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Very nice job. Curious about the spud wheels- they appear identical to those on my plowmate. But almost all photos of Plowmates with steel rims show wheels with radial circular section spokes. Have I got a plowmate with British Anzani wheels? Or is this just a generic wheel pattern of the 1930's-40's ?

Just wondered where the photo's were taken. Is that 1950's Fife we're looking at?

Simple question to start with.... Lots of rusty bolts- some are definitely going to need replaced. Can someone tell me what threadform BMB used? Was it UNC or Whitworth or something Totally Different? Common bolt sizes I should get in stock? Peter

Just wondered where Ford (son) got the name "Dexta" from? Given that Ford's original manufacturing operation in Europe was in Cork City and that Dexter cattle, a mountain breed, the smallest and one of the earliest of the modern "British" cattle breeds, was developed in County Tipperary by an 18th century landlord (or land agent - not sure which) named Dexter.

I'm really impressed by the standard of ploughing produced by the "garden tractors". If I could do as good a job on the croft with the Fergie I would be well pleased. I did just wonder what had been in the ground you were ploughing ? Are we looking at aftermath of corn with new grown weeds? Or something more sophisticated?

The first (and last) time I saw horses ploughing "for real" was in a field at the very edge of Llandegla Moor circa 1966. The sight was unusual enough by then that my Dad stopped the car so that I and my brother (6 & 4) could watch for a bit. A slower paced time? Maybe. But more relaxed? The horse drawn working day was 6.00-11.00 and 13.00-18.00. Ten hour day with a two hour lunch. A ten hour horse day, typically delivered 4.3kWh......just a thought.