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The Idle Fellow 30th October 2018 12:10 PM

Threshing with Percy
 
Percy is Fowell 8 nhp agricultural engine no. 108 of 1922. In its first season out and about with a new owner it has covered about 300 miles in Norfolk and Suffolk. Recently it did a proper commercial job as its makers intended, thrashing out some old varieties of long strawed wheat to provide material for thatching.

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51224

Winding the belt onto the flywheel.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51225

Ready to go.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51239

Classic thrashing scene. (Well that's how R Eagle Contractors spelt it.)
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51229

Going well.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51237

Clear blue sky.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51227

Starting to cloud over.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51228

It rained at lunch time, but cleared up afterwards.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51230

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51231

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51232

Percy as seen from the drum.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51226

Drum as seen from Percy.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51240

Pitching.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51236

Low autumn sunlight.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51241

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51243

One output from the work.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51238

The main object of the exercise - trusses of long straw for thatching.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51242

The one they were looking for - the last sheaf.
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=51244

If you've read this far, thanks very much. I know it's rather a lot of photos on one subject, but it was a memorable day.
Bill.

the highwayman 30th October 2018 06:27 PM

Running crossed belt and lever forward, just as it should be.


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