Yesterday we attended the 57th New Zealand
Ploughing Championships, held nearby. Thirty-seven farmers had come from as far
afield (geddit?) as Temuka, Winton, Asburton and Gore to demonstrate their
skill in the conventional (i.e. with a modern tractor), reverse, vintage and
horse ploughing (shown above) categories. Judging ploughing is a serious business,
requiring assessment of the opening split (10 points), crown (20), main
bodywork (40), finish (20), ins and outs (10), general appearance (10) and
straightness (20.
There were displays of agricultural machinery, both vintage and modern, a parade of vintage fire engines and more. It was a good demonstration of why the rural life is so unquiet.
There were also new tractors on display.
This is one of the Magnum
series from Case IH. No price was displayed but as you can see you get 4000
FlyBuys points, which gives us a
clue:
Optional extra: a 19th gear. For a
better sense of scale, see below (models: blogger’s own). It is, frankly, awesome.
No comments:
Post a Comment