Historical photos from North Norfolk
- Thread starter sjt01
- Start date
- Location
- North Norfolk
1977 The college farm manager wanted to put in a Gobar biogas plant and as I was running the engineering workshop I got involved in building the gasholder. That was my original inspiration for our current AD plant. One problem we had was a hyena getting stuck in the slurry hole.
Student power and workshop practical classes
My house and transport - 1956 Unimog S petrol and 1953 BMW 250 single cylinder bike, with next door's kids.
Student power and workshop practical classes
My house and transport - 1956 Unimog S petrol and 1953 BMW 250 single cylinder bike, with next door's kids.
- Location
- North Norfolk
Winnower we made in the workshops for cleaning legume seeds, based on the elutriator designed for the SIAE air separation combine
Using a Monkey Winch to drop Eucalyptus trees
Our external examiner was Ivan Warboys from Wye
Using a Monkey Winch to drop Eucalyptus trees
Our external examiner was Ivan Warboys from Wye
- Location
- North Norfolk
1979 Student practical - traction experment, with dynamometer in chain to measure pull.
- Location
- North Norfolk
1979 running a motorcycle maintenance course for extension officers
Trying out a rotary ridger based on the SIAE rotary plough, in my garden
Trying out a rotary ridger based on the SIAE rotary plough, in my garden
RushesToo
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- Location
- Fingringhoe
I love the casual quote
"That was my original inspiration for our current AD plant. One problem we had was a hyena getting stuck in the slurry hole. "
As you do.....
This is my thread of the year.
n.w
Member
- Location
- western isles
I bet the hyena wasnt quite so amused
- Location
- S. Staffs
Laughed himself to death...........
high plains drifter
Member
Me too,mine says contractor model on the side.
high plains drifter
Member
Looks like a 282 to me,forerunner to the 802.leyland made the 282 instead of the 6 cylinder model
diggerjones
Member
- Location
- South cheshire, audlem
The opp said it was a 6 cylinder turbo.
I worked on a farm with a 272 they then got a 282 and was crap compared to the 272.
Used to buck rake with the 282 with duel wheels
- Location
- North Norfolk
1980 Went to the Agricultural Machinery show, a very small affair.
Agrimal locally made ox-drawn kit
Cat D4 demo
Fell off the bridge - driver unhurt
Ploughing with MF185 and Hamco 707 reversible disc plough. Reversed by pulling the rope, when the weight on the top link swings the beam across to the other side and sets the disc angle.
View from above, and another when stopped so no dust!
Agrimal locally made ox-drawn kit
Cat D4 demo
Fell off the bridge - driver unhurt
Ploughing with MF185 and Hamco 707 reversible disc plough. Reversed by pulling the rope, when the weight on the top link swings the beam across to the other side and sets the disc angle.
View from above, and another when stopped so no dust!
- Location
- North Norfolk
1980 We got donated a MF275 from USAID, came in a box. Malawi style unloading - but I insisted on the design of ramps!
Had an Eicher Goodearth from India to test. single cylinder 25 HP engine with a 150 kg flywheel. Instructions were to take the engine off the flywheel, rather than the other way round!. Was good for cranking on the decompressor, gave you plenty of time to walk round to take off the decompressor. Malawians loved the seats on the mudguards.
Departmental tractor lineup. CA6852 was a Massey 210, Japanese built 2 cylinder fast revving.
Had an Eicher Goodearth from India to test. single cylinder 25 HP engine with a 150 kg flywheel. Instructions were to take the engine off the flywheel, rather than the other way round!. Was good for cranking on the decompressor, gave you plenty of time to walk round to take off the decompressor. Malawians loved the seats on the mudguards.
Departmental tractor lineup. CA6852 was a Massey 210, Japanese built 2 cylinder fast revving.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Every time I think, this rich seam of photos and history is sadly about to be exhausted, I get a pleasant surprise
Thank you for continually posting, I know I speak for a lot of us when I say we find this thread really interesting
Thank you for continually posting, I know I speak for a lot of us when I say we find this thread really interesting
- Location
- North Norfolk
I feel very fortunate to have had all the opportunities in my career (which had no plan at all, just happened) so I have been able to take the photos. Just remembered, I have not covered the university expedition to Senegal when we drove across the Sahara and I looked at village agriculture. Perhaps later.
- Location
- North Norfolk
1980 Did some no-till trials with Gramoxone, and a "rolling jab planter" which had a beak which punched a hole in the ground and dropped a seed in. The ones on the 2 wheel tractor were commercially made - Groom System from Lincolnshire, the hand pushed one we made in the workshop. One problem was the termites carting away all the mulch.
Mixedupfarmer
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- Location
- Norfolk
You should write a book.
- Location
- North Norfolk
1981 We moved to a new Ag Eng Department teaching building, funded by USAID
Welding teaching workshop
Wood workshop
Tractor maintenance workshop
Metal workshop
Maize harvest by hand
Agrex local agricultural show
Getting a Norfolk size load of maize stover on the trailer
SA Wonder maize planter
Practical class
Welding teaching workshop
Wood workshop
Tractor maintenance workshop
Metal workshop
Maize harvest by hand
Agrex local agricultural show
Getting a Norfolk size load of maize stover on the trailer
SA Wonder maize planter
Practical class
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
I bet it doesn’t look the same today
- Location
- North Norfolk
I am not going back to find out. The projects I worked on later have gone, so do not want to see what has happened to all the work we did on them