Finding 1950 Built Pond Tug Russel Brothers

[@olfatskootch]

Highly informative, very entertaining, and the cutest lil tug ever...Gawd I love old boats

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Man! She is cute for sure!

[@dustinshuey1477]

This is the nicest made boat for its size that I have ever seen I I used to ride all Bronk boats when we're loading the barge with logs this remind me a lot of that

[@OutdoorRob]

Cool! Thanks Dustin!

[@Beau_T_McBoatface]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@OutdoorRob]

They are pretty cool little boats!

[@GrandadBaz]

Well she's watertight Rob. Nice tug for someone to restore

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! That's what I was thinking also when I saw all the water in it! It would make a nice little play tug for sure!

[@briangarrow448]

That looks similar to the one I worked on back in the 70's when I was on the log rafting crew for ITT Rayonier Pulp and Paper Company. When I tell my grandson that I ran all over the logs as we sorted them on the river he gets sooo excited. Caulk boots and pike poles and a strong back. And the ability to swim.

[@OutdoorRob]

Very cool! Thanks Brian!

[@easemailboxes]

What a great find! I would dearly love a project boat like this. So easily restorable (not diminishing the hard work required of course) Congrats! Going through your other videos to see if it was restored. Amazing it was left to sit there with no scrap metal salvage or vandels. If its not restored some goose will scrap it. Still in great condition... a good sand... bit of a grind....a few welds....So exciting.

[@easemailboxes]

I want to buy it if its still there.

[@OutdoorRob]

You'd have to contact McKenzie Forest Products in Hudson, ON. Good luck!

[@stephaneracicot791]

that motor looked like a 353 detroit diesel same as in the timberjack 230A or E series.realy realy strong motor you hear them from miles out.o the 353 detroit is onlu 3 cylinders massive cylinder though.good job again rob.

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Man!

[@ls6-ss413]

Haha that's a cool little machine... Looks like an old 4-71. That would be a cool river cruiser/solo fishing boat. Just me and my dog, a Detroit diesel some tunes and a six pack👍🏼😁.

[@OutdoorRob]

She would make a fun little boat for sure! Hopefully someone saves her.

[@geoffreyneish7999]

Wow, what a seriously cool find!! Just the size of her is quite unique!! I'm sure the road trip was worth it! 😉 Thanks for sharing your time Rob!! 😎

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Geoffrey! It was pretty cool to find, too bad it's so far up there, would cost a fortune to haul back here.

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

4:58 I'm sorry sir, but the windowless weren't a hint? 😅

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

What a nice pond tug, looks like somebody shot the little bugger, quite likely this tug earned it's keep back in the day Thanks for this Rob

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Man! Ya, I guess you still see quite a few of them out west working? Maybe someday I'll get back out there and see one!

[@SPUPRR]

Wish I could find one of these and bring it back to Alabama. Make a fun little river cruiser and overbuilt fishing boat.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Neat little boat. I hope it gets seaworthy again.

[@OutdoorRob]

Me, too! Hope someone buys her and restores her!

[@timmorris3056]

Great Find!!! Simple restore, drill a hole in the hull to drain the water, then go get a slideback tow truck with a 20 foot steel bed and a winch and you're on your way! A Volkswagen diesel 4cyl and auto trans is all you need. Hudson Marine, Seattle

[@OutdoorRob]

It would make a nice little play boat for sure! Thanks Tim!

[@Romans--bo7br]

Tim Morris... there is absolutely no way, if it were mine... that I would change out the series 71 Detroit for a VW... or, Any other engine for that matter. VW and many others could only dream of being as reliable as the old 2 cycle Detroits.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

@@Romans--bo7br you have that one right. The other issue where would they find a 5 to 1 marine gear to fit the VW? That Jimmy likely has 3 to 1 Twin-disk gear on it. If it was just a play around boat 30 to 40 hp would move it around up to hull speed. As a play boat it's not going to be running 8-10 hours a day for weeks on end.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

That's oil in the bilge. You can't go dumping it on the ground and so close to the water too. You want it a keep it a good clean habitat for plants animals and people too. A place where our children can one day take their own. And it is a gorgeous spot. I can tell the energy there is a good vibe You'd remediate that pumping into a tank or drum and dispose of properly. There's plenty of environmental services to take that off your hands. Just ask the guys at the logging camp what they do with their old oil It's prbly no more than 100 gals 375 litres. 2 drums should do it. It's not a big deal. Just a small step in a very big project. Axully I'd say that is the very first phase. The next step is thereal question is - transporting That's a long long way to drive a crane and trailer. But I'm not from there so I could be wrong She's close enough to the water to build a slipway and slide her in... we know she doesn't leak. Lol. Then tow her back to civilization. That would save a ton of bucks in fuel costs

