These are great! I see the Skagit BU80 builder's plate- do you have pics of that machine, or can you tell us about it? Also- I have seen the Alliford Bay trucks (rusting) all over BC. Where was Alliford Bay located, or did they run a bunch of different camps? Sorry- just curious is all, I have seen a few of thier trucks on Vancouver Island.
The map cover pic rocks. Imagine the weight, and how top-heavy! Sometimes you wonder if they loaded up, snapped a pic, then tore some of it down pre-travel. That pic is obviously real, but wow..........
That plate was off an original Madill steel spar. As you know, the early Madill spars had various Skagit, Tyee, etc. winches on them. Alliford Bay is on Moresby Island, the company started there. They operated at various locations in BC, but are now defunct.
Was the Gildersleeve machine ever in Alaska? I see Keaton Gildersleeve once in awhile, not often, but they had a couple up here. The crew called it the 'Blue Goose', but I never did get to see it...........
Have you got any pics of the Tyee grapple yarder?? That would sure be cool to see! You are pretty hard on the poor 143, lol. Some of the biggest, coolest machines built werent exactly sucessful in real-world application. Lots of makes and models come to mind.
Thanks you guys for all the info, very interesting stuff indeed.