Ransomes MG crawler. When I was a child, I had a cut away drawing of one showing all the different parts. It always fascinated me and have wanted one ever since. I am pretty sure I still have the drawing somewhere!!
Like yourself, my Dad is to blame for my garden machinery collection. He had always grown his own fruit and veg (and still does even in his 8th decade!!), so once a year the Trusty was dragged out of hibernation and used to plough the garden. A Howard 400 was then used to break the soil down.
I was never really interested in the stuff until 7 years ago, when I was made redundant from my then job. Finding myself at a bit of a loose end, I dragged one of his abandoned Trusty’s from the nettle patch and started tinkering, and have never stopped!!
Sean