Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie bought three 009s and one 046 about 1977. All were track mounted. They all came in on rail just like your lead photo. Sort yard stacked a bunch of logs up at the end of the rail car and started to walk them off the end. First one came up on center of gravity as it tipped down, the light end of the car came up and started to swivel. As it swiveled, the yarder started to tip. It recovered, but everyone thought we were going to see a brand new yarder on it's side before it even got lines on it. It was quite entertaining for us log truck drivers waiting to get dumped. The 046 replaced an old slack line machine that still had 1800 feet of 1-7/8 skyline on the skyline drum. Light riggin' here we come!
Oldfield built all kinds of stuff. He built a 30 mpg custom car around then, very aerodynamic. I believe his house also spun around 360 degrees because it was built on a swing table. The car is in Heritage Acres there along with all kinds of equipment from the late 1800's on. My grandfather worked for the Butlers logging in Sooke but also the ready-mix in Central Saanich. I've heard about the logging truck they built then, but very cool to stumble on this video
My Dad worked at Tyee machinery, direct competitor of Madill, and then on to Wilson Equipment (Twin Disc). Both companies owned by the Wilson bros. He worked there for 40+ years. I also worked there for summers in high school. Driving back and forth on Kingsway...lol My Dads name is Jim. I’m sure you dealt with him, (maybe Neil Bowen too) seeing all your vids. Little late on this one, always enjoy your posts. Cheers
I think that one picture of the grain tanks along the river is the location of the Madil shop in Kalama Washington State. I may be wrong but looks familiar to me
Great pic show Todd. Another B.C. company like Hayes, Pacific, Challenger, Vivian Diesel, Easthope Marine and many others who all depended on the logging industry.
History that’s for sure, funny how everyone tried reinventing the wheel building a logging truck. You look today Hayes HDX or an old Pacific is still hauling in the woods.
Please keep these coming, I think I watch each "episode" about 5 times. Being in the UK no one has ever seen anything like what you have their. I don't think some people realise just how rare and historic that material is you are handling. Please try and get those negatives printed before those pictures fade as unfortunately, eventually, they will. I've got ones of my grandfathers old firm, but with all my elders dead I've no idea who or what they're of, and no one to ask. Why don't you write (in pencil) on the back of the photo's what they are. You have stuff their any logging, (or ordinary), museum would love to have. ... P.S. I still to this day wish you would have sent one of those model 'yarders' you made over to me in the UK.
Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie bought three 009s and one 046 about 1977. All were track mounted. They all came in on rail just like your lead photo. Sort yard stacked a bunch of logs up at the end of the rail car and started to walk them off the end. First one came up on center of gravity as it tipped down, the light end of the car came up and started to swivel. As it swiveled, the yarder started to tip. It recovered, but everyone thought we were going to see a brand new yarder on it's side before it even got lines on it. It was quite entertaining for us log truck drivers waiting to get dumped. The 046 replaced an old slack line machine that still had 1800 feet of 1-7/8 skyline on the skyline drum. Light riggin' here we come!
neat story!thanks
@ knotbumper Good story, and how many are still running - or even in existence today.?
Cool!! Such great photos!
Thanks for the watch!
Thank you too
Never a disappointment, always great to watch your stuff. Grain elevators in Kalama, Wa.
Thanks buddy.
9:42 elevators in Kalama.
That pic of the grain silos is Kalama wa they built the Madill factory Wright beside it
Thanks for the info,piece of the puzzle intact now!
thanks for sharing! cool old iron never gets old
Oldfield built all kinds of stuff. He built a 30 mpg custom car around then, very aerodynamic. I believe his house also spun around 360 degrees because it was built on a swing table. The car is in Heritage Acres there along with all kinds of equipment from the late 1800's on. My grandfather worked for the Butlers logging in Sooke but also the ready-mix in Central Saanich. I've heard about the logging truck they built then, but very cool to stumble on this video
Please do more of these!!!!
My Dad worked at Tyee machinery, direct competitor of Madill, and then on to Wilson Equipment (Twin Disc). Both companies owned by the Wilson bros. He worked there for 40+ years. I also worked there for summers in high school. Driving back and forth on Kingsway...lol
My Dads name is Jim. I’m sure you dealt with him, (maybe Neil Bowen too) seeing all your vids. Little late on this one, always enjoy your posts. Cheers
Man. How you got ahold of so much amazing historical pictures and documents is awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us. So cool
My pleasure!
He does a great job and he has always went out looking for this stuff meeting people he knows his ball game
Sweet!!! Thank you Skadill!!
You bet!
Thank you very much for sharing. I was a sawyer in Northern Utah in the early 70's.... one summer
In the photo of the old backhoe, that car was a '55 Dodge.
I think that one picture of the grain tanks along the river is the location of the Madil shop in Kalama Washington State. I may be wrong but looks familiar to me
That is exactly where that's at! I-5 in the background and that's the Columbia river.
You are one cool guy for saving all this history! Sam Madill, not bad for a guy from Manitoba! A man with true ingenuity.
cheers
Martin
Great pic show Todd. Another B.C. company like Hayes, Pacific, Challenger, Vivian Diesel, Easthope Marine and many others who all depended on the logging industry.
Wished things were that simple now. Thanks, Pal! A-PLUS!
History that’s for sure, funny how everyone tried reinventing the wheel building a logging truck. You look today Hayes HDX or an old Pacific is still hauling in the woods.
I’ve said it before you have the gratest lodging stuff please keep sharing
whats your connection to the madills?
none at all
Excellent job that was like finding Elvis alive haha enjoyed that
Very interesting! Memories of a bygone era
Please keep these coming, I think I watch each "episode" about 5 times. Being in the UK no one has ever seen anything like what you have their. I don't think some people realise just how rare and historic that material is you are handling. Please try and get those negatives printed before those pictures fade as unfortunately, eventually, they will. I've got ones of my grandfathers old firm, but with all my elders dead I've no idea who or what they're of, and no one to ask. Why don't you write (in pencil) on the back of the photo's what they are. You have stuff their any logging, (or ordinary), museum would love to have. ... P.S. I still to this day wish you would have sent one of those model 'yarders' you made over to me in the UK.
Thank's for the insights! Glad this material gets seen far away too. I still have the yarders,they didnt sell.
It's funny you say it rained hard Monday, because it was coming down here over an inch an hour for a short while and shut our job down!