Harvest machinery enthusiasts Darby Munro and Bob Trotter checking the workings of the Shearer header association members have been restoring.
Working machinery enthusiasts have rounded up new exhibits for the annual Quambatook Heritage Working Machinery Association’s Harvest Working Days.
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Association members have been busy preparing their projects for the working days to be held on the Australia Day weekend, January 25 and 26 .
A Shearer header, which has had most of its woodwork replaced, is ready to run, so members have turned their attention to other machinery items.
In August last year, the association was offered the pick of some farm machinery on a farm in central NSW.
Some members travelled north with three trucks and four trailers (one road train) and spent a day looking at and then loading five old trucks and four tractors.
The trucks were a F600 Ford, a Jailbar Ford, a Kew Dodge, a Maple Leaf Chev and an “O” model Bedford. All trucks except the F600 are fitted with gravity grain bins.
The tractors were a Chamberlain Countryman (with 354 Perkins), a Fordson Super Major, a 35 Massey Ferguson and an “N” model Fordson.
The Chamberlain was the previous owner’s main tractor and is in excellent order.
The 35 Fergy has had a new starter-motor fitted as well as spark plugs and coil replaced.
Association members believe the old “N” model Fordson will take a little longer to restore.
Association member Ian Fisher said the Fordson needed a new lift pump and the injector pump had been repaired and a hole in the fuel tank mended.
“We think this tractor will work well pulling the Shearer header,” Mr Fisher said.
These machines, as well as many others will be on display, and some will be in action, in a wheat crop grown for the purpose will be at the working days on January 25 and 26.
There will also be a vintage tractor-pull on the Saturday afternoon. Catering is available.
Accommodation is available at the Quambatook Caravan Park.
The cavalcade bringing the harvest machinery back to Quambatook.
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