[expeatfarmer]

Super videos I like the MG40 pulling two furrows and the V4 MG5 is awesome.

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I would like to see a picture of the Vee 4 MG crawler if anyone has one.

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I had a very interesting meeting at Malvern with a Mr Mansley who was the son of the inventor, hos cousin still runs Gregson and Monk who made the machines in Preston although they have now diversified. I wonder if they could still make spares? He showed me photos of the prototypes and variations including a twin head version for cultivating either side of strawberry plants.

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There are a number of videos available on You Tube re Tractor World links below

https://m.youtube.co…h?v=6Ld63BRrhVA

https://m.youtube.co…h?v=GtF0Rw9DWuc

https://m.youtube.co…h?v=scYb_1-lfTc

https://m.youtube.co…h?v=H63wVJYHze8
https://youtu.be/v56AHaXIXbs.

General view seems to be that we try for a repeat with some new machines at Newbury in October if you would like to take part please let me know. thanks

[expeatfarmer]

Is there a chance that someone has fitted a short key which has sheared off?

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That was lucky number had changed but guessed what it might be and struck lucky first call. Spoke to his son says he still has a dumper but thinks skimmer was scrapped will talk to David himself in the morning.

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That is the same article charlie many thanks. Found a new number and will give him a call.

[expeatfarmer]

It would be nice to know if the machines still exist.

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Somebody left me a very nice MG6 /40 bumper bar at the end of the show no idea who it was but thank you very much.

[expeatfarmer]

I gather it was issue two of a magazine called ” Farm and Horticultural Equipment Collector” not seen it and no idea of date.

[expeatfarmer]

Another point that struck me after Tractor World was that a number of the MG tractors were enthusiastically exhibited by young lads in their twenties, how pleasing that the machines still have appeal across all ages and there are younger followers to buy them off us when we are too old to carry on !!!!!

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I might have been the front man but there are a number of people who really deserve a thank you for helping to make it happen. Anthony and Laura for helping with inspiration sorting key parts such as MERL and Trevor and a super effort to bring 4 machines to fill the gaps, Rhys and Carlo ( aka Rhys’s Dad) helping to set up and take down the backdrops and banners. Trevor Hopkins for the absolutely amazing display of leaflets and literature ditto Joe Paget for the boards on the back display. Neil and Paula for the effort involved in bringing along the spares and Welsh cakes, The staff of the Museum of English Rural Life for the archives and videos,my wife Janet for making up all the name badges, the seat for my ITW and putting up with grumpy me when things went wrong,and suggesting the absent machines photos. Alistair for bringing along that lovely two furrow plough which he forgot to put on my trailer along with the other plough, Anne for baking some lovely 80th cup cakes and the sponges featuring Alistair. Lastly and by no means least I would like to thank every single person who dug out their MG and brought it along some with superb effort Ashley and Ian Dennis were still refurbishing their lovely MG2’s the night before they left from Truro I am amazed that the paint was dry. I am so glad that so many people were inspired to dig them out and bring them along to make a superb celebration of these wonderful machines. I do hope that all the overseas owners of machines that sent me photos are pleased with the results it was fantastic to show machines in Australia, New Zealand ., South Africa, U.S.A. Canada, Ireland and distant parts of U.K.
A special moment for me was meeting up with David and Jean Gant and their sons Kevin and Barry, they brought along a gorgeous ex BR I.T.W complete with rail man’s torch. David and Jean have been Ransome’s enthusiasts for many many years and between them they have a superb collection of 13 machines. David went blind some years ago and yet he still gets involved in machine restoration and embarrassingly for me takes great delight in his son’s reading out to him my postings about my projects. So enthusiastic are they all as a family that Jean showed me a photo album of a recent event where they had had a family picnic in the shed with all the Ransomes machines up and running round about them. A pleasure and a privilege to meet such lovely people as it has been with everyone who brought along a machine.

I have been asked if we could repeat the exercise at Newark Show in November, I am up for it let me know if you are !

[expeatfarmer]

That’s great Dave 36 machines at last count.

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Why not bring some photos of your dumper to Malvern we can post them on the world display board. look forward to meeting you. Jonathan

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Have you managed to get booked in Graeme?

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