smithy Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Last Thursday me and Goody set of for the DAVID BROWN TRACTOR CLUB ,Museum and shop at Spinksmire Mill , Meltham , Holmfirth, HD94AN . We was going to the AGM that evening so we had a look around while we was there 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Few more from the Museum . Museum has only been in this building a short while allow its a bit smaller than there previous building it is a lot nicer building and its also part of what used to be the David Brown Factory . we stayed up overnight as its a long drive from here and called in on the Tractor Twitcher (david laley) on the way back on friday . Thanks David really enjoyed the time at yours and meeting your parents . 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 i love those cut in half tractors they used to do back then, wish more companies did them even now, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: i love those cut in half tractors they used to do back then, wish more companies did them even now, The crawler is the only one in existence, so they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Contractor lifted my beet while i was up at the David Brown Museum , so when i got back friday evening i started ploughing and carried on ploughing Saturday morning till about 11am when a mate turned up and took over the ploughing while i started to drill the winter wheat , my mate finished ploughing apart from headlands by 5pm and i carried on till about 9pm with the drilling started sunday around 8am and got drilling done on what was ploughed by about 2ish so i then ploughed the headlands and then turned around and drilled them as well done by 8.30pm . slow job on the drill at 1.6mph ,land was dry for this time of the year but it was hard/stiff soil the sugar beet had draw any moisture out of the ground . 20221204_093020.mp4 20221204_140533.mp4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I have been helping my mates today strip out a old wood burner and liner and put new liner in chimney make new sealing plate to block rest of chimney off and install new wood burner , all working fine when we left , got 3 more to do tomorrow at another pub 👍 cheers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 We have been taken on a tour around Claas UK/Manns of Saxham , its the big building beside the A14 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Few more from Claas 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Some tractors are in workshop being repaired ,some tractors are in the training workshop with wheels of so trainees can learn how to fix them 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Some other makes are in another workshop being tested against there Claas machines . was not allowed in this bit but i got photo though a window ☺️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Few more 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Few more from tonight 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 last ones from a tour that took 3.5hrs and there was still some bits that we did not go in . I think they said they have over 650,000 parts stored on site with a value of 12 million pounds ,and that do not include the value of the machines that they have on site . A Fantastic tour well worth another late night out . 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete132 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Looks to be some spot! Wonder what goes on the invoice for the other tractor purchases . . . . Sold to Helmut Class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 2:04 PM, justy 46 said: Was there twice.. Beautiful city. Enjoy Paul.. Cheers Justin was a good day out, great city, some of them builders knew what they were doing back in the day, few thousand ton of nice stonework in some of them buildings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Whilst we still in Scotland yesterday we decided to go up to Falkirk and visit the Kelpies and then follow the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Falkirk wheel, which to be fair is a fair old bit of engineering when you get up close to it Edited December 8, 2022 by Valley Axe Man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Looks like you are having a good break ,i saw a TV program think it was on Sky tv about the Falkirk Wheel saw it go around it was a good program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Whilst we still in Scotland yesterday we decided to go up to Falkirk and visit the Kelpies and then follow the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Falkirk wheel, which to be fair is a fair old bit of engineering when you get up close to it Glad Gemma and you enjoyed your visit Paul, sorry I never met you, but life's like that whiles, Aye the Falkirk wheel is a fair bit of engineering, apparently the thing is so well balanced it only needs the same amount of electricity to do a full revolution as it takes to boil a kettle, ?? Up top just behind the wheel in the mid 80's another record breaking machine worked, the first hydraulic excavator to exceed 500ton, The Demag H485 at 550 ton, I used to drop my wife and kids off the nearby leisure centre when I would wonder around taking snaps of it, Regards Joe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 This was yesterdays job , we had to drop 3, 6inch liners down 3 chimneys ,and then install 3 woodburners . Its not me up in the air my feet was firmly on the ground all day 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1st one up and running 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Number 2 up and running 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3rd one in place and up and running , also the stuffed white Pheasant we had to move while we worked 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Had to look twice there Smithy, thought that was the White Pheasant lying on the dust sheet, Regards Joe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 13 hours ago, catkom3 said: Had to look twice there Smithy, thought that was the White Pheasant lying on the dust sheet, Regards Joe. HaHa thats one of the wet-wipes i used to wipe over woodburner to remove the last bit of dust before i set light to the fire-lighter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Nice cold morning on uncles farm 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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