Hough Paylogger at Inshriach Forest
Photograph courtesy of Jim McIntyre
This photograph was taken at Inshriach Forest 1967 on day one of the trial of the Paylogger on a clearfell site. The site was Scots pine planted 1n 1900. The Hough Paylogger which was on trial with a Work Study team from the New Forest.
The people in the picture are:
1: Charlie Parker W/S forester
2: George Cameron trainee driver
3: Name?? , Regular driver from the New Forest.
George Cameron was the operator at time of the overturn but fortunately there were no injuries.
The Hough Paylogger was a large American articulated tractor which had an on board winch or winches whose ropes ran over a raised boom fixed to the very back of the machine. When dragging a load of trees this raised the heavy load of log butts clear of the ground but could make the machine a bit unstable in certain situations. Check the PDF for another view of the upturned machine.
A Hough Paylogger was used at Inverliever Forest in the clear up operations following the devastating 1968 windblow. It was operated by John Dodds from Leanachan Forest. Can anyone confirm if this was the same machine? Any stories and photographs of the 1968 windblow?
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