At work today

[sime42]

A venerable old lady indeed. Lovely.

[HuntingHicap]

Militant or Matador?

[roboted]

4 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Dropped a winch off at the engineers today and met a very special lady, the understated yet strong and capable type. She works mainly moving chicken sheds around but has a sideline in tractor/combine harvester recovery. I wasn't meant to be in the workshop really so I stole a quick couple of pics and said au revoir. 

Meet Wendy

 

 

 

And a lovely backside!

 

 

Matador ?

[Doug Tait]

2 minutes ago, roboted said:

Matador ?

I have no idea, but I'd think some members here will know.

 

I didn't get to ask many questions and only just persuaded them about taking a pic.

 

If anyone knows anything about Wendy though, do tell.

[Khriss]

5 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Dropped a winch off at the engineers today and met a very special lady, the understated yet strong and capable type. She works mainly moving chicken sheds around but has a sideline in tractor/combine harvester recovery. I wasn't meant to be in the workshop really so I stole a quick couple of pics and said au revoir. 

Meet Wendy

 

 

 

And a lovely backside!

 

 

Look at that winch! K

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, HuntingHicap said:

Militant or Matador?

Does  it matter, will pull yr house over 😁 K

[Doug Tait]

17 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Dropped a winch off at the engineers today and met a very special lady, the understated yet strong and capable type. She works mainly moving chicken sheds around but has a sideline in tractor/combine harvester recovery. I wasn't meant to be in the workshop really so I stole a quick couple of pics and said au revoir. 

Meet Wendy

 

 

 

And a lovely backside!

 

 

@roboted

@HuntingHicap

 

I have some connections with the farm that Wendy currently resides on and have made enquiries.

 

She's a 1955 AEC Militant, six-wheel drive former military with a 40 tonne winch.

 

Some more of her recovering a combine here...

PICTURE STORY: Military winch makes light work of combine recovery - Farmers Weekly

WWW.FWI.CO.UK

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When a combine gets this stuck, how are you going to get it out...

 

[sime42]

I guess pulling a combine was a piece of cake compared to pulling a tank back in its day.

[Doug Tait]

11 minutes ago, sime42 said:

I guess pulling a combine was a piece of cake compared to pulling a tank back in its day.

I did think moving chicken huts is a bit beneath her, but it's great she's still doing work at her age.

[sime42]

Probably the best thing to do with big old machines like that, keep them gently working so they don't seize up. Same as us humans!
There's an old Scammell sat in a field on the side of the M5, near Bridgewater. It's been there for at least 20 years, ever since I've been driving up and down past there. Each year it's more and more overgrown with vegetation and rusted away. A real shame.