A family tradition , J.T. Jewula Transfer , Neva Bros. Trucking , S. Neva Contracting , Gordy Neva Trucking and Tuck Bros. Contracting .
Swan Neva's Grandson Braden Tuck has loaned us his Grandfathers photo album to share . It started with Swan Neva's father inlaw J.T.Jewula prior to the 2nd World War operated J.W.Jewula Transfer , after the 2nd World War , Swan Neva left the woods as a faller , to pursue a trucking business . Since then the Neva family has been operating in the Lake Cowichan area as S. Neva Contracting , Swan's son Gordy as Gordy Neva Trucking and his Grandson's Gord and Braden Tuck as Tuck Bros. Contracting . The Neva's are a hard working bunch and I'm amazed Swan took the time to take these pictures . Swan Neva is no longer with us , but I think any body who knew him will have some fond memories of him , and I hope some of those memories will be shared on this thread .
I worked with Swan for many years at CZ Nitinat. His attitude was summed up in 2 words. "Oh well"
Braden T. Not sure where these pictures were taken , Swan Neva lived at Comox before moving to the Lake Cowichan area .
Al,look for a PM coming your way from me
Braden T. (Swan Neva) this picture has April 7,1940 stamped on it .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) This picture has July 4,1938 stamped on it .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Wrote on back March 3,1948 Loading Truck Nels.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) This picture has March 1948 written on it .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Murdie Donkey for Yarding .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Hill Logging 1941
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Some great old time pictures, sure enjoy seeing all of them. Thanks, once again camptramp for putting them up for us to enjoy.
Up until the 1980's the Forest Industry was a unique place to live and work , lots of outfits big and small to work for , lots of "Character's" to work for and with . Now its like working in a monopoly factory without coffee breaks . Were so lucky guy's like Swan Neva took the time to take pictures for us to ponder over .
Great pictures Thanks for all your efforts to find them
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan Neva up a Spar Tree 1948 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Dated March 23,1941
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Lake Cowichan Load Out . Was located on E&N railroad tracks West of where Museum is located in the Town of Lake Cowichan . Logs were towed down Cowichan Lake from Logging Camps , to foot of lake , then loaded onto rail cars to be hauled to Salt Water dump at Ladysmith .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) This photo has Neva Rd. written on back , I assume its logging in area that is now Neva Rd . in Lake Cowichan . Must be close to town as the Ladies are all dressed up , center one is giving hand signal to go ahead on "Strawline" .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1923 General Shovel converted to Log Loader Lake Cowichan 1953 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Shingle Mill at Meads Cr.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Looks like an action shot , going ahead on a "turn" logs are choked with an awful load end , more like a "gut hook" causing them to "up end"
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Great pictures Al. The truck in post #30 looks a little "rustic". What/was is it?
I'm not sure what make or year it is , but there are more pictures of it , maybe something will be written on the back of one of them . Or maybe HDX can ID it . Lots more coming .
My guess.... Corbitt.
Awesome pictures camptramp. Old trucks, old equipment, big logs and hard working folks. It just doesn't get any better. Thanks for posting.
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Here's what is written on one picture . 1948 logged on Neva Rd. (Lake Cowichan) 1937 White Truck #23 Massey owned truck .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Got ahead of myself . The second Picture in posting #37 and this one are of Swan Neva hauling copper ore concentrate from the "Blue Grouse" Copper Mine for Cowichan Cooper. Mine was located about 3KM west of Honeymoon Bay BC .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1937 White
I suspect the reason no one recognized the truck as a 1937 White is the nose is gone, leaving only a radiator, so pretty hard to identify from windshield and cab. Love all these vintage pictures of men getting out the logs and not a hard hat to be seen, thanks for posting them. After posting, I took a look at Hanks Trucks and most whites of this era had a one piece windshield, which was pretty distinctive of that truck manufacturer. Not saying the notes on the photo are wrong, just not one I have ever seen.
I wondered if it might be a White given that it seems they were a popular brand back then. This truck had obviously lived a very hard life looking that rough after just 11 years of service. Of course back then they probably removed the drivers door because it took too much time out of the day to open and close it!
