Cuthbertson Turf Cutting Plough - Twiglees Forest
Forestry Commission copyright images of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. Nil ref No.
One of a series of 10 photographs showing a cut turf producing plough being demonstrated at Twiglees Forest west of Lockerbie. This twin furrow plough produced a furrow either side of the drain but as it had an additional turf cutting wheel mechanism fixed on the frame the lines of turf were cut into 30 inch segments.
This photograph details: ‘No Number. In the background the slope has been drained by Cuthbertson Turf Cutting Plough and the turfs have been spread out.’
This is a closer view of some of the trial observers, Can any be named? Not certain if the turfs had been hand spread in this area but spacing looks a bit haphazard and the turfs are grassy side up.
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