Hallback
Senior Member
If you look up the draw in the background you can see a very nice stand of old growth fir.
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S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC
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49pacific
Active Member
Al Waugh from Duncan build one years ago for pat young from roga. My dad ran into pat one day and started talking about that build. Pat send us some paper work on it we were looking at doing one for a costumer but the job fell through
Hallback
Senior Member
What I am learning is closed loop is more desired & easier plumbing but more costly up front. Open loop is cheaper but requires more valving & labor.
excavator
Senior Member
I have a customer who bought a Madill 009 parts machine who is looking to part it out. It came down to Bellingham, Washington on a barge from Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. If anyone is looking for parts let me know and I can put you in touch with the owner.
Hallback
Senior Member
That is the last 009 out of Weyerhaeuser Longview.
It went to Phoenix Logging then not sure who got it.
Did it arrive with the 739?
How much for the hoist?
It went to Phoenix Logging then not sure who got it.
Did it arrive with the 739?
How much for the hoist?
excavator
Senior Member
I will PM you his phone number. Not sure who owned it in Alaska but they went broke and Papec Logging finished the job they were on.
Hallback
Senior Member
Allied Timber
skadill
Senior Member
Well enjoyed.You were a name on a site until I found your podcast interview online.Now your the leader of the Logging free world in my opinion. True old school get er done,mentality. A thrill to listen to. It all rang true.
Hallback
Senior Member
Thanks buddy, I had a hard charging, hard nosed & talented dad & group of great mentors.
You would be amazed that all the hate mail I get and even phone calls and text messages from guys guys because they don't like what I say. We've lost jobs with timber companies because of the truth like that as today's people just don't want to hear the truth or anything that offends them, which seems to be everything!
You would be amazed that all the hate mail I get and even phone calls and text messages from guys guys because they don't like what I say. We've lost jobs with timber companies because of the truth like that as today's people just don't want to hear the truth or anything that offends them, which seems to be everything!
skadill
Senior Member
Well the only difference between you and me is You live south of the border, and I live north. same mindset
Hallback
Senior Member
Honestly, I'm considering leaving the industry due to the thin skinned, the lazy, the scammers and the government agencies.
Just no fun anymore.
Just no fun anymore.
Former Wrench
Senior Member
Over the years I've read the Constitution and Bill of Rights no less than 3 dozen times. I do not remember ever seeing anything having to do with a "right not to be offended by another." I have reached the end of the road with the politically correct BS.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
I was watching a show about Michigan law enforcement where a logging company with a history of taking extra logs was investigated. They had bid on a gov't. thinning project about 40K less than the next lowest bidder. Turns out they were taking paint cans and using different mark's on desirable tree's. They found a paint can in a forwarder I think. When law enforcement finally caught up with the owner he tried to claim it was done to improve the roads and access into the Bush. They didn't buy it. He was fined 113K and given a lifetime ban on bidding on gov't. contracts. The guy had some medical issues but I would think he would be close to losing his business after that. Don't know if it was a case of inexperience or the guy trying to pull a fast one but the penalty was pretty severe as it should be. Unless the guy made a lot on cutting the desirable logs that weren't supposed to be cut.
Hallback
Senior Member
I'm not sure I could get enough insurance to cover me! 
If you leave the timber industry you may find your calling in the public speaker field. Travel the country giving your “must be nice” motivational speeches!
Hallback
Senior Member
That used to happen quite often on government timber sales especially federal sales.. The tree paint they use has a special compound in it which is traceable back to the paint manufacturer as the government is the only one that gets the paint with that special compound. Pretty easy to analyze if you have a suspicion someone is stealing timber
Welder Dave
Senior Member
The colour was a little off and the forestry service also made specific markings on the tree's that weren't duplicated. It sure seemed like a stupid thing to do. Did they not think the forestry service would check on the job???
Hallback
Senior Member
I have found the shadiest loggers to be tree service & private property (homeowner) loggers
bccat
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- Langley B C
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- Retired millwright,Heavy Equipment Operator
bccat
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- Joined
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- Messages
- 311
- Location
- Langley B C
- Occupation
- Retired millwright,Heavy Equipment Operator
