Sheaoak Log Tractor Pull

G'day everyone,
Last Saturday I took a couple of tractors along and had a bit of luck winning the 51-55 hp class. This is their first event that has been run for old tractors only and went off pretty well. Beside the tractors there were other displays and interests. Here's a few shots.

View of the tractors waiting to compete


Chamberlain 450Ka



Fordson E27N P6 which pull very well



Field Marshall Series 2


International Farmall H which struggled to get going



Oliver 90


SunshineMassey Harris 744D


Hanomag R45; a really nice old girl



Minneapolis Moline GTB with 'Anders Grips' on the wheels



Case LA


John Deere styled D


McCormick International Super AWD6 in industrial yellow



Lanz Bulldog N. These blokes will cop a carbon tax if Julia finds out!


My John Deere 3020 which picked up a win in the second run. I went up a gear and the momentum got me 4 extra metres.



Caterpillar Forty which would not steer straight and so did not go so well.


Caterpillar D4, pretty typical of these early Cat's; ticked over like a clock.

Fordson E27N P6 which pull very well

ahah!
This old jigger been sitting outside my boss's shed for years.
was good to see it go to a good home.
Onya Rex!

Hi Tacho A few photos of the tractor pulls in the wide bay area queensland.


Q 4016 johndeere Lanz bulldog


Chmberlain 60DA

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Johndeere 730D


Johndeere 830D


P6 Fordson country crawler


Chamberlain 9G


Chamberlain 236


Johndeere 5020


couple of tractors at the local ag-show

Chamberlain countryman 354


Oliver 1950 el-toro 4wd

Great photos of both rallies: I felt as if I was there.
It took me ages to track Shea-Oak Log, but is a place past which I have driven: just off Sturt Hwy, Barossa Valley SA.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

G'day Eddy,
You should also know the driver of the yellow Inter as he hails from up your way.
Lanz, thanks for some more pic's to look at. There is a yellow Chamberlain 236 in the back-ground of my photo's, and I have only seen them in that colour. Now I've seen an orange one so assume they were produced during the change of colour period.
Roderick, as you have found out Sheaoak Log is next to the Sturt Highway and not that far NE of Gawler. Two brothers have a private tractor and machinery museum in part of the old factory complex there and which has now moved to new premises near the glass factory.
They are a major reason for the event happening.

driver of the yellow Inter as he hails from up your way.

hmmmmm ... yeah, the fuzz looks familiar ...

My John Deere 3020 which picked up a win in the second run. I went up a gear and the momentum got me 4 extra metres.

IMO ya could pick another couple metres by dropping the tyre pressures a bit.
Also, it looks like a nice firm track, so reverse the tyres. ya don't need to dig deep for traction there, ya want max tread on the ground. That way, rather than dispersing the loose dirt out to the sides, the lugs will pull it in and pack it into nice little clumps to grab onto.

Hi tacho the chamberlan 236 belongs to one of our club members it was yellow and in rough condition it belong to a sleeper cutter sniging the logs there wasn,t a panel not dented other than the coulor Alan has done a first class job restsoring it. Cheers john