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Big Wheels in Roscommon

Roscommon, Michigan · Roscommon County · Industry & Transportation

A Roscommon photograph places horses and workers beside enormous spoked wheels. This short video examines the timber rig and the labor needed to move logs before motorized machinery.

A video from Thumbwind Publications LLC · 0:41 · Video published Oct. 17, 2026

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A logging crew in the photograph

Two horses stand beside enormous spoked logging wheels in a photograph captioned Roscommon, Michigan. Men gather around the timber rig, including one standing on the rim of a wheel.

How big wheels moved timber

The video examines how logging wheels carried timber over rough ground, with logs suspended beneath the axle. The photograph provides a close view of the horses, workers and equipment used before motorized logging machinery.

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