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    The Westfall Performer

    Where did you find that thing?
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    The Westfall Performer

    Here is my Grandfather (at top) with the crew who built the Westfall product lines. This was their log stacker. When Kenworth bought them out they retained my Grandfather and his team to continue production of their products under the Kenworth name.
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    The Westfall Performer

    Hey Doug, I only knew of one in exsitence that was still in service(somewhere in PA stateside I think), but it was burned up in a fire 5 or so years ago. The original color was yellow. KW painted them orange. I have all the original blue prints for the performer. As far as parts go you will...
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    The Westfall Performer

    I am not sure how many were sold in BC. I know after Westfall Equipment sold to Kenworth my grandfather and his team stayed on and built them for Kenworth for awhile. They made other machines as well and built those for KW too.
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    The Westfall Performer

    Here is a picture of the framework during production of one of the Peformers. http://mikewestfall.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/scan0010.jpg
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    Madill.....back in busines under another name

    The company I worked for used to supply them with different parts for their equipment. I used to frequent their shop up in Kalama Washington. I was wondering about them the other day when I drove by the old location on Interstate 5 and saw the place painted with a new name on the outside of the...
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    The Westfall Performer

    It had a traditional, although limited, steering wheel system as well as the skid capability. A strong selling point for them was the speed at which it could haul logs over a standard track based tractor, and do so in places that made a truck/trailer a dangerous or unavailable option. Back then...
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    The Westfall Performer

    Here's a picture of a Perfromer sitting in front of one of their dealers dated May 7th, 1952. Could have been in the Tacoma Washington area? I believe this specific model was sold to Allison Logging Company.
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    What is a real mean cleaner for soaking parts?

    This is the stuff my buddy swears by where he works. They use it on all their light rail equipment... He says he can re-use it over and over again. I don't know what the availability is for single users as he works for a government run agency.. But it's supposed to be some really great stuff...
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    The Westfall Performer

    My Grandfather Jack and his Brother Paul were in the business of building logging equipment after WW2. One of their machines they produced was a log skid steering tractor that was rubber tired. The basic principal of their design was that it had to perform it's essential functions easily...
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    A new Performer at a Logging Conference somewhere in the North West circa late 50's? Maketing Sheet Front Page Back Page
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    Having Technical Difficulties with forum.
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    I promised some pictures of the Westfall Performer... . My Grandfather Jack playing with the machine...
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    I will dig some stuff up in the next few days when I go and visit my Grandfather. I can throw some pics up of the one we rebuilt. It isn't the most prettiest girl in school, but gets the job done. It was in very bad shape when we got a hold of it from a scrap yard here in Oregon. The biggest...
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    My Grandfather and his Brother designed and built these skidders under the Westfall name. We actually have a working model at our farm that I helped rebuild many years ago. I think it is powered by a Cummins 250 naturally aspirated if I remember correctly. They did sell to Paccar and for a short...
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