NewHolland2 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That Massey 3095 looks gorgeous, I think I'm in love........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 That Massey 3095 looks gorgeous, I think I'm in love........ Fantastic tractor, I'll have to scan and post the remaining pictures of the one I drove hauling muck and ploughed with. Here's the same 3095 seen last week at today's match alongside a 3120 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkelfergus Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 great to see such a varied selection of tractors working.Great pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 great to see such a varied selection of tractors working.Great pictures Thanks unkelfergus, enjoy getting out into the fresh air with the camera, even more so since i've started contributing on here and seeing other member's photographs on here too. Here's few "green machines" from the match and also a 6210 that I spotted along side the Case excavator in my other thread working for the Environment Agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 A few more makes and colours from today's action: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 As usual David a great selection of colours and makes 8) 8) You should introduce your friend with the Massey fleet to Rory Day and get a fleet profile for Classic Tractor mag ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 As usual David a great selection of colours and makes 8) 8) You should introduce your friend with the Massey fleet to Rory Day and get a fleet profile for Classic Tractor mag ;) ;) Thank you Mike, a few blues and the vintage and early classic machines to come. As far as i'm aware my friend has already introduced himself to the Classic Tractor team, so there is a possibility of it happening in the near future. Really looking forward to going back to the farm myself, i've some holiday to come this month so i'm planning a little trip over to see them and a couple of other friend's farms. It wasn't too long ago that the 2720 was the prime mover of their fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 A few blues from the match starting with a very tidy Generation II 6610 and 4 furrow Ransomes plough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 A few more from the weekend of the International and David Browns that were ploughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Final few from this event from the blue and red stables. "One man and his Dog" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Having seen some of the lovely working photographs on here of spring drilling outfits, here's an autumn drilling set up from the archives at my friend's farm near York, 2005. Seen at Beach Farm are the on hire MF 6190 pulling a 5 furrow reversible Dowdswell plough which I was lucky enough to have a go on. Whilst on the Falcon/Kuhn combination and Farm Force front press is the farm's MF 3085. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I love that B450 plowing very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 I love that B450 plowing very nice Got to agree Erik, very tidy original tractor and good to see it working. Here's a very different International and one of my favourites, a TD18a crawler belonging to Walker Plant of Retford pulling a Ransomes Hexatrac plough at Festival of the Plough, made for a fantastic sight and sound pulling up the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Now that International crawler is a nice looking beast David ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 When you think about it, these old crawlers really do hold their own don't they? There is no reason why on a smaller farm that a machine like that couldn't be the main heavy cultivations tractor really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Yes Tris those crawler's have tremendous pulling power and low ground compaction with the spread of weight over the tracks. Not soo good for travelling on tarmac roads though ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Now that International crawler is a nice looking beast David ;) Extremely tidy beast Bill, could have easily handled another furrow or two. When you think about it, these old crawlers really do hold their own don't they? There is no reason why on a smaller farm that a machine like that couldn't be the main heavy cultivations tractor really. A option to consider I guess if the land is close to the farm. You could take my Uncle's farm as an example, the majority of the cultivated land is located within sight of the farm in four blocks with very short travelling distances between fields along graded farm tracks, might have to drop a few hints next time i'm up there. There's a few farms near the coast I know of still running Track Marshall 135 and 155s and there's a farm I pass on the way to work that still ploughs with a very tidy Fiat 120C and 4 furrow reversible Dowdeswell. Here's another International from Festival of the Plough and demonstrates precisely the reason why I enjoy having a nosey around the unloading area of an event, you never know what's going to be sat amongst the trucks and 4x4s. So imagine to my drooling delight when I found an International "Snoopy" 3588 basking in the sunshine, first one i've seen in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 That crawler is sweet, but you got to love the snoopy, my friends in Iowa used to have 2 of them, they got replaced by 8970 fords. Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 That crawler is sweet, but you got to love the snoopy, my friends in Iowa used to have 2 of them, they got replaced by 8970 fords. Erik. Amazing looking tractors Erik, thank you for sharing the photograph of your friend's tractors, they look really tidy. There's been quite a few over here featured in magazines in recent times and it was nice to finally stumble across one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 A few more from Festival of the Plough from a certain manufacturer of yellow machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I have never seem a Snoopy in the flesh David but I like the look of them ;) I totally agrere with you on having a wander in the unloading areas.... it is amazing what you find ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 I have never seem a Snoopy in the flesh David but I like the look of them ;) I totally agrere with you on having a wander in the unloading areas.... it is amazing what you find ;) Very interesting concept for an articulated tractor Bill, and although technically not the same, has the look of a modern day Doe. The first memory I have of one as a youngster was seeing a photograph of one in an old edition of Farm Machinery by Brian Bell. I've always been curious about them, but it hasn't been until recently that a number have found their way into preservation and had the exposure in various magazines to reveal a bit more about them. Fantastic looking tractor and capped to have finally seen one to photograph. Very true about unloading areas, it's often in the quietest corner of a show or working day you find the most unsual and quirky machines. Here's a selection of photographs from years gone by of one of the most well known match ploughing families in Yorkshire and possibly the UK, The Wittys who have at least 9 World Championships between them. These photographs were taken at various local matches and the last one was taken at the National Championships in 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 is that last one a prototype or is it a normal ford with differant covers etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 is that last one a prototype or is it a normal ford with differant covers etc It's just a repainted Ford 4610 in slightly later New Holland colours Here's another one, the family's very tidy 8340 seen a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Another weekend and another morning spent in the fresh air of a local ploughing match this time arranged by Ryedale Vintage Tractor Club. Although the weather was bitterly cold at least it took place on land that had dryed a little bit thanks to the howling wind and sunny start to the day. Easily the most unusual machine I found today ploughing was this baby Unimog which looks similar to the one Siku released as a model last year. Little Zetor 6211 on the "signing on" trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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