The Fife Plooman

Hi All One or two pics of my Gutbrod 1032 getting ready for the season the ploughs are set at 24 inches the same as the front tire centres

Hi All Here are some pics of us trying to make something of the rubbish grass we have I am training an apprentice to to the hard work We tried double tines then tried single tines with wheels plus 56 lbs weight the latter seems best Will update as we go along

Hi All If you are ploughing the inside edge of the front wheel must be in line with the inside edge of the rear wheel this allows the tractor to run true.? But when you are drawing furrows or drills for potatoes The middle of the front tire must be in line with the middle of the rear wheels If the middle to middle of the front tires read 24 inches you can set your ploughs at 24 inches, ect The Gutbrod tractor has sliding rear axles so that you can move them to line up with the front ones The gutbrod tool bar comes with two ridgers If you are doing it up for show you can add three and see how it looks PS one of our shows this year the theme is potatoes when I fix mine up I will post some pics George S

Hi All It looks as if you all had a good time,nice to share ideas and come away happy if you come in first or last you are all winners and friends to the end Ps Norman You will still need one or two more trips to Scotland to learn the craft Wee tip when ploughing the finish The last four furrows raise the depth inch each time then last furrow make little bit deeper this gives the plough some ground to hold onto and will not slip over as you describe otherwise well done to you all Frae the Fife plooman

Hi all Results of ploughing match Tam Tweedie 1st George S 2nd Frank Munro 3rd A very nice day for all George S

Hi Try and get the heel at the rear of the plough on the ground that will give you a good starting point. you can start by adding length to the top link and work from there it is all about having fun, although it can sometimes be frustrating carry on ploughing. George S

Hi all Some more fun for the year 2016 rather strawy but fun just the same Hope you like

Hi all I usually use the grubber tooth with the twin wheels on but to lazy to change them After the tooth broke the surface the rotovator blades did the rest as you say the spikes are an option Thanks for your comments George S

Hi all Here are one or two pictures of my merry tiller working for a living This a better way than using a pick Sorry pics not the best due to the sun

Hi I have to ask What is a dashel lifter George S

Hi all The first item are loppers the second item came from the same farm I am lead to believe this was used for getting turnips out of the ground when there was hard frost both came from a farm in the north of Scotland

Hi All This is what it is I have never seen one before will be interesting trying it out hope you like

Hi all What is it I have never seen or used one have a guess have fun

Hi All From what I can gather it is a Benton and Stone Hyject Vertical Garden Sprayer from 1935 I have two wands with it two different nozels with different arrangement of holes one seems to have very fine holes as if for misting plants Someone out there will know George S

Hi all some pictures of my latest sprayer hope you like I am building exhibits for 2016 season

Hi All Kara is getting better after her operation She is getting 15 mins walk 4 times a day now She is waiting to go out for a walk but I cannot find my cap. Doh

Hi Is that one of the Yorkshire wild horses have fun while you can George S

Hi Andy Welcome to the forum You have a nice start to your collection it looks well,give it a good clean down and paint it with Owatrol oil it is air dried and prevents further rust. When you use it a little goes a long way Frae the Fife Plooman

Some pictures of engines at last crank up of the year Sorry do not know much about them but someone will And something you do not see every day a butterfly in the end of December

Hi All Thanks More whisky for my stock Think of you all when I am drinking it Old George S

Hi All Update on my sprayer it is a four oaks challenge sprayer Here are some more pictures seems well made still not tracked down a date yet

Hi All Picked up this sprayer today Sunday and because the Forth road bridge is closed until further notice it was a round trip of 221 miles In very small writing on the lance says Four Oaks do I assume the sprayer is the same,the pump is made of brass and has wood paddles inside the tank the hose is aright can anyone date this for me and have any paper work

Hi Normin The grain mills in Scotland were driven by water The lade is a man made waterway that directs water to the water wheel This particular lade was built in 1850 the burn that supplies the water is ten feet lower than the lade, therefore they went 3 miles up stream and built a sluce gate this raised the level of the water in the lade. 1/2 a mile from the mill there was another sluce gate at a holding pond if the mill was working the sluce was shut it the mill was idle the sluce was opened and water ran back to the burn there is a third sluce 20 feet from the mill wheel the lade was always filled with water ready for a days work and empty if not working Hope this helps George S PS the mill wheel is still in situate

Hi all This is my challenge for the winter if and when the rain allows.I have made a start to the mill lade at Stravithie mill My merry tiller is at its best when it has something to do hope you like Kara tells me she is not too big for her tartan bed it is her bed that is too small what do you think

Hi Noel Our thoughts are with you at this sad time When you see a bright star in the sky it will be Cariss looking down and watching over her family. God bless you and keep you all in your hour of need. George, Allison and family