Bogged in Saltoun Forest

Date Added: 16 August 2018 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1980 Picture No: 4168

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

Here Stuart is working to debog his James Jones manufactured Highlander forwarder in heavy conditions in Saltoun Forest south east of Edinburgh.

Stuart recalls that the site was being cleared of birch and rhododendrons to replant with conifers. The soft wet conditions are not ideal for this type of machine and Stuart is using the hydraulic power of the blade to lift the front wheels off the ground to insert pieces of birch into the deep wheel ruts. The registration OYK56R place this machine as new in 1976/77 but a bit older in the photograph as the tyres are worn down quite a bit. The FC number of the new looking trailer (in PDF) is 75967.

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

2 Comments

The shear frustration of having no winch for a forward or back pull. A forward pull could be achieved by running the winch ropes around the rollers then between the rear wheels and the mudguard. Comment left on 19 August 2018 at 11:21 by Leslie Phillip

This machine was a James Jones Highland Bear and was purchased in November 1976. Fleet number FC 72824. Comment left on 21 August 2018 at 12:29 by David McQuillan

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