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A Tree-Length Harvester  in a Forest
A Tree-Length Harvester in a Forest

Date: Sept. 1979
Creator:
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Léopold Couturier

Description: A tree harvester-delimber was used to cut and remove branches from trees in the forest in 1979. This new method of harvesting wood was very efficient and soon replaced men. Only a few persons are needed to operate the machine.

Subject: New Brunswick,Forests Logging, Tree Felling