haulback — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from haul back, v. 1. : a small wire rope used to pull the main cable back to the timber after each haulage in logging 2. : comeback 4 * * * /hawl bak /, n. (in lumbering …
3trip line — noun a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun 1. : a line or light rope used to operate a trip (as to free a dog hook in logging) 2. : haulback 1 * * * 1. (in lumbering …
4trip line — 1. (in lumbering) a line for freeing a dog hook from a log at a distance. 2. haulback. [1900 05] * * * …
5Cable logging — is a logging method primarily used on the West Coast of North America with yarder, loaders and grapple yarders.The cables can be rigged in several configurations.There are two classes.# High Lead, in which a simple loop of cable runs from the… …
6Steam donkey — 12 x 14 Empire (?) Steam donkey in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC Canada Steam donkey, or donkey engine is the common nickname for a steam powered winch, or logging engine widely used in past logging operations, though not …
7tightlining — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a method of high line logging in which the logs are lifted over obstructions by tightening on the haulback …
