'Logger what was the reason for the night logging?
'Logger what was the reason for the night logging?
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Interesting on the Castle Lake blast zone. I didn't realize that there were more equipment in the canyon that is now a lake. The lake is at a level that should never get any higher so the above water equiptment will aways be there for the energetic to view. Thanks for the rundown. Fred
EGS- Night logging was to get the most logs they could, as fast as they could. Worked those things around the clock, 3 8-hour shifts, for awhile. Just yard and deck, loaders and trucks would come in and load out later on-- weeks later. Didnt last, probably just too dangerous.
Iron Art- There is alot of equipment on that old mountain yet. A friend of mine has been deer hunting in the alders along the N Toutle- below Coal Banks and the upper Tower Road area. He says there are several Kenworth log trucks that the erosion has uncovered in there the last few years. Dont doubt that a bit. Upside down and twisted in the banks of the river- came from Camp Baker no doubt. Still missing alot of logging equipment and gear up there.
The crawler mounted Weyerhaeuser rig is set up for night logging, and is likely the same unit we saw in the photograph. Someone told me once they only built 4 or 5 on tracks, dont know if that is true or not.
Washington Trackloader Ad from the early 1950's.
On the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State there is alot of old rusting iron, hidden from sight, mostly behind gates or locked away otherwise. This Washington 208 yarder is owned by a gentleman who ran a ceder shake mill, just off Hwy 101, at an undisclosed location between Hoquiam and Forks. When his mill operation shut down in the mid 1980's, he didnt have the heart to sell the iron off. In one of the outbuildings that used to house part of the mill, this 208 rests dry and at peace from the elements some 20 years later. When I am in the neighborhood, I like to stop in and see her, but its been several years now. He bought her brand new in 71' and says this is where she will stay, right here, safe from the scrappers torches.
I thought that Washington was gone from that building. We were out to Forks looking for some Madill parts and stopped by and looked the 208 over. Been some time ago. Fred
Boy, I hope it isnt gone. Could be, I was last there I think in 2002. Was neat to see it there.
I would love to see the blast zone pics.I did some hydroseeding around the Headquarters camp years ago,There was iron all over the place.This was about'91 or so.
I posted a few blast zone pics in the dozers category. Thread is titled 'this is for those who hate dozers' I think. Check em' out.Originally Posted by 580bruce
This is Camp Baker yarder #223 in 1970, night logging. It is a Skagit GT5C and weighs around 215,000 lbs. She is, as I type this in 2010, laying on her side in Castle Canyon, just above waterline. I last hiked down to it from the 3000 line with a friend in 1995. I'll round up some pics and post them in a month or so.
Love the look of these yarders. Night logging would of been one hell of a ride.
Last edited by SPMiller; 03-12-2010 at 01:04 AM.
Trakloader magazine ad fom 1954.
Found some old magazine clippings from Alaska Loggers in 1962, pretty cool. Tanks were cheap and used for everything in those days.
Balloon Logging Yarder. Washington designed and built several machines over the years for the purpose of logging with balloons. It never really 'took off', and the idea faded as helicopters became more efficient and available.
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