furpo
Senior Member
Bit confused. Text states a 123 but looks a lot like a 122.
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S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC
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Madill 124
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Madill 124
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TorkelH
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Beautiful 046! Please bring more pictures!
ravencrest
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009 we have been restoring in our spare time.Madill 124
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Pictures from the last two weeks.Birken Vogt
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I don't know if this video was found in the previous 124 pages but if not, here it is again.
I like the quote near the beginning, as simple and rugged as technology will allow.
I like the quote near the beginning, as simple and rugged as technology will allow.
Nanaimo building's come down
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimos-madill-buildings-get-the-wrecking-ball/
http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimos-madill-buildings-get-the-wrecking-ball/
HD Mech
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So sad. Lots of fine equipment came out those doors over the years. I was lucky to have a tour of the place in 1989 when I was taking my pre-apprenticeship course. It was amazing to see! There was two grapple yarders under construction and one in the paint shop that day. I had never seen such a big facility before.
Hank R
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- Retired Truck driver and School bus driver
Sad that a famous land mark is gone forever.
Hoeguy
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Sad.
wornout wrench
Senior Member
It's funny.
As long as I drove past the old buildings, I always had a wee spark of hope that someday, some way Madill would some how arise again.
Seeing the post about the demotion has poured a bucket of water on that spark.
I have spent a good portion of my 40 plus years as a mechanic pulling wrenches on Madill's.
Make no mistake. It is a love/hate relationship.
Too many nights up to your neck in gear dope with a westcoast down pour raining down on you will do that.
But they were/are tough old machines and I have made a lot of money from keeping them running.
Very sad day to see the building go away.
To the old Madill employee's.
Thank you!
As long as I drove past the old buildings, I always had a wee spark of hope that someday, some way Madill would some how arise again.
Seeing the post about the demotion has poured a bucket of water on that spark.
I have spent a good portion of my 40 plus years as a mechanic pulling wrenches on Madill's.
Make no mistake. It is a love/hate relationship.
Too many nights up to your neck in gear dope with a westcoast down pour raining down on you will do that.
But they were/are tough old machines and I have made a lot of money from keeping them running.
Very sad day to see the building go away.
To the old Madill employee's.
Thank you!
HD Mech
Well-Known Member
Well said Brian.
donkey doctor
Senior Member
donkey doctor
Senior Member
Sorry don't know how I ended up with so many duplicates. No luck trying to edit. d.d.
HDX
Senior Member
Back in the 70's alway's remember all the pick up box's stacked up beside the building on the highway side. Always thought they were there to tease everybody.
While am am Johnny come lately it brings a tear to my eye to see such a great machine's buildings being torn down. Totally sicking to see what has happened to the timber industry. How the government and big business has totally wrecked it for so many people.