RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted June 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2021 Living at the epicentre of the land of Tractor Ted, that looks good to me ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted June 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Ladies and Gentlemen some news to pass on. This picture may be the last picture of the 'little red tractor' known to man before its demise. It was caught, by chance, sleeping peaceful in its garage before the arrival of the Fordson 'orange peril'.... Edited March 28 by KNP 14 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 Tractors are not like wives, a man can have two of them without fear of legal or matrimonial consequences. 3 2 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, KNP said: Ladies and Gentlemen some news to pass on. This picture may be the last picture of the 'little red tractor' known to man before its demise. It was caught, by chance, sleeping peaceful in its garage before the arrival of the Fordson 'orange peril'.... Well, I got a little red tractor Too lazy to plough 'fore day Well, I got a little red tractor Too lazy to plough 'fore day Keep everything in the barnyard Upset in every way 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Stubby47 said: Tractors are not like wives, a man can have two of them without fear of legal or matrimonial consequences. Bigamy is having one wife too many. So is monogamy. 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 54 minutes ago, Graham T said: Bigamy is having one wife too many. So is monogamy. I would call you a cynic, except that I found that being married ruined my love life. 2 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Graham T said: Bigamy is having one wife too many. So is monogamy. Three is trigonometry. 1 1 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 The worst part of bigamy - two mothers-in-law ! 1 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 And the difference between outlaws and in-laws? Outlaws are wanted by somebody. I'll get my coat... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 09:35, Mick Bonwick said: I'm not an expert in any sense of the word, but there is a depiction of a WW2 enamel sign that shows 2 'funnels'. You will need a female figure in dungarees to go with it, though. My problem with this is, what is that Lass doing standing on the plough. I was taught to use a trailer plough by my late Friend Lewis, the tractor driver on my pre-college farm. He was an expert competition ploughman with both mounted plough, on his Fordson Power Major and a Ransomes trailed plough behind a Standard Fordson. You DID not ride on the plough. Those two handles could be reached from the tractor seat by the driver I assume they had stopped work to refuel. I know, I'm being anal. I'll get my coat! Love the atmosphere of this layout. Regards, Chris. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 In case anybody thinks I was a tractor driving master, this is me in the 1980's having buried this beast. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Sandhole said: My problem with this is, what is that Lass doing standing on the plough. I was taught to use a trailer plough by my late Friend Lewis, the tractor driver on my pre-college farm. He was an expert competition ploughman with both mounted plough, on his Fordson Power Major and a Ransomes trailed plough behind a Standard Fordson. You DID not ride on the plough. Those two handles could be reached from the tractor seat by the driver I assume they had stopped work to refuel. I know, I'm being anal. I'll get my coat! Love the atmosphere of this layout. Regards, Chris. Attitudes may well have changed between the 1930s and the 1980s. Edited June 9, 2021 by Mick Bonwick 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Sandhole said: My problem with this is, what is that Lass doing standing on the plough. I was taught to use a trailer plough by my late Friend Lewis, the tractor driver on my pre-college farm. He was an expert competition ploughman with both mounted plough, on his Fordson Power Major and a Ransomes trailed plough behind a Standard Fordson. You DID not ride on the plough. Those two handles could be reached from the tractor seat by the driver I assume they had stopped work to refuel. I know, I'm being anal. I'll get my coat! Love the atmosphere of this layout. Regards, Chris. I would say she's the driver of the other one which looks like a wartime build with economy mudguards. As you say, most likely refuelling although you wouldn't really want to stop with three in the ground, should get the the headland first, doesn't look heavy land though. I have a feeling there's quite a bit of artistic licence here. 1 hour ago, Sandhole said: In case anybody thinks I was a tractor driving master, this is me in the 1980's having buried this beast. To be fair, the tractor's not stuck, just the trailer and someone else loaded that... 8100? 8210? or what? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Worsdell forever said: I would say she's the driver of the other one which looks like a wartime build with economy mudguards. As you say, most likely refuelling although you wouldn't really want to stop with three in the ground, should get the the headland first, doesn't look heavy land though. I have a feeling there's quite a bit of artistic licence here. Unless she has very short legs, she isn't standing on the plough, rather just behind the rear wheel. As you say, much artistic licence! 11 minutes ago, Worsdell forever said: To be fair, the tractor's not stuck, just the trailer and someone else loaded that... 8100? 8210? or what? Must be an old photo, the cab hasn't dissolved. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Ford 8200. FWD. She had the ford un-turbo charged truck engine. Flat cab side gear change. The Best of those Ford tractors. Trust me Wordsell Forever, she's stuck. My Dear Friend Ted, who took the photo, threw me a shovel to fill my ruts in , after he had uncoupled the forage harvester and pulled me out. Mick Bonwick, I appreciate things might have changed, but that's not how you use a Trailer plough. Sally, a dear Friend of mine and Ted, who was a Land Girl said they were trained properly on operating a trailer plough. You don't have a second person standing on the implement operating it. Sally RIP, a fantastic woman. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Worsdell forever said: I would say she's the driver of the other one which looks like a wartime build with economy mudguards. As you say, most likely refuelling although you wouldn't really want to stop with three in the ground, should get the the headland first, doesn't look heavy land though. I have a feeling there's quite a bit of artistic licence here. To be fair, the tractor's not stuck, just the trailer and someone else loaded that... 8100? 8210? or what? Could well be. Love it's Hurricane's coming in. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Sandhole said: Could well be. Love it's Hurricane's coming in. Same here. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 My next REALLY anal statement is that, those Hurricanes haven't engaged the Luftwaffe. The red dope patches over the machine gun ports are still intact. wouldn't be like that if they'd been fired. I'm DEFINITELY getting my coat now. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 How about if it is a wartime.image, why is the two gallon petrol can painted blue instead of grey with the word POOL stencilled on? Or is it just that "spare" can that was never returned for its deposit? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, MrWolf said: How about if it is a wartime.image, why is the two gallon petrol can painted blue instead of grey with the word POOL stencilled on? Or is it just that "spare" can that was never returned for its deposit? Would it not be esso blue? The tractor having a TVO engine? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Worsdell forever said: Would it not be esso blue? The tractor having a TVO engine? A top up of petrol for the starting tank is more likely in one of those Valor 2 gallon cans which were made almost exclusively for the petrol companies. The TVO tractor vaporising oil was generally delivered in 40 gallon drums and in the field a 5 gallon drum would be most likely. I was just trying to make @Sandholefeel less pedantic! 1 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 Come on chaps, what's with all this finding fault? DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S A WAR ON????? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Very True. It is a great picture. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted June 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Trainspotters are up early today! Edited March 28 by KNP 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted June 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, KNP said: Trainspotters are up early today! Me too! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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