A Big Skagit Yarder

[slowp]

Saw this up on the hill today. Sorry for the quality, I was quite a ways away and zooooooooming. The pickup hood was my tripod.

Well, I guess I can't just post the pictures anymore. There they are and you'll have to click on them

 

[2dogs]

Thanks Patty. BTW how does one pronounce Skagit?

(Is that your last name in the image tags? If soo better remove it.)

 

[madhatte]

Naw, Port Blakely is a timber outfit in these parts.

 

[slowp]

Thanks Patty. BTW how does one pronounce Skagit?

(Is that your last name in the image tags? If soo better remove it.)

Ska you pronounce the a like magic
so it is Skajit. The g is like a J.

It is also a river in the northern part of the state. I tried to zoom in on another unit that was being cut. I could see the snow poofs as the trees went down, but the cutters must have been wearing camo. I couldn't find them with my Zoooooom. It looked like a fine and miserable day for cutting--east wind and poofing snow. They were not bucking or limbing so it wasn't too bad. I guess.

 

[lwmibc]

Pipe

My sympathies; we parked the pipe a couple of years ago when a Madill swing yarder on rubber came available cheap; never looked back. Harder on cable, but with one less $50k a year hooker needed....who cares?

A BIG plus is not having to keep the #%&*@ engine (and hydraulics) in that carriage running. And no more lost bells to try and find with a metal detector.

 

[wvlogger]

that is a big yarder nice zooooom feature there

 

[Redwood Climber]

Big Skagit Yarder

Saw this up on the hill today. Sorry for the quality, I was quite a ways away and zooooooooming. The pickup hood was my tripod.

Well, I guess I can't just post the pictures anymore. There they are and you'll have to click on them

Thanks for the pics, do you happen to know the yarder? Is it a 739? or possible a BU 98? The carriage looks like a Bowman.
I've been admiring yarders for 35+ years. Thanks again, post more if you have them please.

 

[slowp]

I don't know. Sorry.

 

[paccity]

not the whole thing but cool nontheless.View attachment 214893

 

[Joe46]

not the whole thing but cool nontheless.View attachment 214893

The restaurant on 26?

 

[paccity]

The restaurant on 26?

yes, camp18 memorial.

 

[Joe46]

yes, camp18 memorial.

Was there a few years ago, just couldn't remember the camp number:redface: Definitely worth the visit!

 

[RPM]

View attachment 215145View attachment 215146View attachment 215147View attachment 215148View attachment 215149Thanks again, post more if you have them please.

BU 99 and BU 98 Skajit yarders w/Bowman carriage

Well I screwed the attachment thing up .... pictures are in the quotation caption above somehow ?????

 

[slowp]

I learned, when standing on the landing and the yarder is bringing in a turn, don't look up. Those tubes wobble all over the place and look fragile.

 

[slowp]

Here is a lengthy yarder thread.

http://www.arboristsite.com/forestry-logging-forum/73195.htm

 

[Humptulips]

I learned, when standing on the landing and the yarder is bringing in a turn, don't look up. Those tubes wobble all over the place and look fragile.

They really feel wobbly standing on top of the tube while bringing in a turn. Did that twice I think.
All about trying to find where and what was sawing the skyline. Wish I had a picture.

Also climbed up the inside of a Mark V Berger tube to rethread a broken telescoping line. While standing I might add. They look pretty flimsy inside where no one can see.

 

[OregonSawyer]

Apparently a logging outfit that is supposed to work this tract for us has a BU 99. Whenever they get it up and going I will try to snag a few cell pics. They'll be running a half mile across a draw and yarding out some nice ripe ~140 yr old fir. Not spindly, dense, high desert fir either.