Show your tractors

[Stephen Blair]

Got some new kit today !

[nptimber]

The major was new to Stewart's and lloyds steelworks at Corby and is fitted with a vaccuum exhauster which supply's the trailer braking system it was delivered in April 1960 to EW Ward of Wellingborough ford dealers as an industrial tractor flat top transmission housing ,no hydraulic lift ,just a pto wards fitted the braking system and a direct bolt on boughton single speed winch ,we have owned it from about 1980 and i have replaced the single speed boughton with a 2 speed from an international crawler ,anyone who is familiar with Maurice h sanders books on round timber haulage the book titled men ,mud and machines features my brother Jim on page 96 this is the tractor which gave him the name JIMMY THE WINCH

[mendiplogs]

Got some new kit today ![ATTACH]137790[/ATTACH]

 

HI STEPHEN thats your kids one mate :001_rolleyes:thanks jon

[Stephen Blair]

Great bit of history, I've only ever seen that book years ago in my old bosses office .

I think I'll ask for it for chrimbo:)

[mendiplogs]

Great bit of history, I've only ever seen that book years ago in my old bosses office .

I think I'll ask for it for chrimbo:)

 

HI MATE were can we get the book from thanks mate i love looking at the older kit that still going very well today thanks for pics jon

[nptimber]

Maurice did several books stories of round timber haulage med mud and machines and wood Wurlitzer Wesley all contain interesting stories and pictures were published by round oak publishing try ebay or amazon

[mendiplogs]

Maurice did several books stories of round timber haulage med mud and machines and wood Wurlitzer Wesley all contain interesting stories and pictures were published by round oak publishing try ebay or amazon

 

HI MATE will do thanks jon

[nptimber]

Finished off job today last two loads out loaded with the faithfull bray loader w boughton winch

[Mull]

 

Maybe not the kind of tractor this thread is about. But a nicley tarted up 35 nonetheless.

Belongs to a mate.

[difflock]

Well it certainly is tarted up.

PS

Me not a MF fan.