Forestry Memories

Extracting Timber by winch — Panmure Estate

Photograph courtesy of Leslie Phillip, Perth.
A Fordson Major with Igland 4000 winch fitted and driven by Neil Ross is hauling out trees from among a windblown section of Sitka spruce stand on Panmure Estate (Carnoustie) in the early 1980's.

Leslie recalls this tractor came from Dennis Smith sawmills (Cooper Angus) with a Boughton winch and anchors. The Boughton winch was removed and a double drum Igland winch fitted instead. Dennis Smith also had some timber lorries and had the contract for hauling the pulpwood.

Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Other Vehicles and Machines, Timber harvesters, processors, forwarders and cable cranes

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