It's a Pacific Northwest thing... you wouldn't understand!

[Cedarkerf]

Is a guy from the NE allowed to post here? Not that any of you opinions matter to me

For as long as your not a hyper sensitive girley man. Slowp can be sensitve cause shes a girl/woman but she usually not much more sensitive than the rest of us. Kind of a grumpy old smart alec crew here.

 

[Burvol]

Is a guy from the NE allowed to post here? Not that any of you opinions matter to me

Well, the NE doesn't really matter to us.

 

[Busmech]

Great pics

Great pics sawbones. That pic in post 614 of the TD20 brings back fond memories. I've pulled many a big sugar pine log with one just like that. Keep em coming.

 

[slowp]

An old guy, Eastern Warshington logger was telling me that he and another guy used to fight each other on their cats. The object was to make the other one tip over on the side. Ever hear of that?

 

[Gologit]

An old guy, Eastern Warshington logger was telling me that he and another guy used to fight each other on their cats. The object was to make the other one tip over on the side. Ever hear of that?

Uh, no. And that's all I'm saying about that. I have seen nose to nose push contests with Cats. Grabbing the chaser's lunch box with the Cat grapples or going for distance with a load of busted chokers flung from the loader grapple is usually pretty good fun.

 

[matt9923]

For as long as your not a hyper sensitive girley man. Slowp can be sensitve cause shes a girl/woman but she usually not much more sensitive than the rest of us. Kind of a grumpy old smart alec crew here.

Sounds like a good group to me.

you mean i cant tell you how i went shopping for 4 hours at the mall? dam...


Sawbones has some of the coolest pictures and stories around!

 

[sawbones]

An old guy, Eastern Warshington logger was telling me that he and another guy used to fight each other on their cats. The object was to make the other one tip over on the side. Ever hear of that?

in eastern WA they have combine demo derbys.

seen it on the tv, looks dangerous

 

[matt9923]

in eastern WA they have combine demo derbys.

seen it on the tv, looks dangerous

That sounds like a good show. Crazy if ya ask me.

 

[sawbones]

this is the 1959 Garrett tree farmer, I think this pic may have been taken near Buckley. The first versions were called tree farmer, Then this model became the model 10.

Another pic of my tree farmer built around 1961.

Next from the 10 was model 15. this looks like a later model of the 15's.
these are still highly sought after around here for small jobs and firewood.

 

[WesternSaw]

Hello Ric

Man, I love looking at those old logging equipment and logging pictures.One of my best friends dad was an old falling logger.He took us up in the timber back in those days and we got to make the return trip in a loaded logging truck,lot's of fun for 2 fourteen year olds,His dad did a lot of work on the Alaska Hwy also ruining cat and shooting moose for folks,Tuff as nails and never #####ed about anything.Ric I really like that farmer model skinner by Garrett,How much would they have cost in those day?Are they still made?
Lawrence

 

[sawbones]

Man, I love looking at those old logging equipment and logging pictures.One of my best friends dad was an old falling logger.He took us up in the timber bcak in those days and we got to make the return trip in a loaded logging truck,lot's of fun for 2 fourteen year olds,His dad did a lot of work on the Alaska Hwy also ruining cat and shooting moose for folks,Tuff as nails and never #####ed about anything.Ric I really like that farmer model skinner by Garrett,How much would they have cost in those day?Are they still made?
Lawrence

Hi Lawrence, the garrett skidders are not made anymore but the company still sells parts and also other related items like winch parts.

If you like old equipment check out the new thread in off topic.

I will be posting many old equipment pics there.

this link hits page 8 where I just posted some logging toys
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?p=1849403#post1849403

 

[matt9923]

Man, I love looking at those old logging equipment and logging pictures.One of my best friends dad was an old falling logger.He took us up in the timber bcak in those days and we got to make the return trip in a loaded logging truck,lot's of fun for 2 fourteen year olds,His dad did a lot of work on the Alaska Hwy also ruining cat and shooting moose for folks,Tuff as nails and never #####ed about anything.Ric I really like that farmer model skinner by Garrett,How much would they have cost in those day?Are they still made?
Lawrence

Ya i could get a lot done with that skidder!

 

[matt9923]

Hi Lawrence, the garrett skidders are not made anymore but the company still sells parts and also other related items like winch parts.

If you like old equipment check out the new thread in off topic.

