tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post7628862872905645129..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Guns, Or more acurately, Firearms.Ernie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-18312582721977359182011-08-07T23:12:53.486-07:002011-08-07T23:12:53.486-07:00Chuck Dugan did well, also. He had a mill in Harri...Chuck Dugan did well, also. He had a mill in Harris and Ruidoso, NM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-42690853770986993072011-08-07T19:41:08.758-07:002011-08-07T19:41:08.758-07:00Don't know about guns??? But he did very well ...Don't know about guns??? But he did very well for himself!<br />Axel Erickson is another "name" that comes to mind,doing "well" in the timber industry!!Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-30529434314826480342011-08-07T07:06:11.995-07:002011-08-07T07:06:11.995-07:00But did Shuster have any guns?
OregonBut did Shuster have any guns?<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-43669232146016196782011-08-06T20:43:29.346-07:002011-08-06T20:43:29.346-07:00IIRC??? My dad said Charlie Shusters equipment pay...IIRC??? My dad said Charlie Shusters equipment payments were about $1500 a month back in the early 60s. My dad would just shake his head,saying he had his neck stretced out too far!Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-40111150229962690742011-08-06T20:38:05.539-07:002011-08-06T20:38:05.539-07:00Oregon,you what I mean!!! My scooter chair won'...Oregon,you what I mean!!! My scooter chair won't go that fast!!Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-39838732772080519692011-08-06T20:30:37.188-07:002011-08-06T20:30:37.188-07:00Ross, you need to drive a faster truck..
OregonRoss, you need to drive a faster truck..<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-37334306044844387682011-08-06T20:05:23.133-07:002011-08-06T20:05:23.133-07:00Was just looking in the Willits news. Betty Shuste...Was just looking in the Willits news. Betty Shuster died.Now that was/still a big name around the area. Shuster logging trucks were passing by me on my way to school back in the fifties. They are still passing me by on I-5 now!!!Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-48582554695010157532011-08-06T19:28:43.813-07:002011-08-06T19:28:43.813-07:00I miss those "turkey shoots".
I went to ...I miss those "turkey shoots".<br />I went to them in Garberville,Laytonville,Harris,Covelo and maybe a couple of other places I'd forgotton??Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-20628452788787908562011-08-06T13:46:40.964-07:002011-08-06T13:46:40.964-07:00"Dang Ernie, you are right."
Yeah, I kn...<i>"Dang Ernie, you are right."</i><br /><br />Yeah, I know, I was just trying to humble. I should have known better...Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-73622317237451101042011-08-06T12:10:24.811-07:002011-08-06T12:10:24.811-07:00Dang Ernie, you are right. That A-C did have a cab...Dang Ernie, you are right. That A-C did have a cable blade. But the 14-a was a conversion.<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-71886676245799294902011-08-06T11:39:27.234-07:002011-08-06T11:39:27.234-07:00Ernie,could you tell me a little about Bob Mathews...Ernie,could you tell me a little about Bob Mathews? I know the name well,My dad had dealings with him.<br />Did he go on to bigger&better things,like concrete etc. ?<br /><br /><br />Thanks!!!Ross Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-48127085143934090102011-08-06T11:35:35.669-07:002011-08-06T11:35:35.669-07:00Well, Oregon. I didn't say you were wrong, I a...Well, Oregon. I didn't say you were wrong, I accepted that it MIGHT be me. But, there are a heck of a lot of people out there that don't even remember 1968!Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-30318405300585386602011-08-06T11:28:02.751-07:002011-08-06T11:28:02.751-07:00Well Ern, I don't know what to say about the A...Well Ern, I don't know what to say about the AC's not being all hyd. until 71. I ran a 14-A with a hydraulic blade. That was a nightmare for an ol' cable blade guy.<br /><br />Oregon<br />P.S. I'm still talkin' guns:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-251759265817375142011-08-06T10:42:18.414-07:002011-08-06T10:42:18.414-07:00The sound of a Detroit six-seventy-one can still b...The sound of a Detroit six-seventy-one can still bring a tear to an old truck drivers eye.