I am pretty sure it is a White. That radiator is typical a White rad. Cab I am NOT sure but I'll find out. Cab has been added later. Look closely - hood and cab don't fit. Cab at front is wider than The hood...
I agree that it looks like a frankintruck.lol Where have you been hiding Kim? Glad to see you back!
Sorry you guys NOT a White It is a 1940 Hayes. There was only a couple of these built because Hayes was in transition from the earlier body style and going to the "Heart Shaped Grill" body design. The above truck has been in several rough treatment situations and as things got damaged they were replaced with whatever was around. This truck was around the Cowichan/NitNat area its entire life.
Thanks for solving the mystery HDX. No offense but that was one ugly Hayes!
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) I can't be absolutely certain , but when my father went to work for BCFP at Harris Cr. Camp and moved us into Port Renfrew in 1954 we live in the area then known as the Renfrew Beach side of the San Juan Valley now known as Elliotville . Down the road maybe a 1/2 mile was the site of the old Hemmingsen Cameron Beach Camp and Log Dump for their Logging Rail Road , at the Junction of the North Arm of the San Juan River and the Gordon River . The remains of a Mobile Derrick that ran on two sets of rail road tracks along the rivers edge like the one in picture was still there . The rivers shore looks very familiar , I believe its the same one . It was used to make "Davis Rafts" a method of transporting logs before Bundled Booms and Log Barges were perfected .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) A crew of Fallers and Buckers posing at butt of large tree , man standing at top left of first picture is Andy Lingren .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) On back of 3rd picture is written March 1947 - Neva Rd. , If I'm not mistaken the Gentleman to the left looks to be Swan Neva in the prime of his life .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1947 Kenworth at Meads Cr.
Would that be a TL-5 snorkel? Gotta be a Washington at least.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Cat Logging 1948 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1923 General Shovel .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Over the years Swan had a number of Pit and Grade Shovels . General , P&H , Lorai n and American .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1933 GMC tandem and lowbed .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Though Swan Neva was in one way or another associated with the Forest Industry , he also ventured out in to the gravel hauling business. 4th picture is his father inlaw JT Jewula's truck . 5th picture is his son Gordy standing on his truck's hood .
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Cool pictures. Nothing like having a three digit phone number.
Great pictures CT! In post #50 3rd picture looks like a Skagit SJ4R. They seem to be using the snorkel to help throw the tongs in the pre grapple days. In Post #54 4th and 5th pictures look like a Marion model 21 Electric Shovel. They were the same as a steam shovel only they had a gen set and used Electric motors in place of the 3 steam engines (crowd, swing and hoist). Doug
I think your right on the Skagit , we used to do something very similar on a Washington TL 15 tong loader we had a pole off the end of the boom with a block on the end of it . We ran the "Strawline" out through the block and back to the Tong line using an open face shackle on the end of the Strawline , it would pull the Tong Line out passed the debris on the roadside to the "Right Away" logs . One time I pulled the Tong's out to a log , as I dropped the Tongs on the log , the Shackle had slid down the Tong Line pasted the "Eye Splice" . I had my hand on the "Splice" when the operator took the slack out of the Tong Line , the shackle slid up the line and pushed my finger into a "Jagger" which went through my finger . Try to signal the operator to slack the Strawline with one hand , when he can't see whats happening . Its funny now but it wasn't then . The picture of the Shovel is pretty dark , but it sounds like you know your shovel's .
The machine in post #50 in this thread certainly looks like an early Skagit, but when compared to the machine in post #14 in the "Northern California Logging" thread there are quite a few differences. The tower and boom are a lot different, as is the operators cab. This one is truck mounted and the other is either self propelled, or had to be towed from landing to landing. Perhaps someone here can comment further. I would post that picture for comparison, but that may not be appropriate in someone else's thread.
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan even took a job hauling lumber for WFI from Honeymoon Bay to Victoria over the Malahat .
