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Thunderbird Yarders, Loaders, and Etc from the Murray's in Eugene Oregon

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johnson

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From BlitzTransport.com use to be a great sie for logging and trucking pictures but looks like they shut it down

Weyco PeEll yarder 440 SN 9057
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Weyco PeEll yarder 449 SN 9052
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Paul L

Paul L

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Off topic, but here is the psy200 I used to operate in Nelson NZ. Been a while to get these images up.image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg
 
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furpo

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Hello Paul L

I'm guessing that this was #7 which at some point was owned by Moutere Logging in Nelson. The current owner is Graham Tuckey here in Wellington. I posted a few pictures up a while ago. Can you provide a bit more history about this machine?
 
Paul L

Paul L

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It was Dale Ewers. Before that Mark Ewers had it for a few years. Beyond Mark I don't know where it came from. I think this one has had many owners and operators. It's not great or pretty, but will pull enough until you can get something better. Tagline drum did not work so we only highlead or scab. Mark had this psy200 plus a 071 when I worked for him.
 
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furpo

Senior Member
A common problem with them is that they break the flange out of the main pulling drum. This machine was repaired by welding the drum flange to the slackpuller and is still like this today. After it left Nelson it spent some time in Gissy then sat at Cables in Rotorua. Tuckey picked it up from Cables. Ill have to ask Bruce Ewers if this machine was one that came in with Derrick Woods as he brought a whole bunch of them in.
 
Murk100

Murk100

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Blk prince said:
Murk,would this be your seat at this time?
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It is, last couple of years. Were up above Horne Lake on the Beaforts, Island Timberlands area 3700 ft. coming down in a week or so before the white stuff comes. Moving out to Beaver Creek again good winter show.
 
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oneadam24

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Does anyone have any information on a Thunderbird 946? I work on the Illinois river and have seen one. I have seen it at various times either on a barge dredging or doing salvage work. I have recently seen it on land unloading barges. It has a boom and two stick configuration. I am having trouble finding information about it. Thanks for any info!
 
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Back choker

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image.jpg Steve Malloch on the 124 and Danny Malloch on the 355.golden bc 1996
 

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Back choker

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image.jpg 155 and 946 Sullivan river golden bc.Dale Malloch running the yarder Steve Malloch on the 235c backspar,Stephen Benson on the loader and Dale Erskine bucking.1995
 
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