Timber forwarding in Morayshire
Photograph courtesy of David Foot, Surrey.
The photograph shows and unusual piece of forwarding kit namely a trailer with an adjusting floor level. Note the hydraulic rams activated from the agricultural tractor and, just visible, the top of an A frame which could be a James Jones Highland 3000/1 single drum winch. The trailer is very well constructed and could also have been made by James Jones at their Larbert Works. Can anyone confirm?
The logs, it is assumed, were hauled on when the rear of the trailer was at ground level and the logs simply slid on up to the head board when pulled on by the winch. The metal arm at the rear with snatch block allowed logs to be pulled in from the side to the rear of the trailer.
It is thought that this could be Monaughty forest but could also have been used at Speymouth Forest to service their timber conversion depot. Can anyone confirm?
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Northeast Scotland , Other Vehicles and Machines, Timber harvesters, processors, forwarders and cable cranes