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That is a lot of lumber on those single axle Dodge trucks, particularly the one photo with a unit of lumber loaded forward and partly over the cab.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan even tried his hand at Paving .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) In 1956 Swan purchased some new International Trucks and brought them home from factory .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan's 1st Mercury Super Duty tandem gravel truck .
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In the third picture there is a 1956 Ford gravel truck on the right. One quickly learns to use the grader berm to turn the front wheels when you are turning around because with no power steering it's a chore. By running the front wheels against the bank at the right angle it turns the wheel and takes a lot of work out of it for you. On the other hand one quickly learns to keep their thumbs out of the spokes of the steering wheel cause it's gonna hurt. Don't ask how I know other than both thumbs, same day!
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan's Shop
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Doing excavating work on Lake Cowichan Ice Arena 1969-1970 .
I love the chains over the units of lumber. cant get away with that now, the customer would pitch a fit to high heaven
Braden T. (S wan Neva) Excavating for Cowichan Lake Ice Arena
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Here's an unusual sight , this is the location that Logs were lifted out of the lake at Lake Cowichan and but on E&N rail cars to be hauled by rail road to a salt water dump at Ladysmith . And this is the log loader that lifted the logs out of the lake , rigged up with a "Clam Shell" to dredge the debris out of loading area .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture #6 Mercury tandem new Gordy , Swan on right standing in front of truck . 2nd Picture Swan's American Pit Shovel on an interesting lowbed .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan's first 2 trucks contracting for Crown Z 1st truck a Diamond T 2nd truck B-61 Mack , 205 Thermodine , 5+4 Quadbox . American Shovel with Heal Rack Attachment . Don Herd standing in front of MMack .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) First 4 pictures #9 an HD Hayes getting some TLC . 5th picture is #5 an HDX Hayes and #8 a P-16 Pacific .
When I was at Nitinat,#5 was driven by Don Johnsonof Cowichan Lake. Truck had a GM 6-110 with 5&4. Don left to go drive at Caycuse. Saw him at the Lake one day and he said that someone actually gets paid to change flat tires. He liked Swannie but loved BCFP.
In post #87; #5 in the last photo is the first truck I have seen with an I or H beam for a reach, was this common?
I don't know for sure when the Forest Industry switched from wooden reaches to steel reaches , some of the first HDX Hayes (mid 1950's) I'm sure came with wooden reaches . By the time I started in the woods (mid 1960's) though's same trucks had steel 'I" beam reaches . Just a guess , but making a steel "I" beam reach was probably an easy quick change over .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) on the back of 2nd picture is written , July 1974 rebuilt by Neva Contracting .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture is of the yard organizer , 2nd & 3rd pictures of an 848 Kenworth , 5 th picture is Gordy Neva behind the finger .
Al Lundgren Swan Neva loading his truck with his American loader at Nitinat Lake , thens Logging Truck dumping loads into Lake Cowichan Lake . Note the Yarding Grapples he' s using to get hold of big logs .
Al Lundgren Neva Contracting truck being dumped into Lake Cowichan .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Swan's 300 series American Pit Shovel .
Nice pictures.Alittle bit of every thing..Nice size Diamond T..
Braden T. (Swan Neva) The many use's Swan made of his Shovel's .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) A logging truck drivers worst night mare , Blk prince , could you fill us in on the events of the following pictures .
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Post 101 & 102 are pics of the collision between Contract truck and CZ Preload Pacific at CZ Nitinat. No death. Company driver was off for one year and did return but did not want yo drive. I have more pics on accidents and they walked away. Posted by good fellow which camptramp posted
Post. 95 Gordon Woodward was helper and Buster a Weir ran dump machine at CZ Nitinat and looks like Ed Gravelle as Neva driver.
The huge dent in that steering wheel may have occurred with some ancillary discomfort. Thank GOD no lives were lost.
Vigilant,if you were to go the site " logging accidents and they walked away" starting on page 22 post #318, the whole site is scenes of the crash with 2 trucks in each picture. Have a good day BP.
Thanks, BP. I remember seeing those photos when posted, but did not make the connection until just now. Did the driver of the Pacific bail out, or was he injured inside the cab? Did part of his body come into contact with the steering wheel to cause that unnerving bend?
