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| Em |
HiHi,my names Emily, im 19 and at Bishop Grosseteste uni in Lincoln doing heritage studies. Home is near Newark in Nottinghamshire so not too far from where i am now. I've grown up around full size steam, vintage tractors and stuff like that thanks to my dad, and wouldnt have it any other way. He offically gave me his mamods- traction engine and roller- for christmas when i was about 14. the following birthday i got the bits to go with them, workshop saw etc. to be totally honest im more into full size steam. We look after a Robey traction and own a Robey portable as well at helping a friend do some major work to his roller. but i do still love my mamods and i realy miss all the stuff at home. keep meaning to bring my mamods back with me but never remember! i saw this forum and thought it looked like fun, anyway thats a bit about me, if i'v forgotten anything or there is anything else you wana know just ask Em |
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| Mamodman123 |
Welcome to the forums!
We like our mamods here  
Enjoy your stay!
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| Lewis |
Hi welcome to the fourm 
so what mamods do you have ? 
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| Em |
two quite old ones the roller is the oldest, dad got it when he was young so it most likely came out of the ark! the traction engine is the younger one im guesing its in its late twentys tho. both older than me!
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| Lewis |
two good sounding engines you have there
i just got a te1 today and i have had a sr1a a year now and are both good engines
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| Steamgirl |
Hi Emily - good to see another girl around here I have a Mamod Minor 1 and have an SE2a in the post somewhere. And it's my dad's fault as well... 
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| Griffin |
Welcome to the Forum EM
What sort of vintage Tractors do you have? |
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| SPOKESMAN |
Hi there Em - member with the shortest name. . .
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| Em |
What sort of vintage Tractors do you have?[/quote]
well at home theres Layland- thats new by our standards 2 nuffields 3 cats fergie fordson and im a very lucky girl as for my 16th my dad signed the seriese 1 field marshall over to me! it was the first wheel tractor dad got and we still thrash with it at some shows. |
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| Griffin |
well at home theres Layland- thats new by our standards 2 nuffields 3 cats fergie fordson and im a very lucky girl as for my 16th my dad signed the seriese 1 field marshall over to me! it was the first wheel tractor dad got and we still thrash with it at some shows.[/quote] Some nice kit there. You are very lucky to have the Marshall, they sell for silly money nowadays. Does your S1 Marshall have the cartridge starter? I know some of the very first one's made did not have this feature. |
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| MTA |
Hi Emily,
It's always nice to see more women on this 'ere forum, makes a change from talking to big burly blokes
All the Best, MTA (Simon King)
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| Em |
Some nice kit there. You are very lucky to have the Marshall, they sell for silly money nowadays.
Does your S1 Marshall have the cartridge starter? I know some of the very first one's made did not have this feature.[/quote] yeah it has cartridge start, which is good as im a bit of a whimp and cant swing start it! but as cartridges are almost £2 a go i usually get dad to swing it for me! lol when dad got it he was young and into ploughing matches, for which he had the standard ford and needed something to pull it as its on spade luggs. its low geared and they werent exactly in fashion at the time hence he could afford it! i love it, and come in very usefull at times as its fitted with a hesford winch. |
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| Steve_S |
Hi Emily and welcome to the forum!
It sounds like you have a great time with the full sized machinery. Lucky you. Lots of fun to be had with the small stuff too though! I hope you stick around... its always good to have new members and new ideas.
Late twenties is quite old? You make me feel like I came out of the Ark too...
Steve |
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| James |
Hi Em! A Lincoln lass! I'm in Gainsborough
A Marshall? Very lucky
Might actually know of you, as we know most of the steam people around here. All the best!! James |
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| Lewis |
You should put some pics up of your mamods and full size engines sometime for us to see.That would be nice
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| Sandman |
Welcome aboard Em.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it here. We need more of the opposite gender to keep these lads in their place.
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| Em |
i'd love to but i dont have the slightest idea how to up load photos! 
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| Lewis |
well im not to good at explaining computor things but for a start you need a photbucket acount its free to upload you photos too then you cut and paste a link they give you for you picture onto here and the pic should show hope this helps if you have any probs im sure someone on here can help you
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| Em |
here goes nothing! if this works its my marshall. if not let me know what i did wrong!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s212/emily_drury/Emsmarshel2.jpg does it work now? |
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| Lewis |
you missing the h right of at the start
put that on then try again |
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| Sandman |
Em. If you copy and paste the IMG file at the bottom into your post it will put the image into the post.