I will be posting many old equipment pics there.

this link hits page 8 where I just posted some logging toys
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?p=1849403#post1849403

Thanks, iv been waiting for you pics, suck's we lost them all in the last thread.

 

[sawbones]

Thanks, iv been waiting for your pics, suck's we lost them all in the last thread.

actually Matt we did not lose any of mine . They are all stored in the bucket.

After the ship sunk I did deleted some pics but my iron and trucks are still there. Plus hundreds more I will be uploading as time permits.

Stay tuned.

Great idea for a thread Too Matt... A big thanks.

 

[matt9923]

actually Matt we did not lose any of mine . They are all stored in the bucket.

After the ship sunk I did deleted some pics but my iron and trucks are still there. Plus hundreds more I will be uploading as time permits.

Stay tuned.

Great idea for a thread Too Matt... A big thanks.

Thanks to you for posting, you got some priceless pictures!

Happy thanksgiving to everyone in the PNW!

 

[schmuck.k]

i gest got an 044 any one have sujestions what to do to it? it will be my work saw i want a 32" bar ? any one around seattle know how to port thanks

 

[sawbones]

i gest got an 044 any one have sujestions what to do to it? it will be my work saw i want a 32" bar ? any one around seattle know how to port thanks

hi Schmuck, first you will need to test it.

load saw in vehichle, drive one hour east toward Stevens pass then take left to my house.

wood pile waiting to test on

ric

 

[schmuck.k]

hi Schmuck, first you will need to test it.

load saw in vehichle, drive one hour east toward Stevens pass then take left to my house.

wood pile waiting to test on

ric

sounds good as long as ther is a 12 pack waiting

 

[Eccentric]

Great pics sawbones. That pic in post 614 of the TD20 brings back fond memories. I've pulled many a big sugar pine log with one just like that. Keep em coming.

Yep Slowp I saw it to so it must be real.

Great pics sawbones.

Not the clearest pic but when Grand dad was starting out he built ramps out of logs and pushed em on the truck with his TD9. Back in the day when bunk spikes folded down.

1959 ad

Dwight Garrett was building machines from army surplus parts after WW2 ended.
there were many proto types of a log moving device but these are the start of mass production. These early versions had axels from 2 1/2 ton GI trucks. Ford truck transmissions and chioce of ford gas 4 cyl or wisconsin aircooled V 4's.




This old beast was Sams log skidder. It is a Wagner built between 55 and 59. These were some of the first rubber tire yarding machines built. This wagner had 2 steering wheels and you could swivel the seat and drive either direction. It had a blade on back to drop and anchor while winching as well as push material. You can see that it has loader type tires because at this time the light weight flotation tire had not been developed yet.. It was in pretty rough shape so it went to the scrap yard along with the cat grader in next pic.

check out the Vannatta bros logging museum. I offered it to them but they have a couple now. they did use my pic though. I dont think they had a twin steer like this one.http://www.vannattabros.com/histlog.html

this was sams IH TD 20 that I bought from his famaily after he passed.. I had asked Sam a few times what he going to do with that old cat and he would tell me, got some property up on the res and got to clear some trees someday.. Sam was 82.

Sam was putting his pants on and heading to work the morning he left us..

Man I love those IHC crawlers. Have a buddy that just rebuilt his TD18A. Looks a lot like the TD20 in the pic, but no cage. Sounds fantastic with the twin stacks. There's a TD20 with a Bucyrus Eirie (sp?) blade on it parked on a cattle ranch that I drive by every day to and from work. Hasn't moved in a decade...

My friend also has a runner TD6 his Dad bought new, plus non-running TD09 and TD14 crawlers that will get going eventualy. Mostly he runs older Cat equipment (955, 977, D6U, etc). He's been cutting the BIG coastal Eucs around here for decades with big old Homelite Iron. They're not the monster Redwoods you old-timers brought down, but they're pretty damn big. He has an old Homelite calendar from the '70s with a pic of him up in a huge tree with a big Homey in it. Hauls firewood bundles to campgrounds and stores in a '47 Chevy 2.5 ton truck...

 

[WesternSaw]

Garrett Tree Farmer

Hello again Ric,How much did one of those Tree Farmers sell for new? I keep looking back at that ad you posted and just think what a neat machine,has real character.Do you own one? Were you a logger yourself?
Sorry if the questions are to personal,just have an appetite for what others do or did for a living.
Lawrence