Last weekend’s Silage Extravaganza 2015 organised by Coolmoyne and Moyglass Vintage Club, Fethard, Tipperary attractive a crowd of close to 7,000 people as the classic and vintage event broke records.
The double chop silage harvester challenge at last weekend’s Silage Extravaganza 2015 organised by the Coolmoyne and Moyglass Vintage Club near Fethard, Co Tipperary, attracted 62 working machines on the day as they lined up to being their task.
Martin O’Sullivan from Innishannon, Co Cork brought his restored 1970’s Hesston Field Queen to the event and its performance was eagerly watched. The machine was sourced in Holland over 3 years ago and Martin has restored it to full working condition. A number of these machines worked in the Cork area in the late 1970’s.
Last weekend’s Silage Extravaganza 2015, organised by the Coolmoyne and Moyglass Vintage Club, in Fethard, Co Tipperary, attracted a massive crowd of close to 7,000 people.
The classic and vintage event broke records for the highest number of double-chop silage harvesters working in one field – there were 62 in total.
Earlier that day, an additional 34 single-chops were in action and the day closed with a further working demonstration of five precision-chop harvesters.
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The event also featured a record number of more than 48 Lee trailers on-site, to commemorate the work of Waterford-based trailer maker Paddy Lee.
Participants travelled from as far as Antrim and west Cork to demonstrate their machines – many of which performed better than when they first entered the 1970s silage fields. The oldest machine in action was a 1938 Lanz Bulldog, owned by Tim Whittle from Dunmore East, Co Waterford, while the oldest silage harvester was a Massey Ferguson single-chop owned by Josh Bailey from Mitchelstown.
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Last weekend’s Silage Extravaganza 2015 organised by Coolmoyne and Moyglass Vintage Club, Fethard, Tipperary attractive a crowd of close to 7,000 people as the classic and vintage event broke records.
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Last weekend’s Silage Extravaganza 2015, organised by the Coolmoyne and Moyglass Vintage Club, in Fethard, Co Tipperary, attracted a massive crowd of close to 7,000 people.
The classic and vintage event broke records for the highest number of double-chop silage harvesters working in one field – there were 62 in total.
Earlier that day, an additional 34 single-chops were in action and the day closed with a further working demonstration of five precision-chop harvesters.
The event also featured a record number of more than 48 Lee trailers on-site, to commemorate the work of Waterford-based trailer maker Paddy Lee.
Participants travelled from as far as Antrim and west Cork to demonstrate their machines – many of which performed better than when they first entered the 1970s silage fields. The oldest machine in action was a 1938 Lanz Bulldog, owned by Tim Whittle from Dunmore East, Co Waterford, while the oldest silage harvester was a Massey Ferguson single-chop owned by Josh Bailey from Mitchelstown.
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