The driver of Pacific stayed in truck.1 1/2 hrs to get him out. Most of the damage was done during impact but just as much was done loading scrap onto lowbed. We used log loader to get load off Kenworth then take them apart
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Looks like Swan bought a 599 American log loader , elevated cab , heal boom and snorkel .
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Braden T. (swan Neva) 1st & 2nd pictures , loading logs at Nitinat Lake . 3rd & 4th pictures yarding logs at CZ Nitinat Div.
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture March 1978 , American 599 log loader . 2nd - 4th picture's 2 weeks later April 15, 1978 , the end of 599 American and end of an era .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) The end of an era .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) A new addition to Neva Contracting a Cat 980 April 1981 .
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In Post 113-114. Swan had jumped off loader before it went over the bank. I had dropped him off the lowbed and by the time I got off the hill this had happened. He had scrapes and bruises but no serious injury.
Thanks for clearing that up. I was wondering if "end of an era" meant more than the machine died in that accident.
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture is the closing of Honeymoon Bay Saw Mill .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Dominion shovel Meades Creek .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture long time Neva employee Murray Yake
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 5th picture is Ed towing Don to the dump .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 2nd & 3rd pictures Gordon Neva and Mike Tuck going to Harrison Lake Winter 1977 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st & 2nd pictures logging on Spruce Flats Nitinat Lake . 3rd & 4th pictures look like there at Nitinat Lake at a lake side load out , there' s a BCFP HDX Hayes preloader parked on right .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) A disheartening moment . looks like truck broke down on road side and morons vandalized it .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) As the forest Industry changed , so did Neva Contracting , here Swan Neva' s logging trucks are parked at Ladysmith waiting for barge to take them to the Auction . March 1980
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) The start of Gordon Neva's shop Spring 1981 , Bill Robertson's crane truck .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture 966 before it went over bank 2nd -5th picture 966 after it went over bank April 24,1980 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Wrecked 966 being towed to be loaded on to lowbed May 10, 1980 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Swan Neva standing by an M & B American log loader at Franklin River . 2nd picture is Crown Z's Nitinat Shop at Old Camp 3 . 3rd picture is Meads Creek bridge washed out . 4th picture is a 3 drum Cat at Crown Z's Ladysmith Shop .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Looks like Swan bought a new International
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st & 2nd pictures Swan's D7 Cat . 3rd picture is Swan's first 966 Cat loader , Br. 12 CZ Nitinat .
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Bradeb T. (Swan Neva) Cleaning up at Meads Creek 1982 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) When the use of Helicopters became popular for lifting "Shake Bolts" out of old logged over areas in Cedar country , it was another opportunity for Swan & Gordy Neva , to haul them from the woods to town .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) This Neva truck got in trouble on a notorious sheet of ice (caused by a water spring in the middle of the road on a steep pitch) on TR 11 , Dec. 22, 1983 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Getting ready for Lake Cowichan's Lake Day's Parade June 1984 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) A new toy Febuary 1985 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Loading logs on Tony Green's property ,1st picture is Swan doing a spur of the moment thing . 2nd picture looks like Mike Tuck with sons Gordon & Braden in cab .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Winter January 1985 .
Sorry guy's Politician just called got me torque up and hit the wrong button .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Woss Lake Summer 1985
Braden T. (Swan Neva) The end of an era , the last of CZ Log Loader that was use to load logs out of Cowichan Lake on to rail cars for trip to Salt Water dump , before it was dismantled May 1985
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture looks like a Lake Days Parade . 2nd picture is a 1984 International parked along side a 1944 International 40 years difference .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 2nd picture to 4th picture Helicopter flying blocks on Sunshine Coast . 5th picture Duke Point Nanaimo .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Maiden voyage Salmon Arm 1984 .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture crushing rock for improvements to BCFP's Honeymoon Bay DLS summer 1986 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture April 15, 1989 tangled with Elk on Paldi Hill . 2nd - 3rd pictures hauling Buoys to Bamfield Coast Guard Station , Feb. 1989 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st - 2nd pictures Feb 1990 . 3rd picture Swan Neva home from a day at the "Office" July 29, 1990 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 2nd - 4th Pictures Longtree Mill 1990 . 5th picture back haul (Horseshoe Bay) .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 2nd - 4th pictures V I H Heli Logging with Russian Helicopter , in Gordon River area 1991 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 3rd picture Hilliars (Coombs) 1991 .
