An early Rotavator

  • 1 Replies
  • 1867 Views
*

Larkshall

  • Experienced Member
  • ***
  • Location: Hardwick, Cambourne, Cambs.
  • 173
An early Rotavator
« on: September 20, 2008, 10:47 »
I have just found this website,
http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jrcoles/tracpict.html

An early and probably the biggest Rotavator, the Fowler Gyrotiller. Its a bit bigger than my Mantis electric tiller. I saw one of these working in 1936, the firm I worked for in the late 1940's owned the yard where Fowler's serviced these monsters. The engine weighed ten tons and the twin cylinder blocks (three of them) weighed two tons each. The piston's were the size of galvanised dustbins. I understand that they were ship's diesel engines. The one I saw in 1936 shook the ground as it moved along the road. The tines were about 30 inches long (working length) mounted on large horizontal wheels which were lifted on a giant hinge when turning on the headland.

*

richyrich7

  • Paper Potter
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Sunny Leicester, The answers in the soil !
  • 10379
    • My home business Egg box labels and more
An early Rotavator
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 13:00 »
Good grief ! it is a little bigger than a mantis  :lol:

like a go tho'  8)
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.


xx
rotavator Id please

Started by philymon on Equipment Shed

7 Replies
3038 Views
Last post February 10, 2009, 17:49
by philskin
xx
got another rotavator

Started by philskin on Equipment Shed

27 Replies
7519 Views
Last post January 24, 2010, 15:58
by philskin
xx
ROTAVATOR

Started by berttimms on Equipment Shed

4 Replies
2946 Views
Last post January 02, 2009, 19:29
by Gwiz
xx
rotavator

Started by maverick1211 on Equipment Shed

5 Replies
2832 Views
Last post April 30, 2014, 21:28
by 3 allotments
 

Page created in 0.119 seconds with 29 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |