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Yup, these are the photos that I remember B! Wasn't sure where to find them. This is one of my fav ongoing threads on the TH. Thanks again!

Good stuff Kyle. I just love those old illustrations!

I like this use of the Lewis Winch and a home-made log arch for loading logs, but I wonder if it was just for show? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7u8yjasHzhA" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

This is one of my favorite threads. Load of great stuff here! Kyle, I'll be posting a new thread about a small derrick crane that I want to build for my chip truck. You'll have to check it out. Would appreciate your thoughts.

Yup, I've heard that said of Young Blocks before too. I'm sure that they were heavy MOFO's to work with day in and day out.

Lots of those old big trees on the west coast were rigged with Young Iron Works blocks out of Seattle Washington. If I am not mistaken, Jerry B. rigged a lot of those Redwood pull trees using Young's blocks. Here's one of their old-time catalog...

Oh yeah, I have that book stig. Wealth of info.

I totally agree. I do dozens of jobs a year on small wooded islands where there are camps and houses but not any roads, or access for hydraulic machinery. I will sometimes have to bring out both the GRCS, Hobbs H2 and my gas powered Portable Winch to move, lift and lower pieces of wood. Too...