andrewstanford Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 is anyone going to this i will be there on sunday with the army cadets cant wait to see some of the old tractors aswell as steam engines lorry's and that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I would like to come down to it on the Sunday Andrew but that is dependant on how I get on with jobs at home on the Saturday. I have only been to it once before and it really is a steam event. When I was there there was not a lot of tractors and none of them really stood out as being very special. I think Joe aka catkom3 on here said he might be going along. I'll drop you a PM to let you know if I'm coming or not and we can arrange to meet up for a blether ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Yes I'll be there,or here http://scottishtractionenginesociety.co.uk/Balado2010.aspx should be there just after lunch,Andrew if your with the cadet's,no doubt you'll be along beside the old army vehicles,the guy with the American six wheel truck should identify me,I'm his postman . Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 ok im going to be there all day i think will be in cadet uniform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 ok im going to be there all day i think will be in cadet uniform So how do Joe and me recognise you Andrew since I assume there will be quite a few of you in uniform ;D ...do we just ask for Andrew ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 erm i dont know that yet theres probably not many of us going to be there i will be 1 of the taller ones i will mostly b looingat the tractors no matter how few not intresting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 was a good day, and was good metting you both will post pictures up durin the evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It was a cracking day Andrew and nice to meet up with you and talk Tracked MF with Joe. Also met Brian aka mr softie who was on the ice cream. Oh and many thanks fro the freebie 99 it was delicious. I hope you had a successful day sales wise. We left Balado around 4pm and was home 1 hour 40 minutes later. I'm currently upload a few well if the truth be known around about 140 photos of the show to PB. By the time that finished I doubt if I be posting tonight or even tomorrow night since well I need to go to dad's and get the French Farmall Cub with mower checked over and started and ready for next week end BA working day event at the Lyne of Skene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 will start adding some pictures there was some nice lorries heres you bill talking to the guy did you talk about the knots very nice 690 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Well funny you should say that Andrew but we did. Joe and myself said it was nice to see ropes being used instead of ratchet straps. As we got closer to take photos on of the chaps came out with a strap to hold on the ramps. Jokingly I shouted god not straps that will spoil the photos. The chap in the hi viz jacket then said do you want us to use ropes ;) It turned out that this was the owner himself Alex Anderson and he prefers ropes to straps. In fact he was giving one of the chaps a hard time saying that putting the strap round the back wheels was unnecessary and was doing nothing ;D ... those were not the actual words Alex used but that was the gist of theconversation. We had quite a chat with Alex and was speaking about the Morris lorry he had still in "Wulli Brown's" colours. He purchased this some time ago from a chap up in Kintore Aberdeenshire. Alex was driving the Seddon artic himself and gave us a wave as we were watching the Scammell Explorerrecovery truck being loaded up on to Neil Hall's from Balmedie near Aberdeen trailer and Scania unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 thats good good to hear bill looking forward to see some of your photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 No problem Andrew..is a 140 too many ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr softie Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 yes have to say it was one of the better shows at balado, the weather was excellent and got the attendance up on previous years, mind you not that i saw much after 11am apart for the inside of the freezer, was good to see you bill now that i realise catkom3 was the gent with that wonderful tracked mf (that sounds worrying comeing from a john deere man) wish i had had a chance to say hello, but we will meet one day, and missed andrew as well, lets hope we have similar weather next year and the show can go from strength to strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 yes have to say it was one of the better shows at balado, the weather was excellent and got the attendance up on previous years, mind you not that i saw much after 11am apart for the inside of the freezer, was good to see you bill now that i realise catkom3 was the gent with that wonderful tracked mf (that sounds worrying comeing from a john deere man) wish i had had a chance to say hello, but we will meet one day, and missed andrew as well, lets hope we have similar weather next year and the show can go from strength to strength. Sorry Brian I should have taken Joe over to you and introduced him too you but as we headed to looks at the Wm Nicol Magnum lorry ( Joe used to drive one ) you looked extremely busy with queues of customers. After that we just walked about and viewed and talked with folk and before we knew it it was 3.45pm and the exhibitors were starting to load up and go home. As you say it seems to be a growing show. It must be 4 to 5 years since I was last there and certainly the quality of tractors and lorries has gone up substantially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewstanford Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 i think some of the cadets went and got ice cream from you will look out for you some other time will you be attending fife show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Well here are some of my photos. I will add captions later if anyone is interested. Any question feel free to ask. First up a couple of videos...sorry the first is sideways......not sure if I can correct or not \ \ Alex Steele giving his steam engine a bit of work to do And again Alex with a V8 engine in a tractor puller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BC Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I suspect the Barrack's were maybe steaming last night and not yet up ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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