Log scaling platforms are an important part of the logging industry wherever logs are transported by truck on their way from the logging site to the lumber mill; they are used to put a value on a load of lumber.

We've created a model closely based on the log scaling platform at the Hull Oaks Lumber Co. in Dawson, OR.

N scale platform

About Log Scaling Platforms

I recently had a chance to take a tour of one of the last steam-powered saw mills in the United States, the Hull Oaks Lumber Co. in Dawson, OR. This mill was built in 1938 and can cut large timbers up to 85' long in a single pass through the saw. This is something you have to see if you ever get a chance.

In the process, I learned about an aspect of the lumber industry that I don't think has been modeled before: a log scaling platform. Log scalers are people who climb up onto a logging trailer with a load of lumber. Their job is to scale and grade the logs, which determines the value of the entire load.

Log scaling platforms are usually located either at the saw mill, as is the case in Hull Oaks, or at reload facilities.

John Socha-Leialoha

Dimension of N scaling platform (Office is a scale 10' x 8')

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Construction Manual

Click on the link to download the PDF Construction manual.

Installed Example

Here is an example of the Log Scaling Platform in N scale, without the office. The office is included in the kit, but it is optional, and it's location if you choose to include it is up to you.

N Scale prototype installed on Roy Cutler's Olympic Northern layout.

Logging Links

Here are some web sites we've found that provide more information about logging and lumber mills.