Hayes trucks in the logging industry

[trakloader]

This one looks familiar.....

 

[HDX]

Trakloader You are on the pin about H221 The yellow HDX 4218 was from Courtenay BC Last time I saw her she was still a Preload Same layout as H17 and all the Crown Z trucks Delivered to AH Longland (Longland Trucking) May 27 1971 Came with 70,000 lb rears just like the Crown Z trucks Lost track of her years ago but glad you managed to catch her--Is she up your way now ????

 

[trakloader]

Trakloader You are on the pin about H221 The yellow HDX 4218 was from Courtenay BC Last time I saw her she was still a Preload Same layout as H17 and all the Crown Z trucks Delivered to AH Longland (Longland Trucking) May 27 1971 Came with 70,000 lb rears just like the Crown Z trucks Lost track of her years ago but glad you managed to catch her--Is she up your way now ????

Yes, I took these pictures today. The weather was good for taking pictures!

 

[trakloader]

WHY they did this to a fine old HD..... This was a beautiful old logger until just recently. You'd think they would use some old cornbinder or GMC. Such a waste.

 

[trakloader]

More......

 

[075]

At least they did not turn her into a Honda. Any body know where this line horse came from?

 

[trakloader]

At least they did not turn her into a Honda. Any body know where this line horse came from?

Isn't that the one in Torkel's video?

 

[075]

More than likly haven't seen video yet.Makes the one we have look like joke

 

[trakloader]

More than likly haven't seen video yet.Makes the one we have look like joke

Like at Juskatla, when they retired the old goat they replaced it with a Ford F-700, with a spool holder on the back. Useless piece of crap.

 

[Hayesno1]

At least they did not turn her into a Honda. Any body know where this line horse came from?

She was in pretty good condition in summer 2005. I think I got some info from HDX. I check out my database.

 

[Hayesno1]

Isn't that the one in Torkel's video?

Yes it is.
Great pics trackloader. I am still hoping to make a model of old J91 and for sure your close up pics is a big help. Thanks.

 

[HDX]

I am sure that was the Sproat Lake Division Linehorse

 

[075]

Its a shame what has happened to her,We still have our long line and a 90 footer and I hear they plan using the longline in McNeill. Nice way to move your guyline stubbs.No body like coiling 8- 250 foot 11/4 stubbs in the back of a pickup

 

[jackd]

HDX - are we talking something they created at Sproat Lake, post 1982 and onwards? I see the ProMac identifier on the side. My memmory of our old Linehorse was something on an old Ford - possibly a F-700. You would know better than me.

 

[075]

HDX is this a stock Hayes or aftermaket door liner?

 

[KW850&T800H]

So those trucks are for anchoring yarders...? Sounds like a bad question but what do they do?

 

[KW850&T800H]

HDX is this a stock Hayes or aftermaket door liner?

I'd pay to have that door(and liner) so vintage and cool.

 

[jackd]

Every so often you would have to change out the mainline and the haulback wire rope for new lines. The Linehorse is what brought out your new wire rope to your machine and took the old ones back to the yard.

 

[trakloader]

Every so often you would have to change out the mainline and the haulback wire rope for new lines. The Linehorse is what brought out your new wire rope to your machine and took the old ones back to the yard.

That old Sproat linehorse in the pics has a purpose built Promac Linehorse winch, somewhere I have a brochure from Promac that shows it. I doubt that they sold many of them, most camps had any old winch bolted onto the most burnt out truck on the claim. I even saw a picture once, it was a 10-10 Lawrence in the back of an old rock truck. Hopefully it was bolted down! CZ in Sandspit had an HDX with one huge drum powered by a Ford gas engine.

The linehorse evolved from the rig-up goat used in the last days of the wooden spar trees. The goat would go out with the bull gang and raise the trees, string the guylines, etc. Later, a logging truck would deliver the yarder, and the tree would already be set up for them; just thread the lines and start logging.

Of course, seeing as the goat was just a truck mounted donkey, it had many other uses. Righting overturned machinery, pulling trucks up steep grades, etc. They were very handy machines. Lots of guys were upset when they replaced J-91 with an F-700 Ford. All that thing was good for was transporting a spool of line.

 

[KW850&T800H]

Great info, so you mentioned most burnt out truck eh? Well the Ford keeps that tradition :tong