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Classic Machinery
50 years ago
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<blockquote data-quote="Two Tone" data-source="post: 6466200" data-attributes="member: 44728"><p>I think the newest tractor my father would have had then (farming in the Fens) was a Massey 165. We also had a couple of 135's and 2 175's. We also still had a couple of Fordson Majors and a grey Fergi. A Track Marshal with a Turner linkage did most of the ploughing and we also had a Roadless Major Crawler, called buttercup, because it was painted yellow.</p><p>We had 2 Ransomes TS 82 ploughs for when we did plough with wheeled tractors (with Lambourn cabs!).</p><p>The combine was a Claas SF and we were about to upgrade to a Clayson M140. But cereals were a break crop from growing all the veg and sugar beet. All delivered using a Bedford TK artic with Scammel hitch and single axle trailers carrying 10 tonnes at a time. The beet was washed off the trailers at Ely Sugar Beet factory, as they did not tip.</p><p></p><p>There was no such thing as Rough Terrain Forklift, so we built our own out of an old lorry in the farm workshop. Tandem axle trailers were unheard of. As were Power-harrows. Seed and fertilisers came in 112lb sacks and spraying was done in pints and gallons/acre. </p><p></p><p>There was still such a thing as a 10 shilling note! Sixpence bought you a bag of chips that fed at least 2 people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Two Tone, post: 6466200, member: 44728"] I think the newest tractor my father would have had then (farming in the Fens) was a Massey 165. We also had a couple of 135's and 2 175's. We also still had a couple of Fordson Majors and a grey Fergi. A Track Marshal with a Turner linkage did most of the ploughing and we also had a Roadless Major Crawler, called buttercup, because it was painted yellow. We had 2 Ransomes TS 82 ploughs for when we did plough with wheeled tractors (with Lambourn cabs!). The combine was a Claas SF and we were about to upgrade to a Clayson M140. But cereals were a break crop from growing all the veg and sugar beet. All delivered using a Bedford TK artic with Scammel hitch and single axle trailers carrying 10 tonnes at a time. The beet was washed off the trailers at Ely Sugar Beet factory, as they did not tip. There was no such thing as Rough Terrain Forklift, so we built our own out of an old lorry in the farm workshop. Tandem axle trailers were unheard of. As were Power-harrows. Seed and fertilisers came in 112lb sacks and spraying was done in pints and gallons/acre. There was still such a thing as a 10 shilling note! Sixpence bought you a bag of chips that fed at least 2 people. [/QUOTE]
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