jeeper61 Posted January 18 Posted January 18 3 hours ago, td9bcf180 said: Now that's quite a find. Is that an IH undercarriage? Detroit powered? No details given on the photo I looked a bit for another and only came across the 480T from the early 90's 3 Quote
td9bcf180 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Just guessing but I wonder if that older one is a prototype from the 1970's? Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 2 hours ago, jeeper61 said: 3 hours ago, td9bcf180 said: Now that's quite a find. Is that an IH undercarriage? Detroit powered? No details given on the photo I looked a bit for another and only came across the 480T from the early 90's Dug a little more and I believe that is an AI generated image produced by some one that is against logging Quote
td9bcf180 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Had me fooled, for sure. Only the Oldtimer in the photo knows the truth.😏 1 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, td9bcf180 said: Had me fooled, for sure. Only the Oldtimer in the photo knows the truth.😏 It could be some other brand I thought maybe Tree-Farmer but I did not find anything under that brand either Here is a 50 year video from Timber Jack 5 Quote
td9bcf180 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 6 hours ago, jeeper61 said: I don't recall ever seeing a tracked Timber Jack Edit: I believe this is a AI generated image @rocko592018 Ever seen one of these? Probably fake as jeeper says. Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 A couple of D8 of the Polson Logging Co. near Hoquiam, Wa in the early 1940's 6 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 The modern version discontinued 12 years ago Caterpillar 527 3 Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 12 hours ago, td9bcf180 said: Just guessing but I wonder if that older one is a prototype from the 1970's? What stands out for me is the undercarriage on the arch/grapple it looks like the same layout as the front half So is it driven? Most tracked arches don't have a driven tracks That is way I think it is a doctored image 1 Quote
td9bcf180 Posted January 20 Posted January 20 10 hours ago, jeeper61 said: What stands out for me is the undercarriage on the arch/grapple it looks like the same layout as the front half So is it driven? Most tracked arches don't have a driven tracks That is way I think it is a doctored image Agreed- it's a fake. Look at the drive sprocket location under the dozer/skidder. A bit far "ahead" to my eye. Looks like a photo hack job of a dozer with skidder blade and the tracks-U/C glued into the picture. I can't make out the make of motor, either. There are words above the "Timberjack Abandoned" sign but I can't read them. If it's real- it's not North American. Just my 2 cents worth. ☹️ Quote
ray54 Posted January 20 Posted January 20 The front idler is very much like my Cat stuff. I don't what IH would look like. The final drive hub is not Like the old Cat stuff. But much like the late IH hubs. But no idea what that proves. 1 Quote
td9bcf180 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 1/18/2026 at 3:02 PM, jeeper61 said: I don't recall ever seeing a tracked Timber Jack Edit: I believe this is a AI generated image Maybe @magicmikey knows something about this one? 1 Quote
m.c.farmerboy Posted February 21 Posted February 21 On 7/28/2022 at 3:54 AM, mike newman said: .....there are so many old pictures ...held in dusty box's by equally ''old'' blokes, who have long past their days of battling with buggared tracks ...mud...broken winch ropes...broken marriages ...broken dreams etc etc..old blokes now, who would never have fitted in this''modern' safety oriented , over regulated world.... I have crudely copied a few, from another old ,very recently visited , friend...Some of the originals leave a bit to be desired ...so bear with them !!!! RF 190 with TD24 settling down on the low bed...( I think ???...or is it a LF195 ???? ) AR174 with TD6 ''over-loader'' set up Isuzu with TD9 ''over -loader'' set up Mike That loader is similar to one that was built here in maine years ago they were mounted on oliver 88 tractors and were called sling shots, there's two all restored in the town where I grew up one still used to to load morter sand in a small pit 3 Quote
Howard_P Posted February 22 Posted February 22 7 vertical bars in the grille make that an LF model. Quote
m.c.farmerboy Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 6/18/2025 at 2:03 AM, mike newman said: ...couidn't ''rate'' that picture, Jeeper...it defies belief that the two blokes would stick with it ...and... the front tyres must be solid ..to take that weight.. An extraordinary picture of man's belief in the safety measures of the day.... Mike Gives new meaning to ..wooden cab! Quote
td9bcf180 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 19 hours ago, jeeper61 said: Pulpwood forwarder I would guess 1950's Dozer could be 1950's- those loaders did not come out till 1960's IIRC but could be wrong. Maybe a Prentice or early Barko. Betcha he was real happy to get rid of pulp/cant hooks and less trips to the chiropractor. 2 Quote
jeeper61 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 2 hours ago, td9bcf180 said: Dozer could be 1950's- those loaders did not come out till 1960's IIRC but could be wrong. Maybe a Prentice or early Barko. Betcha he was real happy to get rid of pulp/cant hooks and less trips to the chiropractor. There was some comments on the photo that stated the package was Deere made and they made the loader 2 Quote
DWF Posted March 1 Posted March 1 When I started hauling pulp and logs in the early 70's a guy I knew had a John Deere loader on a truck. I don't know how long he had it before I started hauling. I started with a Husky loader which was made in Two Harbors, Mn. Precision Husky is still in business, but make mostly chippers. DWF 1 Quote
ALLIS Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 1/20/2024 at 1:07 PM, mike newman said: Another picture or two from the Archives !!!! TD24 pushing dirt at Benmore Dam (South Island NZ ) Caterpillar ''issues'' working on the tunnel from from a major South Island lake through the mountains for a hydro plant TD9 poking at rock at home.... Picture #4 is best ignored....in fact it is a ''hut'' as we call them , built by a long time mate, now deceased, when we were about 16 yrs old....Built up in the hills for our hunting and opossuming adventures...and bulldozed out by the New Zealand Forest Service, when the Radiata Pine 'boom'' captivated the Nations hierarchy......(and mistakenly inserted in this post ...sigh ...) I believe the last picture is an HD5 Allis and a TD9 (?? )...again...taken very close to where I lived, doing a road to the Forest Park... Those black and white pics were given to me recently, by another bloke who was present when the rock engulfed the tractor..... Mike That is not a 9 or 9B as one poster suggested .Looks like a 14 to me with that wide 74 in stance ,also the fuel tank is too wide for a nine in comparison with the drivers shoulders. I know this is from an old post ,I just happened to be trying to find an old pic from a long time ago ,and happened to notice it. Quote
louie figone Posted March 5 Posted March 5 15 hours ago, ALLIS said: That is not a 9 or 9B as one poster suggested .Looks like a 14 to me with that wide 74 in stance ,also the fuel tank is too wide for a nine in comparison with the drivers shoulders. I know this is from an old post ,I just happened to be trying to find an old pic from a long time ago ,and happened to notice it. Which picture are you referring to, the third picture down is a TD9B with a winch on it. Quote
Pukeko Posted March 6 Posted March 6 12 hours ago, louie figone said: Which picture are you referring to, the third picture down is a TD9B with a winch on it. I think Allis is referring to the top left pic of the black and white really fuzzy ones. ( not the red 9B in the colored pics.) Quote
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