The Burrell Traction Engine.. Bernard Spragg photography
A traction engine is a self-propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location
The Robey Traction Engine. - Public domain photogrpaph
Robey of Lincoln ~ Lincolnshire Steam Engines & Vehicles.A look at the history behind a wonderful Lincolnshire company dating back to Victorian Times....It was 1854 when Robert Robey decided to set up business ... More
1950 Custom bulit Turner Diesel
New Zealand Farming
Samson 1, Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
New Zealand Farming
Massey Harris, Bernard Spragg Photo
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McLaren Traction Engine (5) - Victorian era public domain image
New Zealand Farming Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Fowler Traction Engine. Bernard Spragg photography
John Fowler (11 July 1826 – 4 December 1864) was an English agricultural engineer who was a pioneer in the use of steam engines for ploughing and digging drainage channels. His inventions significantly reduced ... More
Massey Harris (1), Bernard Spragg Photo
Massey-Harris was formed with the merger of the Massey and Harris companies, both major manufacturers of harvesting machinery in Canada. Massey-Harris merged with Ferguson, after Harry Ferguson had split from F... More
Titan tractor., Bernard Spragg Photo
By 1915, the International Harvester Company (IHC) was the world's leading tractor manufacturer with successful designs such as the Mogul 12-25 and 8-16 capturing a third of U.S tractor sales. IHC also owned th... More
The Robey Traction Engine. Bernard Spragg photography
Robey & Co Ltd was founded in 1854, by Robert Robey, as manufacturers of portable steam engines and thrashing machines. By 1862 they had expanded greatly and exhibited a display of agricultural equipment; "fixe... More
The Fowler Traction Engine - Public domain photogrpaph
Fowler's ploughing engine dragged itself across the field on rollers, pulling the mole plough as it went. The engine was driven by a team of horses that walked round a capstan, winding in a rope which was passe... More
McCormick Deering, Bernard Spragg Photo
Between the mid-1880s and 1902, a vicious battle known as “the Harvester Wars” was waged on America’s grain fields. The farm equipment manufacturer’s capacity to build harvesting machines far exceeded demand, s... More
Massey Harris, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealand Farming
LANZ Bulldogs, Bernard Spragg Photo
The Lanz Bulldog was a tractor manufactured by Heinrich Lanz AG in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Production started in 1921 and various versions of the Bulldog were produced up to 1960. John Deere purch... More
McLaren Traction Engines., Bernard Spragg Photo
J&H McLaren was a British engineering company in Hunslet, Leeds, England, that manufactured traction engines, stationary engines and later, diesel engines...The company was founded in 1876 by John and Henry McL... More
McLaren Traction Engine (8). Bernard Spragg photography
New Zealand Farming Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Burrell Traction Engine. Bernard Spragg photography
Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam trucks and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works o... More
McCormick-Deering 0-12. Bernard Spragg photography
The McCormick-Deering O-12 was very similar to the W-12 but had some different features to adapt it to working in orchards. The engine was governed at 2,000 rpm for a little more power. Orchard fenders and low-... More
The Foden Traction Engine - Public domain portrait drawing
A traction engine is a self-propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the ... More
I H Mogal 8-16 1916. Bernard Spragg photography
Demand for big tractors to break up prairie land fell off in the mid-teens as the land boom in Western Canada collapsed. Manufacturers rushed to come up with 2-3 plow lightweight tractors to replace horses on s... More
New Holland, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Holland is a global brand of agricultural machinery produced by CNH Global. New Holland agricultural products include tractors, combine harvesters, balers, forage harvesters, self-propelled sprayers, haying... More
McLaren Traction Engine (4). Bernard Spragg photography
New Zealand Farming
Horse Ploughing.Teamwork., Bernard Spragg Photo
Ploughs were initially human powered, but the process became considerably more efficient once animals were pressed into service. The first animal powered ploughs were undoubtedly pulled by oxen, and later in ma... More
Massey Harris (5), Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealand Farming
Mc Cormack Deering., Bernard Spragg Photo
The McCormick name in farm machinery dates back to Cyrus McCormick, who produced the first successful reaper in 1831. McCormick's company was one of the pieces that eventually became International Harvester. In... More
The Fowler Traction Engine. Bernard Spragg photography
John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd were engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England who were founded in 1863 by Agricultural engineer John Fowler. Fowler & Co produced traction engines and... More
Case 25-45 1929.. Bernard Spragg photography
The Case Corporation was a manufacturer of construction equipment and agricultural equipment. Founded by Jerome I. Case as the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company, it operated under that name for most of a cent... More
Moline Tractor Plough 1920. Bernard Spragg photography
The Moline Plow Company was an American manufacturer of plows and other farm implements, headquartered in Moline, Illinois, USA...Moline Plow was formed in the 1870s when the firm of Candee & Swan, a competitor... More
