Forestry Memories

Timber Master Cable Crane – South Laggan Forest?

Timber Master Cable Crane – South Laggan Forest?

Date Added: 07 December 2021 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1982 Picture No: 5278

The image is from a photograph collection that was originally stored at Kincardine Forest District office at Durris and may have been taken by Sandy Sandilands.

The actual year and location in unknown. The back ground detail in one of the images has a similarity to that of South Laggan Forest looking onto the hills and forest showing on the west side (Balma Glaster) of Great Glen leading to Loch Lochy. Can anyone confirm?

The PDF below shows more views of the winch, the Ford Tractor and the locking carriage. The Ford tractor model is also unidentified but has a Forestry Commission badge with a crown indicating a year no later than early 1980s. FC number is unreadable.

Any details about the Timber Master cable crane and it origins would be very welcome.

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

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this looks like an experimental Timbermaster winch with a payout carriage, the carriage was operated by an extra rope, drum was mounted between hauling drums and skyline drum and was hydraulic powered, as can be seen in photograph. I think it may have been in Polloch at one point. If you look at the photo it is definitely not a normal locking carriage Comment left on 19 March 2024 at 21:52 by Andy Sutherland
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