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MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....
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TorkelH
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TorkelH
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TorkelH
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I must agree in that! This rush was partly for you DBDLS, I have published some of these pic's on HEF before. If you want shots from my videos I have a hours of Y55 and Y18!
TorkelH
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jackd
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Feel Like I'm Going Back
Well Torkel, everytime you start posting one of these major series of shots, I feel myself going back in time. There's nothing quite like being up on a sidehill during a snowy winter's day to get whiff of the cold air, diesel exhaust , and evergreen trees. The air would be so still, you would get a sense of your remoteness from everyone else. I remember wolf howls in the back end while yarding out Ash River and hoped to hell they weren't getting closer. Always a couple of Ravens flying over the guy lines to catch your attention. Your shots of the snow covered landing made me feel 20 years old again.
The shots of H-324 & H-325 were something I haven't seen in many years as well. If I remember the H-323 & the H-324 came with the rounded tube bumper, whereas the H-325 & H-326 had the square built up bumpers. They all came within months of each other and I always wondered why the differences. Beautiful trucks they were. The only guy I recognized is the smiling Barry Forbses.
The Y-02 shot has me scratching my head. I definitely remember it as being solid red in colour and a darker colour than the usual M & B variety. It could have been all of the grease and oil that gave it a darker hue. The machine undercarraige seems to bring me to think that it might be from the original one. Thanks for your shots.
Well Torkel, everytime you start posting one of these major series of shots, I feel myself going back in time. There's nothing quite like being up on a sidehill during a snowy winter's day to get whiff of the cold air, diesel exhaust , and evergreen trees. The air would be so still, you would get a sense of your remoteness from everyone else. I remember wolf howls in the back end while yarding out Ash River and hoped to hell they weren't getting closer. Always a couple of Ravens flying over the guy lines to catch your attention. Your shots of the snow covered landing made me feel 20 years old again.
The shots of H-324 & H-325 were something I haven't seen in many years as well. If I remember the H-323 & the H-324 came with the rounded tube bumper, whereas the H-325 & H-326 had the square built up bumpers. They all came within months of each other and I always wondered why the differences. Beautiful trucks they were. The only guy I recognized is the smiling Barry Forbses.
The Y-02 shot has me scratching my head. I definitely remember it as being solid red in colour and a darker colour than the usual M & B variety. It could have been all of the grease and oil that gave it a darker hue. The machine undercarraige seems to bring me to think that it might be from the original one. Thanks for your shots.
DBDLS
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Burnt 144
Thought everyone would like to see a couple of pictures I took of the Kennedy Lake 144's burnt machinery deck and engine sub frame back when 144's ruled (sorry about the prejudice Trakloader) and burned.
Thought everyone would like to see a couple of pictures I took of the Kennedy Lake 144's burnt machinery deck and engine sub frame back when 144's ruled (sorry about the prejudice Trakloader) and burned.
donkey doctor
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Thats the yarder refered to in my post#349. Pics taken in Madill Nan. yard. Do you have a date when they were taken? Really glad to see these posted. Thanks. Regards D.D.
jackd
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Wrong Number.
Torkel - I now have a different idea about the burnt out Yarder out at Taylor Division. It wasn't the Y-02 - I gave it a re-think and I am quite sure that it was the Y-102. I was only a hundred numbers out - anyone can be wrong.... Does this ring a bell with your records?
Torkel - I now have a different idea about the burnt out Yarder out at Taylor Division. It wasn't the Y-02 - I gave it a re-think and I am quite sure that it was the Y-102. I was only a hundred numbers out - anyone can be wrong.... Does this ring a bell with your records?
075
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Heres two pictures of L58 as she was this spring here in Port McNeill. Not as nice looking as she once was.That snorkel that is on it when it was newer, is a Micron 120 foot folding snorkel. The last of the really good snorkels made, you can pull really hard on it and it will not foldup like the three section or four sections one will on you. And it fold in half for lowbeding ,with the other ones you have to take sections off to move most places
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TorkelH
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Great to see that machine again, thank you 075. Many 044's up there too?
075
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About a have dozen or so still working on the North Island that I know of.
DBDLS
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Kennedy Lake 144
D.D. this question is going back to the analog days of photography when there wasn't all kinds of information to go along with the picture. I'm estimating that it was taken somewhere around 1994 or 1995. Like you said, "Who would have known there would be any interest in all this years down the road?" I thought Madill was going to be around forever, along with 144's and 075 log loaders and MacMillan Bloedel. It broke my heart when Weyerhaeuser destroyed MB and again when Madill went bankrupt. I hope that Nicholson can bring Madill back and keep them alive. It's a little bit of history that I would like to see carry on. DBDLS
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Weyco is certainly not the company it was when my dad joined them at Twin Harbors in the early Fifties. They have broken a lot of people's hearts in recent years, including many of their own retirees.
My dad made an interesting statement the other day. H said he thinks the St. Hlens eruption was the beginning of a slow, agonizing downfall for Weyco.
He worked with a lot of good people at Twin Harbors and Vail. Those were the days.
My dad made an interesting statement the other day. H said he thinks the St. Hlens eruption was the beginning of a slow, agonizing downfall for Weyco.
He worked with a lot of good people at Twin Harbors and Vail. Those were the days.
donkey doctor
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Thanks DBLS, I would have thought around the early to mid 90s too but time goes by way too fast. Wish I had kept better notes on all the field service jobs I did but at the time I thought I'd never forget all the details so it was kind of hit and miss. Good notes for a few months and then just overwhelmed with too many jobs in too short a time. In hindsight I should have photocopied all my service reports after I wrote them. At least they were all written on company time. Too late now tho. Regards D.D.
jackd
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HDX
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jackd I see that old H110 is for sale over in Squamish Maybe didnt work out doing what the fellow wanted to do She is up for grabs with the 60 Ton trailer 35,000 bones A little high but depends on how bad you need a 1972 HDX
jackd
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Where is this For Sale listing? When I talked to the owner, he was mentioning selling off the whole business and calling her a day. He's been at it many years and done well in his line of business - best go on to other things. On my first visit, there was much effort being put towards a Kenworth highway truck with a box on the back. I was told that this Kenworth was spinning out on the hills and therefore the HDX was going to be converted to take its place. On my second visit, I spied the 'Green Monster' - the old Kenworth coal truck being readied for service. My guess is that the Kenworth was a lot less work to get going than converting the HDX to these rock haul duties. The HDX was pretty filthy on the inside and the outside has what we call in my industry ' a five gallon overhaul' (crappy paint) and so I imagine that $35K could be a little high. What's the going price on these thing now and how much were they when they were new?
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HDX
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jackd Craigs List Vancouver Sad thing is thats probably what he got into her I know she does not have her original trailer because I own it and am going to paint it and put it behind my 1973 WHD Hayes I have your list almost ready to post as you requested about the Sproat Hayes's