The Photo Gallery

The photographs are grouped according to the region that they come from. To view, click on the description.

Thor At Work On The Hafod Estate

The next two pictures of Thor working 1^st Thinnings are by Phil Morgan

Thor stands patiently while Jon chokes the trees on

Extracting through the wood to the landing (secondary extraction by mechanical forwarder)

The next two pictures are by courtesy of Marcus Van-Stone of "Scottish Horse Power"
The horse is Cambell, a Clydesdale cross Welsh Cob. He is British logging champion since 1995!

Cambell

Cambell bunching pole length for a forwarder

Sorrel Shire Stallion (courtesy of Glen French )

This black and white photograph was sent to me by Glen French. It is an old penny postcard picture and Glen thinks it is from the 1920's and probably somewhere in the Mid-West.

By the way, Glen is President of the North American Horse and Mule Loggers Association inc.

Fjord team at work. This picture of  Kit and Cerise was sent to me by David Stewart, Registrar of The Fjord Horse Registry Of Scotland

These pictures of the Ep-Vagen are courtesy of Marcus Van-Stone
An Ep-Vagen forwarding trailer (on loan from Horse Traction another UK outfit )

Another view of the Ep-Vagen

Semistretchers, tackle for skidding logs with a team. Photo courtesy of Glen French

This home made logging arch was built by Patrick Harvey from Maine USA.

Ulvins timber arch ideal for saw logs up to about 45cm diameter and pole lengths to about 8 meters.

Ulvins Kombi-Drag. Best used for long extraction routes and will take lengths to about 5 meters. Wheels can be removed to allow a certain amount of braking on downhill routes

Scandinavian shaft attachement

Swingle Tree made from 4x2inch steel box section

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