Thunderbird Yarders, Loaders, and Etc from the Murray's in Eugene Oregon

[kiwi450x]

As it happens, I was standing beside the 171R about this time last year. I didn't have the presence of mind to take any pics unfortunately...

 

[furpo]

Kiwi; got any pictures of your new 70 yet? Heard it will be up Bidiford way some where. Might be a good bike ride.

 

[kiwi450x]

No pics worth putting up here, put it that way... LOL

I'll see what I can find.

 

[csquared]

kiwi,
Is your 70 the one that was sitting in rotorua in the back of the transporters yard. along with a worn out hitachi processor and purple 228 komatsu?

 

[Roadswitcher]

Just a quick reply as it is getting late. Did Mangoihe have the Madill 120 when you were with them? The rubber 171 is now in Northland with Montana Logging. There are some pictures of it in the Madill thread of this forum.

Mangoihe did import a used 124 (#12413 I think) around end of 01. I have it down as being onsold now.

 

[kiwi450x]

kiwi,
Is your 70 the one that was sitting in rotorua in the back of the transporters yard. along with a worn out hitachi processor and purple 228 komatsu?

Indeed it was. You're on to it. It has a Cummins motor now though.

Sorry I took so long to reply, I forgot to come back to this the other night...

 

[Loggin_it]

What do you know about the thunderbird tty6150

 

[Roadswitcher]

What do you know about the thunderbird tty6150

I had a little bit to with Mangoihe's 6150 when it came in - what info are you after.

 

[Loggin_it]

oh just anything really, pics bit of info. im working for a guy who runs one on the east coast nz at the moment and just wanted to know a bit about it.

 

[Roadswitcher]

Will try to get some scanning done during the week

 

[crisco6255]

what is the bigest cat engine put in a tsy6255

 

[Scott S]

what is the bigest cat engine put in a tsy6255

We have a 3406B in our 255 if that helps.

 

[crisco6255]

yes that does thank you

 

[Roadswitcher]

TTY6150 - Loggin_it reply

Will try to get some scanning done during the week

A couple of pics of TTY 6150 (#T5100) at FIME 98 logging show at Rotorua just before it was delivered to Mangoihe. There's a better than average chance that this one is yours as I'm not aware of any others down this way. I have a spec sheet scanned but isn't very clear when reduced to 640 pixels - work in progress.

 

[crisco6255]

does any one know the history of tsy 6255 serail# s-5167

 

[Roadswitcher]

TTY 6150 Specs

Have split spec sheet into two files to try and make it readable - here goes. Also, have noticed a mistake in the heading, 'TSY', and as I remember, they only had four guylines.

 

[furpo]

Tmy7040

Roadswitcher; Mangoihe do have a 120 now. There is a photo of one of their new diggers with the 120 behind it in one of the NZ Logger magazines.

This is an early TMY 70 that I suspect has had a 5th guyrope retro fitted onto it.

 

[furpo]

Tsy255 s5121

Enjoy

 

[Roadswitcher]

Roadswitcher; Mangoihe do have a 120 now. There is a photo of one of their new diggers with the 120 behind it in one of the NZ Logger magazines.

This is an early TMY 70 that I suspect has had a 5th guyrope retro fitted onto it.

Good shots of the 70 and 255 - worked on both - the 70 when it originally came in over here (Oz) and the 255 when Jake Rua got it in up near Hicks Bay - couldn't quite make out the signwriting on the cab but it's different to what Jake had so I guess it has a new owner. Also, there were at least four 70's that I know of down here that had the extra guy drum added by RossCorp.

 

[log frog]

This machine has a TMY 50 serial number, and was apparently stretched and converted at Ross Corp before heading down to NZ. Apparently still has 8v71T power plant.

Roadswitcher; Mangoihe do have a 120 now. There is a photo of one of their new diggers with the 120 behind it in one of the NZ Logger magazines.

This is an early TMY 70 that I suspect has had a 5th guyrope retro fitted onto it.