[@timmorris3056]

@@tommypetraglia4688 We Never said to drain it onto the ground, typically if you don't have the pumps, then drill a hole in the hull, container below with funnel or a hose in the hole to a container. Takes five minutes to weld the hole shut. It takes longer to read your suggestion than to load the damn thing on a self loading slideback towtruck and out of there. This time you assume that a crane is needed. We've handled this type of recovery several times a year, this one would be simple. Kudos to you for your armchair warrior input though.... Have a Great day!😁👍

[@terryboyer1342]

Quite an advanced design for 1950. Even had a cup holder! 8:06

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! They thought of everything back then!

[@Dusty357]

A think the cup holder as you say, is for the starting handle to crank the engine over. Or at least the similar pushy tugs we have here in the UK the ones a worked on were all from the same era as yours, a worked on the river Tyne late 80's till about 1993. Take care Liam

[@terryboyer1342]

@@Dusty357 Thanks Liam! It was just a tongue in cheek attempt at humor on my part. Cheerio!

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

@@Dusty357 hey I would enjoy watching you hand crank that 4-71... it's not like a little Lister. 284 cubic inches putting out 135 hp at 2100 rpm.

[@Dusty357]

@Chris femmpaws, easy mate the is a decompression valve on the top you hold that down so you can hand crank her then you flick the decompression valve and then it's putputputputput and with a cloud of smoke. So yep really easy when you no how 😉

[@hillbilly4christ638]

What a find!

[@OutdoorRob]

She was a pretty cool find for sure!

[@tomthompson7400]

a day with a shot blaster and it would look a lot different , nice project there

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, it would be a nice little project for someone!

[@byrnejr]

That is slick unit. Thanks for sharing

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Kevin!

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

7:19 engine/tramy oil and rain water?

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

7:55 poor girl been there a while

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

10:28 that poor thing needs some major love, wonder if ther be w wasy to save that boat?

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya she's been there full of water for quite awhile. It's a long way to drive to on backroads but not far across the lake from Hudson, ON. I believe McKenzie Mill owned this one, don't know if they are still in business or how to contact them.

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

@@OutdoorRob ther must be an abandonemt or salvage clause fer things like this? I know here on the east coast, if a boat is lost or abandoned on the shore or water, there is a time frame in which the boat must be claimed (I think it's like 28-48 hours of abandonment or lost at sea) but I don't know if the lakes got that kinda thing, Still cool to think about taken that little tug around the bay

[@randyneil6161]

Bring it back to life

[@OutdoorRob]

Would love to but I have too many projects on the go and not enough money! LOL!

[@sawsolutionsinc]

looks like a great spot to camp.

[@sucapizda]

Owen Sound Ontario Canada. Awesome.

[@NickFortier]

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[@olivei2484]

She's cute. Worth the drive.

[@OutdoorRob]

It's a long, long drive! Was cool to see though!

[@TheConradChannel]

That boat is so cool we don’t have that kind of thing here in Ireland! I would love to have they just to mess around with

[@OutdoorRob]

Would make a cool little work boat or play boat!

[@TheConradChannel]

Outdoor Rob do you know how stable they are?

[@DougsMessyGarage]

@@TheConradChannel If memory serves me correctly (remembering the one used by Boise Cascade Canada in the 70s) they are not stable at all. I remember seeing one in the river here in Fort Frances, ON bobbing around like a weighted cork.

[@deepakgogoi5975]

Cropped up in my feed today. Interesting. If only the tug could talk of its glory days! The area looks totally uninhabited or perhaps abandoned.

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, it's an abandoned area...tug is still owned just not looked after. Lots of history in that small boat! Used to work at the Jackladder pond here at the Mill back in the 1950's!

[@TheMattc999]

Outdoor Rob do you know what is owned by and if they'd be willing to sell?

[@clutelmm]

The Marina I'm at just bought one. Looks like a winter project.

[@OutdoorRob]

Cool! Nice project!

[@theogdirkdiggler]

That sludge kept the vandals away from that engine its probably in excellent condition inside there after you drain/pump out that bilge. Cool explore!

[@theogdirkdiggler]

That's a terrible run on....

