Straddle Truck
1957
| | Hyster Model MD5760 | |
Hyster Model MD5760
(used Butane fuel)
The Straddle Truck was used to move lumber around the mill site.
It drove over a stack of lumber, 'straddling' it, and clamped under to lift it.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 31° 0.283′ N, 92° 33.505′ W. Marker is in Long Leaf, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It can be reached from Long Leaf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Longleaf LA 71448, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Jitney" (a few steps from this marker); "Loggers Dream" (a few steps from this marker); Lumber Transfer (within shouting distance of this marker); Dry Kilns, Old & New (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Long Leaf Sawmill (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Long Leaf Sawmill (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Long Leaf Sawmill (about 500 feet away); The Commissary (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Leaf.
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Admission required.
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2019.
