Weather held up well for the first day of the Ploughing and this allowed those in the vintage exhibit area to put on some impressive threshing displays.
There appeared to be smaller numbers of vintage tractors present and there were few that were especially exotic.
The overall displays included more crafts and items of domestic rural interest. There were some interesting engine displays compared with the past, all leading to a different emphasis for the overall vintage display.
And while these displays were interesting in their own right, this aspect of the event could benefit from a change of site and a fresher approach. The display needs something radical in terms of presentation in order to get the public back in numbers to this very important aspect of the Ploughing.
Browse the gallery at the top of this page for more photographs of some different machines, ones that were not featured from Ploughing events of the past.
Tony Smith memorial threshing event
Meath Vintage Group in conjunction with Crossakiel Community Groups will be hosting the Tony Smith Memorial Threshing and Vintage Show on the Crossakiel Parish Green on Sunday 4 October.
Anne Berrill (087-220 4170) of Meath Vintage said that this year, as in Tony’s time, all proceeds will go to the Meath branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Tony was a well-respected and liked figure on the vintage scene, and the Meath Vintage Group looks forward to welcoming back all of his old friends.
Novel tractor-pulling
results at Crossdoney
The recent Crossdoney Fair included a novel approach to testing the tractor pulling power. The event on the day raised over €24,000 for Cystic Fibrosis and Autism charities in equal share.
Eight modern tractors were tested to establish their pulling power using a wire rope against a fixed braked truck axle. The results make interesting reading but are in no way an attempt to place one tractor over another when it comes to field pulling ability, according to the organising committee.
The Fendt 939 topped the pulling tables at almost 9 tonnes, even though this tractor would be rated officially to tow in excess of 32 tonnes. The pulling ability figures on the day in kg were as follows:
Upcoming vintage events
Weather held up well for the first day of the Ploughing and this allowed those in the vintage exhibit area to put on some impressive threshing displays.
There appeared to be smaller numbers of vintage tractors present and there were few that were especially exotic.
The overall displays included more crafts and items of domestic rural interest. There were some interesting engine displays compared with the past, all leading to a different emphasis for the overall vintage display.
And while these displays were interesting in their own right, this aspect of the event could benefit from a change of site and a fresher approach. The display needs something radical in terms of presentation in order to get the public back in numbers to this very important aspect of the Ploughing.
Browse the gallery at the top of this page for more photographs of some different machines, ones that were not featured from Ploughing events of the past.
Tony Smith memorial threshing event
Meath Vintage Group in conjunction with Crossakiel Community Groups will be hosting the Tony Smith Memorial Threshing and Vintage Show on the Crossakiel Parish Green on Sunday 4 October.
Anne Berrill (087-220 4170) of Meath Vintage said that this year, as in Tony’s time, all proceeds will go to the Meath branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Tony was a well-respected and liked figure on the vintage scene, and the Meath Vintage Group looks forward to welcoming back all of his old friends.
Novel tractor-pulling
results at Crossdoney
The recent Crossdoney Fair included a novel approach to testing the tractor pulling power. The event on the day raised over €24,000 for Cystic Fibrosis and Autism charities in equal share.
Eight modern tractors were tested to establish their pulling power using a wire rope against a fixed braked truck axle. The results make interesting reading but are in no way an attempt to place one tractor over another when it comes to field pulling ability, according to the organising committee.
The Fendt 939 topped the pulling tables at almost 9 tonnes, even though this tractor would be rated officially to tow in excess of 32 tonnes. The pulling ability figures on the day in kg were as follows:
Upcoming vintage events
26 Sept Sheepbridge Vintage Threshing Day Down 028/048-3026 642826 Sept Kilcronaghan Vintage Rally, Tobermore Tyrone 0044-7740 10004827 Sept Western Vintage Harvest Day Mayo 086-841 198927 Sept Rathbarry Vintage Tractor Run & Field Day Cork 086-819 012027 Sept Bargy Vintage Club Tractor Run Wexford 087-681 099527 Sept South Donegal Vintage Tractor Road Run Donegal 087-616 543127 Sept Belmont Vintage Massey Ferguson 100 Series Offaly 086-893 974627 Sept Ballyforan Vintage Fair, Ballyforan Galway 087-677 67313 Oct Blackwater Vintage Threshing Day Wexford 087-645 08793 Oct Glengad Threshing Day, Ballymoney Antrim 0044-7860 3496503 Oct Ballyward Parish Vintage Rally Down 0044-7818 0947974 Oct KARE Vintage Tractor run, Tinahely Wicklow 086-841 69014 Oct Tony Smith Memorial Threshing, Crossakiel Meath 087-220 417010 Oct Virginia Tractor Run, Virginia Cavan 086-869 960810 Oct Armagh Down Vintage Rally, Scarva Down 0044-7766 42526010 Oct Hawthorne Vintage Rally Portglenone Antrim 0044-7809 35747210 Oct Ballygowan Vintage Ploughing Match Down 028/048 9752881418 Oct Ballincollig Vintage Club West Cork Run Cork 087-909 661623-24 Oct Moira Model Show, Danescroft, Lisburn Antrim 0044-7776 36540925 Oct Coolrain Tractor Run, Coolrain Laois 087-352 3376
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