Stanhay Orchard Tractor for collecting apple boxes, powered by a Landrover 2.6 straight 6 cylinder engine. Made in 1967 and registered for road use in 1969, it is capable of speeds up to 45mph. One of only two ever made, which spent its working life on a fruit farm in Sudbury, Suffolk working until 2008. Barn stored since then, changed hands in 2018 and again recently.
Filmed at Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum, Nr Bridgwater, Somerset home of the first steam powered pumping station on the Somerset Levels, established in 1830. Now a Museum of steam power and land drainage housing a fascinating collection of stationary engines and pumps, open every Sunday throughout the year. For full details and steaming dates please go to www.wzlet.org.
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30 окт 2023
