Washington Iron Works and thier machines

[72hayes]

I found these in a 1959 Western Lumberman magazine.
I wonder if any survived. They would have been a really fun to lowbed! it says they were powered by the PTO on the back of the D8. I am thinking they used a flat belt.
Doug

I thought I finally figured out how to resize pictures but I see it has overwritten on them. Dang computers!

 

[gologit]

Washington Iron Works...circa 1926...On display at Humboldt County Logging Museum Eureka, Ca.

 

[SPMiller]

Brand new 2014 Washington swing yarder, model designation hasn't been given yet...

Notice the multiple calipers on the rotor. No more drum brakes or band brakes. Lots of other neat details. This thing will be a Hotrod. Powertech 13.5 Deere

 

[log big]

its good to see washington make logging equipment again

 

[Blk prince]

Brand new 2014 Washington swing yarder, model designation hasn't been given yet...

Notice the multiple calipers on the rotor. No more drum brakes or band brakes. Lots of other neat details. This thing will be a Hotrod. Powertech 13.5 Deere

Is there anywhere on Van.Island that a person could get any brochures on models?

 

[loggers son]

is it too late to fit grooved drums?

 

[TorkelH]

New Washington swing yarder

Mr. Miller, I find your post very interesting. Is it possible to get some more info on the project? Because of the engine are we talking 188 size? Is it a new manufactured winch and gears or remanufactured?
As far as I know Modern bought the Washington rights from Pacific Manufacturing, are they involved? Only thing I can say about model number it should end with 8 for interlocked.

 

[Logger7x]

Looks like an "88". Disk brakes, haul back gears on left side... Whoever is building that should put a band brake on the haul back drum. The disks have a hard time holding the rigging up when you give drop line to the crew if your outa ways. They should put a real brake on the slack puller, and an independent clutch on the slack puller. Just a few things that would make the 88's more user friendly. Good yarders though.

 

[furpo]

Hi all

Does anyone have an operators manual or a cab layout schematic for the 188?

Cheers

 

[madill man]

don't know size hope some one can tell me think its a old interfor machine

 

[ForestEng]

Pictures stolen from list of equipment, Murphys auction in Klamath, CA, february 23. I tried a search for Pacific mfg and found out they where purchased by Modern Machinery, so then MM has the rights to the product lines from Washington, Berger, Skagit, and Pacific. Also.

I sure miss thoes 2 188's did alot of layout over the years for them. Great versatile machine! Shame to see them go from Klamath, old man Miller had them repainted and all when they bought them second hand 5 years or so prior...Redwoodclimber might know more about them?

 

[Factory Kid]

Neat old 1964 Loggers World scan regarding the Washington yarder.

Walt told me that he liked Washington Yarders better than Skagit's because he said they were "smoother" than Skagit's. His son Bruce who took over the operation after his father passed way was famous for getting more production out of a logging show than anybody else. Bruce save a lot of driving time when he purchased a Hughes 500 chopper to save in time driving from logging show to logging show.

Bruce was famous for pulling the shafts and drums out of a BU 90. Skagit just happened have one in stock and got him running two days later. He told me that he never had a service problem with Skagit. (Could be because he went directly to the Skagit President who lived nearby his headquarters.)

 

[camptramp]

Jeet Sangara , A lonely Washington Trak Loader parked at Duke Point .

 

[TorkelH]

Washington 188 yarder brochure from late 1980's

 

[TorkelH]

One more, from November 1988. I didn't know Skagit took over Washington.

 

[TorkelH]

Washington 88 brochure and specs.

 

[TorkelH]

One more 88 brochure

 

[TorkelH]

A couple more and much older yarder ad's

 

[lever twister]

not many of them around anymore, we still run them with a running skyline and a Danebo MSP carriage, 3500' of 3/4" haulback 1500' of 3/4" mainlines. Just had the rear main drum out of the one I run, I noticed that the drum wasnt running true and seemed to be moving, turns out i was right, one whole side, of what you could call the spokes was broke out, $15000 later and it's fixed, these fabricated drums are not nearly as strong as the cast ones.

not many of them around anymore, we still run them with a running skyline and a Danebo MSP carriage, 3500' of 3/4" haulback 1500' of 3/4" mainlines. Just had the rear main drum out of the one I run, I noticed that the drum wasnt running true and seemed to be moving, turns out i was right, one whole side, of what you could call the spokes was broke out, $15000 later and it's fixed, these fabricated drums are not nearly as strong as the cast ones.

 

[lever twister]

Here are some pics of a Washington 217 (one of the Simpson California machines) that was converted in 2005 for dredging/dragline work by the Ramsey boys. The yarder was reconditioned, and the tube shortened down to 70' (telescoped) for dredge work. The object is to keep a lower lead as you want the bucket pulling into the ground- lift is unneccessary except in the out-haul cycle.

Is it possible to spool main and slack puller lines independantly?