G J Sole, Heli logging, hauling out the Rimu logs early 1990s New Zealand.

Some classic New Zealand logging from the Peter Cleaver collection. G J Sole from Waitara, Taranaki region, New Zealand early 1990s. Footage of the big helicopter lifting out the Rimu logs to the trucks to cart out, Inland SH43 Taranaki Putikituna Rd around 1993. Copyright Peter Cleaver

[@claytonhaakma3186]

That is gold, old father will allways be the logging legend in Taranaki

[@rodjones482]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing. FV315 and a T line. Classic stuff!

[@wclearwater1]

very cool old video, thanks for sharing...

[@stihl0903]

Very good Video.

[@andrewharre5553]

Great video from Opotiki

[@Chris.Davies]

Criminal that we are not still heli-logging the Coast in a coordinated and sustainable way.
RIP Best Coast: When coal is banned, all you'll have left is a few dairy cows to milk, and tourism. :(

[@thomaskatene7475]

i was working at the patea dam site in the 90s when they helli log out of the back of the lake ., massive natives came out graeme carted it out big climb out of there, great history here be great to see if there was a video when they were there at patea, big russian chopper could here coming up the valley miless away.

[@jameshickey1782]

Legends

[@peterscandlyn]

Now that IS the back of nowhere. Wicked stuff. Tap-dancing Payloader/Michigan, vodka drinking MIL chopper. How things got done. Didn't catch the name of the railway yard - does that line exist today please? Kind of doubt it. Thanks to you and Peter for sharing - I'll take more if it exists :-)

[@willbishoptrucksnewzealand3826]

Ill see if i can find out about that rail yard Peter. Inland Taranaki is a great place search up the Forgotten Highway

[@peterscandlyn]

@@willbishoptrucksnewzealand3826 Be great Will, I was looking in that direction but no luck.

[@claytonhaakma3186]

Its the Whangamomona rail yard, the yard is still there but the line has been closed for years

[@peterscandlyn]

@@claytonhaakma3186 Good on you Clayton. Thanks for that.

[@davidforbes6250]

Unreal ! ! !

[@berkieberkie5626]

Whangamomona te wera. Rail service long gone.

[@merledoughty5787]

was the helicopter the Russian heavy lift jobs from Taupo, I saw those choppers with Alan beck some years ago at the Taupo airfield, The story Alan told us was that the pilots would lift heavy logs down Westland and wind the throttles up past where they should be and in a couple of events the rotor blades folded up dropping both chopper and load

[@leandroleandro2319]

Cadê mais vídeos mano não para não cara seus vídeos são os top.

[@phil1250]

Really pushing the loader

[@jameshickey1782]

Wicked

[@Anymous9368]

when do you think you'll be back with some more videos.

[@willbishoptrucksnewzealand3826]

Hopefully soon thanks

[@Anymous9368]

@@willbishoptrucksnewzealand3826 looking forward to it.

[@abid6688]

Please upload new video

[@StreetCats666]

Брёвна вертолетом таскают? А это точно самый дешевый способ?