Of Studebakers and Chainsaws

[Gypo Logger]

Hi There, Im back again, I drove for three days with little sleep but alas, I have many stories to tell.
I found this one ton truck in the Yukon and my friend L.W., as pictured would like to find out if its a gold nugget or not. If it is I will go back to get it.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi There, heres another picture to show how little it has deteriorated.
John

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

welcome back john. we're all still here, hope you haven't sold all your saws. there's still trees standing everywhere.

 

[eyolf]

I don't know if they were good trucks as far as collector value or not, but i have a photo around somewhere of a similar "rutabaga" truck with a load of freshly sawn oak lumber on the back. It was my step-grandfather's truck, and he was hauling a load of shore-planking to the iron mines near here.

There was supposedly about 2000 board feet on the back, which is a pretty heavy load. He was supposed to have used that truck hard for a long time with little trouble.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi Mike, I still have lots of saws.
Heres a real life cowboy that took a liking to my 2100.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Notice the creative use of Duct Tape.
John

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

Interesting, I remember having to go "out" like that at my grandmothers. never took a camera, of course. Do ya reckon he coul've capped w/a 288?

 

[tony marks]

well my girl friend saw that picture an started packing her bags.
she said with a bar that long,cowboy must be able to cut the muster pretty good.dang got to get me a longer bar.
yaw be looking fer her up there.

 

[svrfsvp]

Johnster, looks as tho' you have found a nifty old Steadybreaker long bed - pretty groovy. Drag it down to NC and I could swap you a saw for it!

Did gravity go bad on you way up north there - you seem to be sitting on the wall in that one pic. At least the saw is obeying the law - even if it is upside down.

Now remin me what all that white s**t is all over the place - I have seen it before, it's just been a while...

 

[Toneman]

Welcome back John!
How was your trip? Did you get any new saws?
Tony

 

[Lamboll]

Value

John,

Have a look at the following:

http://www.hemmings.com/hemmings/searches/price_checker/nadaguide.cfm

You may a diamond in the rough there.

Best,

Gardiner

 

[gatkeper1]

Go back and get it.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi Gardiner, thanks for the link, I appeciate it. I saved as favourite, but will find the year first. If your right about the diamond in the rough thing, then that means I found riches, love and adventure in the Yukon.
Steadybreaker ( thanks, I like that Jay)

 

[Methoss084]

Definitely go back and get that truck! That one looks like an early 50's longbed. There are worth a pretty penny up here in the Northeast, and they are rare as long as there isn't an Onan under the hood, just kidding!

 

[chainsawworld]

john,
that is one busy fella you found there. to busy to fix the outhouse door. i think i would have insisted he washed his hands before picking up one of my saws. that IEL sign brings back some memories. i spent many hours behind an old IEL pioneer. wish i had that saw today to put in my museum. some how it disappeared. interesting to have you back john. marty

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi There, I will do my best to get my hands on the truck. L.W. of the Yukon will be my purchasing agent and will try to get it for 3 cords of wood. Then I come in with Ebay and the camera. Hence another road trip to the Yukon and back. Yeehah.
Anyway Marty, I found several chainsaw signs on the trip and may part with them on Ebay. Note the bullet holes.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Heres another sign.
John

 

[svrfsvp]

The saw pictured on the Castrol sign is one stylish machine - looks like it's part tea kettle, part oil can, part barbed wire and the handlebar was recycled off of some kid's trike! Very impressive. The trees probably fell down from laughing when the manly lumberjack entered the forest carrying that rig.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi Jay, I guess Castrol never made a chainsaw, but they sure had a lousy artist.
John