Classic Ford Ploughing Marathon

[fermerboy]

Local lad to here organised a charity 24hr ploughing marathon to raise money for Cancer Research.

He has a business restoring tractors and also owns a good few Ford 10series himself.

They ran 2 Ford 7810 with Ransome ploughs for 24hrs with drivers taking a 2hr shift behind the wheel.
At the start and finish they had 5 Ford 7810 all with Ransome ploughs, one of them with a push 2 furrow as well.

I had the drone up and got a few pics

Impressive sight even if youre not a Ford fan!

 

[Chae1]

How many acres did the 5 plough in 24 hours?

 

[fermerboy]

How many acres did the 5 plough in 24 hours?

They had 2 running for 24hrs, the 5 was just a bit of a show for a few rounds at the start and the end.

Think they did about 60 odd in 4 diff fields.
I drove a stint and we weren't going hard, but were making very good work.

 

[Mydexta]

There’s a similar event down at Blairgowrie this weekend, where a lad is aiming to plough for 24hrs by himself, non stop.........all on an old standard fordson with a 2 furrow trailing plough!!!

 

[db9go]

Local lad to here organised a charity 24hr ploughing marathon to raise money for Cancer Research.

He has a business restoring tractors and also owns a good few Ford 10series himself.

They ran 2 Ford 7810 with Ransome ploughs for 24hrs with drivers taking a 2hr shift behind the wheel.
At the start and finish they had 5 Ford 7810 all with Ransome ploughs, one of them with a push 2 furrow as well.

I had the drone up and got a few pics

Impressive sight even if youre not a Ford fan!

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That is a good photo and good work

 

[Lincsman]

How much did the push plough slow the tractor compared to the others?

 

[fermerboy]

How much did the push plough slow the tractor compared to the others?

To be quite honest, not much, its a bit more of a fiddle at the ends but he was keeping up with the others no bother.
They weren't at full pelt as it was just a few rounds to finish off the 24hrs.
The only time there was a difference was when they were ploughing a hard bit where muck had been loaded and the push/pull one was obviously working harder, both in wheel grip and she was puffing a bit of black smoke.
But 6 furrows on a 100hp? Everybody needs +200 nowadays to do that.

 

[Lincsman]

To be quite honest, not much, its a bit more of a fiddle at the ends but he was keeping up with the others no bother.
They weren't at full pelt as it was just a few rounds to finish off the 24hrs.
The only time there was a difference was when they were ploughing a hard bit where muck had been loaded and the push/pull one was obviously working harder, both in wheel grip and she was puffing a bit of black smoke.
But 6 furrows on a 100hp? Everybody needs +200 nowadays to do that.

Thats what i thought would be the case, I am sure with modern front linkages that can have a bit more control of them and headland turn management they would be a viable option.

 

[Mydexta]

At today’s local Marathon

 

[jendan]

At today’s local Marathon
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Any more pics?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

My lad completing his 24hr one man marathon last October. He browned over 28 acres and raised £8500+ for a local hospice and Motor Neurone Disease charities.

Best thing I’ve ever been involved with over a weekend.

 

[betweenthelines]

Some great pictures.


But if they'd used a few Massey's instead, everyone would have been home in time for supper!