Somewhere in all these threads, I believe there is a photo of that same Transtar in Photo #2 or its sister,` in later years, probably sold off to a new owner.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 5th wheel broke , dumping load in road side ditch , at head end of Cowichan Lake Feb. 2 , 1992
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture is of load and trailer laying on its side at head of Cowichan Lake . 2nd picture is Gordon Neva under load fishing for something , my guess is he's trying to save cinches and wrapper's . 3rd picture hooking trailer up to Gordon Neva's truck . 4th picture is load on Gordon Neva's truck , Gordon Neva's truck is a really cool truck , the P510S pictured has a 3408 Cat in it . Some of the things Swan and Gordon pulled off are what legends are made of , a couple of things that stand out about Gordon is watching him turning around the "A" trailers he use to pull with his P510S Pacific in some of the tightest quarters to load up with shake bolts. And watching him take one of their old International Paystar 5000 gravel trucks equipped with a "Power divider" no lockers , up a steep hill empty , following a jerk in a logging truck with everything locked up churning up the road . Gordon walked the old gravel truck up the same hill and hardly turned over a pebble .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 3rd picture is the real Swan Neva a hard working hands on trucker . 4th picture should have been with loader over bank posted previously .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st - 2nd pictures loading shake bolts on trailer with Helicopter . 3rd picture Hauling Fir cants for Vince Callender from Fleet Cr. 5th picture Loading logs with Gordon Neva's machine by Youbou Mill .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Quenville's last load of shake bolts out of Sarita Dryland Sort . 2nd - 3rd pictures Motor went in Gordon Neva's 1980 P510S Pacific log truck, Swan Neva towing Gordon with Gravel truck , Braden Tuck in pickup on way to China Cr. DLS to unload it .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Braden Tuck in Swan's 1956 Ford tandem gravel truck after he restored it , in a Lake Cowichan Heritage Days Parade . 2nd picture Ken Schedel standing with Mary & Swan Neva in front of Hayes highway truck painted in Neva colours , not sure who own's it . 3rd picture not sure but I think its Mary & Swan Neva standing in front of 3 International Paystar 5000 gravel trucks and the 1956 Ford gravel truck .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Three last pictures from a photo Album of over 480 !
Braden T. (Swan Neva) These pictures involve a CZ P-16 Pacific & grapple yarder , CZ Nitinat Div., can you tell us about it Blk prince ?
I can. I did post somewhere but this was on a Saturday. Shop Boss and Tireman wanted to eliminate flat tires on lowbed. This bed had 16 tires. So they had a plan. Take 2 tires off and install 1 balloon tire. They did ask me about it. I said ok BUT only do it on inside set to try it. So come Saturday morning. I show up to movedGY and tires are on lowbed. 2 balloon tires on right side front and back. Not happy but Foreman says go. So coming downhill around corner and over a large N-head and outside tires roll off the rims. Go get line horse,pull lowbed back on her feet,move around the corner and unload GY. Monday morning in Manager's office,lots of finger pointing. Safety officer comes to conclusion I was going too fast. But first thing to be done is take tires off,never too be seen again. Then go pick up a rock drill and blow N-head. GY sits waiting and crew waits for move. I confronted Manager as to "going too fast"and his only reply was,go to work. End of story
Looks like it was pretty close to the point of laying down on it's side Blk prince. Amazing ho some people have all these great (not) ideas then disappear into the woodwork when something goes a bad.
Blk prince Although I have seen them before and also having driven low bed My nuts climb up inside me like they are retractable every time I look at them pictures You don't get any closer without some really memorable things taking place.!!! Well done-- As for the safety guy WELL there are lion tamers and lyin Bast##ds and I don't think he knew much about lions!
