TRACTORS, MOWERS AND ROLLERS
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CO-OPERATION between manufacL,turers of implements and tractors, who formerly functioned almost in separate worlds, is a significant and praiseworthy feature of post-war agricultural engineering. This new conception of the tractor and implement as a unit will be well exemplified in the exhibits at the Royal Show, many of which are reviewed here.
On Stand 391G, John Allen and Sons (Oxford), Ltd., Cowley, Oxford, will exhibit a self-propelled motor scythe of the type which has become popular all
over the world for cutting grass and various kinds of rough growth. There are several handy attachments that can be used in conjunction with the scythe. One is a high-pressure spray pump, which can be fitted in place of the cutter bar, and is driven by the same mechanism. Others are a hedge trimmer and a light hoe.
A big display of tractors and implements is planned by the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co" Totton, Southampton (Stand 247F). Two of the tractors will be tracklayers with two-stroke oil engines, designated model ,HD-5 and 1-1D-7 respectively. They will be supported 'by three examples of model B, fitted with power take-offs and pulleys. The first will have a full-view mower, the second a hydraulic lift and pick-up plough, and the third a hydraulic lift and toolbar frame. One example of the model U pneumatic-tyred standard tractor is due to appear at the Show, in company with an all-crop harvester and a tractor side-delivery rake.
Two oil-engined road rollers, a petrol engined roller for footpath work, a 41-cubic-yard oil-engined dumper and a Calfdozer will be seen on Stand 192E of Aveling-Barford, Ltd., Grantham. The GB and GD8 oil-engined rollers are representative of a range of post-war machines built in weights from 2i-13 tons. In common with other AvelingBarf ord rollers, they incorporate a patent variable-pressure device consisting of a movable weight contained within the main chassis members. The petrol-engined roller, of the G series, is a 30-cwt. machine. The dumper, which has a 45 b.h.p. four-cylindered engine and four -forward speed and reverse gearbox, is equipped with a gravitytipped hopper, but power tipping can be employed.
Mechanical loaders, and a mower that has been produced in conjunction with the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., for use with Fordson Major tractors. will be featured on Stand 224E by Bsonfords, Ltd., Uttoxeter. Staffs. The new 1-11-6 hayloader combines the advantages of
a full-width loader with a narrow delivery at the top. The company's universal crop loader is designed to deal with any kind of crop, from short green grass to heavy hay. The mower is semimounted and the cutter bar is fitted with a safety spring release, which is adjustable for different crop conditions.
Already in use in many countries overseas, as well as at borne, the Bristol tractor will be seen on Stand 137A (Bristol Tractors; Ltd., Earby, Via Colne, Lanes). Of particular interest is the AF.28 orchard model, which is equipped with mudguards and has a low seat position, so that the tractor may pass easily under trees. A 5-ft. toolbar frame with seven tines is fitted. Type AF.35 will be exhibited with M.R. bulldozer and skip.
Built by the British Motor Boat Manufacturing Co., Ltd., three light 'motors for the smallholder and market gardener will be shown by Brockhouse Engineering (Southport), Ltd., Crossens, Southport (Stand 370F). One is the. new B.M.B. Hoe-Mate, a lb-h.p. tractor for fast, economical row-crop work. The 3 h.p. Cult-Mate and 6 h.p. PlowMate are for heavier and deeper cultivation. Features include a universal tool carriage, providing depth regulation and tool control, adjustable wheel centres, automatic-type transmission and high ground clearance.
One of the outstanding exhibits . of David Brown Tractors, Ltd.; Meltham, Huddersfield (Stand 265F), will be a Cropmaster tractor, equipped with electric lighting and a unit-principle, rearmounted mower bar. The bar is moved from the cutting position to the semiraised position by hydraulic lift—a standard fitting on all Cropmasters except models 4 and 6M—and can be fully raised for transport between fields. Of two other Cropmasters, one will be shown with a three-furrow plough and the second with a power-driven potato spinner. In each instance the implement is mounted, and electric lighting and starting equipment is provided.
Stand 147D, to be occupied by Harry Ferguson, Ltd., Coventry, will undoubtedly attract attention, for the Ferguson tractor, which will be shown with a variety of hydraulically _operated iMplements, is one of the agricultural machines most discussed in farming circles. The four-cylindered petrol engine of 120 cubic in. piston-swept volume gives a maximum belt h.p. of 23.9 and the drive is taken through a gearbox affording four forward speeds and a reverse ratio. A four-cylindered pump in the transmission housing supplies oil under pressure to the ram cylinder of the hydraulic mechanism, which is controlled by a lever at the driver's right hand. The track is adjustable in 4-in, steps from 48 ins. to 80 ins, at the front and from 48 ins. to 76 ins, at the rear.
Fordsons for Many Duties Another popular. venue will be Stand 199E, where Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Dagenham, will show a number of Fordson Major tractors and implements. Apart from the standard tractor, which will be seen with an Elite threetwo-furrow plough, there will be a land utility model on D. G. Roadless halftrack equipment, and two land utility tractors with hydraulic power lifts, one having a transportable sawbench and the other an F.R. mounted three-twofurrow plough with semi-digger bottoms. Row-crop work is catered for by four tractors to be seen with various implements. One of the row-crop tractors will have a power take-off, pulley, hydraulic lift and Fordson frontmounted toolbar, with covering bodies and a Darlington light winch.
Special interest attaches to the prototype of the Mark 5F 40 h.p. tracklaying tractor to be shown by John Fowler and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., Leeds, on Stand 229E (also to be occupied by Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd.). The Fowler exhibit will include an oil engine, as used in the FD2 and FD3 tractors, and Cuthbertson drainage . ploughing equipment.