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, I would think the same, would be in great condition! Was a neat find!

[@TheFiveeagles]

I live in Owen Sound and remember them well...Russel brothers

[@OutdoorRob]

Cool!

[@lt1nut]

Thanks for sharing! Too many projects, not enough money, have truck but no trailer, and not sure I could explain it at the boarder w/o some very official-looking and legaleze papers in a thick file folder....

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! So true...all I need is another project! Thanks for watching!

[@DougsMessyGarage]

I remember seeing one of these little tugs pushing logs around in the river here in Fort Frances, ON for Boise Cascade Canada back in the late 70s or very early 80s. I think they called it the Jitterbug or something like that. The little tug would bob and weave through the logs moving them from the wood yard about a mile downstream to the log deck at the mill. Later, the little tug joined the larger Hallet (another Russel tug) and another tug I don't remember in their winter storage lot where they waited for a number of years to be sold off. The Hallet eventually was given to the Town as a museum attraction and they have it set up on the waterfront and usually have it open in the summer for tours. I do not know whatever became of the pond boat. I believe the third tug has recently returned to the Town and is undergoing a cleanup and will join the Hallet on the waterfront as an attraction. Russel Brothers has a significant history with Fort Frances. The company was started here and moved to Owen Sound about 1935 in an attempt to expand the business beyond the local logging tug market. I recall reading an old news article about them testing some sort of speed boat design in the river shortly before they moved south. It is interesting to see these pieces of history still kicking around.

[@OutdoorRob]

The 3rd tug that you mention is the Owandem, being restored for displaying near the Hallet. You might have also seen the OM 238 and OM 340 around that area also. Thanks for the story Doug, pretty cool!

[@DougsMessyGarage]

@@OutdoorRob Right you are Rob, the Owandem is the name of the tug being restored for display by the Hallet. I was trying to think of it before I had my morning coffee and couldn't quite come up with the name. There is another logging tug on the shore at Hoffman's Harbour (just east of Fort Frances), I will have to look at it sometime and see if it is maybe OM 238 or OM 340. Also I think I recall seeing a similar style tug in the back 40 at the George Armstrong Ltd property to the west of Fort Frances so it may also be one of the tugs you mention. It's interesting to see your efforts to track down these old Russel boats. Keep up the great work.

[@OutdoorRob]

Armstrong got rid of their old small gators, I bought one from them years ago and then sold it to a friend of mine. OM 340 went to Kingston, ON and I last saw OM 238 at a business in the area. I remember they had a bunch of old barges and boats in a bay before the causeway but that was cleaned up. If you do come across a tug, please feel free to message me a photo on Facebook, would be nice to see, even if it's not a Russel. Thanks and take care!

[@DougsMessyGarage]

@@OutdoorRob The tug in Hoffman's Harbour is probably OM 238 then as that could be described as "a bay before the Causeway". I will take a look at it in the next few days and let you know.

[@karlbuschtoolmaker]

Nice scouting rob.i live not far from there,my grandpa would have helped build that tug

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Karl!

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

The engine in this rig is a 4-71 Detroit, made by General Motors they make about 140 horsepower. By the size of the wheel under the stern she likely was fitted 3 to 1 reduction gear. The speed on the water would be aroung 5 knots pushing it hard. These were the forerunner to the Logbronc.

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Kriss!

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

@@OutdoorRob you are welcome. It's funny how that lake shore looks a lot like here on the West Coast all the way up to SE Alaska. I enjoyed the ride along.

Cooles Video 😁👌

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks!

[@kencouvillion2576]

I'd refurbish all the back to Texas...its perfect to put on Lake Travis in Austin

[@OutdoorRob]

Be a nice little play boat for sure!

[@CoinandRelicOntario]

That's a cool old tug. Tiny compared to the ones I see in the Welland canal, for what it was used for makes sense for it's size though. Wouldn't fit in your pickup eh??

[@olivei2484]

I was thinking a couple of log rollers a winch and low flatbed.

[@OutdoorRob]

CoinandRelicOntario she was used to push logs to the Jackladder at the Mill. The big tugs bring the log booms in and the little tug pushes them around up to the Jackladder, which is like a couple of chains with cleats on them. That grabs the log and moves it up to the mill.

[@douglasthompson2740]

We used to call them "log broncs" or" boom boats" (they worked around boomed in log rafts). All the ones I saw used Jimmy 6-71's. Yours looks a lot better as ours were used in salt water. Does make a huge difference.

