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    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I have pictures of my kids under Cassel Lake falls as well. One thing to remember about Teakerne Arm is that is was a major MacMillan Blodel Booming ground. As a result there is a a lot of wire rope on the bottom. Be Careful where you anchor as you might not get it back. Over by the falls was...
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    "Back in the Day"

    Never thought of sorting poles but it does look like what they are doing.
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    "Back in the Day"

    POST 1001, Any idea what those guys are doing in the first picture. Looks like they are building a foundation for something. There is a lot of cribbing for support under all of it.
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    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Not so much fun as it sounds when you where 19 and single with women to chase, booze to drink and fast cars to drive waiting for you back home. But you went because that's where the money was to do those things.
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    Martin Mars Water Bomber Tribute

    I think but am trying to verify that the Hawaii Mars is doing a final tour tomorrow. Thursday. Their flight schedule was posted on the Martin Mars Facebook page 4 hours ago subject to changes so it might be advisable to check in the morning Here is a tentative flight schedule for tomorrow...
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    Port Neville isn't really a town. At one time it was a happening place but now consists of a Government wharf and a private home which has been there for decades. There are family connections to Hardwicke Island which is nearby and has been populated since the late 1800's or early 1900's. Port...
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    The first time I walked into the wooden spar on Mt Kusam (1977) there was a tea kettle still sitting on the boiler along with everything you mentioned. I think it was taken down to Glen Duncan's museum at the Cable cafe. As to the one at Port Neville if I remember correctly in the later 70s...
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    Neva Contracting Lake Cowichan B.C.

    In the third picture there is a 1956 Ford gravel truck on the right. One quickly learns to use the grader berm to turn the front wheels when you are turning around because with no power steering it's a chore. By running the front wheels against the bank at the right angle it turns the wheel and...
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    Martin Mars Water Bomber Tribute

    As I recall the esteemed BC Forest Minister stated that the Martin Mars could not drop retardant. I guess that must be the red water from Cowichan lake. Maybe Red tide!
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    Martin Mars Water Bomber Tribute

    I was thinking about this this morning. Why did the private forest companies like BCFP, MB, and Crown Z always seem to get a better handle faster on a fire than what the provincial government can? I then remembered with the private forest companies the official response at the first call of a...
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    Martin Mars Water Bomber Tribute

    I continue to be astounded by the ignorance of our government. Specifically the Minister of Forest and their Kamloops fire center spokesperson. The MoForests said that they could hire four Fire Boss Air Tractors for the same cost of hiring the Martin Mars. The Air Tractor packs 800 US gallons of...
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    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    So these machines beg a few questions. Two off the top of my head---- Is the yarder fully or partially remote controlled by the hooktender and the bottom machine with the ag tractor where is the operator located. Those machines look "handy" meaning they can be moved and rigged up in short order.
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    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    I found the 2 cab configuration in posting 150. That's what I remember. I have no idea how they thought they could run both the loader and yarder from the same cab but it looks like they tried. They just didn't add another cab but took the single side door cab off and put two "Madill" cabs on...
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    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    There were two cabs on the one I set chokers on. Do you think it's a completely different machine or did they star out thinking they could do it all with one operator then modify it later. I think it was BC Brown's son ran one or probably both yarder and loader at times. I do recall that you...
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    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    I set chokers on that Madill duplex yarder/loader. That was 48 years ago. Those where the good old days when at about 5:00AM Trunk road in front of where Domans built their office by the Royal Bank was like Grand Central station with crummies loading up. I also remember the winter of '68. There...
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    Cypress Equipment Co. Ltd, Delta, B.C.

    MB Shawnigan division had a Insley cable log loader in the early 70s. If I recall it was on rubber. Probably only about the sizer of an SJ4. I've never seen one as a crane
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    Probably not a good idea to bet Aron on anything to do with rigging.
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    There were days when over 100 loads a day went over the Kelsey dump, 36 off highway trucks between company and contractor plus some highway trucks thrown in. If the dump machine broke down you wouldn't believe how fast and how far the trucks backed up. Way past the fire hall and dispatch shack...
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    Your not the only one After retiring from MB/Weyco I did some consulting work for another company. I was in Pine Hill Alabama at the WY mill waiting to meet with the manager. I was in the lobby and I noticed a video in the TV cabinet with the MB logo on it. I said to the receptionist that I had...
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    That was MBs King Air 100, Been on it a few times.
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