Pictures and Puzzles Thread

[Majorman]

Brewers Dray

This was how the beer was delivered to Public Houses. (Bars in the US).

 

[Majorman]

Maltings

Norfolk has a good climate for growing quality barley and during the 17th century through to the early 20th century, beer was the staple drink of the working man because water quality was very poor, with no real drainage or sewage systems. Every town or village had its own little brew house selling local beer. Our present house was one of these and was brewing and selling beer in the 1630's. Eventually the process of malting the barley became commercialised and large maltings were constructed in most major towns, our local one was a complex covering nearly 10 acres. One, in a small village a few miles away is one of the largest in England, selling malt to Scottish whiskey makers and exporting it all over the world.

The one in the picture has now been converted to a care home and assisted living complex but, back in the early 1960's, when it closed down, the blacksmith from our company and I were sent there with our very powerful mobile welder, powered by a Coventry Climax petrol engine, to cut out all the cast iron grates in the building, for scrap. A hot, dirty job, sitting in the huge fire grates, burning through the large cast bars with a welder. Gas would not cut the thick cast iron.

The extension is where the sacks of barley were lifted up to the top floor from the wagons.

 

[Majorman]

Saturday Compilation

 

[Majorman]

Saturday Steamer

Rust and steam all together!!!!

 

[Bob Bancroft]

View attachment 6025Saturday Project

That's desperation, trying to save a 2010!

 

[shaun wallace]

View attachment 60266 cylinder 5000

Back in the day French farmers were hungry for horsepower and were finding the 7000 was not powerful enough on forage harvesters. A Belgium Ford dealer had a cast sump and frame made and fitted the unstressed block 6 cylinder engine, the Ford 2703 and 2704 Industrial engines and the modification was very popular. Ernest Doe started to build a similar tractor here but Ford quickly shut them down after a few were sold. Other non Ford dealers came into the market place converting second hand tractors, which again were popular for a short time. Ford eventually relented and got County to build the 8100 for them along similar lines.

Were they Dorsett or Dagenham engines?

 

[Majorman]

Were they Dorsett or Dagenham engines?

They were part of the Dorset range, we knew them as 2701-2-3-4 and later 2711-13-14-15.

 

[Athol Carr]

how is the drive to the axles arranged on Tiny, the left axle appears to be sprung so direct drive unlikely. What was it used for, shunting from plant to a goods siding?

 

[mhb@ufe]

I really like having your pictures altogether this way!

I like the daily pictures together as well but would like to see them in a new thread each day.


Mark

 

[Janicholson]

View attachment 6037Saturday Steamer

Rust and steam all together!!!!

Is this at York RR Museum? Jim

 

[Janicholson]

View attachment 6037Saturday Steamer

Rust and steam all together!!!!

I found my own answer! All good Jim

Tiny home.

 

[Majorman]

Fordson F Power Unit

 

[Majorman]

Porsche Tractor

Pick up line "I have a Porsche in my garage".

 

[Majorman]

Ford 6000

 

[Majorman]

Ford Corsair

Sunday Drive
Ford Corsair, part of the Ford line that gave us the Cortina and Capri here in England. A slightly more luxuries version than the Cortina with a pointed nose. Nothing like as popular as the Cortina and soon disappeared from the range.

 

[Majorman]

Sunday Structure

Swaffham, Norfolk.

Before someone asks what has this to do with farming and tractors, this structure was built back in the 14th-15th century when Swaffham was a very important market town and the centre of the farming industry, with the market here selling sheep, cattle and mainly wool. This structure is what is called a "Butter Cross" and is an area in the market where butter and cheese were traded for many years. The statue on the top is the Roman Goddess of farming, Ceres. She is sowing seeds from a bag.

In the town church is the grave of Oliver Cromwell's mother and the town was also the home of the Carter family, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian Pharo, and also Harry Carter, the artist who carved many of the ornate village signs dotted around the county. He was also my art teacher.

 

[Blackhole49]

I really like having your pictures altogether this way!

Until you you start getting paid for likes and dislikes, keep doing what works for you!

 

[Majorman]

Ford N Series

 

[Majorman]

https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=04915916963d
Unknown Dutch Tractor
Cannot make out the name of this one and do not recognise the shape. In those days, my camera was not as powerful as the ones I use today.

 

[Majorman]

Rockol and Friends

Think it got overexcited by being at a show and wet itself! That sort of thing happens s you age.