Skidding above Glentress Forest Camp

Date Added: 14 August 2018 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1974 Picture No: 4154

The photographs are courtesy of Stuart Mitchell, Peebles area, who formerly worked at Glentress Forest.

As yet un-named Glentress skidder operator working in a Scots pine thinning site above the former camp using as the main power unit a Mercedes Highlander Unimog to drag the timber probably to the 1st quarry.

This Unimog has been especially kitted with some rollover and falling tree protection but all a bit light by today’s standards! The vehicle registration number is AMM631H and has a FC number something like 57321.

Can anyone name the driver and also know where this machine was modified and had the winches added. Unfortunately the winches are hidden. See PDF for another front view.

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

4 Comments

Very interesting photos. I wonder if any more old photos from 1970s to 80s and 90s of Glentress and Scottish Borders. My dad, Tim Parry, worked there for many years. Thanks Comment left on 04 October 2019 at 18:40 by Bruce parry

Hi Bruce, there are unfortunately very few old photographs from the forests and mills of southern Scotland.
If you or anyone out there has any they would be very welcome additions to this website. Contact me on info@forestry-memories.og.uk.
Thank you for your comments. Norman Comment left on 05 October 2019 at 08:13 by Norman Davidson

The guy in the photo is Ross Deacon, I worked in the chainsaw squad with him for several years. Ross's father, Jimmy, was ganger when I started in Lothian and Tweed in 1976. Comment left on 25 October 2019 at 13:35 by Gordon Ferguson

Winch on back will be Igland double drum 4000 Comment left on 23 February 2021 at 20:36 by George Barclay

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