100 years on the Plateau | Enumclaw Historical Society

Not much is known about this early logging machine except for the fact that it was called a “Galloping Goose” and manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry in 1923.

Not much is known about this early logging machine except for the fact that it was called a “Galloping Goose” and manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry in 1923.

It was an early “skidder” or tractor used to pull logs out of the woods. The man standing beside the rear wheel gives an indication of its size. This photo number 41.2848 come courtesy of the Renton History Museum.