WORKING DAY OF NUFFIELD & LEYLAND NEAR KIRREMUIR ON SUNDAY 12th OCTOBER 2008

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Last weekend at the Scottish National tractor show at Lanark I had my tea on Saturday night with Graham Hill from Newton or Arlie near Kirremuir. Graham is a Nuffield and Leyland tractor collector and has some 30 odd tractors in his collection. He is staging a working day for his Nuffield's and Leyland's from 9am so I plan to be up early and down the road to catch the action. Shame I could not take my DM 4 along but 60 miles each way is a bit far especially with no cab at this time of the year.

[graham]

sounds like a good day coming up bill , i done my apprenticeship on leylands and nuffields hold a bit of a soft spot for them two now . :the fitter i was under came to bathgate but sadly i never got there before i was made redundant  \ \

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Well owning a Nuffield DM4 myself I'm really looking forward to this event and hope the weather is favourable. I had an email from a fellow rally goer saying a lot of interest had been show in Graham's event and that a writer chap Bob Weir plans hopes to come along and do an article for some of the magazines. I'll be there armed with camera so I'll try and get some of the action for FTF ;)

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Just had a look the BBC's web site for the weekend and its set to be sunny in Kirrie over the weekend so here's hoping they have got it right for Sunday's event ;)

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Well I arrived at Newtown of Airlie just before 9am this moring as the lorries were arriving and as Graham was getting his own machines out of the shed. Photos are in order of being taken and very little captions since no program so if you have questions just ask and I'll see if I can remember.

First up plant hire firm Jordan's of Fife with a load of 4 Leylands including a recently rebuilt Bray

The load off loaded

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More of the artic load

The Bray

Unloading the implements

The Bray again

The Bray plate

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Time for me fly cuppa and a wander into the sheds. Fortunately no need for a Nuffield service vans none of the Nuffy's or Leyland's broke down just one of those "little Grey menance thingys" with a leaking fuel tap / tank ;D

Now a look around the farm and what the farmer had lying around

Now Alex Steele's model M

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Moving on to the field... all lined up and raring to go

Even an Old Albion from Ross Yeaman arrived to take in about some implements

A Nuffy at last

And back to some of Graham's Leylands

First up "JESS" with continental cab

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Another rather rare Leyland believed to be the only one of its kind around again owned by Graham.

A little Nuffy

Dave Wallace actually using his prize winning Lanark Marshall

Another Leyland from Graham

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No tatties to harvest at this one

Working at last

Gordon Robertson's Cat D2

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The Bray in the distance lagging behind another Leyland

A rather fine Farmall M from Les Morrisson of Kirriemuir

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Some more ploughing

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And more ploughing

[jcb4cxkid]

wow some really nice looking tractor's was it very busy 

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And some more

The Cherry picker for the overhead photos

The view over the valley of Strathmore

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Well thats it from me from the 2008 Working day at Newtown of Arlie near kirriemeuir. A very fine day out in what was pleasant weather.

[ertlerik]

Very nice, thank you for sharing these great pictures.

Erik.

[BC]

wow some really nice looking tractor's was it very busy 

Public wise it wasn't really busy but there were plenty of people on the tractors enjoying themselves

[BC]

Very nice, thank you for sharing these great pictures.

Erik.

Glad you enjoyed them Erik. I certainly enjoyed my day out at Airlie ;D

[Eurodeere]

Great pics

Have you got any details on thzt unique 485, is it an official test machine or is it a home made machine???

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Great pics

Have you got any details on thzt unique 485, is it an official test machine or is it a home made machine???

Are you referring to the 285 Eurodeere

[Eurodeere]

ooppps, yes I am referring to the 285, think I may have partly answered my own question 

[ratholderen]

: OOOH DEAR You have a fine dain mate, great pics, specially the BRAY´s, they have never been seen in DK. Shame I cuoldn´t be there :o

[MDFord]

Great pics Bill. I'm not a big Leyland fan, but the 285 looks good, was that a 6 cyl. Seeing the exhaust up behind the cab reminds me of working on a potato harvester pulled by a Leyland when I was a boy

[NIGEL FORD]

yep, the 285 & 2100 are 6 cylinders with exhausts up the nearside rear cab pillar. I'm looking forward to seeing Charnley's recently-completed restored Bray 470 at the Newark show (well, I think it's gonna be there?)

Thanks for the pics Bill. I took a load at The National Ploughing Match yesterday at Marden ,Kent. I'll send a few for Markie to post up.