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| Em |
thats the baby, well its our portable anyway. lol 
thats the robey traction we look after at lincoln in 2005 
thats thrashing at southwell ploughing match sorry i dont have that many pics on my lap top, iv only scanned in the ones iv got with me and those iv taken since iv been here so none of the mamods im afraid |
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| Em |
o my goodness their huge now! | ||
| Lewis |
Nice pics very interesting engines there
the top engine the back wheels look like the ones on the mamod sr1
is that you on the engine in the second pic 
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| Sandman |
Superb pics Em.
You're really lucky to be involved with such great machinery.
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| James |
Ahhhh!! I remember that engine at Bicker! | ||
| Em |
is that you on the engine in the second pic [/quote]
yeah and behind the baler on the last one. iv changed a bit since then tho lol this is me and dad last year at lincoln still cant see me that well tho-camera shy! 
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| Steve_S |
Great pictures Em... I especially like the portable. | ||
| Mamodman123 |
How can something that big be portable? 
Great pics though
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| James |
Yep! Remember you! On the mill next to the Foster at Bicker! You and your dad was stood behind the Foster. I remember it all
Maybe got a picture with you in it somewhere. |
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| Em |
Maybe got a picture with you in it somewhere.[/quote]
and i thought id escaped all the cameras that weekend! lol do you remember the othe foster traction there? well if you do the blonde guy driving that was steam engine driver. |
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| steamenginedriver |
and i thought id escaped all the cameras that weekend! lol .[/quote] I'm just loking to see if i have any other pics of you to post on here hehe!! |
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| James |
Aye, just seen them. Sprig
Was at Lincoln but not Bedfordshire wasn't it? |
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| steamenginedriver |
yes. thats right.. |
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| James |
Aye, I was looking out for you all
Does any of you know if Bernard Smith has got the crank mended on his showmans yet?? |
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| oldstuff |
A hearty welcome, Em! That "portable"...MY GAWD! What is it? Does it have
a brand? How about a nickname, like..."tiny"?
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| Em |
Its a Robey made in lincoln. its 16NHP and 14 tons as yet we cant decide on a name so its knon as the baby |
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| James |
I would love a Marshall portable with a Britannia firebox.
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| Wallace |
Hi em, and welcome to the forums.
Hope you and SDE enjoy it here. Cheers |
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| yosa |
Hi Em welcome to the forum. Great pics, great engines......well impressed.
What are you studying? |
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| Em |
What are you studying?[/quote]
im doing heritage studies, its a bit of everything from art and design to archeology to industrial heritage |
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| yosa |
Nide one. Any particular period?
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| Em |
well rather than looking at what happened in 'a period' we look at whats left behind and ho to deal with it today. so we touch on most things |
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| yosa |
As in trying to absorb and utilise historical features, and correcting previous mistakes?
If so, sounds interesting. A career with English Heritage perhaps? |
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| Em |
maybe something like that, im still young and naive enough to think i can change the world so the possibilitys are endless! | ||
| yosa |
Nothing wrong with wanting to change the world, I hope you make a mark at least.
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| SPOKESMAN |
That'll change . . . .
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| tmuir |
It only takes one person to change the world.....for better or worse unfortunately, just look at George Bush. ..............
Welcome to the forum Em. I feel like I'm talking to 007s boss (yes yes I know that was M not Em)
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| SPOKESMAN |
In Liverpool it Errrmmmm.
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| Em |
you see the aim of keeping my name short is simple. all demoninations-yes even those from liverpool should be able to get it. (plus why think up a new name when i already answer to this one lol)
unfortunately even two letter words can be problematic for some
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| jim-gainsborosteam |
oh yes, my sentiments exactly - if you're gunna have a portable it has to be a 'Britannia' type. I would have one of those too. |
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| James |
I hate this idea of a new shopping centre in Marshalls. Hate it with a passion. The walls were bloody 6 foot thick in places! Why knock it down and build a crappy lean to? I say they should have restored it back into a museum!
Did you know about the huge overhead crane? |
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| jim-gainsborosteam |
well i can remember it when it was in its original place towards the rear of the factory near the pattern shop. I was there when they took it down from its rails and I also had a look round it a few days later when it was in bits on the floor. I believe theyve restored it and are goin to make it into a gateway or something. The original plan was to put a museum in there again but that went down the pan!! |
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| James |
Aye, it was just down the road at our mates who demolished Marshalls. Dad said if you put your hand on the pulley it would turn all freely by hand, the whole thing. Now they have washed it down to get covered in pigeon crap and seize up. They have no idea at all! | ||
| Graham-Jilly |
Welcome to the forum Em from a couple of newbies
Graham and Jilly |