Talk:Michigan logging wheels

Use of colour in text
I've undone a good faith edit removing the colour from the text of the word red. I think the use of colour here gives better emphasis. Mjroots (talk) 09:58, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Again, I've had to revert the removal of the colour. Whilst it may not be covered in the MoS, this is one of those occasional exceptions to the normal rules. Mjroots (talk) 07:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree that this is one of those exceptions. The red font is unencyclopedic. People know what "red" means and can tell from looking at the images if not. Oh well, have it your way, I won't revert again. But see also WP:OWN. Katr67 (talk) 08:57, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Text has been reverted to black after discussion with the editor who created it that way. Mjroots (talk) 16:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Logging Wheels at Michigan Lumberman's Monument
I am fairly sure that there is a set of wheels there, but not sure enough to add it to the article. Anybody know for sure? 7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 22:01, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Stan
 * I e-mailed them and got this answer:
 * Hartwick Pines State Park is most known for its Big Wheels display. We do not have a set at Lumberman's Monument. signed by Interpretive Services Specialist /Huron-Manistee National Forest --Doug talk 19:24, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

So... how were they actually used??
Article doesn't actually say how they were used. How were the logs initially lifted and attached to the wheels? Were both ends of the logs suspended, or just one? Monolith2 (talk) 16:24, 20 June 2011 (UTC)


 * They were used for skidding, rather than carrying logs. Logs would be dragged to a parallel bundle, with a chain beneath one end, then wheels rolled into place above this end. They'd be lifted with the chain and lashed to the wheels. The wheeled end would now be hauled away, with the tail end dragging.
 * Dragging sounds crude, and it needs a larger team, but it doesn't need brakes and it's a lot easier to control than a heavy log that's entirely free to roll. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:36, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Dubious statement about color red
The second paragraph ends with the statement, "His [Overpack's] equipment could be identified as genuine as it was always painted red."

I tagged that as being a dubious statement.

Does the author really mean to insinuate that Mr. Overpack was the only person in America capable of buying red paint in 1875?

Anyone could paint their equipment red, and any competitor looking to win business via imitation would be strongly liable to do so. The text indeed seems to indicate that such imitators were in play, hence the need to be able to identify which equipment was and was not genuine. Red paint is hardly a mark of genuinity.

Even if the statement is properly sourced from the link supplied, it's sourcing not to a valid rational academic piece but rather to folklore propogated by a local special-interest museum. Just because you find a link to an old wives' tale doesn't make it a proper source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.210.67.145 (talk) 06:38, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

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Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment
This article is part of Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Deletion
The deletion of Michigan logging wheels prduced a lot of red links. Peter Horn User talk 21:39, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * please consider. Peter Horn User talk 15:35, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * That is not a material consideration when dealing with copyright problems. There's nothing stopping you from creating a replacement, and you don't have to relink everything once you have. MER-C 16:06, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Then I could compose a new text in the old article or compose a new article using text from refences without copying word for word and use the old article name as a redirect. Peter Horn User talk 18:36, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can create an article at Michigan logging wheels directly with text that is entirely your own. MER-C 17:54, 16 August 2023 (UTC)