Looking for pictures

Brandon1986 · April 09, 2016, 06:33:37 PM

Hey, when I was a young lad we had a 5 cord log truck with a Cascade Ramey self loader. I am having a heck of a time picturing that old loader now, we got rid of it when I was 7... Does anybody have any pics of one of those or know where I can find one or 2 to jog my memory. Google image search has yielded next to zero results.
Thanks, Brandon

starmac · April 09, 2016, 07:47:27 PM

No pictures, but a guy up here had an old ramey, that the way I understand had never been used for sale.

thecfarm · April 09, 2016, 08:00:06 PM

Try ramey on the FF search.

Gearbox · April 09, 2016, 08:24:51 PM

I don't have pics but can tell you how they worked . Single boon with one cylinder to lift and another cylinder on top with a multi groved cheve so you had I think 4 cable wraps with a single line to the bucket . Some used a rope on the bucket to rotate . They were clumsy but beat working by hand or cross haul loading .

starmac · April 10, 2016, 03:39:06 AM

Wow, the ramey I know of for sale is suppose to be old, but must be new compare to that one. lol

Brandon1986 · April 10, 2016, 03:19:09 PM

I did a FF search and the only pic that came up was the barrel.. I recall how it worked to some degree. Dad was telling me about it the other day, the thing was on a 53' Autocar single stage pump no bypass grapple. Haha sitting here reminiscing 3 or 4 years old, I remember my seat was a milk crate.. no back window the chain box was a massive dent in the top of the cab right under the seat of the loader. I would REALLY like a pic of the valve body. I remember looking at it thinking there must be a hundred million zillion levers (4 years old that's how you count). I couldn't imagine running it now after getting off my nice 3 stage pumped low hour Olympic, but I would love to find one to look at closely.

lumberjack48 · April 11, 2016, 07:40:47 PM

My uncle had one on a new 59 IH tandem truck. I remember him taking about the new knuckle boom loaders. He didn't like them because you had to move your truck to much to get a load. He would throw the bucket 15 to 20 feet to grab a log. It was fun to watch him load.
But they were dangerous, if the winch shoes didn't release the cable would suck the boom straight up over the loaders head. Then the cable would break letting the boom drop down. If you had a bucket full of wood things got pretty scary. My uncle told stories of this happing to him.

Grandpa · April 12, 2016, 09:24:54 AM

Nice picture LJ.
Looks just about like the original Prentice, known locally as a yo-yo boom.
Like LJ said, a lot of guys were unhappy with the transition to knucklebooms.

Brandon1986 · April 12, 2016, 06:55:29 PM

No that's not it, well not the one I am looking for anyway. The one we had was VERY similar to this one https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=57835.0
but this pic doesn't show it in its full.. I am trying to find a full image.

North River Energy · April 12, 2016, 08:51:35 PM

Brandon,
Does it look anything like this one?
http://beckmannag.com/firewood-production/the-hank-truck
This may be a smaller version. Has about 12' reach, chain driven swing.

4x4American · April 12, 2016, 09:31:32 PM

Those things are neat!

Brandon1986 · April 13, 2016, 06:53:02 PM

Boy that sure looks close to what I remember.. likely a little bit smaller than the one we had. As I recall the hoses were neater too. That one has a chain drive swing where only the boom moves not the whole upper structure right? If anyone were up to guessin what would y'all guess that to be year wise?

Brandon1986 · April 13, 2016, 06:55:08 PM

Ah found the link had a video... yeah the one we had was a little bigger and only the boom swung. The seat and valve body was stationary on the tower..

North River Energy · April 13, 2016, 10:40:59 PM

^If you have a link to video, don't be stingy... :'(

The work platform on my Ramey turns with the tower, but I don't think it was like that originally. I suspect mine started life in a stationary application, and then repurposed as a truck mount. My guess is mid to late 60's.
That photo was taken just before I took ownership. I've straightened out a few things since.

Brandon1986 · April 18, 2016, 12:38:37 PM

The video link is attached the the picture link posted above

North River Energy · April 18, 2016, 10:54:51 PM

^That's funny. Didn't realize you were referencing the video of my loader.

Brandon1986 · April 19, 2016, 02:28:32 AM

Oh thats YOUR loader! I wish you were closer I would bug you to try it, just to satisfy my curiosity. Pops was telling me the other day the non pass thru grapple on his was always a source of irritation for him, do you find that to be a fact as well?

North River Energy · April 19, 2016, 08:47:01 AM

^If you have any questions, or want additional photos, let me know. I think I left some repair info under the 'heavy metal' header on that page.
That bucket is clumsy by comparison to a standard Rotobec bypass, but it's certainly better than no bucket at all, especially if you weld a set of fangs to the bucket edges and keep them sharp.
The short reach, and the single pump can be frustrating, but it was still an excellent purchase.