Vintage Machines Storage Yard, Devon (pic heavy)

[jock1966]

love the pics, what a great find.

 

[lycos]

Excellent site Foxy, and a great explore, a restorer's dream, looks like quite a big site, was there much more?
Lycos.

 

[Foxylady]

Thanks for all your comments, everyone.
Smiffy, that's a fantastic amount of interesting info. I don't know much at all about these machines but I love 'm and am glad to be able to learn something.
Lycos, it wasn't a huge site but there was a lot of stuff there. Some parts were unreachable because it was packed in so tightly. I do have a lot more pics though. I might have a look through them later and scan a few more in if appropriate.
Cheers

 

[BigLoada]

This is fantastic. Theres something amazing about old rusty vintage trucks aint there?
Me and Sausage could spend a whole day here and be very happy I reckon! The tractors are brilliant. We want more vintage vehicles!

 

[underitall]

Looks great FL.
Only bad thing is, the temptaion to try and start some of the vehicles up! Nice collection, thanks.

 

[pdtnc]

a traction engine... cool!!
Like the looks of that old truck too reg: DUJ

good stuff FL

 

[Bryag]

Old thread recently bumped. Missed it first time around, but glad for the bump to see it. Looks like a cracking explore, Foxy. I love old machinery like that, too. I would have been very much inclined to climb on and into though, but I am like that

Really nice shots, very much enjoyed

 

[scammell23]

Front Loader

Hi, I think the "Q" plate front loader might be a 1970's Volvo BM, like this one:

The cab is slightly different in my picture, maybe the one you pictured was a different model, but you get an idea from the picture what the beast looked like.

A local crane hire company near my house has one of these Volvo BMs. Its a right strange looking thing!

Great pictures Foxylady :notworthy:

 

[smileysal]

Oooooooooh like these Foxy, you've got some pics of some very, very old tractors there, and absolutely loving that old rusty truck. That looks amazing.

Good find missy, love the pics.

Cheers,

Sal

 

[Foxylady]

Wow, I'm so chuffed at the replies form everyone, I'm going to give you another treat. Just a few more pics...pretty much the same but some have a bit more detail on them.

Scammell, I can see the similarities, but I noticed that there are pneumatic arms at the front of mine, but a different kind of arrangement on your front loader. I wish I'd have taken more notice of makes now, or at least have gotten some make details in the pics.

A few more...

Another view of the steam engine.

And my favourite photo from the explore...possibly my all time favourite.

Cheers

 

[escortmad79]

That's a 1911 Aveling roller, the front roll is from it.

That's been there for years, I drove past to take a look at it a few years ago as I'm big into road steam.

Shame it's not likely to be restored anytime soon

 

[underitall]

Iv just noticed after looking at these again, that the registarion plate on one of th truck starts "GTA", and GTA it may well be....Nice one!

 

[Mid diesel]

This is an interesting old truck. It has the same cab as a Karrier Bantem! Of course its a Fordson Thames E4 GS 4x4 Gun Tractor from the 1950's
I'd love to drive the kids to school in that beast!

A BLSP (British Light Steel Pressings) cab -- firm was owned by Rootes - who of course owned Commer...

 

[Foxylady]

A BLSP (British Light Steel Pressings) cab -- firm was owned by Rootes - who of course owned Commer...

Cheers for the additional info, Mid.
I've been to Newton Pop a few times lately and there have been a lot of changes to the site. I haven't had time to visit the yard and take more pics, though, but I might make another journey to catch up at some point.

 

[bgoth]

I wouldn't have a clue, Lost. I only know how to recognise a few bits of farm machinery and that most tractors used are either Massey Ferguson or John Deere, and that's yer lot! Those trucks are great though, aren't they!

Thats a Commer, an E4 I think, gorgeous old trucks, I'd love to save one of those

 

[Foxylady]

Thats a Commer, an E4 I think, gorgeous old trucks, I'd love to save one of those

Thanks for the info, bgoth, and welcome to DP.

 

[Foxylady]

A couple of websites, if anyone's interested in checking out farm machinery. There's other interesting stuff on them too such as cranes and various industrial machinery.

www.tractordata.co.uk

www.classictractors.co.uk

Cheers

I just noticed this I'd posted in the thread. Obviously our last MP, Neil Parish, didn't take my advice instead of the tractor porn he looked at in the House of Commons!