Spring's Around The Corner.

[stewey]

D'yall think I should be tuning up Tommy the Tractor aforin the ploughin' season comes around?
http://i42.tinypic.com/2588do0.jpg

[Stephen_G]

Only if you Wurzel while you do, stewey!

[boxtops]

Needs a bit of a polish, stewey....

You're right though, there are catkins on the bushes on the way up to Tesco's :-)

[Caribeing]

When Winter Comes Can Spring Be Far Behind!!

[EDDIE51]

A nice vintage ' Fergy' they are going for a decent amount of money now.
People collect them and a Fergy is highly desirable .

[stewey]

The photo I took is right in front of me and is much brighter and clearer: you can see partially into the drive-shed and the left-hand side of the engine and the rear wheel. That's a good one, Stephen_G.

[stewey]

It is a Fergy, EDDIE51?

[EDDIE51]

Get it on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-tractor-ferguson-/251423899909?pt=UK_Collectables_Agricultural_RL&hash=item3a8a084105
Red Fergies are even more , there is one on eBay for £4800

[humbersloop]

a dissenting voice here thinking it's a Massey Harris and a thing of beauty, is it yours stewey?

[EDDIE51]

Yes a classic Massey Ferguson, probably around the 1950s vintage.

[stewey]

Thanks. I took that photo 31 years ago at a deserted farm about 60 miles north of Toronto. (I kept every slide I ever took!)

[shoota]

http://www.keystonetractorworks.com/assets/gallery/tractors/massey-harris/1950-massey-harris-44-tractor-39-1.jpg

[EDDIE51]

On enlarging the image it looks like humbersloop is right and i am wrong it is a Massey Harris, that makes it even rarer.

[stewey]

With a magnifying glass I can make out (just) Massey Harris on the front.

[humbersloop]

slinks back to pedant's corner, sorry

[stewey]

I wonder where it is now? I wanted the photo to say: "Hey! I want to get back to work: fix me up and let me outta here!!"

[humbersloop]

we have ploughing competitions round here in the autumn stew - folk don't get out much otherwise! - the vintage section is always great, the stuff people have restored from barn finds is wonderful

[stewey]

Well, in about 20mins I'll be ploughing across the field, without Tommy unfortunately...Cheers and keep yer furrows straight:)