Pacific Northwest Yarder Truck

[muleskinner]

The subject of this posting is an old Yarder truck which came into the Shop on a lowboy, next to my residence here in Norway, Oregon. It is one of the many designs of trucks which were converted for the purpose of yarding logs up to the landing for transport to the mill. Some of these truck were used to actually used to load logging trucks with the use of an over head frame which was operated from the Yarder truck with the use of tongs to grab the logs, lift them up and transfer them to the waiting logging trucks. These vehicles were seen in many a gypo logging outfit all over the Northwest until being replaced by the modern day yarder units. This one originally belonged to ADT logging of Cottage Grove, Or, out by the Dorena Lake and Row River area. The original truck which this one was modeled off of was a B Model Mack and I had a LT resin unit which I used. The frame and under carriage are from the AMT Cruise Liner and the winches and back deck were scratchbuilt and modeled off the original Truck. It is weathered in Pottery acrylics, Model Acrylics and Black calligraphy Ink.

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Looks like it needs a good bath in degreaser. The weathering is just to good. Nice work.

[Deleted]

Can't say as I've ever seen anything like that before. Very interesting subject, and a very well done model.

[slurrydog]

Outstanding. I live in Cottage Grove and I do remember as a kid seeing some yarders that were very close to this one. I donot remember this one though or the company, but there were thousands of gypos around the area in the old days.
To me that is one of the best models I have seen, it is my top 20 list anyway.
Dave

[truckabilly]

Nice piece of history. The way you weathered the model is taking my breath away. Very well done.

Jarda

[billhytla]

wow that's is awesome I've never seen anything like that before

[rabbit1212]

I like a couple of the other guys have mentioned have never seen anything like this but you did a hell of a good job on it!
Looks simply fantastic.
Paulie

[texas]

Very Nice....I loke the weathering and all the extra detail....

Texas

[Southgate]

Great job on the yarder! As well as I grew up in that very area, I didn't get in on the logging equipment as much as I should have somehow. Norway, Huh!? Between Myrtle point and Coquille, right? I remember "Little Norway" when I was a kid, and the little store there, before 42 was rerouted up away from it. (We lived in MP '67-'70)

Memories...
Dan

[lonewolf]

We would like more US stuff in Truck Model World mag, can I reproduce the pics of this superb build on that forum?

Or you could...

forum.truckmodelworld.com/default.aspx

[muleskinner]

Jul 8, 2010 16:20:22 GMT -5 lonewolf said:

We would like more US stuff in Truck Model World mag, can I reproduce the pics of this superb build on that forum?

Or you could...

forum.truckmodelworld.com/default.aspx

Yes you can post it on your forum.

[78KW]

You did an amazing job weathering.

[gatormarcstaug]

That is a excellent example of a purpose built truck!! Let the rivet counters scream all they want, "that would never come from the factory like that!" Yup the are right!! It was built by and for the guys doing the job!!!

Gator