Tuesday 25 October 2011

ABC Wednesday - Old

Its working days over this old tractor is gently disintegrating. If a member of the David Brown Owners Club spied this he might take it on as a renovation project. The company was an innovative builder of tractors between 1939 and 1988 and in its heyday this tractor may have looked like this-
I found this picture on an antique tractors site and its owner says it was the favourite tractor in the Netherlands "Dit is een simpele trekker en makkelijk te bedienen voor weinig geld en zo sterk als een beer!" (Simple and easy to operate for little money and strong as a bear). But elsewhere down on the farm the little heifer
is finding an old bath is ideal for cooling feet,  

An entry for ABC Wednesday - a journey from A to Z. 

17 comments:

mrsnesbitt said...

My hubby had a fordson major restoration project! Years later - he sold it - unrestored!
Thanks as ever
Denise ABC Team

Roger Owen Green said...

OK, put the other hooves in. That'll be trickier...
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

Did that cow learn from mama not to put your hooves in the water you drink? : ) What a great shot!
Love, love, love the old tractor!

Roy Schulze said...

Today is one of those days that I feel just like that tractor. My ABC Wednesday is O is for Oracle.

photowannabe said...

Now that's what I call old! Great shot.
Everyone needs a good foot bath once in a while.

Kathy said...

I'm especially fond of old tractors, the more rust the better!

Chubskulit Rose said...

Old, rusty, and might have forgotten!

Learn some Filipino custom and words with my O entry. Come and see.

VioletSky said...

that last photo was a bit unexpected!

Scriptor Senex said...

Old farm equipment seems to be attractive to everyone who passes. I wonder if it's harking back to our agricultural origins? Or perhaps it's simply because it's pretty.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Nifty photos. Especially that silly cow stepping into his water trough.

Carver said...

Those are all great shots. The cow is hilarious.

Tumblewords: said...

Outstanding foot bath and foot bather. :) Excellent photos!

jane said...

There is something special about an old tractor - my other half has a friend who collects them - how many tractors can you have at one time? - love the cow pic - Thanks for putting me right on the lakes meres and waters! - Jane UK

jabblog said...

I can't tell whether that heifer is pleased or puzzled!

Meryl said...

Great shots. I am curious about the half in/ half out cow!!! GREAT shot.

Chronicles of Illusions said...

great photos - we had an old Italian tractor once - we named him Luigi.
That cow shot is wonderful

Kathy said...

I am an old tractor aficionado and having grown up on a farm with Hereford cattle, I absolutely love the picture of the heifer with her feet in the tub! This is a classic.