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PRESTON FESTIVAL Harvest Working Weekend 2006 ~ Photo Gallery

Saturday morning and the big Ransomes direct ploughing traction engine is coupled up to a 6 bottom plough.

Bob Jameson positioning his Fowler AA ploughing engine at the bottom of the 44 acre field.

Later on in the day and 2 pairs of Fowler ploughing engines are in action.

Fowlers single and AA in front of St Mildred's Church, Preston.

The huge Ruston Hornsby 12 NHP direct ploughing engine getting ready for action.

The Ruston Hornsby together with a Victorian Fowler single cylinder ploughing engine.

Very wet weather meant soft ground, here the Ransomes has become stuck (despite extension wheel rims). Fortunately Ruston has come to the rescue with a tow rope...

The Ransomes and Ruston direct ploughers sit waiting for the ground to dry, fortunately the high ground in this field drains quite quickly...

By the afternoon conditions are better and the Ruston takes its very first shot at ploughing a furrow on English soil.

The big Ruston completes the first furrow and makes a turn.

A rope releases and drops the ploughshares to start a second furrow as the Ruston steams back down the field.

The Ruston looking purposeful with Hexatrac plough in tow.

Heading back down the field.

Parked in the oast house yard.

Activity in the oast house yard.

A line up of stationary i-c engines from the local club.

Fowler showmans engine "Respite" outside the beer tent.

Carl Frei organ "De Hagenar" provides the soundtrack.

Sunday morning and Glen Dilnot demonstrates ploughing on a smaller scale...

Looking up the 44 acre field.

The steam ploughing attracts lots of keen photographers.

Fine weather on Sunday attracts lots of spectators.

Preston Services' line up of traction engines and steam rollers for sale.

Brian Hope drives the big saw bench with his Burrell.

The end of a pull and the balance plough must be reversed.

A handsome shot of a Fowler single in front of St Mildred's church.

The Fordson towing passengers around the field by trailer has gotten stuck!

An interesting scene as a Doe Triple D tractor comes to the rescue!

Things are very busy on Sunday afternoon...

Bob Jameson swaps jobs and steers the plough.

Fowler showmans "Respite" poses outside St Mildred's.

The ploughmen have a talk while the sister engine makes a return pull back up the field.

Fowlers big and small in action

Lots of people are gathered around the big Ransomes.

One of the Fowler singles.

A busy afternoon...

Fowler single in action.

A demonstration of ploughing before steam.

For comparison - ploughing by hand and by horse!

Which is faster?

The tractor club are busy at the top of the field.

A nice Nuffield tractor.

The tractor club have covered plenty of ground...

A Fowler single at work.

It's 4.00 pm and time to put the engines to bed.

Bob Jameson steams his big Fowler AA back to the oast house yard..

One thing first...take the spuds off the back wheels!

Fowler K7 "The Steam Sapper" steams around the yard.

"The Steam Sapper" back in the barn yard

Fowler showmans "Respite" returns to the barn yard.

Posing outside the barn.

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