Pacific trucks in the logging industy

[HDX]

Branch 57 NitNat Carl was the guy Kind of dark something like someone else I know

 

[Hank R]

It would be nice to see if these were restored

Your question has been answered, at least 1 has been restored as a heavy haul truck it is now Owned by Action Heavy Hall and Transporation, I took these pictures May 2013 at Yakima Washington. It was shown by Tyson Friesen from Lyndon Washington. I did not get the serial # from it but talked to Tyson and he told me when they bought it from Coast. The truck is called Wee Willy in honour of Willy ??? that founder or owner Coast.
Here is me old chicken legs.

 

[Blk prince]

Great to see! Has the new owner seen any pictures from the past? Looks so different without a water tank. Thanks again

 

[Hank R]

I do not think so, I told him I have a few from when it was at Coast, I was under the impression that his Dad went and looked the truck over and maybe 1 picture. Left Tyson my # and he never called.

Sure sounded sweet when he had it running for a few minutes,

 

[HDX]

Holy Cow How did she end up with a HAYES 5th wheel OH DEAR

 

[Blk prince]

I will be in retirement mode shortly and seeking out this beauty will now be on my bucket list!

 

[Hank R]

When you find it take lots of pictures for us. Tyson was only around once. Heard the truck running so I hustled over with 50 others. Wish I would of got more from the back and inside.

 

[Hank R]

Found this drove Hard Pacific?? at Cawston B.C. I am guess a Pacific by the looks of the clutch and fuel pedals and the hood. Now working ?? in a vin yard.

 

[ap40rocktruck]

UGH, such a sad way to "retire" a great name in trucks!

 

[Hank R]

A few Pacific hand outs, I picked up in the day, when there were shelves of these at the dealers.

 

[RCP57]

That P16 must have been a right hand drive model!

Great brochures! Thanks for posting them. I wish the P16 brochure had the same side profile drawing as the P12 brochure. That would be great for modeling off of.

Reg

 

[Hank R]

I am thinking not right hand drive. I only know of these 12, P-16 trucks were sold to North Borneo Timber in Malaysia. 15 years later 1987, these trucks returned to Canada and were converted to left hand drive for use on Vancouver Island, since is was very unlikely that a B.C, logger would want to sit on the other side of a logging truck to drive. These trucks had Detroit Diesel 12V71 engines, Allison 5960 automatic transmissions, Clark VT91 rear axles, and 1400x25 rubber.

There may be more but not sure if and how many. New Zealand had right hand drive Pacific trucks but no P-16's

 

[RCP57]

I was just being sarcastic. I didn't think that they even would have made a right hand drive truck so it's interesting to know that they actually did! If I gave you my email address would you email copies of the full size brochures to me?

Thanks, Reg

 

[Hank R]

I should be able to do that, have some P-10, as well.

 

[DBDLS]

Hello RCP57: I was trying to send you a PM. The message is that your mailbox is full. Can you help out with this problem?

 

[RCP57]

Hello RCP57: I was trying to send you a PM. The message is that your mailbox is full. Can you help out with this problem?

Haha, just sent you a PM about your PM.lol I made some space in my PM box....

 

[HDX]

Blk prince Re Posting 636
This is the Menzies Bay low bed that was the same as the Franklin low bed. You can see where the bar comes down to rest on the tail frame so when you unhook the gooseneck to load
equipment on the low bed deck this would support the gooseneck. They use one of their CL350 Macks to pull the bed. This Mack has been retrofitted with a Pacific cab.

 

[Hank R]

HDX how long does it take to switch over, and how often do they switch from low bed to log hauling. Thanks great pictures. Hank R

 

[HDX]

Hank R This truck stay's under the low bed at Menzies Bay Division. In todays work schedule with Island Pacific Logging in Sarita we are running between 15-17 big trucks Hayes HDX and Pacific P16's. Several of the Pacific's are Pre-load trucks and there is only one HDX Pre-Load --H17. Any of the preloads can hook onto the low bed and move it if needed because it has a king pin on it. However only a couple of the Pacifics have the low bed hydraulic system plumbed to operate the rear ramps and the jacks. It is pulled mostly by H14 with 121 rear ends and H119 with SPR 570 Rear ends. When the low bed is needed it takes only a couple minutes to unhook the logging trailer and back under the low bed and take off. The longest part of unhooking the logging trailer is getting the two legs down. This low bed pictured above splits at the back of the gooseneck and detaches , Truck pulls up to where the machine is to be loaded on board and the driver gets out and starts the lister engine to run the hydraulics and lifts the gooseneck to the full up position then chains up both stabilizers and pulls out two big pins (one on each side) then lowers the bed down to the ground, Next he will drop those two rams with the cross bar down onto the truck tail frame until it has the full weight of the gooseneck just off the ground, gets back in and drives the truck into the clear. When everything is clear the machine walks up onto the front ramps and into position on the low bed-- the truck backs up and into the front of the bed and the hydraulics lift everything back up to the travel position. I'm sorry I didn't take more close-up pictures when I took these last year. I didn't know that it would ever matter because I was only taking them for myself and I know how everything works. From now on I will think of all you guys that don't know about how these things work so you can see for yourselves.

 

[Hank R]

Here is some P-10 hand outs I had.