those are great Cliff. . .Thank you to all of you. I think I can come up with a pretty cool rendition without to much trouble.
I just got done making a new boiler and frame that does not have the extended fire box. Both for the 2 and 3 drum versions. It is cylindrical like this one. So it will be perfect for that application.
Perhaps you need to visit Cass, first??? 
its on my bucket list. The wife and I do want to take a fall vacation to the NE
I think I can see it in Cliffâs pictures but want to ask anyways. Is this basically three different hoisting engines using one boiler? The way the Willamette catalog describes it and the way it looks in the photos is that there are three separate hoisting engines/drum arraignments that then all share a single boiler. If so then this will be a cinch to make. All I basically will have to do is take the new smaller boiler frame and make it one for the back. Chop the boiler off and then use that for the front two.
My 2-cylinder cost about $1K, which is about right for the used ones.
I donât think I would ever classify Cass, West Virginia as part of the NE - whether thatâs New England OR the North East! Be advised thereâs not much around. Since you cook though, you MIGHT think about staying in the housesâŚyou WILL rattle around, as they sleep 12 (or more!), but at least they have a full kitchen.
Sorry, gotta do itâŚThatâs my dream logger! Iâm thinking the spark plugs are probably like a 3.75" socket or 95.25mm for the Euro guys.
You will be close so if it pans out look me up as you know you/family are welcome here !
No thatâs not the NE for some reason I was thinking it was in the North. Oops
Moving right along. So keeping a step ahead of Mike. . .he is starting the test prints for the Dolbeer logging engine and I have started the third installment in the series. A unloading engine.
Mike already has the frame of a car he has built other stuff off of. So using that as my starting platform and using existing or modified parts from the yarder this is the beginning of my version.
I am assuming these unloading engines were used for all sorts of things and like a hoisting engine not specific to logging. But for my purpose I will make log grappling tongs as would have or could have been used at a saw mill for unloading the log cars. Mike I am sure will market it just as an unloading engine for whomever wants to use it for whatever.
This reminds me that I really should get a resin printer. I have a couple projects in mind that my filament printers wont be able to print correctlyâŚ
What is that monster that sits over the tracks and empty log cars are slid under to be loaded ? Is that next ?
McGriffit Log Loader.
And here I am thinking I need to buy a filament printer so I can print the big pieces. They really are almost different beasts for different purposes. Nothing beats these new high resolution resin printers for detail. But they are limited in sizes and big pieces do tend to warp and it isnât as strong as filament.
Thatâs why I have both. I started with the filament but soon found that for detail parts, resin would be a better fit. The two technologies really compliment one another.
Yep, same here.
I think I know someone with a 7.5 super detailed Dash 9 in UP Rio Grande heritage paint that can be had for a measly $16K 
after the Shay Sticker shock
So the Dolbeer logging engine is done and ready for production. Mike will be offering the 20.3 version very soon.
That looks awesome, Devon. I like the water barrels, they give it a little more character than the standard water tank.
The water barrels and the skids are Mikeâs addition. I like the barrels instead of a tank on this smaller engine. Just feels more right
