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Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

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camptramp

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Dave Whiskin Collection Fletcher Challenge Caycuse Div. 1st picture 1990 looking West from R Branch 2nd picture looking North from R Branch . 3rd picture Brain Schultz on #54-66 American 7220 Log Loader loading #40-131 P16 Pacific Logging Truck driven by the late great Jack Cotteril ( If you could keep up with Jack , you were going to dam fast ) Landing Bucker Archie Doucette standing by truck . scan177.jpg scan178.jpg scan179.jpg Sorry 1st picture turned over
 
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camptramp

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Dave Whiskin Cpllection Fletcher Challenge Caycuse Div. 1st picture 1990 #27-17 Madill Slackline Tower hooked to #6-249 HDX Hayes on Glad Lake M/L (spur 9) L-R Gyula Dobozi , Sandy Szaszik (Line Horse Operator) ,Rick Anderws (Bull Gang) , Dave Secord , Ron Mills , Wes McKechnie (Yarding Engineer) , Dennis Fothergill Bill Norcross Fred Usselman (Hook Tender) 2nd & 3rd Pictures #40-126 HDX Hayes pulling Lowbed with #54-66 American Log Loader on board , off Branch WH-1 1991 scan01.jpg scan02.jpg scan03.jpg
 
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That's right up there with a McDonalds straw going through a 2x4 in the black Friday tornado that went through Edmonton in 1987.
 
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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. April 1999 Braden Cr. The late Wes Mckechnie long time career Yarding Operator who grew up and started his working Career at Caycuse . Great guy to work with , easy going and always did his best whether it was pulling levers on a Mini Tower , a High Lead tower , Slackline Tower or Long Line Tower . scan20.jpg scan21.jpg scan22.jpg scan23.jpg
 
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camptramp

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. Braden Cr. !999 #54-75 American 7220 Log Loader loading #40-124 HDX Hayes Logging Truck . 1st picture Dave Jansen standing on loader (must be a running repair or minor adjustment , I see an open tool box by Dave) 2nd picture Gentleman Garnet Margettish out of cab beside tool box . Another former BCFP Caycuse employee that grew up at Caycuse and became a career Loading Operator .scan30.jpg scan31.jpg scan32.jpg
 
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