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I would say that the most common JD's were the 6195R and the commonest NH was the T7.220

By the way, I apologise if a few of the photos are a but blurred, some of the tractors were going past so quickly and before my midget camera was able to focus

Whilst I am a little long in the tooth to belong to a Young Farmers Club, I still went along as a spectator to their charity road run today. I counted 91 tractor taking part on a route through North Cheshire/south Warrington. There was the usual mix of ancient and modern with the majority of the newer tractors being either John Deere or New Holland and a fairly equal split between the two brands. There were a smattering of others in the newer categories, 1 x Massey, 2 X Valtra and one X Kubota but a fair mix amongst the older marques. One thing that stuck out to me was the absence of any Leyland tractors and also no Sames especially as we used to have a very good dealer in the area. I won't post all 91 photos but here are just a few to give you an idea:

Cyril, if you ever came over to Spalding you would also need to hire a shipping container to go back home with your purchases 😄

ooh, not good Sean, I am told that breaking a toe is one of the most painful things that you can do, no wonder you heard her scream

Hi Andrew and welcome along, hope to see some of your collection in the future

1 hour ago, Tractorman810 said: Some nice stuff in that list , now do i cancel the car next month or do some serious overtime 😆😆 You made me sell body parts to get the Same releases, now its your turn

Spalding Model Tractor Show is in Spalding, Lincolnshire. · ANNOUNCEMENT We are excited to announce that after many successful years of running Spalding Model Tractor Show, Colin has kindly passed the wheel onto ourselves: Daniel Hewitt, Kerry Gooden, Chris Edwards & Liz Taylor. Growing up, Daniel used to note in his calendar each show and would look forward to it all year round so he could spend his pocket money on growing his Britain’s collection. Chris has also had a long standing involvement in the show through having his own stall and helping Colin out where he could. Kerry & Liz have both been a stallholder alongside their partners at shows in the past and have relished being a part of the collecting/dealing community. We would like to thank both Colin and Tim for running Spalding Model Tractor Show for the last 35 years. As a team, we are very grateful for this opportunity and we look forward to taking it forward for many years to come. Please note that booking forms will be posted by Tuesday 31st January 2023 to those that usually receive them via post. Alternatively, you can book online via: www.spaldingmodeltractor.com. We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday 2nd April 2023

I should be there on the Saturday, I like to see what goes through the auction even if I am not buying

Great photo though Paul. I remember reading that at the Long Sutton tractor trials the Leylands performed significantly better than most other tractors in their class, especially on heavy draft work with the lowest wheelslip readings. Whether that was due to the design or the skill of the operator in ballasting them correctly is a matter of conjecture. The only tractor that performed better were the Countys with their equal wheel set up.

It's the same for every show, not just Spalding. As for where the money is then used, you would have to ask the organisers and I don't think that they are on here

The organisers set out the tables in the hall and you are paying for the floor space as well so no, it would not be free for you to bring your own tables

Yes that is a bit of overkill still, it is a far better place to spend the day that on an MF35 with no cab and a hessian sack around your legs There are also those who will say that a big tractor will do the work of a small tractor but, a small tractor will not do the work of a big tractor. In the late 70's I worked on a farm that had a DB 1200 with a front loader, it puttered around the yard all winter but, when the spring came and it was time to make it work it was a dead as a Dodo, the bores had glazed over and it was completely gutless. After that, the farm went out and bought a SAME Drago and, well, the rest as they say, is history. (and that is where my SAME obsession comes from)

You also have to remember that in the 70's and 80's most ploughs were either 10 or 12 inch furrows. Today the most common furrow sizes are 16-18 inches. 5 furrow 12 inch plough makes a total of 60 inches. 5 furrow 18 inch bodies makes 90 inches. That is a lot more soil to move and draft force on the tractor. There are also those who will say that hp today is not the same as it was "back in the day". Emission controls have played a huge part in that, if you wanted more power back then you just opened up the fuel pump and watched the black smoke rising, Greta would have had a dicky fit Modern tractors also have far more power loss through their gearboxes and hydraulic systems than a 70's tractor.

The Spalding model tractor show will be on Sunday 2nd April 2023. https://www.spaldingmodeltractor.com/ So who is going this year?

It just means that you have to have both versions now 😁

That's when you find out you are on a slippery slope and there are 11 different variants to collect, I have managed 7 so far

Just need them to make the Same 240 and 360 now in 1/32, pretty please 🙏 😊

Very nice, just have to work out postage to the UK now

Bit of an update for the Laser shelf after the Zwolle show. I am still missing the Lamborghini and Hurlimann derivatives but they will hopefully come along later this year

We get quite a few applications for FTF membership from Hong Kong and China and we almost always reject them as the vast majority turn out to be spammers however, it just shows that there are also some good ones out there but it is very difficult to differentiate between them