Skagit Iron and Steel Works, Sedro Wooley, Washington

[camptramp]

Rob N. Timberwest HBO Div. The #51-54 was the first Skagit Longline yarder to arrive at TW HBO I'm pretty sure it came from New Zealand it had a Skyline Drum that held about 1800-2000 ft. of 1 3/8 power pack cable , our question is what Model is it , BU 98 ? It is self propelled .

 

[camptramp]

Rob N. Timberwest HBO Div. #51-55 is a Trailer Mount Skagit Longline Yarder . What Model is it ? A BU 739 ?

 

[camptramp]

Rob N. Timberwest HBO Div. #51-56 Skagit Longline Yarder , self propelled , this is the Skagit that came from Alaska , it has the big Skyline Drum which holds about 5000 ft. of skyline , would it be a BU 199 ?

 

[TorkelH]

Camptramp, you are correct on your Skagit model designations, according to your pictures HBO #51-54 was a BU-98, #51-55 was a BU-739 and #51-56 was a BU-199.

 

[Hallback]

Oh how we all need more Skagit in our lives.

 

[APIPREZ]

Lucas Logging Yarder

same BU 99 JeremyM70. Was owned by Bill Wold from hoopa, ca. he bought it around 1973 from E.E.(chic) Lucas from seiad valley, ca.

As a kid growing up in Seiad Valley, it was pretty exciting seeing E.E. Lucas' equipment go by on the Highway. In fact, must have been '72 or '73 that they parked one of his Yarders out on Hwy. 96 next to my parents place for a couple of days...and to a youngster like my brothers and I...it was cool!

 

[keith olsen]

Magazine Ad, 1967. What a neat shot, I had to crop and enlarge for a better look at that Skagit slackline machine- with 110' tower and on a tank! Boy, I'll bet this one would pull! Looks like maybe a MacMillan Bloedell operation.

This picture was taken at Nitnat division of Crown Zellerbach , they got two yarder from Skagit and one had a tyee winch which was smooth compared with the Skagit winch, the truck being loaded is a 1954 HDX owned by Irvin Olsen

 

[Blk prince]

This picture was taken at Nitnat division of Crown Zellerbach , they got two yarder from Skagit and one had a tyee winch which was smooth compared with the Skagit winch, the truck being loaded is a 1954 HDX owned by Irvin Olsen

Welcome Keith. Perhaps you can post more info for us. I was at Nitinat for 13 yrs. Hope to hear more from you. Bp

 

[camptramp]

Boulder Bill .

 

[camptramp]

Boulder Bill . Not sure if this is a Skagit or a Tyee Tower , but its interesting . Theres a scab line block over the Haulback and it looks like a Strap from a Butt Rigging Plate that the Main Line & Scab Block are attached to , with a Block on it with the Bite of what looks like the Back line in it . I'm wondering if they are Respooling their Haulback by hanging a Block on the Back line between the Tail Blocks , using the Mainline to pull the Haulback off the Haulback Drum to Respool it .

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit TT-10 Hustler tracked multipurpose vehicle

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit 555 loader brochure October 1965 (?)

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit 777 loader brochure

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit SJ-4R mobile logger

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit 444 mobile loader brochure

 

[TorkelH]

Skagit series IJ interlock yarders brochure

 

[TorkelH]

One more IJ-yarders brochure

 

[Hallback]

Anyone have info on BU-94 serial number A-10?

 

[TorkelH]

Hallback, how are you doing with the BU-94? The only info I can give you is more of historic value: BU-94 A7 was delivered in august 1968, had a 12VA71 and A8 was delivered in january 1969 with a D343 engine. That is so far the written Skagit records goes! Have you asked Rich Lennox?

Anyone have info on BU-94 serial number A-10?

 

[TorkelH]

Here's BU-94 A20 as shown on Eugene Log Show 1979!