Kockums 84-35 forwarder Tentsmuir Forest
Photograph courtesy of Will Anderson who was a Trainee forester in North East Fife prior to going to Newton Rigg in 1986.
His photograph shows a large Kockums 84-35 forwarder working in clearfell at Tentsmuir Forest. Unfortunately the FC number cannot be read in the image. This machine is a larger version of the lighter 84-31 forwarder.
Can anyone identify the machine and any of its drivers?
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6 Comments
Can't remember the FC no but the operator was Jock Smith.
Comment left on 13 November 2012 at 20:31 by Graham Miller
Not sure about it, but if it is the same Jock Smith I was in the chainsaw squad with him and Jimmy Swan (also Graham ?). I can't remember his surname but I thought the forwarder operator was Roddy?
Comment left on 05 April 2013 at 22:50 by Will Anderson
Yeah Roddy was the operator for a while Will, but he left and when I started with the FC, Jock was the operator. He then when on to operate a harvester and Jimmy Swan also become an operator. Roddy came back to the FC to operate a thinnings harvester in Aberfoyle until they done away with it. Can't remember Roddy's surname either.
Comment left on 07 April 2013 at 18:08 by Graham Miller
Cheers Graham, That answers it.
Comment left on 08 April 2013 at 20:45 by Will Anderson
Graham Paul was the other cutter. I went on this machine 1984, Jock drove it sometime after that before it was put to grass.
Comment left on 25 August 2015 at 21:57 by Jimmy Swan
Roddy Macmillan the operator by any chance?
Comment left on 10 April 2019 at 22:57 by Tom Fyffe
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