[@BillTheTractorMan]

I would love to find a tug like that to fix up. They just don't exist here in central Minnesota!

[@OutdoorRob]

That's strange since they were so popular around here in Ontario and there were the old style steam powered barge/tugs working in Northern Minnesota way back when...maybe they logging stopped down there before these tugs became popular? You'd think there would be some tugs kicking around Northern Minnesota and they would make there way down to some Lakes or Rivers in Central Minnesota? This one's only about 600 miles from Central Minnesota...wink, wink!

[@BillTheTractorMan]

@@OutdoorRob They might be around but they would be lost iron at this point Scrappers would be all over them. Are these flat bottom? I would love to bring one home to be restored and play around on the lakes here. I'm also a member for Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, would be fun to bring it there.

[@OutdoorRob]

To bad You can't find one of the old Steam Driven Alligators...I've seen the remains of a couple but never an intact one and unfortunately the Steam Engines were gone!

[@glengullickson6538]

Any idea if any of those are for sale? Or plans? Enjoyed the video.

[@OutdoorRob]

I have no idea, you would have to contact the McKenzie Mill in Hudson, ON but I'm not sure it's even open anymore. Thanks Glen!

[@minix2971]

I want that tug.... I'm sure shipping would be a lot to ohio. But that is AWESOME!!!

[@OutdoorRob]

You can haul that thing with a half ton truck on a trailer that holds a couple tons...biggest thing would be getting it on the trailer. It's a cool little Tug for sure!

[@minix2971]

@@OutdoorRob What do you think Earl R. would be worth? And is it for sale?

[@OutdoorRob]

Everything is on it but the engine is flooded with gunk and would need some work...I would think around $3500 max but who knows what Buchanan would want. I believe all the stuff at that Mill owned is for sale. You could get in contact with McKenzie Forest Products Inc. 120 The Mill Rd, Hudson, ON P0V 1X0 807-582-3271 and maybe they can put you in contact with someone that knows.

[@minix2971]

@@OutdoorRob thanks I will contact them and see what's what.

[@1982MCI]

Matt G let us know if you end up getting it Matt. I’d love to follow its journey, especially if it’s headed to Ohio. I grew up in a tiny town called West Milton

[@willcojak9650]

looks like a 471.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

That it is.

[@d.b.2812]

And you didn't get it! That would be a fun project to restore, He in Texas I could use it all year around.

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, too many projects and not enough time...hopefully someone saves her!

[@jeremygush3342]

If I had the cash.....I'd buy it and ship it to Wellington NZ and fix her up.such a cute little boat

[@OutdoorRob]

Would make a nice little play boat for sure!

[@captlan3756]

Is it still sitting there? how much to ship to vancouver?

[@OutdoorRob]

Probably still there. It would be extremely expensive to ship to Vancouver...500kms cost us 3 grand to ship a boat.

[@captlan3756]

@@OutdoorRob yea kinda what i thinking. Too bad, hopefully somebody brings her back to life, Thanks for the response.

[@OutdoorRob]

No problem!

[@thomasleemullins4372]

I think that is neat.

[@OutdoorRob]

I thought it was pretty cool myself!

[@davebrittain9216]

Rob are you going to pick that up or no? Would be interesting seeing you retrieve it for starters then restore it. Seeing you drain it and load it up would certainly get some views! Can't be too many left around. Most went by the way of the cutting torch.

[@OutdoorRob]

Would love to get it but no money or time for it...too many projects on the go already!

[@davebrittain9216]

@@OutdoorRob Rob I know what you mean!

[@davebrittain9216]

@@OutdoorRob Oh just thought to ask what would something like that be worth?

[@bretteballantine2596]

should buy it

[@OutdoorRob]

Would love to but I have enough stuff to work on already! LOL! Hopefully someone buys her and fixes her up!

[@robertsnyder5149]

That's what we loggers call a "Boom Boat".

[@OutdoorRob]

Yep, she's got a lot of names depending on where You're from! Nice to see a Logger chime in, thanks Robert!

[@newdogatplay]

Well we know it ain't gonna leak out the bottom of it as it's full of. Bath water right now lol

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! Bath oils!

[@scotwoodz3787]

I’m glad I don’t know where it is... I know it’s probably in the description, but I can’t look. My last boat..............The “MissTake”

[@OutdoorRob]

It's a long, long, long drive from here on dirt roads! "Miss Take" is a good name!

