Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

[Hayesno1]

Dave Whiskin Collection Western Forest Industries (WFI) Gordon River Camp 1st picture Derek Whiskin in Daves log truck . 2nd picture is Derek Whiskin in the cab of an American 7220 log loader with operator Hugh Bradshaw . 3rd picture is Woods Foreman Jim Kerrone in cab of log truck checking something out . 4th picture is long time log truck driver Bill Nicol , Bill is one of the best log truck drivers I have shared the road with , always made "good time" , took really good care of his truck , hardly turned a pebble on a steep loose hill and his tire wear was almost unbelievable . April / May 1980 View attachment 210881 View attachment 210882 View attachment 210883 View attachment 210884

Thanks to Dave "Whiskey" Whiskin and Camptramp for sharing pictures and info.

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Western Forest Industries (WFI) Gordon River Camp 1st picture Derek Whiskin in Daves log truck . 2nd picture is Derek Whiskin in the cab of an American 7220 log loader with operator Hugh Bradshaw . 3rd picture is Woods Foreman Jim Kerrone in cab of log truck checking something out . 4th picture is long time log truck driver Bill Nicol , Bill is one of the best log truck drivers I have shared the road with , always made "good time" , took really good care of his truck , hardly turned a pebble on a steep loose hill and his tire wear was almost unbelievable . April / May 1980 View attachment 210881 View attachment 210882 View attachment 210883 View attachment 210884

I worked with Huey in Jeune Landing until he retired , His son and grand daughter still work there

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon R. 1st picture 1975 2nd picture 1979 3rd picture 1978 141 Madill Yarder operater Bill Chester . 4 picture 1980 Bill Nicol, Jim Kerrone , Ken Ramwell , B. Aldred

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River Camp 1st picture Madill Tension Skidder 2 picture 7220 American on lowbed crossing Rainer Creek 3rd & 4th pictures #1259 American log loa der on lowbed . 1980

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection #1259 American 7220 Log Loader on Lowbed . 1980

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River Camp 1980 1st picture Bill Nicol , Ken Ramwell , R. Giles , Jim Kerrone 2nd picture J. Kerrone Woods Foreman , Bill Nicol Lowbed Driver , K. Ramwell , R. Giles , Huey Bradshaw Loader Operator . 4th picture Bill Nicol , R.Wear

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River 1st picture Bill Nicol in #143 Log Loader 2nd & 3rd picture's Bill Nicol in #2141 Lowbed 4th picture Ken Ramwell , B Aldred , Jim Kerrone , B Forge in #161 Log Loader . 1980

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River 1st picture Ken Ramwell , Bill Nicol driving Lowbed 2nd picture Rainer Creek Bridge 3rd & 4th pictures cat pushing #161 Log Loader to landing to load from #1105 Madill Tower 1980 .

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin WFI Gordon River Camp 1st picture view of E&N load out for loading rail cars from Lake Cowichan from North Shore Rd. 2nd picture WFI Honeymoon Bay Booming Grounds . 3rd picture "A" Frame for lift off log dump WFI Honeymoon Bay . 4th picture Boom Boat at WFI Honeymoon Bay log dump . 1979

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin WFI Gordon River 1st picture #213 Dave Whiskin's loaded log truck 1975 . 2nd picture Albert Baker & Sam Brown standing in front of loaded truck at Honeymoon Bay Log Dump . 3rd picture load of logs being dumped from #213 Pacific Log Truck at Honeymoon Bay log dump . 4th picture #2141 Kenworth (Bill Nicol) & #213 Pacific (Dave Whiskin) at Honeymoon Bay log dump , trailers loaded ready to head back to the "Woods" 1978 .

 

[Mother Deuce]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River Camp 1st picture Madill Tension Skidder 2 picture 7220 American on lowbed crossing Rainer Creek 3rd & 4th pictures #1259 American log loaView attachment 210975 View attachment 210976 View attachment 210977 View attachment 210978 der on lowbed . 1980

That first image really puts the "high" into high lead!

 

[Len Burton]

View attachment 211220 View attachment 211221 View attachment 211222 View attachment 211223 Dave Whiskin WFI Gordon River 1st picture #213 Dave Whiskin's loaded log truck 1975 . 2nd picture Albert Baker & Sam Brown standing in front of loaded truck at Honeymoon Bay Log Dump . 3rd picture load of logs being dumped from #213 Pacific Log Truck at Honeymoon Bay log dump . 4th picture #2141 Kenworth (Bill Nicol) & #213 Pacific (Dave Whiskin) at Honeymoon Bay log dump , trailers loaded ready to head back to the "Woods" 1978 .

 

[Len Burton]

Great pictures !!!!!!

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River #213 Pacific leaving the Gordon R. shop with a rebuild and fresh coat of paint .June 1977 .

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River. Bill Nlcol on #1241 being unloaded at Honeymoon Bay Dry Land Sort. June 1980 .

 

[Hayesno1]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River #213 Pacific leaving the Gordon R. shop with a rebuild and fresh coat of paint .June 1977 .View attachment 211272 View attachment 211273

Great pictures. To me it looks like a P10 model from the 60’s or early 70’s. I can’t read the model number below Pacific name plate on hood. Please diamondguy - can you add further information. It seems to me it got a straigth frame.

 

[diamondtguy]

It looks to me to be a P-10...Both the Pacific and the Kenworth are set up to pull pre loader trailers.I have never seen that before...Nice pics.

 

[DBDLS]

Dave Whiskin Collection WFI Gordon River. Bill Nlcol on #1241 being unloaded at Honeymoon Bay Dry Land Sort. June 1980 .View attachment 211274 View attachment 211275 View attachment 211276 View attachment 211277

That upright log or pipe under the left front bunk is interesting. Presumably to save the 5th wheel, etc. assembly from being abused at the sort.

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection Loggers Poet Gord Barney at his "Day Job" moving a Madill 009 track mount Tower on McKay Creek over looking Cowichan Lake .

 

[camptramp]

Dave Whiskin Collection A picture taken from an airplane over Honeymoon Bay looking across Cowichan Lake at Youbou and Cottonwood Creek valley .