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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17380   
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Good man! Peter's book is excellent and Vol 1 has a chapter devoted to my crane and its impact on subsequent developments. Have you visited the Breakdown Crane Association website, a veritable goldmine of fascinating information? My crane is kept at an heritage railway (obvious, I suppose). The Mid-Hants crane, Ds1580, was the last steam breakdown crane built for a UK railway by Ransomes & Rapier (1945) and owes its design to my 1908 pioneer. Which day were you at Ropley? If it was Friday there is a good chance I was driving the crane when you saw it - since that is another of my eccentricities.
The Fairy came about because if you are trying to restore a very big crane you need another crane to lift the bits of the very big one.
Actually, when considered objectively, it is probably the most stupid decision of my life sofar, but on the whole I don't regret it! It is a bottomless money pit, and will never be worth in financial terms what it will cost to restore. It is however very important from an historic perspective and needed to be saved (or so I keep telling myself). |
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8th Mar 2017 9:25am |
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I honestly didn't expect it to be one of those or one that big. I'm very impressed but I've got to ask - where do you store such a thing?!
| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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You save away!
So many like these have been lost/scrapped, even if they get into the hands of someone who simply can't do much with it, other than store it? It's another one saved, which isn't a bad thing. I wish I could go back in time to Barry when BR sent all the steam trains down there....  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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8th Mar 2017 9:56am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3750
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Where we live each year there is a run of old tractors, great watching them all drive past...
I keep spotting an old ford tractor in a barn that is falling apart around it... maybe I should offer to rescue it 
I'm also keen on this, well one like this that a guy I know's has and still uses it... could be handy around the garden and take it to shows..  Click image to enlarge Its not that one but looks similar... I'm tempted |
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8th Mar 2017 10:14am |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605 
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Does a Massey 135 count? It's older than me so surely that counts, right? In a bit of a sorry state right now as it's still used as a slurry scraper but is being retired this year and will be my first attempt at any kind of restoration. If anyone needs parts, I get all mine from Agrline - fairly cheap and you can rebuild pretty much any old tractor from their catalogue. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews
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8th Mar 2017 10:19am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17380
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Yup, I reckon a 135 counts now, great little tractor!
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8th Mar 2017 10:21am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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I used to drive one when they first came out. Should have been painted grey.  |
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8th Mar 2017 10:44am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Oh yes
Yeah, I suppose I did have visions of you being an eccentric with it in a barn somewhere, although I guess owning the thing in the first place is eccentric enough.
I was there on Saturday. The chap driving seemed to be having trouble selecting the right gears and the banksman was getting a bit exasperated with how long it was taking to make anything happen  All good fun though - it was the first time I've seen one in action and I got some nice pics and video. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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8th Mar 2017 10:54am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Is that the first one that Gresley tweaked ? I don't think that 20K would buy the steel cables knowing how much it will cost to renew them on the P way crane at the N.Y.M.R. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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8th Mar 2017 11:14am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 
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We were the second owner of this one before it was bought by Paul Rackham and fully restored to the condition you see here. At Rackham's auction last year the original owners son bought it, so it went back home.
Click image to enlarge . Click image to enlarge James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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8th Mar 2017 11:21am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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That's interesting as Paul Rackham's place is just up the road from me. I didn't have time to attend the tractor sale but I did go to his horse drawn vehicles sale the year before. I kicked myself at the time for not buying his show condition harvest wagon but managed to buy it off the high bidder a few months ago.
I only have classic tractors at the mo. '74 Ford 4000 and a Hydrashift DB 1490 with loader. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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8th Mar 2017 1:38pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905
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The auction was very impressive. I'm not particularly into vintage tractors but I was truly impressed with the extent of the collection and the standard of refurbishment on each and every vehicle. I unfortunately missed the MF collection auction which I would have liked to seen, which included this beauty. I know he was hoping to keep the MF collection complete but not sure if that happened, I think it got split up?
James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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8th Mar 2017 2:26pm |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605
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She's had a hell of a lot of stick over the last god-knows-how-many-years (my grandfather bought it new) but still runs great. Going to be a bit like Trigger's broom when it's finished though. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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8th Mar 2017 2:31pm |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605
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35 - yeah. 135 looks WAAAAY better red. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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8th Mar 2017 2:32pm |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605
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That is a beaut!  https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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8th Mar 2017 2:34pm |
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