DEESIDE STEAM & VINTAGE 36th RALLY AT MILTON OF CRATHES on 16 / 17 TH AUGUST 08

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Well the local rally for me ( 5 miles up the road ) will be taking place at the Milton of Crathes site close by Crathes Castle and also the Railway preservation centre on 16 / 17 August. I won't be attending on Saturday since there is one of two sales i plan to attend. All going well and weather permitting I should be there with my Nuffield univeral DM4 and Farmall A which has been to a show for a few years now. This is a big tractor event and usually attracts quite a lot of steamers too.

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Planning to go on Sunday only due to the vintage sale at Forfar tomorrow but I see its forecast heavy rain for Sunday. Lets hope it not too bad and the show is cancelled

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Late Friday afternoon at Crathes and 8 of my pals lorries are there

Young Lewis just loves dad's Scanny

But on to his own one... " Shes ah mine" as he says  ;D

Next the Seddon and the Mackeson Stout tanker

Then Ushers ERF

And then the Leyland Comet with Shell tanker ( yet to be sign written )

Well that's it from me until I'm back on Sunday ... off to a vintage sale at Forfar tomorrow.

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Well woke up on Sunday morning of the show to find it was raining so sod it I decided not to bother trailing out two tractors to get wet and dirty so I went along to the show just for a look.

Round the lorries first

A newcomer to the show a 1974 ERF A series

A Atkinson VMF 150... oh I do hate those reflective plates on an older vehicle

A 1961 Morris CSJ 241

A 1966 Atkinson Mk1 and drag with two Farmalls on borad

A 1949 Leyland Beaver

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More of the lorries.

My rig for the show parades a 1971 Mercedes 1418

A 1962 Seddon

A Thames Trader from Dee Valley caravan's Drumoak

Loading the mouse on to an Albion

Some model lorries in the model tent

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The Scottish County Club stand

Some JCB's

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Now on to the tractor lines... nothing really out of the ordinary other than this 1960's MG 490 conversion.... Can anyone tell me the purpose of this machine... I have my own idea's

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More on the tractor scene

1947 Field Marshall

VF Fowler crawler

Field marshall

1941 Oliver 90

1963 Nuffield 460

1976 Leyland 154

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A 1962 Fordson Roadless

1943 Caterpillar R4

Nuffield 460

1954 Nuffield M4 ( P/P)

David Brown 880

David Brown 770

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Ok then a Mf 135 for the massey boys

1980 Leyland 302

1974 Ford 7000

1974 Ford 5000

H Reg ford 2000

A 1956 French Farmall Cub

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A 1950 John Deere R

1978 County 764

County 1164

Early JCB digger

1964 Fordson Super Dexta and dung spreader

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A 1962 Roadless Fordson Major

Another Roadless

Tractor parade in ring

Not really a car person but I did like this Lotus Cortina ( owned by same chap as has the early JCB )

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Well thats about it from Milton of crathes for 2008 but the star exhibit of the show for me was this half scale Field marshall built by Davie Duncan from Nairn for his two sons. Took Davie 3 years to get to this stage and plans finishing off over the winter. It is powered by a Briggs and Stratton petol engine and a lawn mower gear box. It even sounds like a Marshall and my only criticism was that it didn't sit and bounce ;D

And by the way Davie is not an trained engineer so its is amazing what one can make.

PS he did have his brothers full sized Marshall alongside until he decided to sell it

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Oooooooh...........myyyyyyyyyyy God.  :o   I've only just seen these pictures and I was nearly come over sorry, overcome. The 'A' Series ERF with the bulk trailer..............gorgeous......the JCB digger loader and tractor loader..............stunning..........the Thames Trader and BMC FFK............painful but happy memories of engine repairs. There's no easy way to change an injector pump on a Trader with out getting bruised ribs. The Counties.............I could hear them running............the restored 7000........oooooooooooh I want it, and the Lotus Cortina.................sex on wheels.  *

  You've just made an old man very happy. Forget girlie porn........this is the real stuff. 

    Some years ago I bought a Ford 2000 really cheap as it was just an old tractor then. I paid 200 for it as it wasn't too good a starter. I fitted a cold start kit to it and sold it on, but how I wish I had it now. 

[NewHolland2]

More great pics there Bill........Love Henry Thomson's old lorry........

The Ford 7000 is a cracker too........

[MDFord]

Excellent shots as always Bill 

My favourites, JCB Major, Ford 7000, and the unmolested looking 2000, ERF Bulker, D reg Atkinson

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Oooooooh...........myyyyyyyyyyy God.  :o   I've only just seen these pictures and I was nearly come over sorry, overcome. The 'A' Series ERF with the bulk trailer..............gorgeous......the JCB digger loader and tractor loader..............stunning..........the Thames Trader and BMC FFK............painful but happy memories of engine repairs. There's no easy way to change an injector pump on a Trader with out getting bruised ribs. The Counties.............I could hear them running............the restored 7000........oooooooooooh I want it, and the Lotus Cortina.................sex on wheels.  *

  You've just made an old man very happy. Forget girlie porn........this is the real stuff. 

    Some years ago I bought a Ford 2000 really cheap as it was just an old tractor then. I paid 200 for it as it wasn't too good a starter. I fitted a cold start kit to it and sold it on, but how I wish I had it now. 

I'm glad you enjoyed Will. I have two more shows Im attending this year with exhibits Edzell this coming Sunday and Scone Place Perth the following so more pics to come no doubt.

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More great pics there Bill........Love Henry Thomson's old lorry........

The Ford 7000 is a cracker too........

Yes Martin Harry's Leyland Beaver is a nice looking lorry... not many of these one's about.

Imust admit the Ford 7000 is a nice one belongs to Gorge Wallace of Maryculter who is a Ford and County fanatic ;)

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Excellent shots as always Bill 

My favourites, JCB Major, Ford 7000, and the unmolested looking 2000, ERF Bulker, D reg Atkinson

Glad you enjoyed Mark. Yes that ERF bulker is nice. It is new on the scene and apparntly the owner used to drive a similar one for that particular company. He also use to drive Whytes Atki and drag and could reverse the drag too ;D