BDFT
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What the Hell is that? It looks like someone looked at an 071 and then went home and built one from memory.
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BC logging equipment left to rust
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D6 Merv
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- Self employed bulldozing contractor with a D6D D4E
What winch setups on the back of it ? Hyster tractor donkey or other ? More pics !
skadill
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Roadbuider
Hitachi UH171 Retiree.I posted this a year ago in loaders,limbers,roadbuilders,but it fits better here and video is now posted:http://youtu.be/-p3Apd2AFOk
Hitachi UH171 Retiree.I posted this a year ago in loaders,limbers,roadbuilders,but it fits better here and video is now posted:http://youtu.be/-p3Apd2AFOk
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spitzair
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It's a Skagit yarder (don't remember the model now) mounted on what looks like, but we couldn't 100% confirm to be a D9G. I have no idea what the drum setup is as it was all covered up by a tarp and we didn't want to unwrap the thing... I do have some more pictures and here they are, I though I had a few more, better ones but I guess not...
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furpo
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Is it a double mains machine? The two lower tower sheaves appear to be the same size and the twin clutch levers thing is common on GT era Skagit swing yarders.
Rusty Grapple
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Wow Spitzair, GREAT find! Here's a shot leaving the Skagit factory and headed out for the first time.
Picture is from my secret stash and never before shared- I have a bunch of pictures of this one- went to Weyerhaeuser new.
I wonder how many of these were built? Notice blade on railcar that came off the dozer at Skagit.
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skadill
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Above D9G-Skagit Yarder
I wasn't going to post these pics and video for quite a while,but it might as well stay tight together with the above info and photos, Thanks to 'Spitzair',who was kind enough to let me tag along with him that day and we inspected this machine together.The awesome black and white photo above seems to be an earlier model with the cable blade lift.Heres the Video:http://youtu.be/qSfMEWTLCK0
I wasn't going to post these pics and video for quite a while,but it might as well stay tight together with the above info and photos, Thanks to 'Spitzair',who was kind enough to let me tag along with him that day and we inspected this machine together.The awesome black and white photo above seems to be an earlier model with the cable blade lift.Heres the Video:http://youtu.be/qSfMEWTLCK0
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ben46a
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Skadill, if you look close in your pictures you can see the hanger for the cable sheave on the hardnose, its a cable machine as well. Would be neat if they were the same one! The machine serial number is on the upper left corner of the rear of the transmission case (which is covered) and the right hand side of the engine towards the rear of the block (behine that huge tank).
LOGDODGER
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Looks to me it hasnt done any work since its last paint job, paints still on the blade arms.
D6 Merv
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Is a 18A D9D. Hard to believe its just sitting there abandoned ?
Be interesting to know how well it performed at work.
Be interesting to know how well it performed at work.
spitzair
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I looked on the rear left side of the engine for a serial number tag, obviously didn't find it if it's on the other side... This thing is far from abandoned, it's being stored by the owner, possibly awaiting it's next job. He figured we could pull the tarp off, start it up and start working if we wanted... It's a beautiful machine!
stinkycat
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ben46a the Cat post 86 has a front end power unit The Cat in post 87 does not but yes it was a cable rig at one time
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ben46a
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Don't know how I missed that! Can't see the forest through the trees sometimes!
skadill
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log frog
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Death Row. Port Moody
skadill
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Hi,Please don't post names of areas where the old iron is parked,even though it is the wrong name.I have full videos and photos of every piece there to be shared eventually on this thread.It furthers no purpose or benefit to the owner publicizing the locations of defensless machinery in a world of scrap seeking persons.This has all been gone over in the 'Alaskan Logging Equipment' left to rust thread a while back.It will also result in less machinery available to be enjoyed or owners willing to let us view or photo it.I have tons of stuff to add to this thread still, and will not post it if it becomes blatantly obvious where the pieces are ,if others comment or give a treasure map to the whereabouts to make them selves look ' in the know' or important.
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Rusty Grapple
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Sadly, Skadill is absolutely right (as usual I should add). I learned the hard way that several 'less than scrupulous' characters actually troll these threads looking for the locations of vulnerable machinery for the sole purpose of scrapping it. They are among us all the time and if they cannot contact the owner easily or directly then often they'll just help themselves and soon a pile of slag is all that exists when the photographer or owner returns. I posted a machine which was scrapped without permission and the owner blamed me directly as I had posted the machine shortly before the theft. I am taking more pics today than I ever have, yet share far fewer for fear of putting a machine in harms way.
At this point complete secrecy is a must I'm afraid.
At this point complete secrecy is a must I'm afraid.
Scott_527
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What's back there for equipment? Looks like a 7280 boom and maybe a couple old 7220s? Was anyone able to get serial numbers or anything? Looks like an awesome place to explore!
skadill
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White Log Truck
Took this pic in 1992,it disappeared a couple years later.It was last used in 1973 according to the date on the licence plate.I used to see a fair bit of this stuff even back then,but film was expensive,and this stuff wasn't so hard to come by then,It was a shame not to have caught more on camera.But until recently in the computer age here,there was no outlet to share these photos back then or realize anyone else liked this stuff as well.
Took this pic in 1992,it disappeared a couple years later.It was last used in 1973 according to the date on the licence plate.I used to see a fair bit of this stuff even back then,but film was expensive,and this stuff wasn't so hard to come by then,It was a shame not to have caught more on camera.But until recently in the computer age here,there was no outlet to share these photos back then or realize anyone else liked this stuff as well.
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Caterpillar941b
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some nice pics on here guys keep up the good work