Stormin

Just noticed the Fordson Dexta stickers. Nice touch.

Horses for courses Titch.
 
I've been doing a bit of this, that and the other today. Though the photo's are not of today. Just to give an idea.

1. Horse drawn dustbin cart. A skip type lorry used to collect the full cart and drop off an empty one. 
2. Dan Dare and Digby.
3. Potato cakes cooked on a kitchen range.
4. Being towed behind my fathers model traction engine.
5. Playing draughts with my father.
6. Seeing the first episode of Coronation Street.
7. Muffin the Mule.
8. Saturday matinees at the pictures.
9. What's my Line.
10. Farthings.

Hear is a another one off my toys

Hi l am selling my tractor to many toys, l think it is about 1948, it was running about a year and half ago, tyres are really good, good spark, lt has a stuck valve at the moment, not a big job.
1 plough
2 tool bar
3 drill ploughs,two off
4 seven cultivating tine
£750 or nearest offer

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Hi , hear some photos of my john deere's,

Hi all, recently picked this up. It has a 4 cylinder continental gas engine. I believe it a Terratrac 25g made from 1950-1953. Any info someone may have would be helpful. I would also like to try to track down an owners manual. Thanks

I was just looking at the Environmental Agency's "flood risk" map and decided to have a close look at my area..
 
And was shocked to see these strange patterns in the field!
 

 
 
A close up!!
 

 
 
 
I wonder how they got there!!!!!!!       
 
 

Here is some photos of us enjoying ourselves ploughing in aid of charity Unusual but the ground was very dry this made it a very nice change We in Scotland are trying to promote horticultural ploughing days
It seems to be working we have been allowed to put on a demonstration at the Scottish Championship ploughing Match in October this year it is a two day event  will keep you updated     

heres a bolens 750 that i added a fork lift too i had to lengthen it to stop the front wheels coming of the ground it worked ok it would lift three adults without problems
 

I bought this Gutbrod 1030 2 years ago it was fitted with a norton villiers C45 stationary engine. the tractor 53 years old and engine was put in 49 years ago so as long as it goes it will remain
Has anyone seen another like it
The two 1032s are now fitted with hand pump hydraulics now I will see what I can do with Kermit the 1030
I hope you like

You asked for more pics:here they come
André

This is mine. Not set up yet. It's a ZYTO.
 

 
 

That looks nice. I'm referring to the tractor so I don't get called a dirty old man. Any more photo's of it?

That brings back memories of my apprenticeship. Proper lathe for proper turners.

1. Having to do as you were told.
2. Proper Wagon Wheels at thrupence each. My Saturday morning treat for going for the shopping. I was six.
3. No child seats in cars.
4. Cream sticking out of the top of milk bottles when freezing.
5. Crash helmets not compulsory on motorbikes.
6. Knowing how to switch the tele off as well as on.
7. Meccano.
8. Mowing the lawns. (Push mower).
9. Sweeping the yard and drive. Cleaning the windows. Chopping kindling. Saturday morning job for 5 bob (25p) pocket money.
10. Teachers with canes, slippers, wooden rules. And they could use 'em.

i combined a boating holiday with a camping vacation
 

Some of you will have seen this before ,but for those who have not get a look at this twisted cutie. started with a stock trailer and immediately I had a vision of how it should look today. looks rather small for the wheel horse c 61 so with a lot of thought etc and cheap bits and pieces from my friends I made this. Now that's more like it. comes with extended body,extra axel,suspention which works like a beam axel. full controllable hydraulic raise and lower by hand pump and Grafics by Titch,machinery decals.  would just like to add that this trailer will tip at 90 degrees so anything awkward will come out.

Must admit I'm rather proud of it. Always wanted a decent sized workshop. Myself and a friend who's was in the building trade built it 5yrs ago. I made the doors myself.

I built this out of what I had lying around, in anticipation of snow last winter. I'm still waiting.
 First a frame was made using some 1-5/8 bore pipe and box section.
 

 
 Then the front end put together
 

 
The blade was made at the local smithy. No rollers big enough, so it was curved in stages on a folder.
 
I made my own tach-o-matic for the rear.
 

 
Then this dodgy character nicked it.
 

 
 

High winds and rain today. Went over to youngest daughters this morning. She lives at Silloth on the coast. I decided to return along the marsh road which is something I often do.
  As I left the tide was running high, with waves breaking over the prom in places. Reaching the start of the marsh road, I could see the road was covered with choppy water reaching half way up the flood bank.
  Decided discrection the better part of valour and turned back.

The engine is a jap 5 ...made in London by John Arthur Prestwich....with a good exhaust it sounds great...low reving and even/quiet. Will put up video on you tube when i haul it out of shed for next vintage show (running) but in the meantime here is a youtube link to a 2011 gathering of 25 anzani iron horses making a world record attempt at a ploughing event in the Uk. Mick Green who features in the video was invaluble to me in supplying a lot of parts and is the expert on these machines
 

You've done a good job there.
 
Now where can I lay my hands on one of those 3 pot diesels going cheap?

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!