BC Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) I attended the annual Alford Vintage ploughing match yesterday and what a lovely sunny day it was from early on so apologies for photos with shadows. I did not stay to the end to hear the results but my did my own judging ;D Raymond Ewen form Dyce had a slow puncture on his B275 but he had a little compressor with him. This chap with his DB 996 and his single axle trailer had a novel way of transporting his DB Cropmaster and plough to the match. I not sure if this major was an industrial one...since it did not look a standard one Edited October 8, 2012 by BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Good idea shame no date. I will probably visit this one in a couple of weeks time. Davie Milton from Grange was trying out a new plough and I though he was having a dummy run at his feering.....I wont reapeat the language when he reached the second pole and discovered the plough had not dropped properly. Second run was ok....he was concentrating ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 A 1936 McCormick crawler from Eric Porter on loan to another chap who took his own plough to the match since his lorry was out of test to bring his own crawler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Eric Proctor must have the largest collection of Internationals and Farmalls in Scotland and he kindly gave me directions to go and visit his shed saying his wife Suzanne would be at home. The EP Farmall shed A trailed International combine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 The smallest one a Cub Cadet. A W-400 A 523 An H A 10/20 The W-400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 There is also a Mezzanine floor to store implements and spares. This one needs a little TLC...care to guess which model it is A 3 wheeled diesel H B275 B250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 A few hours of a panel beater should be enough A Farmall Regular. A Volvo BM 2?? which is only stired at Eric's but he has used this the past two years on his small holding. The chap who owns it was keeping it outside and Eric offered to store it for the use of it but he really wants to buy it...and so would I if I had the space. A B414 A Super BWD6 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Well that was a nice vist and now back to the match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 My auto electrician Havey Sutherland making minor adjustments. Geordie Morrison is a champion ploughman but no wonder he is a;lways one of the last to finish...always "newsing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Phil Collie from Kemnay was making a fine looking job. Ross MacDonald has been ploughing from an early age and has had good tuition from his grandfather Bill Soutar who again is a match ploughnam. John McCauley from Sauchan was doing better than yesterday now his boards are the same distance apart at the front and rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Jacky MacCauley from Lyne of Skene was getting some tuition from another master plougher Charlie Morrison from Mason Lodge Skene and you can see from the second photo he wasmt straight a few furrows ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 I seen Raymond Ewen plough straighter....but one should not criticism taking part and having fun is what it is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Well that's it from me from the 2012 Alford Heritage ploughing match. A really enjoyable day out and I hope to see the results in todays Press and Journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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