neil

Pea picking in Kent was a local neighbour hood thing between my nan and a few other old ladies that lived in the street. We used to travel from East London on the back of the Bedford TK & used to go through the Dartford Tunnel . We would spend all day loading hessian sacks full of peas , stack them in big piles & then get them weighed at the end of the day . Then we would travel back to East London calling in at a pub down near the Thames river were my nan would get me a half of bitter shandy and a packet of plain crisps . The trip back sat on the back of the Bedford TK was the best bit for me . But not if it was raining.

It will soon be that time to start clearing leaves , Does anyone have any comments on the agrifab lawnsweeper of trailer ?

Ian, I wished I did keep it really as it was a nice truck , I remember being taken on the back of one when I was a little nipper , my nan used to take me Pea pickin in Kent , those were the days

After driving Bedford Tk in the army a good few years ago I always wanted to own one of these lorrys. I bought this Bedford about 3 years ago and only managed to drive it on the rd about half a dozen times. She needed a fair bit of work to get her road worthy & I didn't really have the readies to do the work that she needed so the decision to shift her on was made. She was registered as a Somerset truck & lived her life in Somerset for over twenty years when she moved to Berkshire for a few years until she came home to Somerset when I bought her & now she lives in Hertfordshire. She was bought from me by a transport company and she was going to be restored for showing.

Yes you are corrects Kev , my wheel horse senior is built using Ford model A parts

Wow, what an acheivment, well done everyone for your support and your input , looking forward to the next 10 big ones

Norm , Ladder cripples are a kind of bracket that were used as a kind of 1 board scaffold ridged up between two ladders so that you can span a scaffold board between the two ladders . A little dangerous if you are a bit high up , I wouldn't recommend spanning the ladders to far apart

Oakham treasures Bristol http://www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk I have been to this museum & found it to be excellent Great memories for everyone

If I remember rightly the engine for the lawn ranger is a k 161 or a Tecumseh HH 60

http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/BMB Some useful information on BMB

http://www.freddibnahheritagecentre.com Fred Dibnah heritage centre

I remember using the ladder cripples when I was an apprentice , I don't think health & safety would like to see them used nowadays .

Me too Ian I have always wanted to build one & use it as a little office or small workshop. I am considering finding an old farm trailer and building one .

http://www.wzlet.org Westonzoyland steam pumping station Somerset , click the link If you have a great place, show or museum place your suggestions or link to website here so that all members can maybe have a great day out with the family .

Beamish online transport museum Well worth visiting this site http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk

http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Bomford-Evershed.pdf

http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Alexander-Kenyon-Co-Engineers-Stores-and-Tools.pdf Vintage equipment from Alexander Kenyon

http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aveling-Barfordopt.pdf Go to this site for some great information on the Averling & Barford road rollers http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aveling-Barford-Misc-Literatureoptimized.pdf http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aveling-Diesel-Rollers-5-15-Tons.pdf http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/AvelingBarfordWhatwemakecatalogueOpt.pdf

Some cool stuff at that show there Charlie. Thanx for showing pics .

Are really like the BMB Pesident tractors , lots of character & I wouldn't mind owning one. Yours looks like a very nice example Paul

Cool little tractor Chris, can't say that I have seen any of those bantem tractors here in UK.

Take a day off retirement Richard & come for a couple of pints.

Mark, yeah would love to meet up for a pint & a chin wag . I will be going on the weds ,probably camping out and going Thursday. Also. Keep in touch & I will meet up with you and anyone else who fancies a pint. Hope the weather is gonna be good

Never really seen a lawn edger in action , wouldn't mind owning one though.

Welcome Vinnie , I just love that scaled down International , love your other work too Good o have you here & look forward to seeing some of your other stuff.