Cypress Equipment Co. Ltd, Delta, B.C.

[cypresscreeklog]

Finally out of the shop yarding in a day or so

 

[dirty4fun]

Sure looks good, will be interesting to see some pictures of it working.

 

[donkey doctor]

It does look good alright. BUT! Just to stir the pot. Madill orange paint does not a Madill yarder make. Something about lipstick on a pig comes to mind. (and I've done field service on them) Regards d.d.

 

[jackd]

We call that giving it a 'five gallon overhaul' in the airline industry.

 

[DBDLS]

Its nice to see fresh paint on any piece of equipment. Thanks cypresscreeklog.

 

[donkeydoc]

6280 in ft mac

Seen a 6280 today at Fort McMurray being used as a dragline at a tailings cell at Suncor. Said "Main" on the boom. Main logging out of Terrace? Don't know if they are doing the work or if they rented or sold it. Using a Hitachi excavator for the back spar and a Deere excavator for the tail hold. They have a blade on it with both ends angled forward and are scraping the top with it. Don't know anything more. Sorry don't have a camera and we are not allowed to have one on site. I will update this topic if I hear of anything more. Last week I had seen the top off the boom in the air and thought "Gee that looks like a yarder boom". Didn't think any more until i saw it yesterday. Had to look twice and get the binoculars out. Had a closer look today and was able to see 6280 on the side and Main on the boom.

I beleive Gord V. took that yarder to ft mac last year and rigged it up for dragging tailing ponds.

 

[HD2014]

7280a

 

[Murk100]

Bill F. Louisiana Pacific looks to me like a 7220

 

[075]

View attachment 134405Bill F. Louisiana Pacific looks to me like a 7220

I would say 7220 combo because of the dual exhaust and guyline .7220 loaders had 6 71's

 

[dunwurken]

Has anyone come across any loaders under the name of Insley ( May not be correct spelling). There were a couple at Nanaimo Lakes in the 70s. I think there were also cranes.

MB Shawnigan division had a Insley cable log loader in the early 70s. If I recall it was on rubber. Probably only about the sizer of an SJ4. I've never seen one as a crane

 

[prolog nz]

Got the opportunity to go for a day trip up Nootka sound to a camp last year with Tyson Lambert. What an awesome day looking forward to the next one. Anyway here are a couple of pics of a real nice 7280 I'm sure some of you on here will know it.

I am hopeless with remembering names including who's company it was

 

[prolog nz]

 

[Vigilant]

Is Tyson any kin to to John Lambert, aka Gypo Logger?

 

[72HDX]

Battle of the grapples

SPMiller, where'd you get the picture? I see my 7280 sitting there with probably Dan N at the helm, but not enough in the picture to figure out which 7230 that the pictures taken from.

 

[72HDX]

Can anyone help me update this list of 7230s?
-7230-01 Olympic Forest Products
-7230-04 Hayes Forest Service>Northview
-7230-05 Hayes Forest Service
-7230-06 Eldred River Logging
-7230-07 Hayes Forest Service
-7230-08 Hayes Forest Service
-7230-09 Teal Jones Company
-7230-11 Skeena Sawmills>Main Logging
-7230-12 Husby Forest Products
-7230-15 Hayes Forest Services
-7230-16 Ted Leroy Trucking
-7230-17 Holbrook Dyson Logging
-7230-18 Hayes Forest Service
-7230-19 Hayes Forest Service
-7230-20 Benwest Logging
-7230-22 WD Moore Logging
-7230-24 Tsibass Construction
Ironside, Wahkash, Edwards & Associates, Coast Mountain Industries and Al Atwood are all running 7230s that I'd like to know the serial numbers for.

And how about the 6280s?
-6280-01 Barnes and Florence>WD Moore
-6280-02 Olympic Forest
-6280-03 Hayes Forest Service
-6280-04 Olympic Forest Products
-6280-05 Tolson Industries
-6280-06 Cortloch Industries>Dickson Timber Falling
-6280-07 Sladey Timber
-6280-08 JDJ Pole
-6280-09 Western Englewood
-6280-10 Don Hull and Sons>New Zealand
-6280-11 W + D Logging
-6280-12 Main Logging
-6280-13 Hayes Forest Service>Tolson
-6280-14 Interfore Hope
-6280-15 Lama Pass Logging
-6280-16 Ted Leroy Trucking>Southview Forest Services>Bear Lake Logging
Quatsino Forestry is running one and Sladey has a second one if anyone has any info that would be great!

Hey Scott_527, Al Atwood's 7230 S/N is MG166-07-017, or says our records from when we owned it.

 

[Scott_527]

Thanks a lot! I've been trying to find some info on that one for awhile now!

 

[72HDX]

Thanks a lot! I've been trying to find some info on that one for awhile now!

I'll double check to make sure. He's contracting for us with it in our other camp. If I make it up there I'll have a look just to make sure.

 

[Scott_527]

Would you snap a couple pictures of it if you can? I only have one and its not the best pic.

 

[dano20]

looks like Benwest

 

[cypresscreeklog]

Cypress creek logging purchased 7230 08 19 of island pacific logging to update your list