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-629864578182139112011-08-06T09:45:53.497-07:002011-08-06T09:45:53.497-07:006-71 two cycles6-71 two cyclesRoss Sherburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-61657689489142471552011-08-06T09:21:30.467-07:002011-08-06T09:21:30.467-07:00When a logger was broke, they would sell all their...When a logger was broke, they would sell all their guns except that one "first real gun", that they would never sell.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-57382737777854829802011-08-06T09:19:01.108-07:002011-08-06T09:19:01.108-07:00Either Oregon or me is getting senile. I don't...Either Oregon or me is getting senile. I don't think AC came out as a full hydraulic until 1971.<br /><br />I remember as a kid when dad was logging Benbow timber. Benbow had two sides going. One side was dad’s. He used Cat dozers, and the other side was bob Mathews. He used AC’s. What I remember about the AC’s is that they were unbelievably quick. The other thing that I remember is that they were always breaking things and fixing them. At the end of the month we all had about the same logs.<br /><br />The other thing that I remember is that they all had “Screamin’ Jimmy” Detroit Diesel Engines. When they pulled onto the landing, they sounded like frickin’ Greyhound buses pulling into the station.<br /><br />I ran an AC “Around the block” once just to see what it was like. I remember some weird-ass steering system with a differential release. And two track brakes to steer with. When you turned it on a Dime It would turn so fast that it would flip you off your seat if you weren’t holding on.<br /><br />P.S. <br />This is still on the subject of guns. Guns and loggers were inseparable. When a logger was rich, they bought guns. When they were broke, they sold guns. While the rest of the world was on the Gold Standard, loggers were on the Gun Standard.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-50178657650225294912011-08-05T21:19:54.784-07:002011-08-05T21:19:54.784-07:00Bob Munson and crew moved out before 1968!Bob Munson and crew moved out before 1968!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-36114442887375771982011-08-05T20:38:07.262-07:002011-08-05T20:38:07.262-07:00No, I don't remember the guys name but he live...No, I don't remember the guys name but he lived in Alderpoint.<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-45176308533809996642011-08-05T20:29:58.793-07:002011-08-05T20:29:58.793-07:00Grizzly Mountain?? Were you working for Larry Brow...Grizzly Mountain?? Were you working for Larry Brown/Fred Bolman??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-56854533424168977312011-08-05T20:16:19.034-07:002011-08-05T20:16:19.034-07:00I know of an H-D 15,it was a log loader. Used on s...I know of an H-D 15,it was a log loader. Used on some of Coombs property?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-7367834869004782232011-08-05T20:08:41.744-07:002011-08-05T20:08:41.744-07:00A-C HD-16*A-C HD-16*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-66555123081284953332011-08-05T20:07:13.989-07:002011-08-05T20:07:13.989-07:00ANON 8:01
I ran a A-C 16 back in 68' on Grizzl...ANON 8:01<br />I ran a A-C 16 back in 68' on Grizzly Mountain. I lived in Zenia at the time. It was the first bulldozer I ran that had a hydraulic blade and a torque converter. AH, the good ol' days.<br />It was fast to boot!<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-56260826755802883192011-08-05T20:01:28.044-07:002011-08-05T20:01:28.044-07:00Oregon,Pre-64 Winchesters are good "shit"...Oregon,Pre-64 Winchesters are good "shit"!!!!<br /><br />I'm still looking for an Allis-Chalmers HD 14,Circa 1942!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-5830617323398464062011-08-05T19:47:10.097-07:002011-08-05T19:47:10.097-07:00ANON 7:23
$50 back in the late 50's was probab...ANON 7:23<br />$50 back in the late 50's was probably worth more than $500 today.<br />Just sayin'.<br />My Uncle Everett bought me a Model 70 .243 Win. in 1958 and I still have it. Wonder if it is worth $500. I believe he paid $125 for it, brand new in the box. If so, I might sell it for $10,000. Maybe!<br /><br />OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com