A Photo Every Day from the Sunshine Coast - Australia

Tuesday 30 November 2010

The Thing

The plaque says it's dedicated to the Pioneer's of Maleny and district, but it doesn't say exactly what it is. It may look like a gun, but it's not, and it has hooks on it for cables, I have no idea what to make of it.

I like the big disk wheels though.

EDIT - MYSTERY SOLVED VIA EMAIL (thanks Jeff!):

"The thing" in WA at least is called a "Whim" and is towed behind a bulldozer to tow logs logs out of the bush. I think the log is winched up under the arm to prevent the end digging in.


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Tash said...

Those are cool big wheels. Was Maleny part of a gold-rush? Could this be some sort of mining related machinery?

Annie said...

I wondered whether it might have been a chaff cutter or harvester of some sort but I cant see the front of it.

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