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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: tizaala on May 20, 2012, 06:08:28 pm

Title: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: tizaala on May 20, 2012, 06:08:28 pm

Some lovely old kit for you enthusiasts,

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: Bangbang on May 20, 2012, 06:59:09 pm

Great pictures,  :thumbsup:  reminds me of the Glamis Extravaganza.

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: robert waddell on May 20, 2012, 07:01:54 pm

it reminds me  of farming not that long ago ;) :farmer:

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: tizaala on May 20, 2012, 07:14:06 pm

Nah' this one's more your age Robert. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: robert waddell on May 20, 2012, 07:27:34 pm

yes the massey 35 in the background   ;) :farmer:

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: MAK on May 20, 2012, 08:26:39 pm

Robert - have you ever used horse or ox to plough etc ?
The old dears near us grew up with ox drawn farm tools and have them ( the tools and yokes that is) scattered around garden and living room respectiveley.
must have been a hard life.

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: robert waddell on May 20, 2012, 08:37:11 pm

no never worked with them   when i was a little boy i always wanted a Clydesdale  horse then one day as i rounded the corner to our farm there in all his majestic glory was a Clydesdale horse in our field
barstewards  his transport had broken down and he was temporarily at our farm till the Lorrie was repaired :farmer:

Title: Re: Smallholder show, vintage
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 20, 2012, 10:57:52 pm

Doug you had me worried by your subject - vintage, seeing as you took my photo.   ;D