S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

[Sidney43]

Just my opinion, but the photo of the two machines on the knob in post 2073 is an excellent photograph.

 

[Nwlogger joe]

Madill 172

Hi I'm not real sure how this works but I was wondering if anybody knows what the first 3 172 madill's look like and if they still work I am running the 4th one now on the oregon coast

 

[Nwlogger joe]

172

I am very curious because I have worked around and ran a few different 172s also the ones hat was rebuilt for cross and crown but this one is different it has been modified it has a dash in it similar to an 071 and the travel is hand operated next to the seat instead of pedals on the floor

 

[Hallback]

Hadaller has a new 172 going together now I hear.

 

[Paul L]

I've had trouble trying to get this pic up. So I dropped it into my photobucket and here's the link. Pic is of the 171R, first NZ crew it had. The pic is more the crew (Ross Wood owned) than the machine.
http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/LearyNZ/media/imagejpg10_zpsf48f5ad6.jpg.html

 

[camptramp]

Paul L hope you don't mind I'm still trying to figure out this puzzle factory . So I took your pictures am trying to post them . Perhaps you could tell us what they are .

 

[camptramp]

Paul L

 

[camptramp]

Paul L

 

[Paul L]

Thank you camptramp. The 171R pic was the only one I couldn't post. I don't know why I could post the others and not that one. I took these pics when working back in NZ. They were all in the Nelson area working for Dale Ewers, Mark Ewers, and Ross Wood. Ross was the one who imported the 171R in the early 2000's. One of the pics has a 071 at a distance, I think it was owned by Kelly Logging. At the time of that pic it was working 10 minutes east of Nelson. Some of the pics are in other threads.

 

[Back choker]

 

[Doug1966]

Hi, that looks like the one they pulled of the bush near hope on the towing show filmed there. Thanks Doug.

 

[hoechucker]

Why is that carriage on backwards? Or am I just seeing things

 

[camptramp]

 

[Scott_527]

Here's a question someone on here could surely answer. What Madill machine would a 6280 Cypress best compare to size and performance wise? A 122, 123 or 124? I always had it in my head that it was the size of a 124 just without some of the more modern technology but I wasn't sure. Thanks

 

[bushman1]

Why is that carriage on backwards? Or am I just seeing things

I have seen it done before because of a steep backend. Logs drift downhill when pulling with carriage and it seem to help keep dropline from burning on bottom or side of carriage

 

[hoechucker]

I've been around some long span downhill units but we always ran it frontwards.but they weren't real steep in the back end.

 

[Nwlogger joe]

How many 171s did they produce? Anybody know

 

[JeremyM70]

I believe the number was around 30.

How many 171s did they produce? Anybody know

 

[Back choker]

Thanks camptramp,dam computers lol

 

[Back choker]

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