[@Mercmad]

Having owned wooden old boats in the past,I know exactly why there is a hose in the aft compartment. You stick one end into the bilge,the other is below the hull level on the ground, you set a siphon running and let her drain out by herself. I'd say she has a leaky stern gland,which has gotten sealed again with grease and engine oil over the years. If she has been on the hard since the 60's I'd guess that the gland and shaft are probably stuck anyway.

[@OutdoorRob]

I don't think she's been used since the late 1990's...

[@FishingwithCristina]

I wonder if anyone could take that boat and fix it up

[@OutdoorRob]

You'd have to purchase it...I'm sure they wouldn't be asking too much for her!

[@bobg3034]

Thats a Detroit Diesel!

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

Yep 4-71 most likely with a Twin-Disk manual transmission. For the year likely Mil-surplus.

[@tristanludvig2396]

The engine is a 2 stroke detroit diesel, couldn't tell what model.

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Tristan! Ya, kinda hard to see the Engine very good.

[@johnsiders7819]

I’d say a 4-53 maybe a 4-71 ?

[@newjerseybill3521]

@@johnsiders7819 Definitely a very sad 4-71, the 53,s had a different style exhaust manifold.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

@@newjerseybill3521 the valve cover are also different. 53s have 1/4 inch screws around the lip, the 71s 92s and 110 have the center bolts.

[@newjerseybill3521]

@@krissfemmpaws1029 Yup, I forgot about that easy to identify difference.

[@WorldT]

u should picked that thing up and made a sister for the one you plan on restoring. Another project. Would totally be cool to make it water worthy again. Many good uses it could have,

[@OutdoorRob]

It's a little to far and would cost too much to get her...for me anyway. Maybe someone that has a trailer and a loader could purchase her and bring her back for cheaper! Pretty cool little boat anyway!

[@douglasstevenson9471]

I live in owen sound.know the slip where she was launched

[@barrycarlisle8206]

Would be cool to fix it up then dress up like Popeye and take it for a cruise on the lake. Lol

[@chevyjonesyflag]

What does something like that weigh?

[@OutdoorRob]

Only guessing but probably 2 tons...

[@applesucks2633]

What’s the deal with this? Get it out of there and restore it! Probably wouldn’t even cost all that much comparable to other vehicles

[@OutdoorRob]

Hopefully someone will buy her and restore her...we have too much as it is.

[@Krzysztof.Bielinski]

Super

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks!

[@СергейВиноградов-л2б]

Классный буксирчик?

[@OutdoorRob]

Это довольно крутой буксир наверняка!

[@hellishfire5689]

Is it abandoned?

[@OutdoorRob]

It's owned but abandoned in the sense that no one looks after it...

[@robertordewald8678]

Do you know the owner? Or is it a matter of picking up an abandoned boat?

[@OutdoorRob]

Owner is McKenzie Products in Hudson, ON I believe. Probably for sale.

[@robertordewald8678]

@@OutdoorRob Hi, I was getting excited until I used MapQuest, We are about 28 hours(1,500 Miles and about a bazillion Kilometers) apart. I am not up to a drive like that! I live in Staunton Va. 24401 USA and if I can ever help just let me know, Us Bob's have to stay together!

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! Ya, it's a little bit of a drive from here too but not as far as you!

[@robertordewald8678]

@@OutdoorRob If I leave now I can be at your house Saturday morning for breakfast, What are we having? Then I gotta sleep an hour then we can go on and pick up the boat.

[@OutdoorRob]

Might have a little issue getting thru the 3' of snow currently on the ground!

[@davesendit1348]

Looks like a good ol Detroit diesel to me!

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, I think she'd fire right up when drained!

[@Romans--bo7br]

Rob... is that little tug for sale, that you know of? I would prefer the 6-71 engine, but the 4-71 that's in "her" would be plenty of power for it, and if it was built in 1950, and I'm assuming it's the original engine... so it only has the 2V head... so there's Lots of room for more power if you wanted to really "play". Why would you drive all that way, especially on those back roads to see a neat old boat that you have no intention on buying.... other than to film it and tease us small tug (especially one that is GM Diesel/Detroit Diesel powered) lovers with it... lol : ) WHERE is It located? How did you know it was there... for sale ad?

[@OutdoorRob]

Probably for sale, I know they sold another tug they had. McKenzie Forest Products, Hudson, ON. Would make a cool little play boat!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Always sad to see a good boat up on the bank and abandoned.

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya, hopefully someone picks her up for restoration!

