Ballan Rally

[WozzA]

I went for a run up to the Ballan TRACTOR pull, vintage & classic rally today..
The Victorian BSA club had a display as well...   enjoy..

[WozzA]

 

[WozzA]

& for our Tractor fans..   
& no Musky... I dont know where they were holding the FERRET races????       

[muskrat]

Bugga, not a ferret to be seen. I like the Fordson with tracks. Gav should have been there.
Which bike is yours? A grey frame lightning just like my first BSA, beautiful.
2PM and your home already!!
Cheers

[gavinoz]

Hi Wozza & Musky,

Good photos Wozza, lovely bikes, I'm going to have to get a life and go to some rallies!

Tractor photos 1 & 3 are a version of the tractor in my avatar (Field Marshall), series C maybe (memory, age thing!), they came in bright orange not green.

Are you a ferret owner Musky? (or am I missing something?) We have always had pet ferrets since the kids were tiny, we love them, they are the best pets!

gav.

[WozzA]

Musky mate...  I went up early coz I had to go out in the arvo... ( Grandpa duties... )
Gav you would have loved all the old tractors & stationary engines...  & Ferret races..   
some more pics..

[a10 gf]

Very nice, no opportunity here to visit any such shows, so thanks for the photos.

[RichardL]

Great photos. Thanks for posting. I also zeroed in on th Fordson with tracks. I owned a '28 Fordson in '70, but not like that. For the life of me, I've never been able to remember what became of it. (Here comes the '60's jokes!)

Richard L.

[chaterlea25]

Hi all,
That Fordson is "very suspect" ?????
A six cylinder diesel engine????
Someones being playing with the tuning forks

Great photos and sunshine (whats that???)

Cheers
John

[bsa-bill]

That Fordson is "very suspect" huh2?

Nope could well be genuine, if the badge on the front is original then it's got a Perkins 6 cylinder engine, some of the old guys here (UK) used to talk of such a beast, apparently a powerful tractor of it's day, not sure if Fordson put it out that way or if it was a smaller firm modification.

Thanks for posting WozzA I enjoyed it, first time I've seen so many tractors and can't say I'd driven any of them

[WozzA]

I've got other tractor pics ...
Rather than clog up the forum, if you'd like them in High Res check my profile & drop me a eMail & I'll pass them on.. 

[bsa-bill]

there a bit like our As, variations made to perform in differing conditions.

Don't know if I'll get back in a seat, seems like my ex employer has found ways of not needing me, however I'll take a little bit of license and show you myself and what I finished up driving after coming up through the ford and Fergies of the fifty/sixties and onwards

[gold33]

Clearly Tractor pulls have changed a lot since I left the my home state  They were usually combined with trials bike clubs weekend gatherings. The successful "tractors" had one or more V8s shoehorned into a frame that was loosely based on a tractor and had to tow a weighted trailer that slowly dug itself into the ground.
Must admit to missing good gatherings not too far from home. Great photos and good to see the old machines getting out and about.

[WozzA]

a mate just came back from holidays in New Zealand & sent me pics of these tractors,
( coz I also own a Harley )  BUT I dont get the joke?????   
I thought you might be interested..

[Greybeard]

what I finished up driving after coming up through the ford and Fergies of the fifty/sixties and onwards

That's a delicate looking piece of machinery!