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Lumberjack Philip Jackson operating a Log Skidder in Elizabethtown

Operating a Log Skidder in Elizabethtown

Lumberjack Philip Jackson operating a 1978 John Deere 440C skidder. In the foreground is Jack Pulsifer. The skidder is on top of a pile of large, soft maple logs cut close to the Boquet River. Spring 2016. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Philip N. Jackson IV.

Jackson says he’s been logging for about 66 years. Listen to him talking about the dangers of his job at one of our listening stations!

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