1951 Log Truck demonstration by Vernon Wheeler

Vernon Wheeler demonstrating his 1951 side loading Dodge Log Truck. Vernon used this exact log truck as a teenager while helping his Dad. A few years ago Vernon tracked down this log truck and restored it to working order. The log truck can be seen at Wheelers Pancake House, Sugar Camp and Museums in McDonalds Corners, Ontario, Canada.
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[@ronsfarm103]

Very good video. Really enjoyed it. Lots of work to restore but well worth it

[@raystarky3896]

Great video! great workhorse Dodge!

[@farmingwithbron]

We had a cable loader on a 70s model C60. We called it the side loader lol, ran off the pto. Loved that ole truck and I would love to be able to track it down and buy it for a memory. Got dropped off in in for my eight grade field day with a load of 7x9 cross ties on it that I helped off bear that was being hauled to the sale. Loader wouldn’t lift some really big logs and we had a set of skids we would bolt to the top of the standards, we would then cable the log at each end and hook a chain in the middle of the cable, run the chains across the bunk to a vehicle on the other side and pull the log ups the skids onto the truck. Seems like we did everything the hardest way possible but that’s how my old man always did it and taught me to do the same. Makes me appreciate what I have now. Thank you for the video I thoroughly enjoyed watching.

[@michaellebrun685]

In the very early 1960's I worked with my father (in the summer) in the White Lake Ontario area. This exact type of log loader was used to load and deliver the logs to the small sawmill at Waba, just a few miles away.(Stewart's sawmill) The only difference was the trip picket design.That truck had what dad referred to as "suicide pickets." One man at each end had to insert the peavy hook into the release ring and pull at exactly the same moment to free each picket.If the timing was not right,the released load would swing left or right. These were all large white logs that were 12 and 16 feet long.Quite heavy when "green". Dangerous....but still a lot faster than loading with the decking line and a team of Percheron horses. Mr.Wheeler was correct....don't get killed....because you have to work tomorrow.

[@ozarkscarguy540]

Men grew bigger balls back when this truck was used.

[@leehilton9932]

Very cool old truck! Glad you were able to find it and get workin again.

[@topsaw]

Great truck, love that you went out and found it to restore it.

[@MichaelRHull-wy7wg]

I’ve heard of early loaders like that before I’m glad to see one restored and working. I used to help log in Wisconsin when I was much younger with my Grandpa. We always used the tractor to get them stacked up like that.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

My Grandfather rode the logs down the Penobscot River above Old Town. 😊

[@brianwalker1933]

Love these ol’ trucks, brings back many happy memories. I’m still out in the woods felling and cutting up firewood at age 67, will keep going, till l “drop”. I love this kind of work, keeps me fit & healthy. Thanks for sharing you’re video, l thoroughly enjoyed it. I have subscribed to you’re channel. All the best mate. Brian, from “down-under”...Australia. 😀👍👀

[@arfarms5711]

This was awesome my friend. I’m a logger and farmer from SC. My grandpa logged and had two sawmills, but I can barely remember them days bc I was a lil fella. I remember he had two trucks like that and my dad and uncles would tell me how dangerous they were. Glad I got to see one work

[@larrytaylor151]

Just love to watch old iron work Excellent video.

[@crazycoyote1738]

Great contraption!! And cool haircut grandpa!!

[@letsgobrandon136]

Somewhere there's an osha safety man watching this and his anxiety is through the roof

[@jackiesanders489]

here in the Ozarks of missouri in the 50's we never had anything that modern, we rolled big oak and hickory logs onto the truck with hickory sapling and cant hooks.

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

That’s very entertaining to watch. Love good ole trucks. Thanks for sharing!

[@fritopg285]

Beautiful Truck, thanks for sharing

[@davidsargood3228]

Awesome piece of history, thank you for sharing it.

[@robertordewald8678]

I sure do love those old Dodges!

