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

[Roadswitcher]

#5191

Another 6255 SLR down under in the Nelson area. Notice the extra tinwork and cupboard door around strawline drum area on #S5214

 

[Born2clearcut]

Nice looking machine . I never knew they made chokers so straight .Back when i set chokers 25 plus years ago we had inch and a eighth slinkys for chokers lmao

 

[JTL]

Nice looking machine . I never knew they made chokers so straight .Back when i set chokers 25 plus years ago we had inch and a eighth slinkys for chokers lmao

I was thinking they might be chains for as straight as they are!

 

[furpo]

More Kiwi 6255s

Those funny foke down the South Island run chains.

Here are some photos of the Holmes 6255 currently working in some nice timber just off the Rotorua to Tauranga Highway. It is Cat powered, has the three lever controls and does not have the tin work around the strawline.

The serial number is S6208

 

[Roadswitcher]

#5190

i was thinking they might be chains for as straight as they are!

Yes, indeed they are chains - as I recall, only used in the Nelson area as I can't remember seeing them used anywhere else in NZ or Oz. Anyhow, have included pic of #5190 to illustrate cab difference on #5214.

 

[morepork tree's]

furpo that hauler is on the way to
Tauranga aye i remember seeing it wen i was up there i stopped and watched it for a while but they were running a grapple on it can u remember wen u took those photos ???? cause didn't they flip there bully on one of there setups i herd

 

[Roadswitcher]

Those funny foke down the South Island run chains.

Here are some photos of the Holmes 6255 currently working in some nice timber just off the Rotorua to Tauranga Highway. It is Cat powered, has the three lever controls and does not have the tin work around the strawline.

The serial number is S6208

Holmes 6255 new in late 99 - good shot of straw drum area. Love those chains.........

 

[furpo]

furpo that hauler is on the way to
Tauranga aye i remember seeing it wen i was up there i stopped and watched it for a while but they were running a grapple on it can u remember wen u took those photos ???? cause didn't they flip there bully on one of there setups i herd

Yes this is the machine you are thinking of. They were running the grapple on it. Don't know about their bully. The stuff that they grappled was creamy. The photos were taken a week ago and they have moved into a more difficult part of the block and they had been pulling over a big blind ridge. It could have been grappled with the hauler in a different spot but maybe they could not put it there. It is impossible to know without the information.

 

[morepork tree's]

Yes this is the machine you are thinking of. They were running the grapple on it. Don't know about their bully. The stuff that they grappled was creamy. The photos were taken a week ago and they have moved into a more difficult part of the block and they had been pulling over a big blind ridge. It could have been grappled with the hauler in a different spot but maybe they could not put it there. It is impossible to know without the information.

i was a few months ago helping a crew with fiber recovery and they were just down the road we could basically see them from where we were as a matter of fact we were doing some of there old skids looked like easy grappling cheers

 

[log frog]

S5214 Oregon to New Zealand cont.....

Loaded for port Vancouver WA.



Waiting on the dock. Goodbye USA



Arrived safely but rusty at the paint shop, NZ

 

[JeremyM70]

Nice pics, it was down the street from my office and I didn't even know it. When was it at the port of Vancouver?

 

[log frog]

July and August 2011.

 

[JeremyM70]

Copy thanks, guess I missed it in the daily parade of windmill parts coming out of the port.

 

[Scott S]

We own TSY 255 #5119, a OSHA compliance officer crept in to do a worksite inspection and informed me that our yarder was not placarded properly for the yarding system and line sizes we are using.

We currently are using a "standing sky line" of 1" swagged and 5/8" swagged for the skidding line. I was told by the official that I would most likely have to get new placards and possibly a engineers certification to use this logging system.

Insert properly presented swearing here, >.......<

Anybody know where I can find the information I need to get the placards?

 

[Rusty Grapple]

PM Sent regarding your tag.

 

[PFS]

Hey guys,

Okay so i'm currently 13 and later on in life, i intend to start a ground based logging crew, then add (maybe) a Hauler crew. I was just wondering, are they're actually any Hauler companies still around and what machines do you actually need? like 2 Shovels, a buncher, processor and of course a Hauler. also, what are the cocsts involved in buying a new hauler? and most important, will they be worth it in 15 years time? I've heard that they're sort of being phased out, due to Health & Safety, Costs, Efficency Etc.

Thanks

 

[PFS]

After a bit more research, i actually found Madill, and also found Bellis, whcih are apparently really good haulers.

 

[Wdonaldson]

Just wondering if anyone has pictures of Thunderbird roadbuilders in action, I pearsonally have only seen the brochures of these machines.

 

[Diamond Danebo]

there are only a couple companies I can think of in NSW that run Haulers still one is AM forest Harvesting in Tumut and the other is RPS ? in Bathurst the main thing you will find with hauler crews here is finding people that are dedicated and want to do the work! with the hauler side we run a washington 88 and cat 235 tailspar total for bolth was $100,000 out of tassie, then hitachi zx300 w/waratah 624 processor, a digger with satco head to shovel up to the hitachi and forwarders to move logs and load trucks,quite a bit involved. My advice would be talk to Pete Rosin of RPS when you are of working age and work with his crew for awhile then go from there,he mainly uses a bellis 85 w/ standing skyline w/ maki carriage but is purchasing a TSY6255 and will use grapple and standing skyline system with it. If you search youtube under cable logging in oz I've got some video's of our crew working the hauler and such here in NSW.

Hey guys,

Okay so i'm currently 13 and later on in life, i intend to start a ground based logging crew, then add (maybe) a Hauler crew. I was just wondering, are they're actually any Hauler companies still around and what machines do you actually need? like 2 Shovels, a buncher, processor and of course a Hauler. also, what are the cocsts involved in buying a new hauler? and most important, will they be worth it in 15 years time? I've heard that they're sort of being phased out, due to Health & Safety, Costs, Efficency Etc.

Thanks

 

[TorkelH]

Another 6255 SLR down under in the Nelson area. Notice the extra tinwork and cupboard door around strawline drum area on #S5214


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We also used chains with hooks here in Norway until we went over to radio chokers.