For Bigmuz7

[willk]

Ireland's Most Northernly Tractor.

Care to hazard a make and year, Boss?

[chewy]

How much for the A frame?

I'm going for a Ford I think?

[markg]

looks like a dexta 57-64

[Bigmuz7]

Aye she be a Dexta allreet .... fitted with a trendy alternator too .. maybeez spent too long in the muck on scraping duties .. what is it with the teuchters .. when it breaks,.. they just leave it in a field ? as to year and age, .. with so much tin gone, I'd need me forensic goggles on wouldnt say it was older than '61 from that angle though

Bet I could get it running before too long

[MustRib]

"....after several successful series on CBBC, cuts in the licence fee forced the makers of "Brum" to utilise their existing props in the new childrens TV series about a lifeboat.... the series ceased filming after only one episode."

[willk]

FWIW, it actually IS Ireland's most Northernly Tractor, located on Inishtrahull, where we wuz yesterday

As the island was abandoned c.1929 and controlled by the Commissioners of Irish Lights since, I must assume that the tractor, I mean, Tractuchter, is one of their old machines. Their current "ride" was spotted, shades of "The Prisoner" right there

Any guesses what a huge riveted barrel* (still holds water) in the ruined house might have been employed for? Hint, lots of pipes and tarps still lying close by...


All in all, a smashing wee island, good landing point and excellent camping.

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Possibly part of an old boiler?

[jambo]

maybe for boiling the nets! But my bet would be a still!!

J

[willk]

BabydollNelly shared a couple of extra pics of the trip today - thanks missus

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by willk

FWIW, it actually IS Ireland's most Northernly Tractor, located on Inishtrahull, where we wuz yesterday

As the island was abandoned c.1929 and controlled by the Commissioners of Irish Lights since, I must assume that the tractor, I mean, Tractuchter, is one of their old machines. Their current "ride" was spotted, shades of "The Prisoner" right there

Any guesses what a huge riveted barrel* (still holds water) in the ruined house might have been employed for? Hint, lots of pipes and tarps still lying close by...


All in all, a smashing wee island, good landing point and excellent camping.

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Possibly part of an old boiler?

Bayjaysus ... even Oim not dat tik .. sherlok and his mustaffa friend ( staffa being a scottish Island, for the rest of the world reading this ) could foind dat one .. de best arrrr the ones not so visible

[markg]

the barrel type thing was probably used for boiling animal feed, there are still some in old buildings around here, i have a cast iron one in the garden that contains tulips

[willk]

Originally Posted by markg

the barrel type thing was probably used for boiling animal feed, there are still some in old buildings around here, i have a cast iron one in the garden that contains tulips

'fraid not, it's about 4' across and there's no fuel on the island. Also, at 80 acres total, I doubt they had much livestock..., coupla coos and a wee pig maybe.

I think it's post abandonment, so either Lights related or well dodge...

[IBWET]

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Any guesses what a huge riveted barrel* (still holds water) in the ruined house might have been employed for? Hint, lots of pipes and tarps still lying close by...






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Possibly part of an old boiler? [/QUOTE]

Shabeening..?

[markg]

steel or iron aint good for distilling, if its not a feed boiler it could be to collect water that runs off the hillside

[MustRib]

I used to like tractors..

not anymore

am an extractor fan...
(groan )

[chewy]

Originally Posted by MustRib

I used to like tractors..

not anymore

am an extractor fan...
(groan )

I'll grab your coat for you!