Oldest machine on farm, dead or alive.

[Pennine Ploughing]

Oldest tractor MF690 from 1986
Oldest machine a teagle cement mixer from the 1960 both still at work today
But the Tower at the farm dates back to the 13 hundreds and the one that was there before that one goes back to when Noah wàs a boy

That looks a tidy 690

 

[Renaultman]

JCB 6D can't work out whether is 1963 or slightly newer

 

[Will 1594]

53 grey fergy
grain dresser etc in threshing barn from 40.s
house built early 1500.s

 

[thorpe]

its got to the point now where the oldest thing here is me, oh we have got some snail brand whitworth spanners. they might as well go in the scrap bin!

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Still in use:
1958 MF35
Various hay trailers made out of pre-war lorry chassis (though heavily rebuilt)
A number of workshop machines that are probably wartime or earlier.
Rack saw bench, must be 50s at least, probably earlier. Originally flat belt drive, converted to PTO drive using a gearbox and V pulleys I stole off an old Salopian baler from the 50s that was lying around for years until finally scrapped..

Stuff lying around in sheds:
Various bits of old farm equipment like cake crushers and rolling mills.
Several items ex-great grandfather's steam powered sawmill/wagon works - bandsaw, pillar drill and circular saw bench. Could be Victorian/Edwardian.
The wheels on an old bale elevator that came off a Supermarine Spitfire, must be pre-'49 as that was when the last one was built.
Various things built with timber that came from some local WW2 aircraft hanger doors, lovely pine planks.
'Wilmo' fertiliser distributor, made by Alexander Shanks in the 50s.

I did have the chassis of a 1920s American sports car, a Stutz, but that was sold some years ago to a car restorer.

when I left school, I went to work for Potters of Thame (IH dealers), Charlie the foreman said the oldest workshop was made from the crates the original IH tractors were sent over from the states in.

 

[holywell farmer]

On my relatives farm my late uncle fordson major think built from 1949 onwards retired tractor these days though.

 

[Ducati899]

65 year old machine here still working,Doesn’t start like it used to and takes a while to get going some mornings,once it’s revved up though it seems fine,goes by the name of dad

 

[Spud]

Here's some of our oldies. 1958 Major (owned by one of my staff) pulling my 1948 Welger buncher. She bales 200 a year for the face of short term stores potatoes. Other pic is my 1970 International 454 mowing grass

 

[DairyGrazing]

.303 Long Lee from around the 1880s

Has it ever been re barrelled or bored?

 

[Highland Mule]

Has it ever been re barrelled or bored?

Nope. Still fires true.

 

[Flatlander]

Bought a lathe last winter in an online auction. Looked cheap lol. Reason was it was so big no one could move it weights around four tons and will turn a ten foot shaft. Found out it was built between 1896 and 1912 for CN rail. It was in spotless condition and converted to an electric motor from overhead flat pulley drive. Fun getting out of a garage that a loader couldn’t get in.

 

[deere 6600]

Mf. 65 1960 was wife’s uncle from new still enjoy driving it on a dry day no cab unusually has power steering local mechanic gave it a bit of a refit couple of years ago it’ll never leave the place has a loader handy for the awkward bits

 

[holywell farmer]

Here's some of our oldies. 1958 Major (owned by one of my staff) pulling my 1948 Welger buncher. She bales 200 a year for the face of short term stores potatoes. Other pic is my 1970 International 454 mowing grassView attachment 994677

Nice that major there.

 

[Spud]

Nice that major there.

Thanks, he's made a nice job of tidying it up sympathetically.
I also have my late father in laws 1958 E1a MK2 diesel major (or what's left of it, there's no tinwork or engine!) on my to restore list.
The remaining 135 has seen some work, and is a bit rough, having been partially caught in a farm fire in 1992. It's the only tractor we have left that was bought by my late grandpa, so it stays.
The Ford 5600 was where I cut my tractor driving teeth in the late 80's, and the only remaining tractor bought by my late father, so it stays too! It sits on a topper most of the year and scruffles beet.
The 3075 is the first tractor I bought, and still in regular use.
Sentimental old sod aren't I!!

 

[holywell farmer]

Thanks, he's made a nice job of tidying it up sympathetically.
I also have my late father in laws 1958 E1a MK2 diesel major (or what's left of it, there's no tinwork or engine!) on my to restore list.
The remaining 135 has seen some work, and is a bit rough, having been partially caught in a farm fire in 1992. It's the only tractor we have left that was bought by my late grandpa, so it stays.
The Ford 5600 was where I cut my tractor driving teeth in the late 80's, and the only remaining tractor bought by my late father, so it stays too! It sits on a topper most of the year and scruffles beet.
The 3075 is the first tractor I bought, and still in regular use.
Sentimental old sodden
J


The fordson major played an important part in tractor development in history

 

[thorpe]

Thanks, he's made a nice job of tidying it up sympathetically.
I also have my late father in laws 1958 E1a MK2 diesel major (or what's left of it, there's no tinwork or engine!) on my to restore list.
The remaining 135 has seen some work, and is a bit rough, having been partially caught in a farm fire in 1992. It's the only tractor we have left that was bought by my late grandpa, so it stays.
The Ford 5600 was where I cut my tractor driving teeth in the late 80's, and the only remaining tractor bought by my late father, so it stays too! It sits on a topper most of the year and scruffles beet.
The 3075 is the first tractor I bought, and still in regular use.
Sentimental old sod aren't I!!

your alright!

 

[holywell farmer]

your alright!

Nice to have some who loves the classics

 

[Right-arm fast]

Pollard pillar drill, circa 1940, then 1980 Yale Eaton forklift.

 

[penntor]

Is that a Welger WSA350, father had one years ago, finally sold it to some one in the east of England to be used making bales for covering clamps of carrots. Got a photo somewhere of it sat on the back of a Ford Transit flatbed that came to collect it, wheels out over on both sides.

 

[DrWazzock]

Corn dresser. Built around 1870 and originally on the home farm in Scotland. Shipped down to the new farm in Lincs in the 1950’s. Still used occasionally to clean seed but now electric motor driven. Would be scrapped but nothing else does as good a job. Mostly wooden construction with a few steel parts. It has faded imprints on the side that it won design awards at an exhibition in the 1870’s.