Washington TL-5H on 4-axle Carrier by TheRustyGrapple

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The big Washington TL-5H hydraulic log loader. Less than 10 of these machines were built.

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Tom Pike		09-May-2013 02:09
My late Father, Charlie Pike, did the testing and evaluation of one of the first (possibly the first) prototype TL5H shovels, in about 1971, at the Weyco Vail camp. It was a love-hate relationship. He could see the future of hydraulic shovels, and welcomed it, but that machine was a maintenance nightmare. Especially hydraulic lines. Ran off a 6V-71 Detroit, and you could hear it a mile away. Humble beginnings for the shape of things to come. If only Washington Iron Works had survived.

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