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Dirty Girl from down under

 
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Cranko


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:04 am    Post subject: Dirty Girl from down under Reply with quote

The vintage tractor and machinery club held a working week end just out of levin today . Over 100 tractors and  farm impliments . Practical demos include ploughing , mowing, turning , sweeping , building a stack with a grab etc. Also had a reaper and binder and the case thresher and chaff cutter etc. Feilding brought down a couple of engine's one of them being this large Mc Laren named dirty girl                                                                                                                                                                            Case thresher                                                                   Clayton and shuttleworth thresher at Feilding                                                                                                         Excellent day all round
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This pic should be dirty girl                                                        
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

great pictures mate looked like a fun day  
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brilliant pics mate.

There's something imposing about a real T.E. in full working order.

Thanks for posting.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I sure enjoyed the pictures, that one looks like a real good one too.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice pics.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW ! ! !
That's seriously good stuff.
I particularly like the pic of the threshing m/c. I have an old photo of my Dad actually working on one on the family farm in North Wales.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where else would there be a thread called Dirty Girl from Down Under and people click hoping to see a TE?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheer for that
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good pictures and hope you had a good time.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice pictures.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks like a great day out    
What a line-up!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bloody brilliant Day, in fact i returned on the sunday for another look. Had 205 vintage tractors in attendance plus all the other gear Thanks for your comments Guys
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