Buchan Forest District Harvesting Team
The photograph originally taken by Ronnie Legge, Huntly, is courtesy of Tom Dow, Rhynie, who was one of the harvester operators at Buchan Forest District. The year is thought to be around 1996.
The occasion was the arrival of the new Ponsse HS16 timber harvester and also the imminent departure of John Weir, Harvesting District Forester, to take up a post in Wales.
The machines from left are the new Ponsse harvester, Timberjack 1210B forwarder, Akerman excavator base harvester with Lako 60 head (being replaced by the Ponsse), Valmet 840 Fowarder (Registration number K177FSX) and Timberjack 1270 harvester.
The operators from the left are Calum Skinner, Tom Dow, Peter Bremner), Doug Morrison (at back), John Weir in shirt and tie, Albert Brittan (at far back), Tom Groat, Mike Bremner and Jim Farquhar.
Any corrections or more stories of these early harvester days would be very welcome.
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Groups of people, Northeast Scotland , Timber harvesters, processors, forwarders and cable cranes