Hey Camptramp... For those that have inquired... I asked Gordon if he knew anymore info on this 1940 Hayes in post#37. He remembers gramps telling him about who owned this truck. But at this moment he cant remember the name. He thinks possibly it may of had something to do with Don Braithwaite? Or possibly his father. I think he said the dad had logging equipment or was in the industry?? ..Hope this might help
Welcome to HEF Pacific86 Any information on Swan Neva's life or trucks and equipment would be of interest to anyone who knew him , they just don't make characters like him anymore .
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On the outside of the bed,we had 4 pins welded. These were 10" high made of 4" round stock. They were 4' back from gooseneck and 4' ahead of front axle. Just a guide to keep GY straight as it broke over centre when loading. These helped to stop GY from sliding off. Jim,in the previous post there is one picture of us beside the bed on driver's. It was 60" off the ground. Thankfully it did end well
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Unloading barge for SureSpan Tofino 2001 , 3rd picture Lake Day's Parade June 1977 4th picture ( Photo by Dave Whiskin ) Logging Truck Parade May 21 , 2006 .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Loughborough Inlet June 1975 . 3rd picture is a familiar sight at any isolated logging camp on the West Coast of British Columbia . The "Cribbing" at the waters edge is to unload or load equipment on a barge . The float is to dock the Float Plane at , and was used for dropping off the camps Freight and Groceries by "Coast Ferries" a company that had a fleet of small coastal Freighters to deliver the freight to isolated Camps and Communities .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture is of the construction of the Honeymoon Bay DLS . 3rd picture is of a Pacific logging truck , with spare tires hanging from "Stakes" it looks like it is waiting for a barge to go to camp or has just returned by barge from camp . Also notice the "For Sale " sign in windshield .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Loughborough Inlet June 1975 . 2nd picture is an HD Hayes , that was formerly owned by Neva Contracting , owned at this time by D. Nimmo , who put the "Courtnay Heal Boom Loader" on it . I don't think he loaded that load with loader on truck , I think he cheated a little . 3rd & 4th pictures Looks like Swan Neva was doing a little yarding with his American loader before he lost it over the bank due to a run away .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture Rumour has it that Braden Tuck started hanging out with is Grandfather Swan Neva at very young age . Could the young Trucker standing on the front bumper be Braden Tuck ?
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st picture M & B Franklin River , new Challenger Log Truck . 2nd - 3rd pictures Northwest Hyd. Log Loader . 4th picture #6 1980 Pacific P510S load of "Dead Heads" for Youbou Mill .
Great work posting all the pics Camptramp! I will try to post if I know any other details into these pics as I get time.. This post #86 with the B61 mack. Last I heard it went to the guys in Alberni for parts about a year ago.
Braden T. (Swan Neva) The following pictures are Gordon Neva's Pacific Trucks . 1st picture 1974 Pacific P10 Dump . 2nd picture is #7 a Pacific P510S logging truck with a 4 bunk trailer at Sarita River . 3rd picture is #14 a Pacific P510S with tri axle trailer .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Gordon Neva Trucks 1st picture #9 1975 Hayes HD , #2 1972 Hayes HD . 2nd picture #2 1972 Hayes HD , #3 1958 Hayes HD . 3rd picture #3 1958 Hayes HD . 4th picture #2 1972 Hayes HD .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) Gordon Neva Trucks , 1st picture Bute Inlet 2007 Southgate River Camp 1981 Pacific log truck , 1975 Hayes dump truck , 1975 Dodge Welding truck . 2nd picture #9 Hayes HD Southgate Bute Inlet . 3rd picture 1981 P510S Pacific Southgate River M/L Bute Inlet .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) #9 HD Hayes dumping at CZ Nitinat Div. dump at head of Cowichan Lake .
