plowing contest in England
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Topic: plowing contest in England
Posted By: nella(Pa)
Subject: plowing contest in England
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2025 at 1:23pm
| https://youtu.be/rE8fbLk8Xq8?si=j7bs-oyQbyorqsFU" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/rE8fbLk8Xq8?si=j7bs-oyQbyorqsFU |
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Posted By: Dennis J OPKs
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2025 at 12:28pm
| Neat video, are there any plowing competitions held in the U.S. anymore? |
Posted By: DanielW
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2025 at 12:58pm
I'm curious to know the answer to that too. It seems in Britain they primarily have plowing matches. In the US it always seems to be 'plow days' - no actual competition. Here in Canada it's a mix of both (maybe a few more matches than days). When I was younger and stupid(er) I thought I was pretty good at setting up and operating a plow. Then I went to a few matches and listened to them talk, judge, and they gave me a copy of the rules and judging handbook. Holy smokes, talk about a different league.
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Dennis J OPKs wrote:Posted By: ecosse23
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2025 at 2:18pm
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That's great, well impressed with the standard of ploughing (British spelling) and also the Chieftain tank at the end of the video! I did a bit of research and apparently the Chieftain's 19-litre engine had a hydraulic starter, presumably they used that to set the Dowdeswell plough. @DanielW - Yes, ploughing matches used to be fairly common in Britain – my Dad and Grandad both went along to them, Grandad might even have competed in his younger day. He started working with a pair of Clydesdale horses, before he bought petrol/paraffin tractors, including a Model B. The Scottish Ploughing Championships are happening near Montrose, just up the road from me, this weekend - https://scotplough.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - https://scotplough.co.uk/
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2025 at 2:30pm
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shouldn't all their plows be 'left handed' ?? ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2025 at 3:35pm
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