And how IS everyone?

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
That's quite the threshing machine that looks nothing like the ones we had on the farm, the old tractor didn't look as old and antique-good either

Quite standard Marshall Drum machine and any colour you like provided its pink, this one is largely woodworm surrounded by some wood in places. Very rare is the add-on Claas straw binder and used here because this was a small crop of very old fashioned, long-stem wheat producing straw highly demanded by thatchers.

The engine is a restored 8 NHP McLaren of 1912; probably about 30 actual HP and nearly 1000ft/lbs of torque in reality.

I would imagine the average HSE inspector would have an apoplectic fit seeing all the open and dancing belts; indeed the main belt did part company once and fetched my young engine driver chum a fearful whack on the arm nearly ejecting him from the foot-plate.

Of course it took 11 of us to do in a short day, but not including raising steam, what 2 men could do in 15 mins with a combine harvester and a tractor/trailer; progress 10, camaraderie -9.

R.