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These trucks all went to Richies in the 80's, when things changed at crown nititnat. This was all before my time however, I always wondered what part of the coast they ended up. Digging through grandpas archives, i do have some information. HDX maybe you may know some other info on them???: #5 was a 1959 HayesHDX ser#9082039 32-80. Originally with a 6-110gm, later converted to a 350 cummins. #8 1965 P12Pacific ser#T6583 259.I was told this truck went to **** Nimmo at some point, and had a loader installed on it. Apparently its in mission area somewhere now? #9 1954 HD ser#4021511 20-70. Ended up with a 350 cummins, They kept the original engine, but i cant remember the problem with it? Grandpa never threw anything away... #11 1956KW 848. ser#63212. #12 1955KW cd848 ser#64451. (Blk Prince, you probably remember my dad, mike. he drove this quite abit.) #18 1963 HDX ser#3032413. I believe this one had a v12 gm. From what i was told, it was originally a Bill Neal truck from sooke??
First off Welcome to the site Braden, Thanks for letting Al post all these pictures I know you have managed to track down most of them through the family and friends It is a real testament to you and the Neva Family. There are a lot of people that come on here and although they don't say anything they for sure really enjoy just being able to see your family history through all these pictures. You are too modest Show some more of your Pacific I know at least one guy and his wife that would get VERY excited looking at it. As for info I have had this stuff set aside for you for the better part of a year. Will send them down with 31KW (Larry) at P&R so you can make arrangements to pick them up from him. Unit #9 1954 HD Hayes serial number 4021511 Off-set cab was originally sold to J Lakeburg Delivered March 1954 NHB-600 200 HP Cummins engine S/N 125283 Center dump manifold so it probably came straight up through the hood No muffler Main trans was a Fuller 4 speed and a Fuller aux 3 speed Timken SFD 4600 rear diffs 10:16 ratio 12:00X22 tires Unit number 5 1959 Hayes HDX S/N 9082039 Was sold to Grosskleg & Truman(seems to me the name is spelt wrong) Delivered Sept 1959 Came with a 6-110 GM engine s/n 6B-17917 Main Trans was a Fuller 5A1120 and a Spicer 8341-A aux trans SFD 46-40 rear ends 10:16 Ratio 12:00X24 tires Truck was painted "Pasture Yellow" at factory and finally Unit #18 1963 Hayes HDX s/n 3032413 sold new to Bill Neil Contracting , 242 Glenairlie Drive Victoria BC Delivered Jan 23/1963 Engine was a V8--350 Cummins s/n 336835 15 1/2 inch two plate clutch air assist on clutch Fuller 5A1120 main and a 8341A Spicer aux , Shuler front axle Timken SFD 46-40 rear diffs and 10:16 ratio and 12:00x24 tires She also came with the Thompson driveline retarder and heat exchanger Was painted Hayes ( Apache ) Yellow at factory. Sorry Braden but that is all I can help you with on the Hayes's but maybe 31 KW could jump in with the KW trucks. At least you know a little more now that an hour ago LOL Will PM you about line tickets OK Have a great day
Braden,welcome aboard. I do remember your Dad. He was at Nitinat for awhile then went wrenching at Shoal. Have not seen him in years. Hauled from Swan and hauled his machine. Also Gordie and Richard hauled with us. I was doing a walk along main drag in Ladysmith and a SHINY yello,green and white Mack caught my I. Very nice. Good friends with Cliff and Len Davis.
Post 212 is a puzzle. Two trucks stopped and no dust flying.Post 213,landing bucket was Frank Pierce,gone now. Called Swan his "mechanical wedge"
Braden T. (Swan Neva)
Braden T. (Swan Neva)
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Blk prince Was the other guy "Petrie"?
You know,you may be right. I had forgotten about him. Did you gather at Cameron this weekend? I am sitting in Bellingham,wife Ono a mission then we head for the border. Left Sat. For Crabfest in Port Angeles
No not this weekend Had to do other stuff due to tight schedules. Nothing we could do just out of time and so had to put it off for a couple weeks but it will happen before long. I am sure it is Petrie but maybe somebody else might know for sure
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Gordon Neva's Hayes Dump Truck .
