Participating in his third loader contest, B.J. (Billy) Coleman took the top prize in the Prentice Loader Championship during Expo Richmond 2010. Coleman’s Trophy Run time was 2 minutes, 27.10 seconds. Ben Hardwick, Francestown, NH, took second place with a time of 2 minutes, 27.93 seconds. Two weeks prior, Hardwick had won first place at the Prentice loader contest at the Northeast Forest Products Equipment Expo in Vermont. Brian Osborn, Waldorf, Md., finished third with a time of 2 minutes, 29.40 seconds. First, second and third place winners received cash prizes, trophies and Prentice Loader Championship jackets. The fourth and fifth place winners also received jackets. Carter Machinery Co., Inc., Salem, Va., provided a Prentice 2384 B-Series knuckleboom loader for the contest. Coleman works for his father’s company, Coleman Logging, Inc., in Concord, Va. He runs a crew and operates a Cat 559B knuckleboom loader. Left to right, flanked by Rich Planisek and Chip Burroughs with Caterp