Pacific trucks in the logging industy

[TorkelH]

This is up on the old highway over Taylor arm. Yarder is a 124, I have also some video from this site on youtube. Terrible weather that day!

 

[HDX]

The Pacific P16 PreLoad pulling the lowbed in Post #32 is a 1989 ex M&B truck unit # H139 from Franklin River sold to Hayes forest in 2003 and they installed 121 rear diffs and repainted her They sold her off in early 2008 Originally came with KTA 600 but HFS put a C15 in her

 

[jackd]

TorkelH - I remember driving that road a a young child to get to Tofino - that was before they opened the lower road back in '72. In those days the loaded logging trucks mingled with the innocent public. There was a story of a loaded truck coming along and passing a tourist who had pulled to the side to take a photo of the lake. Unfortunately said tourist left his door open and the afore mentioned truck just drove right on taking the vehicle's door off at the hinges. Near the end of the days of the road's useful life - I imagine this might be in the 70's - I heard of track loader operators being a little reluctant to cross over certain tressles near the top end. They would supposedly bring their loaders to the edge of the tressle, stick it in gear and let it travel across on it's own. The loader would travel happily along, brushing up against the brow logs and make it to the far side. The operators would then give chase and climb onboard and all was good. They didn't trust the tressles. This could be BS but then these are stories from the Sproat Lake oldtimers as told to us young punks.

 

[Vigilant]

The story of the bridge sounds totally plausible to me. Ever hear of the Robinson Bridge up the Peninsula in Washington State, from back in the days of steam? They followed that very same procedure to get the log train across the gorge. One of the train crew would wait on the other side of the bridge, catch the train once it cleared the gorge, and bring it to a stop until the rest of the crew walked across the trestle.

 

[skadill]

 

[Hayesno1]

Pics of HFP P16 unit #T1048 in shop in Duncan.

 

[skadill]

these are original pics from Pacific themself,back in the day,they were recently found,and I was fortunate enough to get in on them as well.enjoy,more to post as well

 

[Hayesno1]

Skadill; Great pics - looking forward to see more. A little correction. First 2 pics show KW logging truck - I guess 548 or 552 models from the 40's. Last picture shows a Hayes diesel from 40's - long hood.

 

[skadill]

oops,this batch was supposedly all "pacific" stuff and I didnt catch that,put more effort into figure out how to post a picture instead,will put proper ones here now

 

[skadill]

Pacific trucks

old photos

 

[HDX]

AH Much better Skadill Although the first two pics are both of Silver Skadgit trucks it is hard to find any pics of these or the Decca Walton trucks Keep posting You have our attention

 

[diamondtguy]

I have often wondered what happened to all the photos from the archives at Pacific.Our conference room (I was only in it twice)had the walls plastered with vintage Pacific photo's...........Cory...(Pacific Truck 1977-1987)

 

[skadill]

I have often wondered what happened to all the photos from the archives at Pacific.Our conference room (I was only in it twice)had the walls plastered with vintage Pacific photo's...........Cory...(Pacific Truck 1977-1987)

Theres only a very few in this batch.Story is The furniture was sold from Pacific,these were in a desk drawer that made its way to Ontario,and have been shared back to B.C. here.

 

[diamondtguy]

I know the owner of Hercules Equipment quite well and will have to contact him.He is friends with some of the senior guys from Pacifics office....Those pictures are out there some where......Cory

 

[skadill]

First pic is an ex Millstream Timber truck,was hauling here out of Stave Lake,B.C. mid 90's,never saw it again.It was for sale for years at the Inland Kenworth Langley yard early nineties.Second is 1980 or 81Pacific I loaded with cottonwood in 1991.Third is at Big Silver River East Harrison G&F logging 1993

 

[skadill]

Little Pacific

couldnt justify buying one,so built one

 

[Hayesno1]

Skadill; Nice model and great pics. Here some pics of an old Coulson Forest Production P10 dump truck

 

[075]

box has no tailgate so they welded the extension on the back to keep dryland debris from falling out

 

[skadill]

1966 advertisment

old advertising

 

[64Pacific]

Excellent photos, I should throw some of my trucks up here. Check out my website dedicated to preserving pacific trucks. www.pacifictruckclub.org - for you Hayes guys there is also one for Hayes trucks at www.hayestruckclub.org - go have a look and shoot me an email if you would like some of your photos to show up on the websites...