Thanks a lot Steve, I will talk to Larry about that. Sounds great! Grandpa always had a camera and took a lot of pictures. However we should of asked more questions and wrote the stuff down, because we cant remember what some of them were!.. yes I have pictures of the pacific. Will get them posted soon
BP. no idea about 212 but I will ask Gordon. he may know since he's the one in it. Yes your right, you did see a new mack. Has a mack automatic 12 speed transmission. I bug cliff just about everyday.lol
Braden,what is Gordon doing these days. Any logs to haul? What about gravel end of things. Does family still have Swan's shop and property?
Pacific86,out for my walk today. Saw the shiny Mack. Is it staying on the highway or will it become a logger?
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) Gordon Neva's Pacific P510S .
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 1st & 2nd pictures Wheel broke off #1 pickup , long time Neva Contracting employee's Eddy Gravelle and Eddy Pepin hitch hiking a ride home on the Renfrew Rd. 3rd picture Wayne Smith , Eddy Pepin and Eddy Gravelle enjoying a picnic lunch . 4th picture Garbage Cr. rock pit , Eddy Pepin and Charlie Baxster building Heli landings 1997
Braden T. (Swan Neva) 3rd picture #20 a 1976 International . 4th & 5th pictures hauling fill for Heli landing Garbage Cr. Sept. 1997 .
BP, Gordon still works the gravel trucks on the TFL abit. Not a lot of work there anymore. He keeps himself busy, convinced him to fill in haul logs for us today on the pacific. I had Richard out the other day for the same.. I try to keep the older retired crowd from being bored once and awhile..lol. The shop and propertys are all still in the family, nothing has really changed too much. The mack will go wherever its needed. All of our tractors are standard, which is a pain for my brother to drive. He only has the one leg, so with the auto gravel truck as well as the tractor, he can move anything around as well.
Pacific86,thanks fore taking time to bring me up to speed on people and places. Hope you do well in this haywire industry
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First of all thanks for posting these pics, this is my favorite thread on the Internet, second are the steer tires really off the ground in the 3rd pic of 243? Been around a lot of log hauling and road building , never seen that before!
Post 244 under the dump machine was taken at Sarita Dump -- Dump machine was L04 with the live "A" frame
The front steering wheels are off the ground . Whats causing that to happen ? Probably a couple of things , could be the transition from level to steep hill , could be somebody forgot to release the compensator link on trailer hitch or a low sagging log sitting on trailer rider bars on tail frame on truck , preventing the tail frame from pivoting up as truck breaks over hill . Had the opposite happen one time , tandem truck pulling a triaxle " wagon " as I pulled up an adverse grade , I broke over the top , the rider bars on tail frame of truck lifted the load up off truck bunk and load slid back on to rider bars . Fortunately I wasn't far from loading sight , loader had to walk up and reload the load .
Braden T. (Swan Neva)
A bit of background on the 65 Pacific: Originally sold to Power & Eckert Logging Salvage Ltd., of Lake Cowichan, the truck was delivered on February 4th, 1965. It was a model RB-4640-E (The B might be something different, the ink is smudged on the line ticket), originally shipped with an NTC-350, it had an 8041-A main transmission and an 8341-D Auxiliary. I have the line tickets here and will scan them hopefully this weekend...
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Good stuff....Thanks for taking the time to post it...
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) First 2 pictures removing sand bars in Sutton Creek while creek bed dry in Summer Months IHC #27 , Hayes #22 . 3rd picture Removing gravel from Robertson River .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) 2nd & 3rd pictures Murray Yake operating Front End Loader .
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Braden T. (Swan Neva) January 21,1993
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IH lowbed truck and some Pacific and IH dump trucks, Summer 2014
Same 4 dump trucks - 2xPacific & 2xIHC
Glad I found this thread. My dads truck 6 is in picture 4. 1962 Kenworth, 262 Cummins, 6 & 4, 4640s, Carter rock box. First time seeing it in 20 years or so.
Braden Tuck , Tuck Bros. Contracting
Boulder Bill , Gordon Neva , Mesachie Lake .
Peter Mortensen Collection BCFP Caycuse Div. Neva Contracting gravel trucks paving Caycues Dryland Sort .