Thanks Roy,
It's interesting you say its ford/Ransome's as the only name cast in it is Ransome's. Value no I wasn't looking for a value as such as its not mine I am just trying to get a bit of info on it and maybe save it from the scrap skip! (If it was worth saving)
Where that foundry was is now a morrisons
The TS59 was really like a huge development of the Robin (TS54) by being much heavier and better made. The TS54 as I known as a Robin but is it true that the TS59 was also known as a Regal?
But a TS 59 was much easier to bend if ploughing stoney ground or tree roots, the area where the leg connects to the frame is a bit short whereas the Robin leg runs a long way along side it's frame and therefore when bolted together form a stronger frame, and to that a welded in cross brace and I would argue the Robin was a stronger plough, albeit smaller.
Both the TS54 and the TS 59 were named in their early form, The Ransomes book suggests these names were used for export,
names are as follows
TS 54-Robin
TS 55-Falcon
TS 59-Raven
TS 68- Swift
TS 73-Heron
TS74-Swallow
So as you can deduce from above bird species feature, the book also suggests the TS 1013 mentioned above was also named Robin for export
Trailed ploughs seem to have been named with Trac in many models, Motrac, Protrac, Midtrac, Hexatrac, Pretrac, Duratrac, and many many more, but then you have the RSLD (Ransomes self lift double furrow plough) and RSLM ( Ransomes self lift multi furrow plough)
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What about a ts63 and ts64???
You've taught me a lot! I have often heard about the International b12's having a strong frame which is quite a regular sight in Cornwall but I just had a look at a Robin and the layout is similar. The thing I don't like the Robin is when I used to use them years ago on my farm and I ploughed hard ground the headstocks on them always used to break or bend. This is always what I preferred on the TS 59 because I never had to do anything to them.But a TS 59 was much easier to bend if ploughing stoney ground or tree roots, the area where the leg connects to the frame is a bit short whereas the Robin leg runs a long way along side it's frame and therefore when bolted together form a stronger frame, and to that a welded in cross brace and I would argue the Robin was a stronger plough, albeit smaller.
Both the TS54 and the TS 59 were named in their early form, The Ransomes book suggests these names were used for export,
names are as follows
TS 54-Robin
TS 55-Falcon
TS 59-Raven
TS 68- Swift
TS 73-Heron
TS74-Swallow
So as you can deduce from above bird species feature, the book also suggests the TS 1013 mentioned above was also named Robin for export
Trailed ploughs seem to have been named with Trac in many models, Motrac, Protrac, Midtrac, Hexatrac, Pretrac, Duratrac, and many many more, but then you have the RSLD (Ransomes self lift double furrow plough) and RSLM ( Ransomes self lift multi furrow plough)
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