yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I would like to see photos of some of the things other smiths see when they travel to events. In the spirit of leading from the front, this is today's trip. A friend has dispersed his extensive tractor collection and had a clearing sale today for all the parts, un-started projects and odd and ends that were not purchased by the collector market. These are the machines I custom built replacement parts for. radiators and wrecks ratted for parts, missing pistons, bullet holes, fire damaged, vandalised or just buried in the sand for 50 years bucket loaders and an old salvaged cletrac K international macormack deering TD9 and scrapped series 2 field marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 a little pocket rocket.....the boys carefully inspecting the assessment sheet.....a rare and unusual cross engine 1920's case tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 the mighty Minneapolis Moline. A machine ahead of its time, the working implement attached directly under the machine like a modern ride on mower articulated steering, front wheel drive and cement counterweight in one wheel to balance the load of the offset engine and drivetrain. OH... and the original paint work....atomic orange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 David Brown 30C and an Oliver crawler these machines are very popular with the second generation modern era collectors, starting to get a cult following. field marshall VF fowler. these two are old school land clearing machines single cylinder oil burners, they are primed and started with a special shotgun cartridge. Bruce is checking the track bushes, we declared this one the "buy of the day" almost no wear and tear and apart from the broken crossmember and a seized RH turning clutch close to paddock ready as a machine this age could be. A snip at $4500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 caterpillar ten, almost small enough to smuggle out under your jacket! very tidy international TD9 McCormick-Deering 35 one of the few completed restorations offered for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 My dad used to have a Caterpillar 10 with a hand crank to start it = fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 the young and the old M series Nuffield from the 1950's and the Hart-Parr "Australian Special" from 1920 The Action is happening! Last bids on the pair of Molines.... and a Chamberlain "SUPER DIESEL" goes to a new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Lemon Row _ tractors that never made it Hanomag a cantankerous beast with a reputation of the ability to break down while parked in the shed. The SIFT, never marketed well by the distributors, rarely seen or heard of today. hope you enjoy the small glimpse into the hundreds of machines that were sold today. cheers Yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yahoo this was a real treat thanks for taking the time to post and describe some of these old dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 If I ever win the lottery my place will probably end up looking like this. Fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Great pics! Gotta love old equipment...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahoo2 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I attended my last auction for this season last weekend. A local private museum sold their collection which included an almost complete range of the Blackstone oil engine. From 2HP to 26HP. Really big crowd, potential buyers from all over Australia. These single cylinder motors are known in the trade as a "hit and miss" which was the original cylinder deactivation technology. The motor freewheels on the inertia stored in the flywheel with the valves shut and the injection system closed until the speed drops enough to engage the governor then it fires for one or two compressions and freewheels a bit more. It is a bit like hearing a V8 as a young lad, you never forget the distinctive sound. The little 2HP motor, the baby of the sale was what most of the serious collectors had come to see. It is not completely original with parts salvaged and made, this didn't seem to matter, it still sold for more than 5 times the price of the more common 5HP version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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