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[Coops 83]

Coops 83 Yes I drove for Forshner Bros, truck 114, was one of 6 that they picked up from Terrace area. Trevor and Scotty were a fun bunch to work with back then.
I remember you dad running a Cat 235 when I was there.

Those were the days great west! I noticed the date you said you worked there, that would have been a few years before my dad used to bring me to work with him. So u were probably rite on the drillers names.

 

[Coops 83]

I imagine there were quite a few trucks running back then. I believe there all parked now a days. I herd the guy that bought them out lost the contract shortly after aquiring it. If u have any story's/info on the fleet back then I would like to here about it. You could always shoot me pm so we don't boar other viewers on the forum. I here my dad built some Farley steep grade that some guys would have refused to haul on. Although back in the 80s you guys may have still been creaming the lower wood.

 

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Bruce Wilson , Fletcher Challenge , Renfrew Div. #56-22 Chapman 1825 Log Loader .View attachment 165242 View attachment 165242

 

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Bruce Wilson , Fletcher Challenge , Renfrew Div. , #16-14 American Log Loader .

 

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Boulder Bill , An interesting truck parked at Pour Rich Bennett Truckings yard at Duncan .

 

[Bumpsteer]

Is it Klein? Not sure on the spelling....

Ed

 

[Bumpsteer]

Is it Klein? Not sure on the spelling....

Ed

For some reason I can't edit my post....

Pretty sure it's a Cline.

Ed

 

[Hayesno1]

It's a FWD - ex military truck. Cline truck is spelt with a C

 

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Bruce Wilson , Fletcher Challenge , Renfrew Div. 1st picture is Bill Gorenson Landing Bucker , Bill Howie Grapple Yarder Hook Tender , Stu Smith Grapple Yarder Operator , Bruce Wilson Loading Operator , Mike Ginns Landing Man . Standing in front of some nice Fir Logs , in an area across the "Burnt Bridge" along the Koksilah River . 2nd picture is Bruce Wilson running an American Log Loader , loading Fir logs on to Ron Peters Trucking #15 a P510S Pacific driven by Danny Peters son of the late Ron Peters . This Pacific had a charmed life as long as Danny drove it , he was a very good driver and took very good care of this truck while his family owned it .

 

[diamondtguy]

Looks good...That is one of the later trucks after we redesigned the smaller stuff to utilize the Pacific Cab...

 

[49pacific]

I've been working on that old pacific a bit. One of the contractors in town here bought both of off him. They are in a real rough shape now hauling off highway in a camp

 

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Its a real shame the trucks got sold , Danny had them stored at his mothers place for several years , Danny's truck #15 always got a lot of TLC . #14 had a few years of rode hard and put in the barn wet & cold , but had a few years of TLC when Terry Steeves drove it before they got pushed out of Nanaimo Lakes . Both Ron Peters Trucking #14 & #15 were new Fall of 1985 .

 

[diamondtguy]

Nice to hear they have survived.The drawings are still available for all the Pacific manufactured parts..

 

[49pacific]

I should be going into there camp next week to do some work on those to trucks I'll get some pictures of them

 

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Bruce Wilson , Timberwest , HBO . Bruce Wilson trying his hand at running a Log Processor .

 

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Bruce Wilson , Timberwest , HBO , What Bruce would rather be doing , running a Kobelco Hoe Chucking logs on a side hill .

 

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Boulder Bill . Timberwest , HBO .

 

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Island Pacific Logging, Last load of old growth. Then moving the machines to Sarita Shop Yard to await an uncertain future All equipment is for sale.

 

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