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Post #1 by bob » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:42 pm

a couple of pictures taken mid seventys at
hopton norfolk when I work for ben
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Re: ts 24

Post #2 by Nick Drew » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:58 pm

Hi Bob,

Great old time photos there :thumbs_up: Thanks for posting!

Is that you in the seat of the 24 ?

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Post #3 by bob » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:05 pm

Is that you in the seat of the 24 ?

Nick :mrgreen:[/quote]
yes its me I use to drive the scrapers, blades and any thing else
which was on site, no citb tickets then it was lets see you perform
when you went for the start.
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Post #4 by Nick Drew » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:12 pm

Yeh I remember the good old days ;) "Lets see how you shape up, if your no good your up the road" !!

Oh and I better not get started about the CITB ticket rip off....We all know its just a money making racket!! :roll: :twisted:

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Re: ts 24

Post #5 by nick lamb » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:35 pm

nice pics bob.are they cummins powered 24's?.
like the air con by the way.


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Post #6 by yellowiron » Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:16 am

good to see some pics of 'Uncle Bens' gear, He lived in the next village to me and we had some long long conversations about the merits of various machines. He remained as sharp as the proverbial s**t house rat right to the end!.the last of the 'old school' muckshifters.

If you fancy reliving old times bob, I got a vacant seat on a 22a and 435G coming up!?????????

Did you know John Ginter? :thumbs_up:

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Post #7 by John Gaunt » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:16 am

That must be Ben Wyatt of Snettisham ?, you could see his kit from the A10 as I recall.
My D7 7M is housed not too far from there.


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Post #8 by yellowiron » Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:31 am

John, you cant be far from me then, Im just the other side of Diss :thumbs_up:

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Post #9 by John Gaunt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:46 pm

Hi Dave,
I'm near King's Lynn but my D7 7M and D2 5J are at my brother in-law's place near Watton, along with a good selection of ploughs, cultivators and a mole drainer.
There are some pictures on this site which I posted in my introduction note here >>>
Hi my name is John Gaunt
My D7 (together with Hexatrac plough and Miles mole drainer) came from not far from you at Alburgh when I bought it, although previously it was an FW Pettit of Spalding machine.
I retired end 2006, and have quite a bit of spare time these days, so if you ever need a hand for a few days let me know, I thoroughly enjoy driving Cats ! :thumbs_up:


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Re: ts 24

Post #10 by bob » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:35 pm

nicky lamb wrote: are they cummins powered 24's?.
like the air con by the way.

yes they where cumins powed nt350 engine I think
I use to like the fly screen on scrappers if you had cab
it was to hot in summer so you took door off then the dust
useto hang about in cab
yellowiron wrote:we had some long long conversations

did you manage to get a polo out of ben ive had 1 or 2
did he leave you an old tractor ?
I would love a drive on 22a but dont know if I would want to drive
full time now.
Yes I rememer John he started I think when I was at rougham hearth
on A11 I was on DW21 and we use to go fitting in yard on wet days
and in between jobs he would know me by my nickname Willy
I live near halesworth
Bob


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