plantfit 7,580 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 David Brown 885 Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Made in the Czech republic Zetors I think,every thing loose on them things,steering,gears,axles and the gap between piston and liner Zetor 3011 Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, plantfit said: David Brown 885 Rog Llandudno Rog ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Seeing the old tractor pictures from Rog reminds me that I usually exhibit my 1952 Grey Fergie as an attraction in our hay meadow at the biennial 'open gardens' coming up soon. It's been outside under its tailored cover for two years and I know it requires a battery and a new mechanical starter switch. It's always good to see the 'old boys' climb aboard, with some difficulty, and reminisce about the old days. Being low technology, but mechanically quite brilliantly designed by Harry Ferguson, I guarantee it will start first time. The starter is selected by a particular movement of the gearstick so it's impossible to start it in gear. I feel a project coming on! If you want to see old tractors go to Hoveringham tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Spot on Mick,two year ago,some sort of rally around the town.don't know what it was in aid of but great to see a load of old tractors One for Phil, Grey Fergie with a cab Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Here's one for you Ian, last year at the charity tractor run in aid of the Lancaster memorial on the Notts/Lincs border Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 The grey Fergie with the cab was one of many of the Harry Ferguson adoptions. There were innumerable tools and extras for every conceivable task. The tractor in the the picture is TEF model being a diesel. The TED model I have is a petrol/paraffin model where the engine was started on petrol and then switched over to the much cheaper paraffin for the day’s work which used a full tank. The engine had a very low compression ratio and was the same basic unit as used in the Standard Vanguard car. Not sure why the diesel was TEF and the petrol was TED but will have the info somewhere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Good bit of info there Phil,sommat else for me to investigate now Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 When I wrote paraffin I actually meant TVO, tractor vapourising oil. This was basically paraffin with the addition of a few extra ingredients to raise the flash point. A bit of a witches' brew actually! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 The old ice cream vans with the engine at the back used to run on TVO. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Don't know much about tractors, but I have an abiding memory of Jarve Goddard using one when he was still actively managing the two fields opposite Southglade Road. That would probably be around 1952-4. What sticks in my mind is being fascinated by what I suppose was some sort of 'sight glass' attached to the side of the engine. Right side as seen from the driving seat I think. In my memory it seemed to be filled with a greenish coloured liquid. Oil? I thought agricultural diesel was red? Maybe somebody here knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Den, I thought the ice cream vans ran on paraffin whilst doing business. On Mr Softee's, they were started on petrol, then after about five minutes, we'd switch over to the other fuel, which I'm certain was paraffin. Then at night, before shutting down, I'd switch back to petrol for five minutes in order to fill the system, else it wouldn't start next morning. I might be mistaken, as it was over 50 years ago ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Col, I drive / walk this stretch of Hucknall Rd, very regularly, but don't recall seeing the brown signs. I'll make a point of looking out for it over the next few days. I also walk from the Marble Arch opening, to Tesco's and further on to Bestwood Village. Where the track bed veers to the right parallel to Moorbridge Rd, there is still some track in situ. Between Gala Way and Tesco's, there's some brick footings in place near the former station, and up until recently, there was the remnants of the signal box base. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 10 hours ago, DJ360 said: Anyway, the point is that someone has erected a sign at the former railway crossing near Gala Bingo/Southglade Road. One blue sign points to Southglade Sports Centre, the other to Hucknall. That's fair enough. Then below are two brown signs. One says 'The Railway line was dismantled sometime between 1940 and 1960.' , which is rubbish. At least a part of the line was still connecting Rigleys Engineering works to the BR network via Moorbridge until 1966. The other says 'The line ran for 6 miles from Daybrook to Newstead. Which is also rubbish. you mean further down the road almost near the junction with bestwood road 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Fly, an uncle of mine worked for Mr Whippy. Their yard was on Lilac grove in Beeston. I used to work for him sometimes. I'm sure they used TVO, it was possibly a Bedford van. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Ah yes, I passed there twice today, but couldn't see the brown ones. I'll look during the week. As Col says, the information is incorrect, and more should be done to further the importance of the railway in the surrounding area. The streets near the little industrial park near Rigley Dr are named after important railway centres, and on Arnold Rd, near the BT depot, the newish housing estate streets are named after several Britannia steam loco's. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 You might be right Den. My grey matter has dramatically decreased over the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, Enigma. said: you mean further down the road almost near the junction with bestwood road No Enigma, I mean where I said, but I don't doubt that other inaccurate signs exist.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, FLY2 said: The streets near the little industrial park near Rigley Dr are named after important railway centres, and on Arnold Rd, near the BT depot, the newish housing estate streets are named after several Britannia steam loco's. I live on one of those streets (or Closes as they are) Been here 30 years since Cavco built them and never knew the railway connection apart from Rigleys Names are Rigley Dr, Rugby Cl, March Cl, Darnal Cl (should have 2 L's), Kingsmoor Cl. The other houses nearer Tesco were built later by others so don't follow the railway theme. I drive past the Said sign several times a day but have never read what was on the Brown ones. I'll nip out in the morning and look. I lived in Arnold when younger and used to trainspot around here, I'm sure the level crossing was still there, but not in use, in the early 60's near where the sign now is at the end of Southglade Rd. And on a topic covered here somewhere, I lived next door to the parents of Cavan , Gordon and the other 11 Pickering children in Arnold, for 17 years up untill I got married. The 13 had diverse occupations from a Barber to an Airline pilot. Jack the Father, worked at Raleigh and also owned a lot of houses in Arnold. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, Stuart.C said: I drive past the Said sign several times a day but have never read what was on the Brown ones. I'll nip out in the morning and look. I lived in Arnold when younger and used to trainspot around here, I'm sure the level crossing was still there, but not in use, in the early 60's near where the sign now is at the end of Southglade Rd. Just on a technicality, it was never really a 'level crossing', in the Highway Code sense or at least not a public one. We crossed there all the time, and rail traffic was very infrequent after the mid 60's, if any at all. . It was a locked gate used by Jarve Goddard from Southglade Farm, whilst the line was still in use. If I recall correctly, it became a bit more 'casual' later, before finally closing to traffic. I should add that I lived on Southglade Road from the early 1950s until around 1970. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paradiddle 145 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Went to the wedding of a farmer's daughter at the weekend, it goes without saying that 'We Plough The Fields and Scatter' was on the hymn sheet, however, the German bloke 'wot wrote the words' wouldn't have been looking out of his window at this!!!!! That's what you call a tractor, for sale at the moment, one careful owner, £250k if anybody's interested!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,409 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 I've seen these and similar, it's amazing what 'poor' farmers can afford... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Most of this sort of kit is usually leased. The farmers I’ve known have all been mean, tight fisted bastards. Odd people farmers. I spent a day on a tractor once going up and down a field. The work is absolutely mind numbing. No wonder it’s a job with a high suicide rate. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Case 385 making dust in the field behind my back garden, contractors come in and blitz the fields with the big ploughs and seed drills,next week we'll get the Nitram spreader Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Yes Rog, the townies think that country life is a rural idyll. In fact it's like living in a big outdoor factory. Oh for the peace of the town where nobody goes 'cause there's nothing to see anymore. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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