The Fife Plooman

Hi all Change of priories for 2015 We have stayed in a residential caravan for the last ten years, have enjoyed it but time to move on, will still be enjoying the rally scene and ploughing Here is my Clifford mark 4 back from Rolloman after new flange fitted I will be rallying it this yea

Hi All Further update on my plough hope you like Once I have tried it out I will get spacers made up and complete the job in hand

Hi Andrew. it is a Gutbrod rotovator if you were to use it all the time it would be of benefit to have a set of reduction hubs this cuts the forward speed by half George S

Hi all Now rotovating the plot ready for potatoes and vegs Update on plough hope you like

Hi old Buzzard The ground should have been ploughed in October to give the frost a chance to break up the clods but as the people did not buy the place until this year it means the ground is a bit wetter but makes for a good trial, Thanks George S

Hi All I thought I would let you see my first attempt at ploughing grassland I ploughed it with my Gutbrod 1032 and my Gutbrod plough I ploughed 12 inches wide and 6 inches deep I was very pleased with the result hope you like also find photos of my new plough mark 2

Hi All My new plough now Just need depth handle straightened and adapt to fit Gutbrod Hope you like

Hi Andrew The medical term for your disease is called BOLEN-ITIS there is a cure but you are better passing it on to someone in Scotland From George S PS I am immune

You can always put an under belly mower on one and cut the weeds George S

Hi All A very strawy ploughing match Called the Highlands of Fife,Started in the bygone days in the times of the horse stopped in 1939 restarted in 2009 as has gone from strength to strength .Match was held Saturday 7 Th March eighty tractors took part three pair of horses and for the first time in history three horticultural tractors took part.Very strawy but we were all the same ,it just made it a little bit harder Judging time again have fun Judge now It has taken three years to get a place in this event, the people were very impressed with the tractors and the ploughs in fact I was asked to plough a couple of gardens

Hi Old Buzzard In the UK it is named Owatrol oil RIP But the one you are looking for is Owatrol oil CIP. brush off flaky rust then apply oil with a brush very thin coat and let dry then re coat again. I used a cap of a de-icer can. 2 caps did my Clifford that you see You can use it as an under coat as well have tried it and it works well I painted it in June of 2014 it looks the same as when I did it It is a air dried oil does not seem to leave fingerprints when it is dry and dust does not stick to it All in all I am very happy with the product George S

Hi All Update on plough hope you like

Hi Andrew In the advert is said of an auto culto, will get more pictures when it arrives home , will keep you posted Thanks George S

Hi All Next stage of my new plough another phase bought this of fleebay when it arrives I will see what can be done hope you like

Hi Andrew Is that the one you are going to fit your plough on, would look nice George S

Hi You seem to have a boring job on your hands Ha Ha With patience and perseverance a man can achieve anything, have fun From George S PS Well done

Hi Andrew Plough looks well, clean of the rust and give it a try, leave the wheel on until you find it is of no benefit to you have fun George

Hi All Some thing different ,You judge the Finish have fun Thank you

Douglas setting up feering poles this one is wrong this one is nearly right but end result is ok End result the throw out is spot on I tried out my plough but no success but we know what is wrong{not enough dig} can be fixed But did not stop a good day one or two pictures of the day the ransome mg was trialling a 2 furrow plough The wheel horse was trialling a ransome single furrow needs more grip. This was our attempt to add weight and it worked HA HA Ransome making nice job Gutbrod with own plough on making a good job a new member with a Kubota tractor and Clifford plough I will be back to the drawing board and make some adjustments hope you like

Hi Stormin Here are one or two pics dozer blade made to fit original frame[attachment

Hi All Here are a couple of pics of my new project, Can you spot the difference,if it ploughs as good as it looks I will be very happy Cannot wait for Sunday Fun day

Hi Andrew Let us see the plough from the other side so that we can see the suck on the plough The ploughshare looks like something cobbled from a ransome plough may be wrong George S

Hi All Found one pic in my folders of what the plough should look like ,if you do not have this, where it shows the tip on the ground and the heel on the ground with a hollow in-between you will not get what they call suck and the plough will not stay in the ground If the ploughshare is worn and you try to lower the point to get the plough into the ground it will not work This is called dancing on its toes you will never keep your ploughing straight Another tip for the memory bank Thanks George G

Hi all Thanks for comments,will be taking photos next weekend at charity match this will be of benefit to all, meanwhile look in your area there will be tractor ploughing matches, go along and ask questions take photos and build your knowledge,in some areas they hold horticultural matches Find out where. When you set up your Feering poles they must be in line ( photos next weekend}when you set them up then stand at one end look along the line you should only see the one nearest you,you have got it right If you get it wrong do not worry the aim is to get better and have fun Hope this keeps you happy I will be taking plenty of pics next week to show settings required to improve your plough and ploughing Thanks George G Horticultural-Rules-July-2012.doc

Hi all Starting to put together some hints for all interested in ploughing for fun Here is what we should aim for The Gutbrod and others rear wheels can been adjusted to suit but others you have to put a slimmer tyre on the back or use spacers but it is important before we go any further that this can be achieved The plough must be parallel with the ground the tip of the ploughshare and the heel of the plough must be on the ground with a hollow in-between to create what is called suck I will take a pic of this to give you an idea Hope you can follow me so far Thanks George S