Mearns Vintage Vehicle Club - 2010 Rally at Arnhall Farm Edzell - 28 / 29 August

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This week end see the Mearn's Vintage Vehicle Club host their annual rally at Arnhall Farm Edzell which is just opposite the Edzell air base.

It is a two day event but not much happens on the Saturday other than a vintage sale which starts at 1pm.

I'll be down both days but only with tractor on the Sunday.

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Today I went to the Mearn's rally at Edzell to the auction with my compressor. I decided to take the scenic route called the Cairn o Mount which has 12% and 14% gradients.

I stopped at the layby just below the top of the Cairn and took a few shots

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Although a hard road in about it was muddy but I got in. Car and trailer will need a good wash tomorrow. Rain back on here again and forecast not good so I have decided not to take tractor down tomorrow. Depending on what I get done in forenoon I may have a spin down with car in afternoon for a nosey ;)

Nothing really took my fancy at the sale

A Sellars of Huntly double furrow plough lot No 1 made only £ 45. A cheap plough for someone I would have said.

A TEF 20 with a post borer on the Ferguson Club Stand

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Well it rained most of the forenonn with us but I donned the oil skins and washed car and trailer and fitted two new tyres and rims before a spot of brunch. Dad decided we woul take his car and have a run down to the Mearns rally to see how bad conditions were. Off we set via the Cairn o mount for the second day running and arrived around 1.45. We stopped at the entrance to the Edzell airbase and I walked to the field but it had been closed early and most things were leaving, The prize giving and raffle was taking place so I only spent around 3/4 hour there before we set sail home again this time up the main road to Stonehaven and then Netherley, Durris and Drumoak.

It was very windy but the rain was off and it was now actually quite sunny.

Photos in order taken

1976 ERF B Series

1974 ERF A series

1961 BMC Morris

1966 Atkinsom Mk1 and drag

1979 ERF M series

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1972 ERF 64G

1972 ERF

ERF - late entry

1958 Atkinson MK1

Circa 1971 ERF 64G

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1971 ERF 64G and 1941 Cat D2

Late entry ERF circa 1968

1962 Nuffield 460

1962 Fordson Super Major

1959 NH Pony 812

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MF 35

MF 135

1964 Fordson Super Dexta

MF 35

1949 TEA 20

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Late entry 3 wheeled AC

MF 135

1941 Fordson N

1956 AC 272

Late entry AC D270

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1962 Fordson Major

Fordson Super Major

1957 Fordson power Major

1970 MF 135

And James Gray with his immaculate 1983 ERF C40 and Gray and Adams fridge van in Gibbs of Fraserburgh livery waits patiently for the fence to come down so he can get a clear run at the exit gate

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1 did not get photos of the prize winners since they were in the ring when I arrived but here are the winners from pictures taken at Glamis Castle earlier this year

Petrol /parafinn

1955 International Farmall (French) Cub from K Low of Montrose

Nice tractor but there are areas that could be improved upon  plus did not get a placing at Glamis

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Best Ferguson

1950 TED 20 and Ferguson 30cwt cart from A & L Robertson Montrose

best diesel and best Fordson

or maybe this one both belonging to G Sturrock of Dundee

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Nice Majors there Bill!

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Yes Colm especially the two belonging to Gordn Sturrock from Dundee. Mind you he is a spray painter to trade so if he can't produce a good one who can. Me I'm jack of all trades and master of none but I do all my spraying myself and don't outsource as the majority of the prize winning tractor owners tend to do.