S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

[TorkelH]

Larry Forrester asked me to post this picture on here for all to see...Was taken in Nanaimo while these ten Yarders were being loaded for Alaska.. There is the cab for one of them sitting beside the pick up trucks on the left Do not know why the tower is missing from one of them. Time frame was between Dec 1972 and March 1973View attachment 238281

Steve, I find 12 009's sold to Alaska in the time frame you mention. One was delivered w/o spar and has a remark "Skookum spar and A-frame". I have pictures of some of the machines that might have been on the barge, including the mentioned, #48130:

 

[skyking1]

There is a little Madill tower on a military track unit by 101 at Discovery bay. i will try to get a picture next time I get by it. track is broken and looks like a repaired final going on.

 

[Hallback]

Bekkevar?

 

[1931 kenworth]

Steve, I find 12 009's sold to Alaska in the time frame you mention. One was delivered w/o spar and has a remark "Skookum spar and A-frame". I have pictures of some of the machines that might have been on the barge, including the mentioned, #48130:

I think I have a list of who bought every spar on that barge will have a look if u want

 

[Plebeian]

Kuru Contracting 172B - spec sheet had Detroit tier 3 powered, Being on the East Coast of NZ with a prevailing westerly wind, the diesel exhaust particles might have dispersed by the time they reach southern Chile.

 

[Plebeian]

rear and top of the tube (dealer flag in the way)

 

[Hallback]

Who built it? Nicholson said they were done with Madill two years ago.

 

[Welder Dave]

The address on the plate is the same as Nicholson's. Maybe they made Madill a stand alone division? When you click on the "see more" on the Madill website, it directs you to Nicholson's website. My sister lives 10 minutes away from Nicholson and we drove by there all the time when I visited her. There were a couple big Madill machines there the 1 time I went to visit a few years ago.

 

[Hallback]

Let's hope!
Russ Smith @ Modern Machinery said Nicholson fired all Madill employees & terminated Madill lines.

 

[Welder Dave]

The address and Madill website seem to contradict that especially considering the date is March 2021.

 

[Welder Dave]

I could try asking my sister to drive by and see if there might be some Madill machines sitting there or even a sign saying Madill or home of Madill or something.

 

[Welder Dave]

OK, my sister sent me a pic. Sign says Nicholson and below it says Madill. Both names the same size. Other signs say Nicholson Madill and the building has a big Madill sign under the Nicholson sign. I think it's safe to say Madill is alive and well at Nicholson.

 

[Tim Petrie]

I have nearly everything in terms of brochures and Sales Literature from most of the manufacturers (diesel, not steam). Washington Iron Works of course got thier start with steam, way way back, and I am leaving the steam gear to the steam experts. What I collect is diesel.

I also have a bunch of Madill sales/promotional videos for the 044, 071, 009, 046 yarders and 075 line loder which I had put nicely together on a DVD by a production and film company. Turned out great!

My plan is to put all of the PDF color sales literature from each manufacturer on a CD for each- Madill, Skagit, etc. I'll sell them when finished for a reasonable price- $ 10.00 each or something. The scanning, etc is taking a crazy amount of time!

We have also looked at having a website hosted with all this on it (pictures, brochures, everything) and that could still happen someday.

Those would get alot of views on YouTube

 

[hoechucker]

 

[hoechucker]

 

[Truck Shop]

Reliable engine.

 

[Hallback]

The Shelton yarder!

 

[hoechucker]

10-4

 

[hoechucker]

 

[Jumbo]

Nice photo, but it shows the most uncivilized thing about logging today; lights. I can still remember when nothing happened before some semblance of daylight. I know lights are more efficient and productive, but getting loaded at 3AM to my old mind is just too uncivilized.