[@michaelscafe2818]

Thanks for sharing. Wish there was more info out there on these side loaders. Can't seem to find many others sharing info on these. Seeing this makes me want to find or fabricate a side loader for one of my medium duty trucks. I love the simplicity of the design. Nowdays, everything seems to be getting more complicated than it needs with hydraulics and electronics. Something nice about a simple winch, cable, pto, and loading arm.

[@JohnWhite-si4xc]

That is so good to see again how it was done like my great and grandfather did I do remember those days like it was yesterday we had an old ford and chevy truck

[@richardjulian9263]

I'd like to see more of this. Especially the winch in detail and the trip side mechanism.

[@09vrodz]

awesome video

[@alanmagee1207]

HAD A TRUCK LIKE THAT IN 1966. MOVED ALOT OF WOOD.

[@davidthurmond339]

What sucked is when u thowed them plum over the other side been there done that

[@WILSON.1]

Wow, I’m surprised the truck stays so stable when the logs are going up. Glorious truck. I wish I had something like that.

[@flamecranium7787]

That thing looks dangerous as hell!! I want to do it!!

[@MLDIYSH]

Simple setup yet works well and very efficient. Can slip right next to the logs and load em up instead of using a log arch.

[@gordoncorey8023]

This is sweet to see 😀👍

[@oldmaninthewood6514]

good truck

[@quintenpuckett3399]

I like that truck Sir

[@justinweaver1813]

Love ot thank u 4 lookn 4 ur dads truck an fixn it 2 use great

[@coburnlowman]

Man I'd love to have that set of loaders on a truck now. Talking about getting a winters worth of fire wood together.

[@daveboyt6810]

Thanks for the video! Good teamwork with the cant hook & peavey. Unloading looks like the most dangerous part. Ever consider a side dump bed?

[@davidswimsr.8343]

Excellent. Simple.

[@makmak151515]

Tough lookin devil. Bet he’s tough as nails

[@bradboseman7370]

Like the viedo although i do have a few qustions about the set up on the rigging

[@bsquaredcarpentryllc7603]

Hello mr. Wheeler l was wondering if you could tell me how the trips on the drivers side are set up. I like the way that work and would like to use it on my set up. Thank you

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

I gotta wonder what a 2020 truck would be, that would replicate your trucks abilities. And would it be up to the task in 50 years?

[@victorriceroni8455]

What a treasure.👍

[@davidsawmandave8731]

Ahhh the sounds of steam and gas shows

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

Awe come on when you took those sides off you were supposed to cut the wheel the whole way to the right and dump the clutch...lol Awesome truck and video.

[@tyronerautahi9705]

I’ve cut up on the skid but that’s another level of dangerous.

[@richixfast8410]

What model is that dodge truck?

[@bigpaul5589]

That hard work me my dad used to use a tractor and a boom and load logs on a 30 foot gooseneck trailer witch we had set up so over head cranes in the mill could unload it dad would pull the logs to the landing and load them mom would thin take my Dooley and gooseneck trailer and take the load to the mill I had it set up to were it had big straps to tie the load down I was the guy cutting down and limb and cutting down with a chain saw we would cut small tracks of timber 5 acres or less we got tied in with a timber company and they had more small tracks of timber than you could shake a stick at last was hard work but the money was great our cost per load was around 60 bucks the load would make any where from 400 dollars to 700 dollars a load depending on how much and what size and kind of wood I'm mid 40s and man if I could get back in to that again but you can't find people that will work a y more the younger generation don't have a clue what work is looks good old truck working thanks for sharing God bless you

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

Dam Old Dodge

[@thomaspersson688]

👏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@nicholasoliver4128]

He kinda let's the other guy do the work

[@nicholasoliver4128]

Whats this all aboot ??!!

[@chrismanning1746]

I have no clue

[@alexroberts6359]

Love it, but you’d get wrecked unloading that hog

[@davidthurmond339]

Old side loader nobody young would even know how to use one anymore

[@nathanduckeorth806]

Need a paint job instead of red primer on the old girl!