Washington Iron Works and thier machines

[Chopper95]

Larry Ramsey's yard in Chehalis WA as of June 2020; has 3 or 4 208s, one 217D, one 218 and 1-3 trailer mount units if I am remembering correctly.

217D with V1710 Cummins motor, "The Beast"

 

[Chopper95]

Ramsey

208 with 1150 Cummins

 

[Chopper95]

Ramsey

208D with unknown Caterpillar engine.

 

[Chopper95]

Ramsey
218, ex Weyerhaeuser unit, pretty sure it had a Cummins, no data plates

Skylock 108 swing yarder on rubber


Trackloader TL 6 (I believe) on 3 axle carrier

 

[Chopper95]

Camp 18 near Elsie, OR home to the last Allied (Washington) Tree Harvester, or ATH 28. Unless one is hiding somewhere, my understanding is the remaining dozen or so have all been scrapped. Ken Fallon / Fallon Logging of Tillamook OR acquired all of the remaining units but got the torch.

The one at Camp 18 is the last one made and only has 1300 hours on the meter. Machine is actually in really nice shape, I don't think it got much use. It is pictured elsewhere in the forum next to a Thunderbird swinger before it was donated.

Lots of pictures for those who may not be able to make it to Camp 18 easily. This machine is what got me into HEF like 6 years ago, never thought I would see one in person.

 

[Chopper95]

More ATH 28 at Camp 18

 

[Chopper95]

Misc ATH 28 at Camp 18

 

[Chopper95]

Last of the ATH 28 photos, service plates and logo.
I have a few more, but you get the idea.

Was the propane tank used for in cab heating?

 

[Chopper95]

Bugs me that they didn't bother to swing the house around to at least have the saw facing forward versus what I assume is the transport position but with the cab tilted back up.

So, the magic of photoshop has given us this... (still needs to get cleaned up a bit)

And bare with me here, but there were talks of having a 624 Waratah mounted up on this actual machine, so to give an idea:
Don't ask how long that took, but I think the head needs to be a touch bigger for the proper scaling … oh well

 

[Chopper95]

Recently rebuilt 78A swing yarder by Wheeler Machinery at B&M Logging in Chehalis. Think it was finished in Dec 2019 and drums are still bare, but shes mint.

Wheeler also has a bunch of the original drawings and literature for the tree harvester above, plus anything else Washington ever built.

208 on the left at Rainier Skyline Excavators (Mike Walch) in Entiat WA. Not sure what machine is on the right, but looks Washington.

 

[TorkelH]

Larry Ramsey's yard in Chehalis WA as of June 2020; has 3 or 4 208s, one 217D, one 218 and 1-3 trailer mount units if I am remembering correctly.

217D with V1710 Cummins motor, "The Beast"

Those 217D's mostly went to Bislig Bay on Mindanao, Philippines. Some were imported back, like this one. I have been trailing Google maps for remaining yarders, or Hayes trucks, in Bislig Bay without success

 

[Hallback]

How large was the wood in the Philippines for a 217?
I know VanWell Timber has one also.

 

[old-iron-habit]

Camp 18 near Elsie, OR home to the last Allied (Washington) Tree Harvester, or ATH 28. Unless one is hiding somewhere, my understanding is the remaining dozen or so have all been scrapped. Ken Fallon / Fallon Logging of Tillamook OR acquired all of the remaining units but got the torch.

The one at Camp 18 is the last one made and only has 1300 hours on the meter. Machine is actually in really nice shape, I don't think it got much use. It is pictured elsewhere in the forum next to a Thunderbird swinger before it was donated.

Lots of pictures for those who may not be able to make it to Camp 18 easily. This machine is what got me into HEF like 6 years ago, never thought I would see one in person. View attachment 219793
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That looks cool. What was the purpose or advantage of having such a high cab on a feller buncher. Or, am I missing something?

 

[Plebeian]

High cab so when operating on steep terrain, the ATH 28's cutting head (up slope of the machine) was in the 'eye line' of the operator when at the base of the tree getting cut.

 

[Plebeian]

Washington Feller Buncher FB-1 (Wheeler You Tube channel)

 

[TorkelH]

How large was the wood in the Philippines for a 217?
I know VanWell Timber has one also.

I don't know, but this is tropical rainforest. Probably 180' to 200' tall heavy hardwood,

 

[DCT]

Last of the ATH 28 photos, service plates and logo.
I have a few more, but you get the idea.

Was the propane tank used for in cab
heating?
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About 17yrs ago I worked for an aggregate company and we crushed rock for Fallon up passed there shop in Tillamook and in the rock pit about 7mi up the gravel road there were 2 sitting in the pit and he had parts of several still in his yard. I’m sure you’re right though that they probably got scrapped but even back then I wanted to bring one home.

 

[Jim1960]

Looks like an "88". Disk brakes, haul back gears on left side... Whoever is building that should put a band brake on the haul back drum. The disks have a hard time holding the rigging up when you give drop line to the crew if your outa ways. They should put a real brake on the slack puller, and an independent clutch on the slack puller. Just a few things that would make the 88's more user friendly. Good yarders though.

Very true. I worked under an 88 and after it suddenly dropped out of the sky a few times, we very quickly learned to give the carriage some room when untangling the chokers.

 

[Coaldust]

Dumb question. Looking at the Larry Ramsey 217D pictures, I see a data tag with a National Board U stamp. What component would need a U stamp? The tower?

 

[Tugger2]

TL15 Rigged for short yarding . Frank Beban Logging Gardner Canal Note the wood boom
TL6 Loader Pioneer Timber Port McNiel Acme Grapple I think.