Osa ‘Double Grip’ harvester Model 260 and 706 combination
Photograph is courtesy of Jim Christie, Crook of Devon, a former senior mechanical engineer in the Forestry Commission.
A fine view of a FC64017 as it performs in front of a professional audience kept back at a safe distance. As there is no information with this image the year and location is not certain. However this particular harvester according to comments in other places on this website arrived in Scotland about 1985 and was first trialled in Dalbeattie Forest before heading for West Argyll Forest District and possibly Knapdale Forest.
The ridged terrain and the height that the photographer is above the machine do lead one to consider that this site could possibly be in Knapdale. Can anyone confirm?
Unfortunately the people are too distant to indentify easily but may be worth a look on the large image.
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