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Mess Deck: General Section => Other Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: hopeitfloats on April 15, 2010, 07:13:42 am

Title: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: hopeitfloats on April 15, 2010, 07:13:42 am

i'm going to the world ploughing championships this weekend and rumour has it there will be 1,000 vintage tractors and vintage machinery on display. anyone want to see photos. if not i wont bother taking my camera

Title: Re: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: mick on April 15, 2010, 08:34:40 am

Take your camera....should be very interesting....most of us 'boaters' are vintage anyway. We have a world champion ploughman living in Powys... :-))

Title: Re: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: oldiron on April 15, 2010, 10:37:59 am

 Having turned a furrow or two myself, I'd love to see the show.

John

Title: Re: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: hopeitfloats on April 25, 2010, 08:25:16 am

well its taken a while but i think i have the pixresizer sorted.  unfortunately i couldnt get info on all the machines but here is what i did get:  case tractor is a 1929 CASE 25-45, a MASSEY HARRIS JUNIOR, a pair of 1951 FORDSON MAJOR'S coupled together, a 1/4 scale marshall thresher and a 1/4 scale JD BALER both of which actually thresh and bale.

Title: Re: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: Martin (Admin) on April 25, 2010, 08:41:07 am

We like old tractors on here....

 http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11168.msg104868#msg104868 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11168.msg104868#msg104868)

Title: Re: VINTAGE TRACTORS/MACHINERY
Post by: mick on April 27, 2010, 01:11:07 pm

Thank you for the photographs, I enjoy old machinery,particularly working models...trust you enjoyed the competition...ploughing etc,.
I'm looking forward to our local 'vintage' shows, 'Shrewsbury' hold one of the best local to myself, thanks again....mick