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 Post subject: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:57 pm 
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The ramblers of Britain have been walking around taking photos of every map square on this site ;-
http://www.geograph.org.uk/
and found lots of kit in the wilds ,lots more if you put our type of stuff into the word search........
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 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:39 pm 
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A few interesting machines there.

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:14 pm 
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Bit of a waste with the County crawler.
Can anyone ID the trucks in the background of the Ford 180?

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:30 am 
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quality topic XS650, i started one on the forum i moderate on , called hedgerow hero's & forgotten friends for farm equipment surprising whats about when the spring, summer growth dies back !

these are a few i found on my travels at work
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 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:59 pm 
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It is amazing what is lying around farms all over the world, and some machines still run fine, just not used and the grass grows around them and a tree starts growing through them. :arrrrgh: :arrrrgh:
I used to work for an Ag wrecking company, and you'd be surprised how many farmers still won't sell them when they have been sitting for 10 years or more going to waste. :doh: :doh: :doh:

The common reply was " I'll fix it up 1 day" :claphands:

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:48 pm 
so true, why are those farmers always so keen to keep hold of rusting crap all the time.
weigh it in boys, weigh it in

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:02 pm 
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why are those farmers always so keen to keep hold of rusting crap all the time


Because Dan perhaps one day some one will come along and buy that "rusting crap" and from that it can be restored to its former glory .. one mans crap is another mans treasure ..

And great pictures Marcus, shame about the tree growing in the middle of that JCB4

Martyn :wave:

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:17 pm 
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thanks martyn , a few people have said it could've possibly be a 65 or Hydradigger so at least i now know !

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:53 pm 
agreed martin, but them old boys do seem to love to leave stuff to rot, they should move it on before they get even worse.

 Post subject: Re: Rusting around Britain
PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:08 am 
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hedgerow hero's & forgotten friends

Does this forum have a link to it, or could you post it, Marcus?
Sounds fascinating..some of my favorite pics are the "before" shots of machinery, with the tree growing out of them.
What really gets me is how long some of this stuff can sit, then one day you drive by and see a trail of rusty dirt clods leading away.
"Huh! I didn't know that still ran"! You get the idea....
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