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AC Mel 
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 Topic: AC COLLECTION TO LOGGING SHOW
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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CAL(KS)
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:42am |
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thanks for sharing Mel. Great pictures.
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JohnCO
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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?
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DMiller
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 12:54pm |
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Thanks Mel, Nice show!
Story on the Fork Loader?? HD12G?
Edited by DMiller - 03 Apr 2018 at 12:56pm
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jerbob
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 1:06pm |
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Thank You for sharing Mel. I would love to come out once to see the sites and talk orange.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 1:58pm |
Thank you for sharing. Was that Shameless that the one carving was modeled after? Tom
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AC Mel
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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
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DiyDave
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 5:55pm |
 tadams(OH) wrote:
Thank you for sharing. Was that Shameless that the one carving was modeled after?Tom |
Ya beat me to it, Tom! Needs one of mel's hats on it! 
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Hubnut
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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.
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 7:00pm |
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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
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AC Mel
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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.
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 8:41pm |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:09pm |
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enjoyed the show. Thanks Mel
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donoman
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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
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NEVER green
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:28am |
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Super groovy, thax Mel.
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:56am |
Mel, would Shamers too look something like this?  
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The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that."
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JC-WI
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:14pm |
Mel, Is this Shamer's picture? 
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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."
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DanWi
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 1:59pm |
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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.
Edited by DanWi - 04 Apr 2018 at 2:00pm
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AC Mel
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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!
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 5:51pm |
By Gawd, JC you almost has it! Alls you need is an AC G, on that G-string...
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Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 6:05pm |
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GREAT TO SEE THE SHOW MEL THANKS.
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JC-WI
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Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 3:20am |
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 
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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."
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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...
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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?
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Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 2:13am |
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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?
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Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 10:08am |
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. 
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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."
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AC Mel
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Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 11:49am |
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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
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