Cypress Equipment Co. Ltd, Delta, B.C.

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7230 Brochure continued

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[Murk100]

Last page.

I believe pic.21 was one of PCBs 7230s 1985? It was loading out from me on a 144 at the ball park Franklin River. I think he made a deal with Cypress and sent 1or2 5675 on rubber in and had 7230s mounted on the same carriers rebuilt. I remember yarding with a 144 a big tree-length fir I could hardly swing the butt to the side of the rd. That thing grabbed it and dragged it around like nothing, I was amazed at the swing power !!

 

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I believe pic.21 was one of PCBs 7230s 1985? It was loading out from me on a 144 at the ball park Franklin River. I think he made a deal with Cypress and sent 1or2 5675 on rubber in and had 7230s mounted on the same carriers rebuilt. I remember yarding with a 144 a big tree-length fir I could hardly swing the butt to the side of the rd. That thing grabbed it and dragged it around like nothing, I was amazed at the swing power !!

Yes, that was a PCB machine. The caption says it was at Carmanah. Wasn't that the place the hippies shut down? The 7230 never ceased to amaze me, they always looked so stable compared to the older 7220's, etc. I remember watching those old machines work, and they were always tipping on one track. I never did see a 7230 tip. Actually, the little 5675 was pretty good, too. They could handle some big wood.

 

[Murk100]

Moving to a new logging site

 

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Moving to a new logging site

Cool pics! That 7280 looks almost as burnt out as E&A's!

 

[Murk100]

Cool pics! That 7280 looks almost as burnt out as E&A's!

This GY was owned by Kwatna & G-F logging, bank GY513 I believe it was the 3rd. 7280B and yes it's do for the 5 gal. overhaul. I ran it for many years one off my favs...

 

[Murk100]

7220 Super Snorkel Kimsquit, Dean Channel 1988

This is what happens with a 7280 when you don't put the boom down far enough traveling uphill actually a friend of mines first day running this unit and didn't know it had an extra 5 tons counter weight. Owekino Lake
I do believe he had to change his shorts!!!!

lowbeding 6280 Squamish 2009

 

[grapple1]

Nice pics, all of them.

 

[Murk100]

Oops..... forgot to lower boom backing off lowbed 7220 American Kimsquit 1989 not me

Tripple C Logging Squamish BC apx 1994

Whiskey Jacks.. loggers best friend

 

[trakloader]

7220 Super Snorkel Kimsquit, Dean Channel 1988

This is what happens with a 7280 when you don't put the boom down far enough traveling uphill actually a friend of mines first day running this unit and didn't know it had an extra 5 tons counter weight. Owekino Lake
I do believe he had to change his shorts!!!!

lowbeding 6280 Squamish 2009

Awesome pictures! Both Olympic's and E&A's TL-6's sat up on their counterweights on steep hills, but nobody had cameras, I guess. It must have been quite a sight!

 

[Murk100]

Awesome pictures! Both Olympic's and E&A's TL-6's sat up on their counterweights on steep hills, but nobody had cameras, I guess. It must have been quite a sight!

I thought you would enioy those shots. Supper snorkel streched out 120 ft. behind the loader and the 7280 sittin on her bum. I'm amazed it didn't roll over on it's side.

 

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I thought you would enioy those shots. Supper snorkel streched out 120 ft. behind the loader and the 7280 sittin on her bum. I'm amazed it didn't roll over on it's side.

I'm amazed, too. When the E&A TL-6 flipped up, the operator was steering up a hill using the lever (REAL operators throw the steering wheel away, apparently) and was standing up, to see his steering tires. His left wrist was leaning on the boom hoist lever, and when the boom reached a certain point, she just sat up. They pulled it down with a D7, and went merrily on their way.

 

[trakloader]

7230C With Long Boom

L-17 was a very rare configuration, 60' long boom with steel snorkel. An 80' long boom was available, too, but I don't think many 7230's were ever built with long booms. The long boom was faster to load with, but required more skill than a heel boom. Many of the M&B loaders had the "Luckhurst boom", simply an empty socket at the base, into which a log was inserted. A special cap went on the end of the log, with all the sheaves on it. The tagline went through a small block hung from the boom. Later machines had the long boom seen here.

 

[trakloader]

7230C and 7230R

L-17 and L-115 parked for Winter shutdown, 1999.

 

[trakloader]

7230 Controls

Thought you guys might enjoy seeing the "office", first a 7230R, then a 7230C.

 

[Murk100]

L-17 was a very rare configuration, 60' long boom with steel snorkel. An 80' long boom was available, too, but I don't think many 7230's were ever built with long booms. The long boom was faster to load with, but required more skill than a heel boom. Many of the M&B loaders had the "Luckhurst boom", simply an empty socket at the base, into which a log was inserted. A special cap went on the end of the log, with all the sheaves on it. The tagline went through a small block hung from the boom. Later machines had the long boom seen here.

Is that L-17 still up in QCI or could it be at Franklin R. M&B/Hayes/? have one down here looks awfully similar -the snorkel. I've got a great video of it working. I'll try getting it digital next week away for weekend, See snow in the Mountains again this am more time off:thumbsup

 

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Is that L-17 still up in QCI or could it be at Franklin R. M&B/Hayes/? have one down here looks awfully similar -the snorkel. I've got a great video of it working. I'll try getting it digital next week away for weekend, See snow in the Mountains again this am more time off:thumbsup

It got transferred in 2000, I heard to Northwest Bay. Could be still around. I think Franklin R. Div. had a long boom on rubber, so L-17 would fit right in there. It would be nice to know if it was still running.

 

[expatracer]

just moved to a new site today and on my way home i saw these sitting in a yard dont know anything about them .sorry about the bad pictures only had my cell with me there was 4 yards that i could see and one log loader

 

[expatracer]

if some one can rotate the one picture that would be cool .can pull levers for a living cant operate a keyboard LOL. i will take the camera on monday the track loader had cypress on the boom thats why they all ended up on he

 

[Contract Logger]

That yarder is a Washington highlead machine- either a 158 or a 208. See if you can get some more pics- and one of the ID tag if you can!

The shovel is a Cypress 1825 I believe- but again, and ID tag will tell us.

Great pics, thanks for posting and thinking of us out here!