S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

[dirty4fun]

Having never been around a Madill 124 seeing the people next to it gives a person a better idea of just how big the machine is. I knew they were large but not that huge. Thanks!

 

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Is Brightwater still building madills in New Zealand?

 

[matteclipse]

Hello! Madill allready uses a video I made on their website. You may use all pictures and videos (youtube, torkelmatias) I have taken of Madill machinery for historical purposes on their new web site. I have high res of all pictures, so pls contact me if you are interested to use any pictures and I will send you the originals.

Great to hear, do you have some way I can contact you? I cant send PMs on here yet, but maybe I can recieve them?

Thanks!

 

[KillerBeeGuts]

Is Brightwater still building madills in New Zealand?

I heard a whisper that their licence to build madills runs out at the end of the year. Dunno but.

 

[KillerBeeGuts]

View attachment 109555View attachment 109556Timberwest Masachie Lake B.C. new Madill 124

Is that a modern machinery one.? What's the build date and serial number?

 

[furpo]

Is Brightwater still building madills in New Zealand?

Was there about three weeks ago and yes they are. No current orders. The last machine left there roughly a month and a half ago.

 

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tw BCFP Renfrew Div. #27-25 having a bad day , guyline stump slabed with single guyline.

 

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tw Timberwest HBO ex BCFP #27-25 Madill 044 grapplr yarder leaving the divison by way of Coleman Dump. Mechanic operator Denis Lamonut lowbed #40-140 P16 Pacific driver Tom Worth.

 

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Some Pictures of Madill's New Feller Buncher

Thought people would be interested in seeing the new Madill feller buncher. Probably taken a year or so ago.



Better looking than the rounded cab version but not as pretty as the original cab.

 

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Thought people would be interested in seeing the new Madill feller buncher. Probably taken a year or so ago.

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Better looking than the rounded cab version but not as pretty as the original cab.

That last picture looks like some kind of mating postion

 

[rdr99]

I would have thought that they would have more clearance. More like the 'highwalker' versions.

 

[Vigilant]

That last picture looks like some kind of mating postion

Nah, somebody just dropped a bar of soap.

 

[Born2clearcut]

Nah, somebody just dropped a bar of soap.

lmao

 

[camptramp]

bc Check out the paint on this Madill Grapple Yarder.

 

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i love the paint job on the yarder crazy tilt on the new clipper

 

[furpo]

Is that 12301? or a 122? If so it doesn't have the paint any more and the off side corner has been filled in.

 

[TorkelH]

Is that 12301? or a 122? If so it doesn't have the paint any more and the off side corner has been filled in.

Guess that is the same as on the first 123 brochure cover https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g3r922gt45zxzv7/ySUZsWeNSO (this is the later brochure where Whitaker's darl blue or black machine only is on the last page. We have discussed that machine earlier but I'm not sure if it is a 122 or a 123. I don't think it is 12301 since that went new to Hafer Logging in Oregon in 1989 and was painted light blue and also had some grapple yarder art on the back.

 

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BCFP Renfrew Div. Assembling #27-28 Madill grapple yarder at Port Renfrew shop spring 1980.

 

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More #27-28 Madill

 

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More #27-28 Madill operator Stu Smith leaning on track , superintendent Bill Hanna showing the boys how its done