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Forestry Commission owned Highlander Forwarder in action

Forestry Commission owned Highlander Forwarder in action

Date Added: 19 March 2021 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1975 Picture No: 5080

The image is from a collection of slides and photographs ‘rescued from the skip’ and handed to Forestry Memories. Generally very little information with or about them and for details we will have to rely on readers’ memories or geographical knowledge.

Impossible to see the operator but the condition of the Scots pine crop and ground surface would lead one to believe that this could easily be some of the areas in Glenmore or Inschriach Forest. The registration of the machine is partially hidden but **M415M is visible.

This machine would be one of the James Jones production models of the Highland Bear crane and Fordson tractor to form the Highlander Forwarder.

The PDF shows a rear view of the Forwarder and it can be seen that this machine is a skidder as well with Igland double drum winch fitted.

Any comments and information very welcome.

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

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It's unusual to see a forwarder of this size in what looks like first thinning's it must have been a tight fit maneuvering along the rack roads and turning at the ends. Comment left on 20 March 2021 at 10:16 by leslie phillip
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