Report No 64 - The Lincol Ditch Cleaner
Two files containing about 65 Head Quarters Mechanical Development Committee Reports from 1950 to 1958 were saved from destruction by Jim Christie former Forestry Commission HQ, Plant Engineer. Jim, from Crook of Devon, has kindly made the reports available for scanning and entry onto this website. Please open the PDF to see this full report.
Report No 64 describes an endless chain type ditch cleaner that worked very well in the clay soils and coped with some roots and stones. It was designed for roadside ditch maintenance and as such it’s uses were limited to the edges of plantations rather than within. The Director (England) appeared to be very enthusiastic about this machines potential.
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