Beats walking anyday..., Bernard Spragg Photo
Who needs a petrol-guzzling, soil-compacting quad bike?.......... Picryl description: Public domain image of a dog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Sunshine KT 1938, Bernard Spragg Photo
1938 Sunshine KT Auto-header which was built near Melbourne Australia. These were built from 1937 to 1946. The earlier mode WT auto-header were built from 1924 to 1936 and were the worlds first self-propelled h... More
Mc Cormack Deering. Farmall. Bernard Spragg photography
New Zealand Farming
The Burrell Traction Engine (1)
New Zealand Farming
The Burrell Traction Engine.. Bernard Spragg photography
Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam trucks and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works o... More
Sunshine KT 1938 (11) 1. Bernard Spragg photography
1938 Sunshine KT Auto-header which was built near Melbourne Australia. These were built from 1937 to 1946. The earlier mode WT auto-header were built from 1924 to 1936 and were the worlds first self-propelled h... More
Titan tractor., Bernard Spragg Photo
Introduced in late-1915, the Titan 10-20 was one of International harvester's first small tractors, suitable for the average American farm. When Henry Ford brought out the mass-production Fordson tractor and un... More
The Marshall Engine (5). Bernard Spragg photography
Marshall, Sons & Co. was a British agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1848. The company was based in the Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Early production was of steam engines and a... More
Three Burrell Traction Engines. Bernard Spragg photography
SONY DSC Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Titan tractor., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Titan 10-20 was built by International Harvester from 1915 to 1921 in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA factory.
Samson, Bernard Spragg Photo. Bernard Spragg photography
Samson Tractor was an American brand of tractors 1900 to 1923, of trucks from 1920 to 1923, and a General Motors brand from 1917 to 1923.
Mc Cormack Deering, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealand Farming
The Robey Traction Engine (11). Bernard Spragg photography
Robert Robey started business in 1854, manufacturing portable steam engines and thrashing machines. His range of agricultural equipment rapidly expanded; in the Great Exhibition of 1862 "fixed engines, traction... More
Twin steamers at the rally. - Public domain portrait drawing
A traction engine is a self-propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the ... More
The Burrell Traction Engine. Bernard Spragg photography
Burrells built traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam trucks wagons and tram engines, thriving until the internal combustion engine took over from steam power.
Harvest time Canterbury., Bernard Spragg Photo
The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. The name derives from its combining three separate operations comprising harvesting—reaping, threshing, and winnowing—into a sin... More
Massey Harris. Harvester., Bernard Spragg Photo
In the 1930s, it introduced the first self-propelled combine harvester. Massey Harris also produced one of the world's first four-wheel drive tractors. Hart Massey's sons, Charles, Chester, Walter, and Fred bec... More
The Burrell Traction Engine (8)
New Zealand Farming Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The broken farm gate.. Bernard Spragg photography
If you've got fences, you'll need gates. The best sorts of gates are the ones that open and close easily, and contain animals regardless of whether the electric fence unit is on or not.Generally speaking, farm ... More
Peterbor Tractor, Bernard Spragg Photo
The Peter Brotherhood company had a long history in the railway industry before branching out into the tractor market in the 1920s. The tractor was shown at the Royal show of 1920 and also won a bronze medal at... More
Massey Ferguson, Bernard Spragg Photo
Massey Ferguson Limited is a major agricultural equipment manufacturer which was based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada before it was purchased by AGCO
Massey Harris 2, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealand Farming
Sunshine KT 1938. Harvesting wheat.
The combine harvester, or simply combine, is a machine that harvests grain crops. ... the first commercial combine harvester in 1885, the Sunshine Harvester.
Tractor power., Bernard Spragg Photo
Farmall was a model name and later a brand name for tractors manufactured by International Harvester (IH). The Farmall name was usually presented as McCormick-Deering Farmall and later McCormick Farmall in the ... More
Mc Cormack Deering. Farmal.. Bernard Spragg photography
Farmall was a model name and later a brand name for tractors manufactured by the American company International Harvester (IH). The Farmall name was usually presented as McCormick-Deering Farmall and later McCo... More
Massey Harris, Bernard Spragg Photo
New Zealand Farming
The Robey Traction Engine (7). Bernard Spragg photography
Robert Robey started business in 1854, manufacturing portable steam engines and thrashing machines. His range of agricultural equipment rapidly expanded; in the Great Exhibition of 1862 "fixed engines, traction... More
McLaren Traction Engine (6). Bernard Spragg photography
New Zealand Farming Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Burrell Traction Engine (6)
New Zealand Farming Public domain photograph of a steam engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description