LOGGER INTERVIEW #42 MARK "LOUIE'' LABON . "I DID 40 LOADS A DAY WITH THE 235C"

[@DHRDarren]

Absolutely the best loading operator we have had, very thankful to have him & work alongside him. He is greatly appreciated.

[@allanwirkkala5689]

Louie is a great operator , what a character ,he's a great asset to a logging crew,and I know Louie ,the years are catching up with us darnet ,

[@govtfunded]

I was that little kid playing in the undercarriage dirt on break, and the sound of those winches gives me goose bumps, in a good way. Wrench turning for the utility pays the bills but I do miss being in the woods.

[@BandAid350z]

“An old man in a young man’s profession is someone you should talk with.” As a green feller and two combat tours, I always make time to talk with the grey beards. They hold a wealth of info that can’t be paid for.

[@ddnw2000]

I hauled for Louie off and on years ago, good guy to work with and fun to be around!

[@thedailylogger1045]

Really well done video, thanks for putting it together. There's a wealth of experience in professional operators like Mark. We need more young guys to fill in the ranks and be able to learn from those of us who are doing the work now 'cause we're all going a little grey around the edges. Appreciate the work you put into these videos.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Well said!

[@0ngear.]

10:38-11:05 Very valuable, and well put words. Cheers from Vancouver Island.

[@wlogue]

Good one D.B. thanks Mark.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Northwoods208]

I know Louie, we worked out of the same logging camp on POW

[@jacobedkins1997]

Safety in the woods very high priority.

[@rono4723]

No suprise Pete Papac had a awesome smooth old shovel. I remember from an old Loggers World interview, Catipiller used him as a west coast guinea pig developing hydraulic shovels. Papac pioneered shovel logging. One of the 1st, if not the 1st to put shovels in the brush.

[@randalnethery22]

Great interview, Daniel! Thanks!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CostaRicaMan100]

Great interview and interesting how he got involved in business. Greetings to everyone!

[@tttco]

Thanks for sharing

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

My pleasure

[@jacobmiller5834]

I really enjoy the interviews. Always been interested in logging. The only time I've filled out a job application was for choker setter and didn't get the job either time. I went to work with my dad electrical contracting and still at it 23 years later.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I’m glad you Got the electrical contracting gig, it is steady and reliable.

[@GaryLX870D]

235👍

[@ryanstewart1521]

Looks like ya got a couple future loggers in the background there working on that shovel.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

yeah Ryan they love to watch logging equipment work .

[@DHRDarren]

I need the address of the boy cleaning the tracks, he needs a hat!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

haha i got the big boy and little boy out there cleaning ! they were working the outsides after the inner track frames were done. They definately like projects like their father

[@skadill]

Great video!

[@richardharris9552]

I love the little trac cleaners in the back ground!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

yeah my boys came out and watched the action, got some work done for Louie as well haha.

[@jacobedkins1997]

I'm actually in the middle of training to become a logger on Vancouver Island

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

oh wow too cool. what are you going to be doing once your training is finished ?

[@jacobedkins1997]

@@DanielBoonesloggingvideos Hopefully working out in the setting as a chaser

[@jacobedkins1997]

Hopefully they had good food

[@gumbi8989]

What is “runnin shovel?” I hear it often.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

the term refers to running a log loader

[@jacobedkins1997]

No high vis out there?

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Naw we are pretty lax about that unless it’s the chaser or skidee, then they gotta have high viz. other side of the loader we’d be wearing hard hats as well.