Ratagan Forest Forwarder

Date Added: 26 January 2015 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1980 Picture No: 2812

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.

No information other than location and year but features a 4 x 4 County Tractor with hydraulic crane conversion hauling a 4 wheeled bogie with side pins.

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Groups: Forestry Areas, George Dey Forestry Collection, Timber harvesters, processors, forwarders and cable cranes

4 Comments

This is a Chieftain Forge of Bathgate built County forwarder with Wartsilla crane and their 'Trysil' forwarding trailer. Comment left on 21 May 2015 at 22:34 by David Shearer

Beautiful. I don't know how many were made. My friend owned one in the 80s and I am restoring one currently. Comment left on 23 October 2015 at 23:30 by Berry

There were about 12 -15 made in all the majority were fitter with Fiskars F5000’s. The majority were also sold to the Forestry Commission. It’s good to see photos of these again. I worked for Chieftain Forge Comment left on 29 January 2021 at 10:50 by JimFindlay

Jim - Good to see your comment. Any photographs of the Chieftain Forge works and workers for this website would be a real bonus!
Norman info@forestry-memories.org.uk Comment left on 29 January 2021 at 11:28 by Norman Davidson

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