[@superdave6889]

i know just the right engine for that little beast if someone ever rescues her, Good old reliable Detroit Diesel 6/71, Scot trucks used to put them in their line of A2HD Semis that they used to manufacture. if the name scot trucks seems familiar, they were/are owned by Irving Oil, Irving commissioned them for logging operations and petroleum hauling.

[@OutdoorRob]

I have a funny feeling that that engine once drained would fire right up!

[@danielfouardlibertarianono8017]

Your mic has an irritating clicking. But that's one cool tug. Recon it was a log hauler back in the day.

[@OutdoorRob]

Ya the camera is on it's way out! Got a new one now. She pushed logs around at the Mills...Pond Tug!

[@jakepero3821]

Live in mi have a marine construction business use to have 2 of these text me back very interested about this boat need it for work

[@jakepero3821]

Have everything to make it Live an give it a new home working as it should if possible

[@OutdoorRob]

That's cool Jake! It's a long way north of Thunder Bay, ON. I believe the company that owned it was McKenzie Forest Products in Hudson, Ontario. Some info here www.companylisting.ca/Mckenzie_Forest_Products_Inc/default.aspx Best I can do, good luck.

[@jakepero3821]

@@OutdoorRob thank you very much appreciated thunder bay in lake superior or huron

[@OutdoorRob]

Lake Superior Ontario Canada...

[@kellybreen5526]

That is a tough little boat from a company with a proud history and a town that once was the "Liverpool of Canada" but now is dilapidated & full of empty factories. It deserves a better fate.

[@OutdoorRob]

I agree! Wish I had the money to rescue her, would be a cool little project!

[@georgerenton965]

When I was a young diesel apprentice I served my time at Cummins Ontario, in Etobicoke ( Toronto Canada ) the franchise formally was Cummins Eastern. They where originally Russell Brothers in Owen Sound Ontario. They where famous for building “ Ville “ tugs, about 30 ft long, their names all ended in Ville. Hodgeville comes to mind. They also built “ Glen “ tugs which where build for the Canadian Navy. They where about 80 feet long. Rolled like a pig. I sailed on the Jarrett McKiel, I believe it was the former Atomic. Anyway, Cummins Engine Company as a condition of the franchise made Russell Bro’s move shop from Owen Sound to the Toronto area to service the automotive segment, as they where no longer building tugs. A lot of the men who taught me had homes up around Grey County, would work through the week down in Toronto and go home to their farms on the weekend. I am surprised to see that 4-71 in there, I suspect she may have started life with a small bore NH 4 Cylinder Cummins. Most of those old engines the blocks where cast in Japan for use in Kamatsu construction equipment, or from the Cummins facility in Shotts Scotland. I may have seen this boat sitting at a logging outfit at the junction of Hwy 71 ( just south of Sault. Lookout, and the road that leads to Hudson, back in the 80’s when I used to unload cars at the trading post, as the rail underpass bypass wasn’t built yet, and I was too high to fit under the bridge. Shout out to Ray at Matson Motors ( GM) RIP by now ? As a former tugboat owner, I hope all of you who mentioned draining the slop out of the bilge wouldn’t just drain that mess onto the ground ?. The wheel on that boat was most likely cast at Kennedy Brothers who had a founders in Owen Sound next door to Russell Bro’s. I remember Fred Russell too. That 4-71 might be a “ Grey Marine “ marinized version. In that case it might have a Capitol Marine Gear. Thanks for your time. .

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Pump the oily bilge into a tank and take that to a used oil place. That's a long long way to drive a crane and trailer. But I'm not from there so I could be wrong She's close enough to the water to build a slipway and slide her in... we know she doesn't leak. Lol. Then tow her back to civilization. That would save a ton of bucks in fuel costs

[@эхоюгры]

Его нужно забрать в музей

[@OutdoorRob]

Получился бы хороший музейный экспонат. Спасибо чувак!

[@эхоюгры]

@@OutdoorRob 🤝

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

👍👍🇨🇦😀

[@OutdoorRob]

Thanks Man!

[@felixcat9318]

This would be great to buy and restore! Good project for someone that appreciates unusual vehicles and it shouldn't take too much time, money or space to work on and park once restored. It'd be a shame if it just sat there degraging, abused and unloved.

[@ewelinanajgebauer8862]

I have a name idea for this little tug 'russy'

[@OutdoorRob]

LOL! Good name!

[@stephenhunter70]

How about you take her home and restore her.

[@OutdoorRob]

Would be nice but too much on the plate already! LOL!