Machinery demo at Blackbushe Estate - may be Hampshire not Edinburgh

Date Added: 27 February 2018 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1958 Picture No: 3955

Photograph is courtesy and copyright of Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Roslin, and provided with help from Glen Brearley. FR Photo number No A1875/6 taken by T K Wood.

‘Clearing of derelict ground at Blackbushe Estate, Edinburgh. The Fleco grubber removing gorse etc by the roots.

The Fleco made by Stutley is attached to a Caterpillar tractor (Model?) but unfortunately the bottom edge of the grubber is not visible but assume it is a row of heavy spikes or prongs rather than a solid edge. The open system of metal spars on the blade would help to sift the soil out from the debris in due course.

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The tractor is a Caterpillar D4 with an HT-4 Traxcavator loader attachment - before Cat built the machines as a complete integrated unit like the later 931, 955, 977 etc. Comment left on 23 March 2018 at 10:05 by David Shearer

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