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Hi Joe yes I have spoken to Marky but it does seem to be a much wider issue with several pages having been taken down for "breaching the rules". Quite how a load of tractor brochures can be in breach of FB rules when they allow all sorts of scammers to operate is beyond me

Does anyone know what the dickens is going on on Facebook recently? It appears that a number of tractor related pages have been taken down as "not complying with Facebook rules". Ones that I know about so far include The Massey Ferguson Historian, The Ford and Fordson pages and Zetorworld. There may well be others but it appears that somewhere, someone has got a downer on tractors.

I on the other hand Sean, have been in Northern Ireland again today. There is a tractor around every corner and on every stretch of road. I think that every single tractor in the province was out in the field today trying to get the crop in before it rains again. I can also assure you that the Irish like their blues, I think around half, if not more, of the tractors that I saw were a shade of blue.

I am also still waiting for the Dinosaur from Schuco so I take their announcements with a pinch of salt and I will believe it when it happens

The venue had to be changed as the old Ijsselhalle is being demolished for housing, I understand that the new venue was already booked for the dates in November but, looking towards 2024 they are looking to revert to the later dates. I am not going this year as I have 2 daughters getting married but I may consider it next year when the wallet has recovered a bit.

Been in Northern Ireland for a couple of days, today I was sat in a cafe in Moira watching loads of tractors going past, all colours were represented, well, apart from Same that is 😒

Been looking for one of these at the right price for quite a while and eventually found one, still need the Hurlimann version now though

Look a nice clean tractor Smithy, what model is it? Looks like an 07 series

Last ones

New tractor for Smithy?

That's right, 140,000 over the 4 days, all sold out in advance

Methane tractor

A few dealer stands, the JD combine was a monster

Fantastic Deere outside the Grassmens stand

Having a few days away in Yorkshire and been to the show. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so commonly take a few on my phone

Classic JD in Northern Ireland yesterday, it's hay time

I was at a golf course in North Wales last Friday and it was like a scene from the 80's. There were half a dozen or so tractors going backwards and forwards carting large round bales of hay in tiny trailers. MF 135 without a cab, IH 784 with a bale spike on the loader, Zetor of some type, didn't get close enough to see the model number but looked to be around 60hp. Same Explorer 80 with a front loader, JD 6400 and 6600 and even a Fordson Major. Not one of the trailers were roped or strapped and the bales were jiggling about on the bumpy road but none came off that I could see. As well as the tractors there was a classic car road run going through the village but there were so many of them that I didn't really take too much notice

Thanks Goody, great photos Smithy

Ooh Sean, knowing you that would probably also have peeled off the wallpaper and several layers of old paint as well

Also in one of the buildings, wrong wheels but a nice old motor just the same

No, the Beaumaris side of the island

Away for the bank holiday weekend in Anglesey and staying in a farm cottage, this beaut is parked outside

Going to Belfast next week but unfortunately nothing in the Galway area at the moment 😕

Another one from my trip to Italy, the photo itself may not be that great but it was taken out of the window of a cable car, half way up the mountain as we went over the top of the farm