TorkelH
Senior Member
Need to have a forum for this manufacturer of yarders also
Diamond yarders were built in my friend John "JB" Leonard's shop in chehalis wa. JB had a fairly good sized logging company for 30+ years and Ken Nichols approached him about building yarders in his shop. There is still a Diamond 210 swing yarder unassembled in shipping containers at the shop JB owned (Since sold to ENB Logging, Ed Bryant). There is everything to build the yarder but since Ken went bankrupt I believe that the yarder is "Technically" lost and will never be assembled.
I must say I never had seen the 450 model before, it must be some kind of angle drive between the engine and the winch? "Sorry" to start with such an atypical Diamond machine... I allways thought the 210/2000 had some similarities with the 78SL, and that it was a running skyline/swing yarder, but when I see the cab pictures it looks more like a standing skyline machine.additional Diamond pictures from Bruer's yard
I don't know to much about this machines, hope somebody can give some info! Pictures are taken from the internet.
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We bought our Diamond D210 (SN#27) in 1995 from Ken Nichols.
I assume the model number on the swing machines was designated to match the horsepower (210 & 425). I also thought the 2000 model was nothing more than a 210 with a nicer cab and different paint scheme.
Has been a good yarder for what we've tried to do with it. Only real complaint is the transmission gearing. It has a 6 speed Funk transmission and is too high geared in my opinion. Wish they could have just split 1-3 and completely forgot about 4-6.
I recognise that one Torkel - Y3 was imported second hand into Tasmania in 02 by Kevin Morgan. He had the 'angry axeman' signwritten on all his yarders. I believe it is for sale now due to cutbacks in available resource - the situation in 'Tasi' is very much akin that in the US. Anyhow will scan some pics of it working down here and add.
Diamond yarders were built in my friend John "JB" Leonard's shop in chehalis wa. JB had a fairly good sized logging company for 30+ years and Rod Hansen approached him about building yarders in his shop. There is still a Diamond 210 swing yarder unassembled in shipping containers at the shop JB owned (Since sold to ENB Logging, Ed Bryant). There is everything to build the yarder but since Rod went bankrupt I believe that the yarder is "Technically" lost and will never be assembled.