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Timber haulage in the future
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• The probable pattern of timber haulage within the United Kingdom forests over the next 25 years was outlined at the jubilee exhibition of the Forestry Commission at The Bush, near Edinburgh, last week.
The future? Helicopters, brought in on an increasin[r scale to transport men and machines into the forests which will have relatively few roads, will also provide the bird's eye view necessary for management of the expanding area under timber; perimeter roads will be much better, with strategic roadside depots. Road haulage vehicles will seldom enter the forests but will accept prepared loads at these exchange points or depots.
Present-day haulage men at the exhibi
tion expressed less visionary views, seeing current systems operating for a long time to come. In particular, they contested the scope of the Commission's plans for pipeline, floated-delivery of chewed or pulped timber.
The Commission is proposing the use of tractor-mounted, tree-scissoring and clipping machines which will shear off entire trees, transporting them to static debarking and chewing plants. Alternatively, stripped logs will be cable-handled to depots for sophisticated handling and loading to specialized 32-tonner road units.
Mr. Leslie Jenkins, Chairman of the Commission, told guests at the opening of the show: "Larger units with modern equip ment are essential so that the fullest economic use may be made of wood and wood residues, enabling home timber to be competitive with imported timber and timber products."