Hi Don,
So great to have found your site as I have been looking now since I retired end of 1995 for some of your Grandfathers old equipement and was giving up till the other day a contact put me on to your videos (so glad)
I worked for the Canadain National Railway here in Toronto and the last 9 years I operated 5 of our Letourneau machines on overseas containers and I loved operating them. When I can get some copies made to put in my computer I will send you some photos. get well soon so we can have more of the great videos to watch.

I love the loader video! I had heard about R.G.'s hatred of anything hydraulic. They were very unreliable during those days when they were still using leather seals. I agree, not suited for anything as heavy as a LeTourneau loader. I worked there during the very early 1980's (during the oil boom) when we were building lots of L-800 and a couple of L-1200 loaders. I was in awe of the size of the machines! I heard all about the "Hydraulics War" between Lloyd Molby and R.G. and couldn't get the concept of a LeTourneau loader that only used racks and pinions. Now, I see what they were talking about! Thanks for putting this film on line for everyone to see! I notice that the operator was not protected in a cage from the big boulders that were being loaded. This would scare me to death to operate!  The hydraulic line seemed much, much safer than the old one.

very nice videos glad to see you keeping history alive

Just uploaded the first of some new film transfers. Check it out.

I'm convalescing from knee replacement surgery and started working on some more film today. I should have a good batch of new transfers to upload by the end of the week. Some teasers ...... a tree stomper ...... log skidder in Panama .... tree crushers in Canadian snow ..... and more.

edwardo826 .... I have some photos (from slides) of some Tournarocker Dumps (only 3-4), but I'm hoping to run across some film of them in the archives. Message me your email and I'll send you some copies of the photos.

Kaklhara1979 ... there is one vid of an early wheel loader (front end loader), unless you are talking about something else. http://www.youtube.com/user/to­urnadude?feature=mhsn#p/u/42/H­ulrAIu2AbU

Stay tuned, more to come.

I love your videos / movies and I just discovered them today by accident. Really cool stuff here but I am looking for something you do not have as far as I can see .My 82 year old friend ran Turnarocker Dumps that dumped by bending in the middle with an electric winch so the tires almost touched each other. I am having trouble finding any info on them or even a picture and any help would make an old man very happy . Ed from Mission BC Canada

You aint go any movies of hes early wheel loaders ?

R.G. LeTourneau a man way ahead of his time ..... very impressive machines

@Virtunaut, I have some great photo's of Tournarockers, but no film yet. But then I have only been through maybe 20% of the film and a tiny fraction of the photos. RG pioneered so many of the machines we see today, it's amazing.

I used to keep a pair of logstackers running at a saw mill in Pilot Rock Oregon. I really like your stuff. Found more info in a half hour than I found on the whole internet in the last 5 years. Thanks a lot. JRay Pendleton Oregon