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Cottenham Ploughing Match... My mates Fergie


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With all the excitement of Spalding... I forgot to show you these pics... I've snapped a few "others" so I'll open up a topic of those pics when I've done this one...

Anyway... the story is... this is my mate Graham... the man I was apprentice to in 1983-86... he's got a prize winning 35 and a pretty wicked plough... he offered to show me the ropes at a recent plouging even locally... unfortunately... due to my back trouble (I couldn't get it off the bed in time  ::):-[ ) ... I missed his opening  :-[

Anyway... shut up Marky and show us the pics...

First up... the kit...

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closer on the plough... what a beauty this is...

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he was having problems burrying the stubble on his opening for some reason... so was everyone else for that matter..

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I felt like a right pillock following him up and down with a camera  :-[:D :D

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Oh looky here... ben and Julie turned up... give us a wave Ben  ::):D :D

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I've got a few of him finishing... but I guess these will do for now...

Needless to say.. I WONT be entering any ploughing matches this year  :o - toooooo much to learn  :o:-[ :'(

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Nice pictures Marky.

Nice Machinery too!!

Does Ben always wear cutoffs because he can't aford long trousers? :D

EVIDENTLY... he sells the bottoms to help finance the top half  :D :D :D

Thats how we need to do it Kev (plouging that is)..  :'( :o:D :D

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EVIDENTLY... he sells the bottoms to help finance the top half  :D :D :D

Thats how we need to do it Kev (plouging that is)..  :'( :o:D :D

One day Marky, One day.

We might even make it to the same ploughing match. What do you think?

Banana Man and Curve Ball?

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i was just thinking you hadnt posted these up when Julie told me the kids she taught came 1st and 2nd!!, the one in the cabbed ford was first, the 135 was 2nd ;) ;)

isnt it about time these money jokes stopped, there as boring as the NCC and pink ones!......not as the short jokes though >:( >:(>:(

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Some lovely shots there Marky and that plough I mean an International it looks great !!! Why an International plough versus a DF Ferguson for a ferguson may I ask???

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Some lovely shots there Marky and that plough I mean an International it looks great !!! Why an International plough versus a DF Ferguson for a ferguson may I ask???

I think he pulled it out of a hedgerow.... so it was a freebie I guess... he told me the international plough was "highly adjustable" ... It's been heavily modified as you can see... it's got a trip on the toplink end to make it "dive" ... winders for just about everything... in fact... the only thing it didn't have was a kettle to make the tea  :D :D
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i was just thinking you hadnt posted these up when Julie told me the kids she taught came 1st and 2nd!!, the one in the cabbed ford was first, the 135 was 2nd ;) ;)

isnt it about time these money jokes stopped, there as boring as the NCC and pink ones!......not as the short jokes though >:( >:(>:(

Now just to put the money jokes and Ben to bed once and for all.... I love 'im and he's one of my very fave customers!

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