Skagit Iron and Steel Works, Sedro Wooley, Washington

[Hallback]

Thanks Torkel!!
I should have photos of it yarding soon!

 

[marven morgan]

Modern pics of older Skagit swingers.

looking at buying a Skagit GT 5. would it be advisable with todays newer technology.

 

[Hallback]

Does anyone have any information on "Circle G Logging Co." from Orleans California?

My BU-94 was ordered new by them & delivered in November of 1969.

 

[Hallback]

I learned more history on this yarder today.
It was owned by Richard Oatfield of Willapa Log and sold at the RB Hoquiam auction in 89 to one of the Harkness' from up north here. Barnhart bought it from him right after buying it at auction.

 

[Ivan.T.32]

Yes it is one of the 4 that H&W used. Only a few small things need repair, one clutch activator cylinder return spring plus a couple brake band return springs. A few small air leaks and a few semi-rotten airlines. Anybody got a shed full of skagit parts?

What are you after?

 

[Hallback]

Well, BU-94 #A-10 has found it's way back into the woods.

 

[Blk prince]

Well, BU-94 #A-10 has found it's way back into the woods. View attachment 173782

That is good news. Been awhile since any of these old jewels were shown pulling wood. Hope to see more posts. Great

 

[Hallback]

 

[camptramp]

Good to see you putting wood over the "Brow Log" , what ever was holding you up must have got sorted out . Sometimes the hardest thing on these good old Yarders & Loaders is sitting around collecting rust . Like the old saying goes "Use it or Lose it". Keep us informed .

 

[Ivan.T.32]

A bit more modern Cleveland Logging

 

[Hallback]

That is a very nice lil GT!

 

[Hallback]

Good to see you putting wood over the "Brow Log" , what ever was holding you up must have got sorted out . Sometimes the hardest thing on these good old Yarders & Loaders is sitting around collecting rust . Like the old saying goes "Use it or Lose it". Keep us informed .

I hear ya Tramp!
I've had to replace tons of items in the air system and just little things like that. Now the Haywire drum has no power as it is probably full of grease so I need to pull the drum clean it out and reseal it so in the meantime we're going to run the layout around with the cat or use the shovel to pull it around so we can log.

 

[camptramp]

Sounds like your "dealing" with the glitch's . May the snow line stay high , the load count be many and the "hang ups" be few .

 

[Hallback]

Update,
The "former" engineer burned up the harness to the twin disk 5 speed. That kept the trans in neutral but enough drag to pull on the drums and act like bad frictions.
New harness to install in the am.

 

[Hallback]

 

[Hallback]

First turns on Tuesday.

 

[Hallback]

Skagit, we're pulling for You!

 

[Jumbo]

Looking at post #696.
Last time I was under a shotgun carriage, was 1977, we flew three skidder tong lines each with 4 or 5 (I forget which) 5/8" X 10' skidder chokers. It was the only time I ever saw it done, it was highly successful, we were under a 208 Washington. Has anybody done anything like that since?

 

[Hallback]

Jumbo,
I have done that lots and thought that I was one of the only ones left that knew what that was. The last time I did that was in 2015 on my little BU-50 but we did it a lot in the early 90s under a BU-84. We called them frog legs.

 

[camptramp]

I was Chasing on the #762 a 120 ft. Skagit Slackline tower on top of Garbage Cr in BCFP Renfrew Div . Summer of 1970 . The tower was rigged up on a landing over looking a large "Draw" full of old growth timber . It was rigged up for Shot Gunning with maybe 3-4000 ft. of Skyline reaching across the Draw to the far side . A turn of logs had just been pulled into the landing , the skyline was slacked , the logs were laying on the ground . As the Skidding line was slacked to put slack in the chokers , I was already running towards the logs to unhook the chokers . As I unhooked the first Choker , I heard something over my head . Just reflexes I guess , but I turned around at a dead run . 20 to 30 ft. away I turned around to see 150 plus ft. of Skyline pile up on the ground where I had been standing , then disappear over the edge of the landing , at the same time the carriage swung across the landing crashing into the side of the Guyline drums at base of the tower . Some how the end of the Skyline had come off the drum end on the Yarder .