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As I was on holiday, I blagged a lift with Mr Showman to deepest Surrey today to have a look at what was left at Johns, and to meet up with him and Alan again for a chinwag and drinking tea (as you do). Chris and I made the re-finding and dragging out of its resting place of a British Anzani Easimow our first job, after hacking down the brambles to get to it we dragged it out, getting ripped to bits in the process !! Chris then fitted a couple of tyres for Alans latest project, and we had another look about at the Marinas and the other bits and bobs that are left, including some mowers... Lastly Alan fired up his Sears/Roper and we had a go round the garden on it, then drank some more tea... A good day, thanks to Chris, John and Alan, here's some photos...

Thanks Alan, its not quite there yet but ongoing, the bonnet only went back on a couple of days before the show !!

Thanks Nigel, possibly the biggest line up in the UK this year !!

More photos... I love that Transit pickup, Mr Showman loved the Fordson 7V tipper (the blue one) The rotavator with all the implements is a 5hp Norlett that we picked up on Saturday evening from just up the road from the showground... Also included are some photos from our Saturday evening BBQ.

That's a Martin truck Norm, quite unusual

Surely not...

A great weekend at the 2016 Ardingly Smallholders Show, 40 exhibits of all shape and size in the Horticultural display including Six International Cub Cadets and Cadets (Mr Showmans and our 100s, our 76, 81 and 128 and Phil Murrells 55) and some other nice machines as well including Kev Castle and Phil Murrells British Anzani display. There was also a line up of stationary engines, tractors, cars and commercials. Here's some photos...

Great photos, love the Tarpen display

Mr Showmans CC 100 finally found a new home at Ardingly...

I'll sort some out Koen, thanks

Now then Mark, happy birthday mate

Just back from Oxfordshire with the new addition, glad to see the elusive bottle fits the other units !!

Several

Don't know about Bluegrass (or even Delta Blues ), we've got Black grass now !!

More photos...

Not finished yet mate just trying them for size

At the Nutley Windmill gathering today I negotiated the purchase of most of another Jobber, these bits should finish off the half built one

Came home from Nutley Windmill gathering and gave the CC100 a quick wash off for next weekends Smallholders show, tried the discs on the back of it just to get an idea of how they will look...

I lost count and you were asleep... briefly !!

Lovely jubbly, pleased to help out

And two photos to show that to uphold a proud Southern tradition much tea and cake was consumed, and Mr Showman had a really exciting day !!

A nice local (about 5 miles from home) gathering today at Nutley Windmill on the Ashdown Forest, we took the Cub Cadet 100 for its first outing of the year, Mr Showman brought along his Wheelhorse Roundhoods and Steve Durrant gave a first outing to his recently acquired 1922 Amanco Stationary engine that had been in the same family from new until May of this year. A chilled out day with some changeable weather, here's some photos...

Yes mate but its whitegrass not Bluegrass lol

Realised that the discs are dished the wrong way so swapped them round today (in the pouring rain - deep joy), and gave it all a couple of coats of primer... Not that presentable at the moment but the weather today was crap !!

Nice haul Matt, we love a road trip !!