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    Washington Iron Works and thier machines

    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...
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    Thunderbird Yarders, Loaders, and Etc from the Murray's in Eugene Oregon

    LC logging's 255 was on rubber new, sold to a logger in the Roseburg area who converted it back to tracks. They only bought one 255 though so I wonder if the 5087sn is the SP carrier?
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    S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

    Furpo, I bought this machine from Gwens in 2008. Great yarder! Keep me updated on its wherabouts, wish I still had it.
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    Diamond Manufacturing

    I had a 210 that came out of Montana. Pretty neat little machines but I agree, the line speed is a joke. The drums turn so fast the line won't spool and it doesn't pull much wood after 4th gear. The whole geartrain should have been beefier and direct drive (no drive chain) was a bad idea...
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    Skagit Iron and Steel Works, Sedro Wooley, Washington

    I am new to the forum but had to join up when discussion about my neck of the woods came up. Never hot to work on the big towers (was born thirty years to late) but my grandpa was E E Lucas' side rod for his whole run. They started with an Sj 4 in1958 out of seiad valley CA. Had an sj7 at...
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