Christmas Vintage Machinery Quiz

Answer all 15 of the following questions correctly and you could be in with a chance of winning a superb Universal Hobbies 1:16 scale model of the David Brown 995 tractor, with runner-up prizes of CMC Country’s Silage Extravaganza DVD or the DeCourcey Harvest Working Day 2015 DVD. All entries must be sent by post to the Irish Farmers Journal, Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12, by Friday 8 January 2016. Good luck!

Question 1: What was the price of a four-cylinder Fordson Major Diesel in Ireland in 1955?

a. £625 ? b. £522 ? c. £490 ?

Question 2: What was the maximum road speed of an Allis Chalmers Model B tractor sold in Ireland in 1955 by McGee’s of Ardee?

a. 15 mph ? b. 12 mph ? c. 9 mpg ?

Question 3: In what year was the Nuffield name replaced by the Leyland name with a new blue colour tractor range?

a. 1966 ? b. 1970 ? c. 1969 ?

Question 4: In what year did Nuffield tractor production move from Birmingham to Bathgate in Scotland?

a. 1962 ? b. 1964 ? c. 1958 ?

Question 5: In what year did John Deere open its Nottingham, England distribution centre for the UK and Ireland?

a. 1962 ? b. 1966 ? c. 1970 ?

Question 6: The first Irish agent for the John Deere tractor and machinery range in the 1950s was?

a. F. P. Sarre, Newmarket, Dublin ?

b. Jack Olding, Jamestown Road Inchicore, Dublin ?

c. Somers & Mason, Smithfield, Dublin ?

Question 7: David Brown introduced the 950 tractor in 1957 with distinctive yellow wheels. The tractor it replaced was the 900, what colour were the wheel centres for the David Brown 900?

a. Green ? b. Blue ? c. Silver ?

Question 8: The Massey Ferguson MF1200 was first introduced to the market with its 91hp engine in 1971 and replaced by the 1250 with 96hp. In what year did Massey Ferguson discontinue manufacturing the MF1250?

a. 1980 ? b. 1982 ?

Question 9: The David Brown VAK 1C Cropmaster tractor was the first tractor with the option of a six-speed gearbox and two speed PTO, was produced up until what year?

a. 1956 ? b. 1953 ? c. 1951 ?

Question 10: Can you name the Irish motor insurance company that became the Irish importer for the Russian-built Belarus tractors in the 1970s?

Question 11: The Romanian-built Universal tractors imported into Ireland by Curley Tractors, Kiltormer, Co Galway were based on which original tractor brand design?

a. Massey Ferguson ? b. Ford ? c. Fiat ?

Question 12: The first Zetor tractor to be imported into Ireland by the O’Shea family of South Mall, Cork in the 1950s was a two-cylinder 26hp tractor, which produced 26hp and was considered a high-speed tractor which could reach 30mph. How many forward and reverse gears did this tractor have?

a. 4 forward 1 reverse ?

b. 6 forward 2 reverse ?

c. 8 forward 2 reverse ?

Question 13: The 80hp Zetor 8011 Crystal tractor was first introduced to the Irish market in what year?

a. 1968 ? b. 1970 ? c. 1975 ?

Question 14: Three models of Allgaier Porsche diesel engine tractors were sold in Ireland in the 1950s. The biggest tractor in the range at the time was the A133 – what was its air-cooled engine power rating?

a. 30hp ? b. 33hp ? c. 35hp ?

Question 15: Can you name the tractor cab maker for this weather cab fitted to a 1955 Nuffield Universal tractor?

a. Victor ? b. Lambourn ? c. Winsam ?