Saturday, 16 June 2018

More Horse Power

To continue my series of posts about this year's Horse Market parade, here is horse power of a different kind. I am not really an enthusiast for all things on wheels and with motors, but I do like the nostalgia of vintage cars and machines, so these tractors were interesting to look at. And their owners so proud!













 I have thrown in some old fire engines for good measure. Some of the machines shown here are not all THAT old - at least it doesn't feel like it, since I've still seen them in use during my childhood and youth. But then again, I'm 50, so my childhood and youth are considered prehistoric by some :-D

 Enjoy your weekend, whatever you'll be doing! I'm off in a few minutes to catch the first of two trains taking me to O.K.'s. Yes - at least for the trip there, my "old" connection (with having to change trains just once) is back; hopefully, it will be reinstalled for the return trip soon, too.
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  1. Jenny Woolf16 June 2018 at 18:00

    Enjoy your weekend! Here in the big city we NEVER see tractor collectors. But when we go to the country the newsagents seem to have dozens of tractor magazines. I am sure that is an exaggeration but it does seem this way. I suppose the tractor collectors might have a bit of a problem bringing their prized machines all the way to London, come to think of it, as well as finding it pretty hard to get down some of the one way streets! :)

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    1. Librarian18 June 2018 at 08:13

      I guess tractor enthusiasts have other meeting grounds in England, no point in bringing them into the city :-)

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  2. Kay G.16 June 2018 at 19:59

    You must know that my DAD would have loved to have seen these tractors! Have a great weekend with OK and I hope your train travel won't give you any troubles. :-)

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    1. Librarian18 June 2018 at 08:14

      The train trips went well, I was home only 10 minutes later than scheduled last night.
      Oh yes, I can imagine your Dad sitting on one with a wide grin on his face and riding the parade like the proudest, happiest of them all!

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  3. DawnTreader17 June 2018 at 19:02

    "Boys and their toys" ;) (Yes, I see some women riding along as well, but if I'm not mistaken, all the drivers are men!)

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    1. Librarian18 June 2018 at 08:15

      I was very tempted to write "Boys and their toys" at the end of this post; nice to see you had the same thought :-)
      You are probably right about the drivers all being men!

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  4. Graham Edwards1 July 2018 at 21:32

    Well I'm a boy (well I was a boy) and they are certainly the sort of toys I'd like to play with.

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    1. Librarian2 July 2018 at 07:48

      I am sure it is fun to play with these, even for girls :-)

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