Operator of Falstone Tractor at South Strome
The photograph is courtesy of the family of George Dey. George took many forestry photographs in his forestry career and many are now shown on this web site. Check under ‘Groups’ and George Dey Collection.
The man standing on top of the heap of pulp wood is thought to be the operator of the Falstone skidder tractor in the previous image. Can anyone name the man and confirm if he was the tractor operator?
Interesting to see him holding a ‘Pickeroon’ with which he can stick into and lift the ends of the pulp wood. He is wearing a chainsaw belt which has a tape measure hooked on and it is possible that he is the person who cross cuts the trees as they are brought to roadside and stacks the cut products.
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