wilt434
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Looking for a ransomes bonning plough if anyone knows of one.
Cheers
Cheers
Ransomes Bonning
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Timo@hattonfarms
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Westlake had one, but I expect you knew about that and the price!
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wilt434
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Yes I saw that one. That is my last resort if I can't find another.
Mydexta
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There's a lad on the match ploughing page on Facebook who says he might sell a set of bonning bodies of that's any use to you
Tonym
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Cheffins sold some Bonning boards last August. Their results say £ 300 but do not know for how many.
I do know of a Bonning plough locally who's owner offered to lend it to me as he did not want to sell. Phoned and spoke to his wife this morning but he was out . She will ask the question later and if he wants to sell I will message you.
I do know of a Bonning plough locally who's owner offered to lend it to me as he did not want to sell. Phoned and spoke to his wife this morning but he was out . She will ask the question later and if he wants to sell I will message you.
wilt434
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Ok, thank you for that Tony. Hope he wants to sell as I would love to have one in my collection of match ploughs. As for the ones on facebook he said that his mate is interested in them so I think it's a dead end.
Roy Stokes
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That would be Mr Williamson's plough Tony ? the problem with the Ransomes Bonning is that you cannot use it in classic classes and it is now out classed in the World Style class, so no longer desirable to use at matches just a collectors piece now
wilt434
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Could it be used in classic if you put tcn's on it? For some reason I just want one, god knows why.
Tonym
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That is the one Roy. He offered to loan it to me but for the reasons you state I did not take him up on it.
Roy Stokes
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Yes it could be used then, however it would no longer be a Ransomes Bonning, as the Bonning bits would be missing
wilt434
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So I might aswell stick with the 86 then. But I do like the look of a ts 97. I got first prize saturday if you're wondering and I even won Gareth which wasn't that hard of a job either as i got best ploughman in our area aswell.
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Roy Stokes
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Very well done Will, as I told you at Denbigh you wouldn't have been out of place in our class, what was results in classics then, who was 2nd and 3rd?
wilt434
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Gareth was third and Peter was second And stewart burden was first in that class. I was quite pleased with my plot but stubble is much more forgiving to plough.
According to the late David Bonning, the Dowdswell boards are slightly modified Bonnings. In the distant past, I owned a new Bonning, and it went back as it managed to bend a frog being transported on a sprung car trailer, and there were no parts available to repair it under warranty!
As an aside, can you book some better weather for next year? And a few less rocks( I saved most of mine up for the finish) together with a level plot? Trying to position the tractor at the top of the slope, with Leyland "brakes" was "entertaining"!
As an aside, can you book some better weather for next year? And a few less rocks( I saved most of mine up for the finish) together with a level plot? Trying to position the tractor at the top of the slope, with Leyland "brakes" was "entertaining"!
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wilt434
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I must admit that the location wasn't ideal but it showed who the real ploughmen were, making a tidy job in a difficult situation. The weather didn't help matters at all but, it was a good enjoyable day. Did you arrive home ok?
wilt434
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Found myself a Bonning, it arrived yesterday. Will get some pics of ploughing later.
wilt434
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wilt434
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Just fitted the ycn specials in the bonning, hopefully should go well.