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  1. RJE

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    those are right in front of the NIPPS building, eh.. i was considering gettin some pics of them but you beat me too it haha
  2. RJE

    Ax Men 2010-2011 season

    http://www.history.com/shows/ax-men/videos/lemare-lake-logging#lemare-lake-logging an interesting clip off of the axemen website showing some LLL stuff, for those who havent seen it yet anyways.
  3. RJE

    Tong Thrower???

    I've seen pictures and video or yoders, but never a tong thrower :eek:. I understand the concept lol!! but i am curious as how common this is south of the border. it doesnt look very safe haha! also, ive never seen a yoder in b.c., i was told it was a WCB thing, but i dont believe everything im...
  4. RJE

    Log loaders mounted on trucks

    Heres a couple self loaders parked outside of Port McNeill. The truck in the 1st pic is the same truck hayesno1 posted a pic of, near beaver cove, in the KW 848, 849, 850 thread. I dont know if the second truck is a KW as well :confused:
  5. RJE

    Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

    WFP Port McNeill here's a couple pices i took last week. pic #1 is a Cypress 7280, processor, and LL loading a truck. pic #2 is a P-16, WFP # 2231 with a decent load of cedar. pic #3 is a 2011 CAT 330D LL just finished its trial run, WFP Holberg Div. bought it. pic #4 is a 2011 Deere 3754...
  6. RJE

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

    i know someone who worked for lbj logging back then, and from what ive been told, lloyd juhala had a couple prototype machines. i believe lbj logging also owned the first t-mar built yutani (now kobelco) Logloader as well. the story on 48001 is that it sat in WFPs bone yard most of its life as...
  7. RJE

    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    Here is somewhat of an interesting aritcle from the internet. I just copy and pasted it, I figured it should go on this thread. Hayes Were Pioneer Logging Truck Builders The heritage of the Hayes family in BC's forest industry goes back much further than 1956 when Donald and Harriet Hayes...
  8. RJE

    CAT 551 and Prentice 2590 fellerbuncher

    it appears that there is more than just the 551/2590 that are like this. i found these as well!!
  9. RJE

    CAT 551 and Prentice 2590 fellerbuncher

    heres a few more pics of the CAT/Prentice machine. these are from the brochures of both the 551 and the 2590. the pic of the cat is blurry from resizing, i'm sure it is the prentice that got the digital paintjob.
  10. RJE

    CAT 551 and Prentice 2590 fellerbuncher

    i was looking on the internet for forestry equipment and came across these pics of a Cat buncher and Prentice buncher. the pictures look to me to be the same machine, in the same position, grabbing the same trees. i am assuming one of the pics has been redone with photoshop. i find it funny and...
  11. RJE

    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    And they make such a deal about the Ted Leroy equipment underwater lol. I cant even imagine what there is for the amount of logging equipment that is in the ocean right now... HAHAHA
  12. RJE

    Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

    i'm lovin all the pics of the vancouver island loggin pics. Living on the north end of the island, and there being a fair bit of logging going on here, i would love to post some pics when i get the chance. too bad i did'nt take more pics when i was working.
  13. RJE

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

    i dont know if this will be somewhat of a duplicate but my other message went through on another thread before the previous message i wrote on this thread. here is an article on the Madill 4800 s/n:001. it may be irrelevant but it is something Madill...
  14. RJE

    Alaskan Logging Equipment, Left to Rust

    I'm new to the forum...and all i can say is wow, theres a couple pieces of old iron off in the bush here, but no where near what is up there. thanks alot C.L. for posting these amazing pics of all that equipment sitting and rusting. its a real shame to see all that iron sitting, but at least the...
  15. RJE

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

    Heres an article i found on the net about the (cypress) Madill 4800 s/n:001. http://www.forestnet.com/archives/March_97/madill.html also another article about hoe-chucking that speaks of the 4800. http://www.forestnet.com/archives/March_97/hoechuck.html
  16. RJE

    New test!

    Test #3!!!!!!!!! :confused: 120 seconds :confused:
  17. RJE

    New test!

    Test 2 ***
  18. RJE

    New test!

    Testing 123 testing!!!!!!
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