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TorkelH I did not realize that the 7230 orange heel boom log loader that I hauled down to Sarita Yard was originally in fact one of our old Long Boom shovels from Franklin Her original number with M&B was L26. It was not till DBDLS went down to Sarita and took all the measurements on her that he told me, That was a Long Boom shovel !!!! I called Brian Schultz from BCFP's Caycuse Division and he confirmed that in fact they had bought her from Franklin and wanted to build a super snorkel type log loader out of her. Was hauled to Gordon River Division Shop and that is where the conversion happened. He did say that it was the best machine he ever ran Really loved her till they swung over to highway equipment, then he had to give her up. So many sad stories have come out of the "New day in the Forest" Will see if I got a couple pictures of her as a Long Boom and post them