Vancouver Island, BC. Logging at its Best!

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. 1999 #40-139 P16 Pacific driver the late Art Nickerson ( one of the best drivers I have ridden with using standard 4X6 mixing sticks) dumping using push off method .View attachment 213240 View attachment 213241 View attachment 213242 View attachment 213243

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. 1999 Honeymoon Bay DLS

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. 1999 Honemoon Bay DLS 2nd picture Rick Perry standing on Cat 980

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. For many years a family of Osprey made their home on top of this Light Post . At Honeymoon Bay DLS

 

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how did the driver remedy that log off situation?

I wasn't there , but I would have got to a spot on road that turned to the left . Usually one of the cinch cables is loose , release it Then stand under opposite side of load and cut the tight cinch cable with a sharp axe and let the log drop on ground .

 

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Great pictures Camptramp.

 

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Great pictures Camptramp.

Thank you , I'm lucky to be acquainted and to have worked with some amazing loggers . Unfortunately not a lot of them had time to take many if any pictures , but those that have taken a few or a lot have been more than happy to share them . I have had some other things keeping me busy the past couple of years , but I have been lining up a few more pictures to reminisce "The Good Old Days" . Good to see VI TL posting his pictures .

 

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I know what you mean, I have worked with some really good people too.
It was always fun moving jobs and getting to a new camp, see how many people you knew from previous places.

I'm also guilty of not taking enough pictures. I have some but I have no idea where they are. We packed up for a possible move several years ago and they are in a box somewhere.

 

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With the passing of time we are getting short handed , find them ! LOL

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. 1999 #40-124 HDX Hayes 1st picture Loaded at Landing 2nd picture Kathleen Fitzpatrick standing under load 3rd picture #40-124 leaving landing starting to go around a switch back .View attachment 213153 View attachment 213154 View attachment 213155

Another picture that goes with these of the #40-124 HDX Hayes .

 

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Dave Wiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div . #40-135 HDX Hayes parked at Gordon River Camp .

 

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Awesome photos Al!
Any more photos of the Skagit?

Just had a look ahead in Photo Album , there are more pictures of Skagit longlines to come .

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. Honeymoon Bay DLS

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. Honeymoon Bay DLS two highway trucks owned by Rich Bennett , Mack self loader to left (operated by "RJ" Bennett) loading logs on self and loading short logs on Western Star pulling four bunk trailer to right .

 

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Just a question did Kathleen Fitzpatrick go on to become a school teacher, She looks like one of our school teacher here now retired.

I'm not sure Hank she is from the Cowichan area her father Hank was a Woods Foreman for WFI Gordon River Camp , I'll check with Dave when I get a chance .

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest HBO Div. 1999 Dave Whiskin putting bundleing wires on sorted/scale logs to be hauled from Honeymoon Bay DLS to be hauled to Shoal Island DLS on foreshore off Crofto n Pulp Mill .

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest Div. 1999 Dave Whiskin driving a Mack highway logging truck owned by Dale Weaver and leased to Timberwest . Loading sorted/scaled logs at Honeymoon Bay to be hauled to Shoal Island DLS .

 

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Dave Whiskin Collection Timberwest Div. 1999 Dave at Honeymoon Bay DLS loading sorted /scale logs to be dumped at Shoal Island DLS .

 

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Boy they sure have to handle those logs a lot compared to down south here. We do all the Sorting scaling and Bucking in the woods and it goes direct to the destination. Back in the day around here though we did have sort yards and off-highway trucks that would haul into them where feasible.

 

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Boy they sure have to handle those logs a lot compared to down south here. We do all the Sorting scaling and Bucking in the woods and it goes direct to the destination. Back in the day around here though we did have sort yards and off-highway trucks that would haul into them where feasible.

Maybe we could start hard surfacing the logs here to create some real employment here.Anyone got any WOODWELD100