Treehog

[timbernut]

Evening all, this prob not the right bit to post this but the machine pictured was for felling trees, it's called a Treehog, was given to my friend and colleague today and the only info he has on it is it was made by Lane&Whittaker, early 1950s, Sheffield works, Holyhead Rd, Wellington, Shropshire , 27" blade 3hp, 30" 5hp, nice little BSA engine and the blade can be turned 360', anyone seen one before or can shed more light on it? Looks f#####g lethal to use but he does intend to have ago felling with it!😀😀

Thanks, John

[outonalimb]

Not sure what that guard's going to stop !!!!

[phedders]

Looks like something a bond villain would abuse. Interesting beast.

[peatff]

Looks more like a rotavator or a prototype stump grinder.

[Tractor62]

From what little I know of them they were a great tool for scrub clearing way way back in the days before the HSE nanny state came along and decided that common sense and a healthy respect for the kit you were operating wasn't quite sufficient to satisfy their risk assessment criteria. Never used one myself but know some from my fathers generation that did

[peatff]

There are always other career paths for him if it doesn't work out with the Tree Hog as well.

 

[timbernut]

Ha ha ace, I nearly choked on me sarni, he is a bit of a bearded salty dog anyway😀

[mikerecike]

Yo Ho Ho and a litre of Type O.Wouldn't start that thing if you paid me. Tree hog? Leg log.