Skagit Iron and Steel Works, Sedro Wooley, Washington

[Hallback]

Looks like the mainline constantly will wear on the tires around the block that is inside them? Using the utility line to separate main from wrapping around sky maybe needed a double line due to small line diameter, (or just the block purchase?), that way it is easy to adjust the distance compared to using a fixed line?
And btw Darren, to few pictures of the yarder, but it really looks a lot like the 199, dont't you think...?

Yes it does.
Good hoists for long span.
Good but not great.

 

[FHS_og]

Closeup of carrier of Sparmatic [VIEW Sparmatic mobile steel spar]; Skagit BX-200 yarder [labeled Douglas Veneer Co.]. Roseburg Lumber Company, Roseburg, Oregon, 1963. (via Forest History Society)

 

[Hallback]

Well, this is the first time in my logging career that I have not had a Skagit yarder. I sold the 737 a week before last.

 

[Truck Shop]

Well, this is the first time in my logging career that I have not had a Skagit yarder. I sold the 737 a week before last.

Was it complete with talky tooters and butt rigging? lol

 

[John C.]

How is the market for yarders and towers now days? I suspect it didn't take a long time to sell.

 

[Hallback]

How is the market for yarders and towers now days? I suspect it didn't take a long time to sell.

It's crap. I coulda pulled $250k in 2016/17 but was lucky to get half that & only because I put 100k in it last year

 

[Hallback]

Was it complete with talky tooters and butt rigging? lol

Yup, even had bugs!

 

[FHS_og]

Tank mounted Skagit BU50 with steel spar - 1965.
Madill 72-foot steel spar is mounted on tank undercarriage with Skagit BU50 yarder. BCB Logging, Ltd., contractor for Crown Zellerbach Canada, Ltd. Nitinat, British Columbia, 1965.

 

[skadill]

1988 sales listing

 

[Hallback]

I'm a Skagit guy no doubt about it but gosh dang they made some ugly swingers!

 

[hoechucker]

I'm a Skagit guy no doubt about it but gosh dang they made some ugly swingers!

There were a bunch of those around here. Up until 10-15 years ago then they started to disappear. I think there might be one still logging for our northern division. And yes they are ugly

 

[Hallback]

There were a bunch of those around here. Up until 10-15 years ago then they started to disappear. I think there might be one still logging for our northern division. And yes they are ugly

Washington Yarders were ugly as all getout also.

 

[hoechucker]

Washington Yarders were ugly as all getout also.

There are still a couple of those around here. First yarder I ever worked under was a 108 and that thing scared the crap out me. I was only 16 and just knew I wasn't going to see 17 unless I stayed way out of the way

 

[camptramp]

Pat MacMillen Photo's Timberwest HBO Div.

 

[Hallback]

Why did they stopsunning the big towers and standing skylines up there?

 

[Tugger2]

Might be that no one wants to set chokers on stuff with 4" butt . From my armchair it looks like grapple yarders and tethered hoechuckers doing lots of it.

 

[Hallback]

Nobody logging decent timber anymore?

 

[Tugger2]

Mostly cut n run here now . Followed a load of pecker poles the other day ,i dont think half the tops would make 3" .

 

[hoechucker]

1988 sales listingView attachment 279458 View attachment 279459

One of our contractors down here has 6 gt 3s currently. He buys them up and parks them in his yard. I think he only runs one or two of them

 

[skadill]