Smalley Digger at Glenurquhart FC 51244
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.
This is a likely to have been a visit to see how the Smalley digger was coping with forestry draining conditions. At this period there were very few options in smaller and lower cost diggers that could work in local forests and carry out draining operations in some new planting areas as well in the increasing number of restocking sites. This version of the Smalley digger has skids rather than tracks and has to haul itself around by pulling or pushing with its bucket. It worked reasonably well on flat smooth ground but was less suitable on other rougher sites.
In the attached PDF there are other views and includes a couple of onlookers as well as a better view of the driver. Can anyone provide names and any information on the machine?
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, George Dey Forestry Collection, Other Vehicles and Machines