Post hole borer on Lour Estate , Forfar
Photograph courtesy of Leslie Phillip, Perth, showing a Jonsered saw with post hole borer attachment.
Note the line wire dispenser in the distance behind the post lying on the ground. The cross arms of the dispenser with upright pegs held the coil of wire securely as it rotated on the base plate when the wire was pulled out along the fence by hand.
Any detail of this borer tool attachment would be very welcome.
Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action
Group: Forestry in Action - 1908 pictures
6 Comments
This machine was a vast improvement on the heavy pinch bar for making post holes, that was until it struck a tree root then the operator was given a few spins around it before being thrown of his feet.
Comment left on 02 June 2015 at 13:38 by Leslie Phillip
The wire dispenser in the background was made by the local blacksmith the base is a metal land wheel from a Ransomes plough, this meant wire could be pulled over long distances by one person, a heavy stone was often placed on top to create drag as the weight of the roll of wire became lighter.
Comment left on 05 March 2016 at 20:56 by Leslie Phillip
Another photograph of the Jonsered post hole borer has been added as a PDF.
Can anyone remember if it was a 651 or a 751?
This was used on large fencing projects on Lour Estate in the 1960's. Comment left on 17 September 2016 at 08:15 by Norman Davidson
Can anyone remember if it was a 651 or a 751?
This was used on large fencing projects on Lour Estate in the 1960's. Comment left on 17 September 2016 at 08:15 by Norman Davidson
It is a Jonesereds 751.
Comment left on 15 February 2017 at 16:06 by
Note the flat top iron wheeled barrow in the distant background this was hand made by the head forester in the early 1950s to stand on to gain height when driving in the fence posts.
Comment left on 24 February 2018 at 18:04 by Leslie Phillip
Check out the old school house through the early morning haze in the top right of the PDF photo, this building was used for the local and Estate workers kids back in the very early days. It was demolished many years ago but was still around in the mid 1960s.
Comment left on 09 October 2024 at 16:22 by Leslie Phillip
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