denis twomey timber harvester john deere forwarder

[@GerardDonnelly-d1d]

To the best of my knowledge the first harvester that came into ireland was in the mid 80s it came into wicklow and at a stroke of a pen it replaced 12 chainsaw men I stand to be corrected

[@morganoflahertymachineryofirel]

It's amazing how much things change in a short time. You would be hard pushed to get 12 lads to work a chainsaws now

[@davidbrennan3613]

Serious machine and mighty operator

[@morganoflahertymachineryofirel]

It wouldn't take to fill the shed of timber for the winter

[@scorpioncoreuniverse8981]

Well, that is some serious excavation of the trees. Well, i'm glad that they replant all the trees.

[@ThomasLynch-uy3kb]

How things I remember the time that it was chain saw's I did it for years in there in woods all by yourself

[@morganoflahertymachineryofirel]

My uncle worked for a fellow thinning forestry and pulled out the timber with a horse to the road side

[@colmanlong1032]

Way better timber in their own country.

[@GerardDonnelly-d1d]

Those 2 machines would between 750 thousand and 1 million

[@morganoflahertymachineryofirel]

For sure

[@liamdownes-yq2gx]

Those trees are Sitka Spruce, which are native to the Pacific coast USA. They can grow over 50 metres in their natural environment 7% of Ireland is covered in Sitka spruce. From a environmental aspect Sitka spruce is of no value. at all. Grown in close proximity in forests it is devoid of any nature or wildlife. Needles from the spruce fall on the ground and causes acidity. Most European countries have stopped planting Sitka Spruce because of the environmental damage it causes. Great video👍👏

[@morganoflahertymachineryofirel]

Great info, thanks. There was a friend of mine he got into trouble for population a river about 20 years back it turned out it was a nearby forestry