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

[TorkelH]

Inter674 if you ever drive by these machines again could you notice serial numbers? You may find two plates, one on winch frame below main drum and one on the guyline A-frame. It should also be a small plate welded to the left front of carrier frame just under the front saddle. Tower should have a similar plate in bottom and/or where main line goes into the back side of tower. Thank you!

 

[Greatwestcam]

90028

Here is one for you TorkrlH, made sure to get the s/n for you. Did you or 075 ever run this one?

 

[075]

No I haven't but that is an early one. Made lots of snorkels look like that though.

 

[Greatwestcam]

Don't know if this one will be working, hasn't been boned out yet. any one know its story?

 

[Scott_527]

#66 belonged to HC Contracting, not sure if thats still the case or not. Theres a walk around video of this machine on youtube. Looks like it had been working shortly before the video was done.

 

[jackd]

I stumbled upon these three Madills today in the Cowichan Valley. It seems that they were dragged down here from a boneyard in the Interior and are being rebuilt. The Skyline machine (fresh yellow paint) and the red one are ex M & B. That interests me..... I don't know the origins of the yellow one on blocks. I talked to the guy in charge and he says there is a demand for these now and all three are being put back in service. I took pics of the data plates with my phone camera. It's been a while since I saw a Madill in these parts.

 

[Sidney43]

It is outstanding to see these great old machines being put back to work. They must have some long corners to need these labor intensive machines in this day and age. Don't scrap them, just preserve them in storage.

 

[jackd]

It would seem that two of these are Skyline machines. Here's a few more pics.

 

[camptramp]

Looks like you have found the office and shop of Malloch Logging , They have a Madill Longline Yarder working in TFL 46 for the Teal Jones Group . There is some Old Growth Timber in areas suited for Longline Logging , in TFL 46 .

 

[camptramp]

Not sure where this was taken could be in the Nitinat area .

 

[Blk prince]

Correct. BCB Logging with the Combination

 

[Madill PSE]

Madill 144 CIP Forest Products

Madill 144 CIP (Canadian International Paper) Forest Products being loaded on a lowbed with a Pacific truck.

 

[Blk prince]

Correct. BCB Logging with the Combination

Wanted to add that the landing is set up for preload loading. The truck and loaded trailer are away and the second trailer si being loaded.

 

[Madill PSE]

Madill 172-01 October 1994

Madill Shop, Nanaimo, BC

 

[Madill PSE]

7230 Line Loader on 7675 Rubber Tire Carrier

Should be in Cypress thread, but was inspected for Madill in October 1994

 

[Madill PSE]

Madill 009 with kinked tower

Campbell River, BC, Nov 1994

 

[Madill PSE]

Chapman TMY45 Yarder

Built by Chapman Industries for Ross Corp. - photo on Texada Island, May 1995

 

[Madill PSE]

1977 Berger Yarder

Has a V-12 1275 hp engine for the winch and a separate 400 hp engine for the skyline which is on a separate carrier (on tank tracks). Tower is supposedly 250 ft high (but didn't see it assembled). Photos taken at Duke Point (Nanaimo), BC, in May 1995

 

[Madill PSE]

046 Winch on 069 Rubber Tire Carrier

June 1995

 

[Madill PSE]

Madill 009 Burned by Forest Fire in Zeballos

Fire came from bottom left and jumped road. Operator was already clear. Fire burned the fuel, oil, tires, and grease - got so hot the frame of the yarder warped. No possibility of repair. Zeballos, BC, July, 1995