Extracting timber with Highland Bear at Altsaigh
Photograph courtesy of Jim Pratt and photographer Graham Whistler FBIPP FRPS.
Highland Bear belonging to James Jones driven by Willie Bell shifting long Douglas fir poles along the forest road at Altsigh, Inchnacardoch Forest. Note the extended chassis on the trailer to cope with the long poles.
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Fort Augustus, Large tree harvesting - Great Glen, Other Vehicles and Machines
Group: Forestry in Action - 1908 pictures
3 Comments
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Comment left on 15 September 2016 at 19:00 by
Glad you enjoyed seeing the photographs. Did you drive this machine? I know it was made by James Jones but wondered if it was owned by the Forestry Commission at this time. The registration number FSF839X seems to indicate it was a FC machine.
Comment left on 16 September 2016 at 08:15 by Norman Davidson
Yes - it was the Forestry Commission that owned it.
Comment left on 15 January 2017 at 20:17 by William Bell
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