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Recent content by Waycon

  1. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Looks like it. Can't say for sure, the pic with no boom is how it left here...
  2. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    All the permission I need. Here's a log loader we did for export to the US. 48" tilt riser, FOPS, Hardened side panels, Catwalks, Belly pans, high post tool box guard... one photo of it leaving our shop, the other photo is at the Oregon logging show once boom etc was installed at the...
  3. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    A 220 Swiss Army Knife with a Warratah. Somebody let me know if I'm hijacking the thread/posting too many pictures :)
  4. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Swiss army knife. Yep, I like that description. Our standard cab riser (that you see in the pics) is 12". But you can custom order whatever you like. I've done maybe two 18" risers in the last 10 years. And maybe four 48" tilt risers that have the factory cab under a FOPS guard on top.
  5. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Short answer is money. Cheaper to use the factory boom than buy a dedicated forestry one. Forestry boom and stick combo works better, lasts longer and costs more... ...note that when using the excavator boom, we install something we call a "boom riser". It basically moves the base of the...
  6. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Forestry booms have the main boom cylinders underneath. A shovel is designed to have mechanical advantage down low. More power for digging. These log loaders have the geometry altered for more range of motion and more power up high. For loading logs into trucks etc.
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    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Few more...
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    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    Ah... here goes...
  9. Waycon

    Latest Project

    On a clear day you can see the curvature of the earth.
  10. Waycon

    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    o_O Well that didn't work for very long. Is there a way to edit or delete a post? And is there a way to upload images direct to this forum in a post?
  11. Waycon

    Place to purchase weld on bucket ears and bucket pins?

    We build quick changes/lugging and all sorts of custom stuff. Usually for the larger shovels. I agree with cuttin edge, if you're going through the expense of converting a bucket, might be worth looking into a manual quick change...
  12. Waycon

    Latest Project

    I wasn't always in Penticton, obviously :) Originally a farm boy from SK...
  13. Waycon

    Latest Project

    They pull! We used to have three of them. The really high sidwall on the tires makes a huge difference. Tires really squash out front to back compared to regular ag tires. Gives a huge footprint.
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    Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

    ...some of the recent conversions that have gone through the shop.
  15. Waycon

    Hitachi ZX 350 Forester

    Waycon Manufacturing in BC used to do all of the volvo guarding, cab, side guards belly pans catwalks etc that are on the machine in the left picture. They take care of all of that themselves now. We still build their rear entry tip over cabs: http://www.wayconmfg.com/excavatorOEM.html
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