AC COLLECTION TO LOGGING SHOW
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Topic: AC COLLECTION TO LOGGING SHOW
Posted By: AC Mel
Subject: AC COLLECTION TO LOGGING SHOW
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:19am
Ok..we found time to do this 2 weeks ago. As you know we always take ACs to the REDWOOD REGION LOGGING CONFERENCE historical equipment display. This year it was in Ukiah, Ca....15 minutes away...so we took 5 of them down there..yes 5!. This year they wanted to park all the equipment and wood displays on the parking lot pavement..for showgoers to navigate easier...We moved down there on a Monday morning to beat the rest of the equipment.  The show didn't start until Thursday...so we got an early jump. So by Thursday morning it was raining.  So the chainsaw wood carvers are out starting there respective projects.   Some of these items are done before they get here and are available for sale.  There are yarders....and loaders.  and 3 log loads of redwoods.  and more new equipment.   And new trucks.  Old trucks   And LITTLE old trucks  So these are the chainsaw carvers work. These items are sold at the dinner auction for the Conference fund raiser. Most of you know how these fundraisers go....start with a social hour/happy hour and raise your had often during the fund raising auction,    Yes..Yes.. I know you are all wondering...how much? ok..$4000.00 to 5000.00 for each of these critters. So it rained on Thursday and Friday..Saturday was a really nice day and the public was out and enjoying the show.  The antique gas engine guys were out in force.  It was a really good show ...we had fun talking orange...and then we went home.   |
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Posted By: CAL(KS)
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:42am
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thanks for sharing Mel. Great pictures. ------------- Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20 Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 12:53pm
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Thanks for posting all the great pictures Mel. Good to see life is getting back to normal for you and your area. How's the new house project coming? ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 12:54pm
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Thanks Mel, Nice show! Story on the Fork Loader?? HD12G? |
Posted By: jerbob
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 1:06pm
| Thank You for sharing Mel. I would love to come out once to see the sites and talk orange. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 1:58pm
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Thank you for sharing. Was that Shameless that the one carving was modeled after? Tom
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Posted By: AC Mel
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 2:42pm
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Wow Tom!! what a concept..I missed the opportunity to put a hat on the Shameless carving..snap a picture..post it and say we finally got the Shameless picture..what was I thinking |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 5:55pm
Ya beat me to it, Tom! Needs one of mel's hats on it!
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tadams(OH) wrote:Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 6:50pm
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Very cool. I would have liked to see that show. Thank you for the pictures. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 7:00pm
| Nice pictures, Mel. Thanks a lot for posting them. Glad that the show was close for you so that you could make a good showing of allis. Weren't The track cleats a little tough on the pavement.....? Darrel |
Posted By: AC Mel
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 7:24pm
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Thanks guys...Darrel we used some wood dunage..2x12s provide by one of the sawmills. We were able to back right of the lowbed onto them...we actually took some of our own burned 2x6 from burned cow corrals to start with. They had a crew of guys following equipment around with a forklift of planks. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 8:41pm
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Looks great! Nice show! ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: Randaleky
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:09pm
| enjoyed the show. Thanks Mel |
Posted By: donoman
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 6:12am
| Looks like a great show loved to have been there, Pacific Northwest logging is very much like New Zealand |
Posted By: NEVER green
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:28am
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Super groovy, thax Mel. ------------- 2-8050 1-7080 6080 D-19 modelE & A 7040 R50 |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:56am
Mel, would Shamers too look something like this?   ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:14pm
Mel, Is this Shamer's picture? ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 1:59pm
| Question we always think of those giant redwoods as being quite old, is there younger trees started and how fast do they grow? Like a 30-50 year old tree? If a person was on vacation that would be a neat show to see. |
Posted By: AC Mel
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 4:29pm
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PRESTO!!! JC is on it...what magic!!...It'll be a couple of days before Shameless comes up for air to follow up on that! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 5:51pm
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By Gawd, JC you almost has it! Alls you need is an AC G, on that G-string...
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Posted By: R.KYLE
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 6:05pm
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GREAT TO SEE THE SHOW MEL THANKS. |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 3:20am
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Well Mel, I
see I forgot to tell you that those pictures you put up were sure nice and
to thank you for all the hard work you contribute to the show to help make
it go... and to help make it interesting. You see, I was so busy trying to correct the moment you had missed... and now, I see I dunn rong earlier, I posted him before he put on his thong and then after... I didn't realize the first one got posted. So.... I might as well post the Shameless triplets too.  DD, I was thinkin of havin him in this one... with a 'T' for thong, thing, thang, or tractor... but it wasn't pashonett pink ... LOL  ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 12:06pm
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Dale will be proud when he sees the pics of himself. I'm sure his old la, er, loving wife will agree it is a perfect likeness... ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: The Consultator
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 1:43pm
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Hey Mel, you want to offload one of those crawlers? Downsize your collection maybe? ------------- 1939 Allis-Chalmers "B" restored in 2010- very good condition. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 2:13am
| man....I thoughts I had skated past on this one....then that silly JC showed up! if'n i'm still alive next year JC, i'll pays ya back! and thanks for posting them pics Mel. I still enjoy your pics and info. how many carvings did you buy Mel? |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 10:08am
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Shamers, u knows better than that... theres no skatin past these fellers... ... and I doubts that Mel bought the famous shameless Sasquatch either... He prolly still lookin for just a shameless sasquatch from Blair Nebraskie to send him a picture with his hat on... An ye gots about hundred days to get yourself better before that Hutchinson show to gets ur grease gun charged up.  ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: AC Mel
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 11:49am
| Shameless...Didn't buy any carvings....2 reasons....couldn't afford them....but the #1 reason is...don't have a house or porch to put them on!! LOL....but we're getting close to starting that project...I'll start a post of that soon |