Steam rallys

[heritage machining]

Ok so I like going to steam rallys both as a punter and as an exhibitor (usually with my winget tractor and my Sunbeam s8 with sidewinder chair) just about to get everything ready for the Chiltern one in Hyde end this weekend between great missenden and chesham. Who else likes wandering round old machines and buying tat or shouldn't I ask

 

[Smiffy]

We are going to Welland this year.
I use to love going to Dorset as a kid so hopefully my boy enjoys it. And my old man knows a lot of the steam world as he used to have a traction engine and we might get to see his old one

 

[William127]

I do, taken my old tractors to 4 since last June, and a couple of village shows. Got another few lined up
Was hoping to get to Welland for a couple of days but I'll be on a roof in south London that week might make it for the Saturday or Sunday.
I think I'm starting to be middle aged though, find myself looking at and listening to the stationary engines more and more, I've even bloody bought one

 

[Lancs Lad]

Ok so I like going to steam rallys both as a punter and as an exhibitor (usually with my winget tractor and my Sunbeam s8 with sidewinder chair) just about to get everything ready for the Chiltern one in Hyde end this weekend between great missenden and chesham. Who else likes wandering round old machines and buying tat or shouldn't I ask

Nice positive Friday post missed our local last weekend sadly but weather was crap for them sadly

 

[charlie2]

quite a few smallish ones around this area and they seem to have grown since the end of great dorset one this weekend at chickerell and another shortly at langport thats abit further but still only 30 mile or so nice day out.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Not been to one for years, I always seem to fill the weekends too much. Our local vintage rally has resurrected but I still failed to go. Maybe next year! Poking around old kit is a lovely way to fill a day.

 

[heritage machining]

Well I made it up to the Chiltern one 3 trips 2 with trailer and once with the caravan lots of good stuff here but very wet atm

 

[hiluxman]

I always find out after the event so I never get chance to go to any

 

[heritage machining]

Eggs cooked in sausage fat bloody lovely but I can feel my arteries hardening already

 

[heritage machining]

My old crap that I take to rallys usually winget type 42 tractor and Sunbeam s8 bike with watsonian squire meteor sidewinder chair

 

[Smiffy]

Eggs cooked in sausage fat bloody lovely but I can feel my arteries hardening already

In the true spirit of steam rallies it should be cookes on a coal shovel in a fire box

 

[heritage machining]

As with most of my stuff the traction engines not finished yet unfortunately and now they have just called it due to the weather so now I have to move all back to the yard

 

[heritage machining]

Got everything back now very muddy field by the gates got all of my stuff out without using diff loc I do like my trooper but it does need a wash now

 

[Lancs Lad]

Anyone at Great Ecc today?

 

[heritage machining]

Had to go to a 40th birthday party today thinking of going to ducklington next weekend

 

[V8Druid]

Had to go to a 40th birthday party today thinking of going to ducklington next weekend

's a hard ol' life

 

[Smiffy]

What was traffic like around Welland this morning.we are going tomorrow, planning to get to the area 10 ish at the moment but if traffic and parking is really bad then we will leave a bit earlier as have small kids and don't want to sit in the car for hours

 

[Diggerdave]

What was traffic like around Welland this morning.we are going tomorrow, planning to get to the area 10 ish at the moment but if traffic and parking is really bad then we will leave a bit earlier as have small kids and don't want to sit in the car for hours

Was there for 8 this morning and pretty much drove straight in. Lot quicker than last year. Was a very good day out with the kids

 

[Smiffy]

Was there for 8 this morning and pretty much drove straight in. Lot quicker than last year. Was a very good day out with the kids

Mine are currently sleeping past 7. There is absolutely no way I can risk ruining the streak by getting them up early enough for that.

 

[William127]

What was traffic like around Welland this morning.we are going tomorrow, planning to get to the area 10 ish at the moment but if traffic and parking is really bad then we will leave a bit earlier as have small kids and don't want to sit in the car for hours

Wasn't a big queue at all for us about 9am, 5 or 10 minutes tops from arriving to being parked and heading for the entrance