Chipping Steam Fair 2024

[Jeremy Rowland]

Today I visited the 2024 Chipping Steam Fair, this superb event always offers something new to be seen, naturally I spend most of my time in the plant working field and a big thanks goes to Geoffrey Slater who organizes the plant working field. There is a wide variety of different things for all the family to see so if you are free on a Whitsun holiday weekend then I can give this event the thumbs up.
I will post photos in more than one hit, first here is a link to one of the stars of the plant working field, Richard Hurts nicely restored Hitachi UHO62

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkrUB-pu4Lw

Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

The first lot of photos shows not one but two Atkinson Venturer dual drive heavy tractor units, the one in the CAMBRO livery is 240 Gardner powered the other by a trusty 14 liter Cummins.
Pics now from the plant working field:

[Jeremy Rowland]

The Bristol 'up and over' loader was something which I had never seen in operation before, I did get some footage of it and will be uploading that to my YouTube channel as soon as time permits.
Good to see CMN member Paul Argent there as well.

[Jeremy Rowland]

Another short clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_tDcIAdMG0

There's more clips and photos to come.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

Another clip, this time of the Bristol over-loader, must say I am glad that I have seen this for myself as it is a most unusual system although one that was once used with many earlier front loading shovels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-49rPCet7ks

Jeremy

[hair bear]

The rocking bucket action is interesting, don't think I'd want to use it for loading dung though...

[essexpete]

Thanks Jeremy, looks a good event.

[Jeremy Rowland]

The rocking bucket action is interesting, don't think I'd want to use it for loading dung though...

Hmm yes, you could end up in the deep brown smelly

Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

As promised a few more photos from this excellent event.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

Another small clip too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wowuuLpzMrQ

Jeremy