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Charlie got the tractor running on three cylinders and thus towed the sheep feed trailer to the rear of the farmhouse.
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SubscribeThe Hornsby-Akroyd Patent Safety Oil Traction Engine was made in 1896 with a 20 hp (15 kW) engine. In 1897, it was bought by Mr. Locke-King, the first recorded British tractor sale.
9 PostsCharlie got the tractor running on three cylinders and thus towed the sheep feed trailer to the rear of the farmhouse.
We've had a series of bad luck today, first our sheep absconded, afterwards we found the tractor flat, then the tractor broke down, and finally an accident with our truck towing the tractor.
After nagging Charlie out of bed on his day off work he drove to the Craik Forest, delivering our topper for repair and top our friends field.
Charlie travelled to Kelso to collect our new fitted tyre, returning to Woodburn the new tyre hit a screw end protruding from inside the trailer and punctured, before the wheel could be fitted onto the tractor.
Woken up at Woodburn farmhouse, strimmed the paddock of dock leaves, I was happy to be greeted by our lambs.
Charlie got the tractor working after charging the battery, a trespassing intruder had come onto the farm and turned on the tractor ignition key on; he's is meticulous about things and noticed other mechanisms on this tractor were also interfered with.
Today we visited the Yarrow and Ettrick Pastoral Society Annual Show.