Fordson Roadless tractor ploughing at Ascot

Date Added: 16 January 2014 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1952 Picture No: 2161

Forestry Commission copyright image of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. Nil Ref No

Part of Machinery Deveolpment Committee programme of work being undertaken at Ascot in 1952 namely the use of a Fordson Roadless tractor to pull several ploughs fitted to the hydraulic lifting system. Here it is pulling a double furrow plough with sub soiler.

See HQ MDC report No 22. This report was circulated to Scotland and a copy can be found on this web site. See PDF for more images.

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Groups: Forest Research, Forestry in Action, Other Vehicles and Machines, Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines

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