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 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.
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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 ?