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Logan Wins Loader Competition Using Barko 295ML Magnum

Cambridge, Ohio – Adding his name to a long list of proud winners in the forestry industry, Jerry Logan of Art Saylor Logging won the 2007 Paul Bunyan Show™ Loader Competition on Saturday, October 6, 2007, using a Barko 295ML Magnum. With a final score of 88.766 points, Logan walked away with $700 total in cash prizes thanks to his operating skills and the Barko 295ML Magnum loader.

Held at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Ohio, the Log Loader Competition is part of the larger Paul Bunyan Show held each year by the Ohio Forestry Association (OFA). According to OFA, “the purpose of the competition is to demonstrate the speed and efficiency of a hydraulic log loader and the professional individuals who operate them.” Contestants have the choice of using a Tigercat, John Deere, Hood, Prentice or Barko loader for the event, where each operator must move a series of logs from a designated area near their loader, load them into a log bunk, then unload the logs back to the designated area on the ground. Each individual has a total of six minutes to complete their task, and points are deducted from 100 total possible for time consumed, failure to abide by safety regulations, and improper log stacking, just to name a few.

Logan was awarded $500 from the Paul Bunyan Show and an additional $200 from Baker & Sons Equipment located in Lewisville, Ohio. Baker & Sons supplied the winning Barko 295ML loader for the competition, and is also Barko’s newest forestry dealer exclusively for Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, and western counties in West Virginia.

The winning Barko 295ML Magnum comes standard with a powerful 173 hp diesel engine, a 30 ft. horizontal and 37 ft. vertical boom reach, proprietary load sensing hydraulics system, and a maximum lift capacity of 19,960 lbs. Using less fuel than competing products, the Barko 295ML Magnum delivers the lowest cost of ownership and helps increase work productivity, all while having the capacity of delivering up to 25 percent more loads per day.

Jerry Logan operating the winning Barko 295ML Magnum Loader.

Jerry receiving his reward (from left to right: Dan Stay (Regional Sales Manager NE, Barko); Greg Baker (Baker & Sons); Jerry Logan, Richard Bloom (Director of North American Sales – Barko)