I hope they've kept that old iron running. That's pretty cool seeing that stuff still working. Slow and burns a lot of fuel but it ALWAYS got the logs to the mill.
In the 50's in Oregon, many of the trees were so large that only 3 or sometimes 5 would fit on a truck. I saw a few 1 log loads. The trucks were gas then and I think had vacuum brakes. There were no freeways, and more than one driver died trying to cross the Willamette River at Oregon City. They had huge wigwam burners at every mill.
I really enjoy seeing all that old equipment at work. I hope everyone else does too because the way our government is heading that’s were we will be again.
this is a friction rig which indeed uses and "on demand" throttle to run the hoist spools and swing motor, just like your car. you are thinking of a modern hydraulic rig where the diesel engine keeps the hydraulic pump running full time and your controls regulate the force/direction desired.
The loader looks like an old Model-6 Northwest with a Murphy 0r Cat 318 and the skidder was an old D-4 Cat with an arch. Stuff is still around if you know where to look.
@jeffrey6750 That's exactly where this is at. Pomeroy Farm is a "living" museum. When I was there 8-9 years ago they were yarding with a triple drum yarder on a Cat 60 and a spar tree and loading with a steam donkey and hayrack.
Most likely a mechanical knee throttle the operator runs with the same leg that is used to hold and apply a manual band brake on a cable drum, probably the holding line. Operating a line loader like that is true multi-tasking, not like kids these days call watching a movie while texting friends..The old loader is most likely so gutless that the operator just crams on full throttle when he wants to do some action, and works with what he's got.
what's the power in the "loader?" ... the throttle action is odd. .. is it a malfunctioning governor? or does it have some sort of demand-actuated mechanism I've never seen before... we always just set the throttles and they would drone on and on all day long at whatever rpm range we set it.. quite odd...
If you dont cut down some trees every now an then, theyll just die an rot into the ground. Complete waste. Plus the deer like open spaces like a cutblock. An when new trees are planted, theyre planted much thicker than the old forest. So theres more trees being planted than what came down. Like 10 trees per 1 old tree
Great sounding power unit in the loader, and the little skid cat sounded just fine,great video!!
I hope they've kept that old iron running. That's pretty cool seeing that stuff still working. Slow and burns a lot of fuel but it ALWAYS got the logs to the mill.
Wow !! That is so cool to see that old equipment still working..............thanks guys
In the 50's in Oregon, many of the trees were so large that only 3 or sometimes 5 would fit on a truck. I saw a few 1 log loads. The trucks were gas then and I think had vacuum brakes. There were no freeways, and more than one driver died trying to cross the Willamette River at Oregon City. They had huge wigwam burners at every mill.
Wow! Love this video! Thanks for the great memories!
I really enjoy seeing all that old equipment at work. I hope everyone else does too because the way our government is heading that’s were we will be again.
this is a friction rig which indeed uses and "on demand" throttle to run the hoist spools and swing motor, just like your car. you are thinking of a modern hydraulic rig where the diesel engine keeps the hydraulic pump running full time and your controls regulate the force/direction desired.
The loader looks like an old Model-6 Northwest with a Murphy 0r Cat 318 and the skidder was an old D-4 Cat with an arch. Stuff is still around if you know where to look.
The crawler is a Cat model Thirty
Tino pai... awesome 👍
awesome video love the crane just love it
That is some fine old iron!
One of the best videos I have seen on youtube....(if it weren't for Alison Krauss)
@jeffrey6750 That's exactly where this is at. Pomeroy Farm is a "living" museum. When I was there 8-9 years ago they were yarding with a triple drum yarder on a Cat 60 and a spar tree and loading with a steam donkey and hayrack.
Woe that's soooooo cool I want to see more videos of that ol girl working
JASON NEWELL u pervert.Droolin about some old-girl..
I would love to have that truck.
Would look really nice sandblasted fresh paint. Nice,thanks
Great video - I watched the entire thing - 5 stars
more i love this stuff can you get more
WoW. That`s an old Mack.
Thats a White.
when that was new in the 40s and 50s the operates had to be a real operate they didn't have a computer to tell them if it was to heavy
Back when you had to listen to the machine instead of a screen.
now that's something very cool
Most likely a mechanical knee throttle the operator runs with the same leg that is used to hold and apply a manual band brake on a cable drum, probably the holding line. Operating a line loader like that is true multi-tasking, not like kids these days call watching a movie while texting friends..The old loader is most likely so gutless that the operator just crams on full throttle when he wants to do some action, and works with what he's got.
That nicely restored White semi should be in a truck show, not hauling logs.
what's the power in the "loader?" ... the throttle action is odd. .. is it a malfunctioning governor? or does it have some sort of demand-actuated mechanism I've never seen before... we always just set the throttles and they would drone on and on all day long at whatever rpm range we set it.. quite odd...
If you dont cut down some trees every now an then, theyll just die an rot into the ground. Complete waste. Plus the deer like open spaces like a cutblock. An when new trees are planted, theyre planted much thicker than the old forest. So theres more trees being planted than what came down. Like 10 trees per 1 old tree
This is cool but damn how horrible it would to have to run that...
the new truck driving school want a bee could not even start this truck
PLAYING WITH DA OLD TOYS
is this pomeroy west virginia
They dont pull long log trailers in west by god I dont think
Old time machinery, not old time film. :)
hey you should have a shoe on that loader so that you can actually pick it up and not try to balance it
Why was that ancient old loader unloading that truck,in the middle of nowhere?
Old loader, old truck, old skidder, old logs. . . none of it makes sense
Jeremiah Warren it’s a demonstration. Pomeroy farm (where this was filmed) is a museum
got it
super old lol
@trackhoe23 Bad ass
3rd world operator trying to save fuel in a diesel shovel (picker) he should set the throttle high and let the machine WORK
I seen better operators..
That peice of shit should be in a museum or at least a barn cool to see it running though
Molotov Cocktail that shit