Back in the late 90s I worked for Timberjack's ad agency. I concepted and wrote much of their advertising and marketing material. I traveled to logging sites in the Pacific Northwest and East Texas / Louisiana and art directed photoshoots of their equipment. I would also interview the equipment operator / owner and then go back to the office and write their marketing collateral and stories for their global Timberjack News newsletter. I've worked in marketing / advertising / public relations for 30 years and the Timberjack account is still one of the funnest clients I ever work on.
The segment from 3:09 to 3:16 was shot at Timberjack's proving grounds NE of the factory. It could well be that is me driving the machine. This would not be normal use of a log skidder but it was our job to test these machines to excess to prove their worth. They were plenty hard to break. This brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for putting it together.
Timber jack got it’s name from the blade being mounted to the axles instead of the frame. When the skidded went down the timber the ears of the blade would rock up and like the ears of a mule. Hence timber Jack.
My dad worked for a dealer in Eastern NC selling Timberjack Skidders and Prentice Loaders. I remember he had his car painted Timberjack orange...all the loggers knew it was him when they saw that car coming. Great memories.
My Dad use to own one ösa Volvo BM s462 forwarder, one Ösa 250 forwarder, one Ösa 250Eva harvester, one Timberjack 1270B , the only Rama Repola products left in our famelie now is one FMG 678 Mini brunett and one Ösa buildt 411 Fiat. I live in the area where ÖSA / FMG was made.
Pulp company's shoved a lot of money toward research and development. More production , more investment on the producer at the same price per ton, pulp companies could care less about the producer .
I just saw what you were talking about. It's a 1990 Timberjack 480DPG. How I ran acrossed it was I Googled "Timberjack 560C" Click on the tab for images and scroll down and you should see it.
What is shocking and alarming in this video is there's no acknowledgement of the Timberjack skidders:550 and 550B models! What is even more distressing is that nowhere on RUclips you could find any videos of these models. It's as if Timberjack had seen the 550s as an illegitimate series to the family lineup and has always tried to distance itself from it! But why? Why did such a glorious model of skidders never get the spotlight it so well deserved? John Deere came in and took the brand out! Why did Timberjack allow it to happen?
I would guess that smaller companies like Timberjack, Franklin and Tree Farmer did not have the resources to develop new machines to compete in the modern world. It is tremendously expensive to meet safety and emissions standards
Back in the late 90s I worked for Timberjack's ad agency. I concepted and wrote much of their advertising and marketing material. I traveled to logging sites in the Pacific Northwest and East Texas / Louisiana and art directed photoshoots of their equipment. I would also interview the equipment operator / owner and then go back to the office and write their marketing collateral and stories for their global Timberjack News newsletter. I've worked in marketing / advertising / public relations for 30 years and the Timberjack account is still one of the funnest clients I ever work on.
That is fantastic Tomw, you would have a wealth of knowledge about the Detroits👍
The segment from 3:09 to 3:16 was shot at Timberjack's proving grounds NE of the factory. It could well be that is me driving the machine. This would not be normal use of a log skidder but it was our job to test these machines to excess to prove their worth. They were plenty hard to break. This brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for putting it together.
Timber jack got it’s name from the blade being mounted to the axles instead of the frame. When the skidded went down the timber the ears of the blade would rock up and like the ears of a mule. Hence timber Jack.
One of the toughest skidders around!
Great machines! I always will have a special place for Timberjack in my heart
Yeah me too.
My dad worked for a dealer in Eastern NC selling Timberjack Skidders and Prentice Loaders. I remember he had his car painted Timberjack orange...all the loggers knew it was him when they saw that car coming. Great memories.
Great machines along with Prentice loaders both hard to beat.
Would love to see a Franklin history video
My Dad use to own one ösa Volvo BM s462 forwarder, one Ösa 250 forwarder, one Ösa 250Eva harvester, one Timberjack 1270B , the only Rama Repola products left in our famelie now is
one FMG 678 Mini brunett and one Ösa buildt 411 Fiat.
I live in the area where ÖSA / FMG was made.
Pulp company's shoved a lot of money toward research and development. More production , more investment on the producer at the same price per ton, pulp companies could care less about the producer .
Wud have loved the 225 with a 4 stroke engine and a steering wheel..
Timberjack is an ancestor of John Deere forestry machines.
I miss the 460c skidders
You can still see the Timberjack pedigree in John Deere's current machines all these years later!
Muito lindo o vídeo. Parabéns
Just drive it like you stole it 😂
I seen a Timberjack skidder one time that had tracks on all four corners. it was orange in color have not seen one since
Timberjack 480T?
I just saw what you were talking about. It's a 1990 Timberjack 480DPG. How I ran acrossed it was I Googled "Timberjack 560C" Click on the tab for images and scroll down and you should see it.
The 225 timber jack had a 353detroit diesel two stroke that you could hear for miles
Timberjack had started as orange and years later it turned green :-D
Good stuff !
No FMG 678F Turbo?
What is shocking and alarming in this video is there's no acknowledgement of the Timberjack skidders:550 and 550B models! What is even more distressing is that nowhere on RUclips you could find any videos of these models. It's as if Timberjack had seen the 550s as an illegitimate series to the family lineup and has always tried to distance itself from it! But why? Why did such a glorious model of skidders never get the spotlight it so well deserved? John Deere came in and took the brand out! Why did Timberjack allow it to happen?
In the northeast j.d. took over because the hydrolics worked the same idling or reving
I would guess that smaller companies like Timberjack, Franklin and Tree Farmer did not have the resources to develop new machines to compete in the modern world. It is tremendously expensive to meet safety and emissions standards
Let us not forget Clark, and Athey. Skidded, both Champs in the cable division .
At 5:21 I see a 33 Makeri. How did the Lokomo machines fit in with Timberjack history. I had a 34T Makeri brand new in 1987.
The history is Lokomo --> Rauma-Repola --> Metso --> acquires Timberjack --> is acquired by John Deere. The actual factory was/is in Joensuu Finland.
Do not forget about ÖsA…
What's the name of the song between 0:10 to 1:40?
I have always wondered, so please if you know - answer me! Thank you!
// Huge Timberjack fan
I produced this video for the 50th Anniversary. New Horizon Productions Ltd.
Reliable machines but a terrible control layout, not an operator's machine.
Yeah the old ones were pretty crude but if you could get used to it they were reliable and strong.
Lame
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