Twin tine ploughing Upper Nithsdale
Forestry Commission copyright image of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. Nil ref No
Series of photographs taken in Feb 1974 by Mike Long (District Officer) who was a keen advocate of the twin tine with ball and chain attachment. His notes indicate that this was a twin tine with a mouldboard on one only of the tines. The tines had short or standard socks but a fishtail (or small wings) was added to the mouldboard tine sock and a ball and chain fixed to the rear of the other tine.
Note that this is a double beam plough with a tine on each beam and fitted to a specially widened plough carriage. He does write another location name which may be something like ‘Clennies’ or ‘Clenries’
The type of tractor registration number SMV248F and the name of the driver are not indicated. Can anyone help here?
The PDF shows the other black and white photographs of the plough, the driver and the ball and chain attachment.
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Groups: Forest Research, Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines