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    Need Help From BC Old Snags

    Any of you guys remember this ship? Dad figured she was the CIL freighter that delivered powder all over the coast, direct from James Island. Picture is from the mid to late 50's. Nobody here remembers the name of the ship!
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    Anyone Want to Help a Museum out?

    The Port Clements Museum on the Queen Charlotte Islands is seeking a logging truck for display and use in parades. We have tried everything locally, and it is just too frustrating. We want a Hayes HD or HDX, KW 848/849, or Pacific P-10-P-16. Anything from a straight logger to a pre-load, sander...
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    Mitsubishi MS230LC-3 Bucket

    My friend has a Mitsubishi 230LC-3, but it did not come with the bucket, and we are trying to get an idea of what other machines used the same size bucket. Like a UH-171 Hitachi, etc. We just need an idea of where to look.
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    Looking For Historical Info

    In Volume 78 of "The Lumberman" , February 1951, was a feature on Juskatla, BC. It included a picture of my Grandpa's Lima dragline, and other valuable info. If anyone can find a copy of it for me, I will make it worth your while!
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    Crown Zellerbach Yellow or Orange Iron

    This would, of course, include Crown Forest Products, Fletcher Challenge, and Timberwest. No ex-BCFP iron, please! That belongs in the BCFP thread. :) I have only this picture of a Crown-Zed P-16 to contribute, so I leave it to Hayesno1 to fill this thread! :D
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    West Coast Logging Camps, Shops, Barges, etc.

    Post your pictures of logging camps, shops, etc. on the West coast of North America! :D
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    MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Red & White Iron, Past and Present....

    Post your M&B pictures here, including ex-M&B machinery still in use today, or parked in the boneyard.
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    British Columbia built logging equipment, obscure makes....

    Post your pictures of BC built logging equipment from Chapman, VIEW, Hayes-Lawrence, Westminster Iron Works, C.C. Murdie, G.M. Philpott, Burrard Drydock, Jacobs Brothers, and any other BC built equipment. This would include anything cobbled together in local shops, too.
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    Logging Accidents: And They Walked Away.........

    Please, no fatalities, guts, or gore! Only ones where the operator walked away. :)
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    FOR SALE: Northwest Model 6 1.5 yard Shovel!

    Beautiful old Northwest Model 6, circa 1949, with shovel front. 6-71 Jimmy with 2:1 speed reducer, this engine was installed decades ago to replace the original Twin City gas engine. Runs, tracks are good. $4500. Located in Nobel, Ontario. Buyer responsible for transportation!
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    Tyee Machinery Works / Skookum-Tyee

    Tyee Machinery Works was a big name in yarders for many years. Their products were distributed in the US as Skookum-Tyee. They vanished in the early 80's, after Edwards & Associates Logging Ltd. bought the company. Their attempt to build a grapple yarder ended in disaster, and both E&A and Tyee...
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    Cypress Equipment Co. Ltd, Delta, B.C.

    Cypress Equipment Co. was formed in 1966, when its predecessor, Construction Equipment Co. sold off its branch operations in Canada. A group of CMC employees purchased the B.C. operation, which became Cypress. They converted American Hoist & Derrick machines into log loaders and grapple yarders...
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    Washington Tl-6 Trakloader

    Here is a 1968 WASHINGTON IRON WORKS TL-6 TRAKLOADER. They still call it a Trakloader even though it rides on rubber. It is equipped with a hinge type heel boom with a wood "snorkel" to extend its reach. Top speed is about 10mph. in high range. It could also be used for short yarding to about...
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