Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

Spring has sprung  The grass has riz Time to get back to the Lost treasures biz May 5/2013 return to the "Lost Treasure Trove of Abandoned Logging Equipment"...this time with a chainsaw. We hacked our way into 3 machine sites to get better photos and video.  I've heard stories of people using computers to hack into things...but trust me...that wasn't going to work here today. Although...I do remember times when I was tempted to take a chainsaw to my computer. I don't know how many Mack LRSW trucks still exist...but I'm guessing it's not many. Here's a video of cutting our way into the yarder site..Hearing protection and safety glasses required from here on .... Video Tour of the Mack LRSW/ Madill yarder Turbo diesel power Shooting into the sun Front brakes...that had to be rare...way back when Me standing on the yarder pipe...looking over at the b ushed in 892 and TD-20 ...

You are either moving forward, or going backwards. If you think that you are standing still, taking a break, or just enjoying the view, You are soon to get run over by those on the move forward. Will they come back to see if you are OK? Nope. And so it goes in the logging business. Innovate or die. Sounds simple, but what does it really mean? Do you...  go big or go home Stay small and nimble Go big and bully the market Gamble big, win big Gamble big, lose big Get new machines Fix the old machines Hourly or contract Kenworth, Hayes, Pacific or Mack Five, six or seven days a week Camp job, fly in, boat in Fix your own iron, or contract it out or Stay in bed and pull the covers up. And God forbid the log market should turn against your bet.