Bicker Steam Threshing 2013

[steamenginedriver]

[windmiller78]

drum is an interesting one certainly not a usual foster, outside elevator and a funny self feeder on wooden wheels.... is it an old one?

[Ransomes AM54]

Did the 'clock face' Foster drums not have external elevators?

The self feeder is a 'rotary' one (rather than canvas conveyer). Fosters promoted wooden wheels quite heavily, right into the '40s and beyond; unlike their competitors, no idea why. Much like their proclivity for reverse forecarriages (as is the case with this machine - note the large 'rear' wheels beneath the straw-walkers).

[steamenginedriver]

Originally Posted by windmiller78

drum is an interesting one certainly not a usual foster, outside elevator and a funny self feeder on wooden wheels.... is it an old one?

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[mark vine]

I know it's off subject, but the spitfire has no markings, i.e no numbers or letters. Is this question to ",pedantic" or were they like this ?

Mark.

[davidnclare]

I think it is a MKXIX, and probably PS853

[davidnclare]

PS853 doesn't seem to be flying now so it is probably PM631 still a MKXIX.
Edit June 1994 Spitfire XIX PS853 sold to defray costs of rebuild on Hurricane LF363, so It probably wasn't PS853
An unarmed reconnaissance aircraft.
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[coalshovle]

Originally Posted by davidnclare

PS853 doesn't seem to be flying now so it is probably PM631 still a MKXIX.
Edit June 1994 Spitfire XIX PS853 sold to defray costs of rebuild on Hurricane LF363, so It probably wasn't PS853
An unarmed reconnaissance aircraft.
Read more Here

Its is indeed pm631. PS853 belongs to rolls-royce and has recently returned to the air following repairs to an accident at east midlands airport earlier this year. Alan

[tiny]

on radio lincs on sunday said one was privately owned and one from memorial flight

[seeingdouble]

The Threshing machine was new in October 1948 to a farmer in Bicker & was supplied by Geo R Dawson & Sons of Bicker who were agents for Fosters, in May 1950 a Holbein feeder was supplied by Fosters & fitted to the machine