Cable Logging (Yarder) pictures

Mike Hill · May 9, 2010

When I was 17 I worked in a Cable hauler crew in the Kaiangaroa and Rukumoana Forests.

The crews were equipt with larger than normal Haulers as we would often be working large Timber.We could log out somewhat further and pull more than other equipment.The machines were two Madill 171's the machines on "Axe men" are 071's..We also had a Thunderbird TMY 70,that machine has a 550HP Detroit V8 engine with two Turbos and a Supercharger.On the in haul it sounded like a Jet plane.

The work was very tough,sometimes our areas had Cliffs in them.Rivers and all sorts of crap.

The knucle Boom was a 40ton prentice.Sometimes we would Rig backine Spars.There are a coupleof pictures of me going up to grease the tail rope blocks.

Our production requirements were about 500 ton per day.Sometimes we pulled more,somtimes less.