Ploughing match rules

[MH55k]

Anyone out there able to point me in the direction of a set of rules for ploughing matches as we are hoping to incorporate a small one in to our show next year here in west oz now I have not done it for a while and my memory is hazy would any one allso be able to point me in the direction of a how to as some of the fellows who are keen to have a go have never done it competitively before and it would be easyer to hand around a flyer than to try to teach people individually any hello will be much apreciated

John

[Pavel]

Disc, mouldboard or both, John?

Pavel

[MH55k]

Moulboards I think although I don't see why we can't have a seperrate category for disks

[Pavel]

John, on the internet look up the following:

T20 Ploughing Rules
This site not only gives the competition rules, but has 3 PDF articles.

Rules Hurspierpoint Ploughing Match
Includes rules for reversible ploughs

[MH55k]

Thank you Pavel by the way did you go to lights on the hill ?

[Pavel]

No John, afraid not.
Trouble is, both Judith and me are in our mid 70s, and it's only the 2 of us that look after our farm's 700 acres and around 700 sheep, which means we are not quite so energetic as we used to be.
I would very much like it if you would keep me informed about your progress in arranging your match ploughing. Whilst I do not have a mouldboard plough, and even if I did I have no means of transporting one and a Fordson, there is a push here in WA to re-introduce its use again as a cost effective method to control weeds in our sandy and light soils, rather than the use of expensive chemicals necessary when following minimum-till practises.
I also remember with nostalgia the local ploughing matches in Hertfordshire that I competed in during the early 70s.

Pavel

[MH55k]

I have allso read about the push to reintroduce it and recently I had the opportunity to plough 2 hectares for peas down our farm in manjimup

I will endeavour to keep you informed of what's going on. I'm looking forward to a bit of competitive ploughing I have not done it for about 6 years since I left England,I am allso hoping to find a 3 furough moleboard trailed plough by then to use with my massey harris 44 .

[tom lad]

hi

is that the m h 44 in the photo ?
also what type of plough .

good luck with the ploughing match plans , its a good fun day out

[MH55k]

Hello Tom lad

That is a mckormick deering IH aos6 a special international w6 designed and built in Australia and I Amy using it with a ts59 FR plough that is currently missing the third leg I have the body just not the leg

[tom lad]

I feel better about not recognising the tractor now
I have a TS 59 also , I removed the 3 rd frame , to make it a 2 f for match ploughing .

[MH55k]

Mine was missing the 3rd leg when I got it the aos6 is a funny tractor bit of a failure actualy
Here are my other tractors

I do have a e27n major too but she is sick

[tom lad]

good looking line up

[henk]

It's an EPG or EPJ Ford-Ransomes plough. Build at the Ford foundry. Frame and legs were Ford, plough body’s were Ransomes.
You can recognize it by the casted levers for the depth and with controls. I think your depth wheel arm is also casted.
Later the plough was build at the Ransomes plant and with the typical bended lever and bended depth wheel arm became the TS 59.
Nice tractors btw.