Another exhibitor of Fordson tractors will be the Gainsborough Motor Co., Ltd., Gainsborough (Stand 125F). A full range of tractors and implements will be shown.
Lawn mowers. for hand and power operation, and a power-driven grass roller,. suitable for rolling sports grounds and for hauling a triple gang mower, will be displayed by Thomas Green and Son, Ltd., Leeds, on Stand 394G.
One of the most successful American tractors, the International, will be shown in a number of different types by The International Harvester Co. of Great Britain, Ltd., 259, City Road, London, E.C.1 (Stand 176D). The familiar Farmall H four-wheeled model will be seen with a front toolbar. Like the Model M, which will also be seen, the Farmall H is an all-purpose machine and is particularly suitable for rowcrop farming. Representative of the track-laying range will be the T6 and its larger brother, the TD9, the latter being an oil-engined model. The exhibit will be completed by a W9 four-wheeled tractor and wide range of implements of all kinds, including a harvester-thresher and a crop loader.
Two well-known American makes of tractor—the Caterpillar D2 and the John Deere AN general-purpose type— will be seen on Stand 162D of H. Leverton and Co., Ltd., Spalding, Lincs. The Caterpillar will be shown with a Levcrton multi-toolbar. Two new implements will also be on view, one being a potato and root shaker-digger and the other a pea cutter, both manufactured by the Leverton concern.
Five Fordson tractors are to be displayed by the Lincolnshire Motor Co., Ltd., Lincoln, on Stand 213E. One of these machines will be a Fordson Major with Roadless track equipment and the Fordson three-furrow plough, and another will be a land utility model with a Fordson Ransoir& three-furrow mounted plough and hydraulic lift attachment. The others will be rowcrop models, variously fitted with Martin mid-mounted toolbar frame, front potato coverer and rear-end toolbar frame.
A new implement, the Lister Blackstone tractor combine haymaker, incorporating side rake, swath turner and tedder, which won a silver medal at the Royal Dublin Show this year, will be of outstanding interest on Stands 194-195E of R. A. Lister and Co Ltd., Dursley, Gloucester, and Blackstone and Co., Ltd., Stamford, Lincs. This implement is fitted with a self-lifting mechanism, operated by the tractor driver, to lift the tines and thus clear obstructions or cross windrows.
L. 0. Tractors, Ltd., Coupar Angus, Perthshire, is planning to display on Stand 161D the new Caterpillar D4 and D6 tractors, which were described in "The Commercial Motor" dated May 30. The D4 has a four-cylindered oil engine of 350 cubic in. piston-swept volume and is started by an independent petrol engine. The area of ground contact with 13-in, track shoes is 1,589 sq. iris. The D6 is a much larger machine with a six-cylindered oil engine of 525 cubic in. piston-swept volume. The area of ground contact, with 16-in. grouser track shoes, is 2,740 sq. ins. Whereas the p4 provides a ve forward speeds and one reverse ratio, the D6 has four reverse and five forward.
A leader of British agricultural engineering for many years, Marshall, Sons and Co., Ltd., Gainsborough, will have on Stand 229E two examples of the Field-Marshall oil-engined tractor and a quarter-scale model of the RoadMarshall type RD Series II oil-engined roller. Of the Field-Marshall I tractors, one will be Mark 1, Series II, and the other a Mark 2, Series II, with winch. Grain-Marshall combine harvesters will also be represented.
Among the many stands on which Fordson tractors will be seen is that of Miller Wheel and Cultivator Co., Ltd., Chelsfield, Kent (Stand 256F). Fordson Majors will be shown, one with a reartype four-row hoe with independent steerage, and another with a four-row underslung hoe. In the second case the tractor will also have a wheel-track eliminator. Other implements and a range of tractor wheels will be shown.
Another exhibitor of Caterpillar tractors will be Jack Olding and Co., Ltd., Hatfield, Herts (Stand 160D). The models on show will include the D2 and the new D4 fitted with an angledozer. The John Deere No. 12A 6 ft. straight-through combine will also be seen, along with an example of the Motocart 8 h.p. three-wheeler. The Motocart is more fully described in the vehicle and trailer section of this review. One of the most significant exhibits—the Hystaway—will be shown for the first time in the British Isles. The equipment comprises a Caterpillar D7 tractor bulldozer, chragline, grab and crane combined, and should be of great value in land-drainage projects.
Well known as the manufacturer of Atco motor mowers, Charles H. Pugh, Ltd., Whitworth Works, Birmingham, 9, will exhibit on Stand 285G a range of 1947 models. All examples have redesigned steel cone clutches and kick starters at the rear. A completely redesigned Atcoscythe for cutting long grass will also be on view.
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., Ipswich, will occupy Stands 198E and 279.1. Interest attaches to the MG2
cultivator to be shown with ploughs and other implements. It is an extremely handy machine and is small enough for use in greenhouses. Petrol and electric mowers, including gang mowers, will represent another side of the company's activities.
As sole distributor of the M.M. U.D.S.-type oil-engined tractor, which has a Dorman 45 h.p. engine operating at 1,275 r.p.rn.. Sale Tilney and Co.. Ltd., Wokingham, Berks, will exhibit a unit of this type on Stand 143D. The tractor is a modern pneumatic-tyred type with electric starting and independently controlled Girling brakes.
A new three-positional toolbar, believed by Stanhay, Ltd., Ashford, to be the first ever made, will be seen on a Fordson Major tractor on Stand 207E. It can be used without modification at the rear, at the front or underslung.