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Conway Rowland (Farm Manager) and
John Smithson (Volunteer) survey the machine
Machine showing chaff pipe fitted
Machine with Land Rover wheels fitted in
order to move the thresher safely
The start in Hill Farm Barn!
Removing the feeder to access
the straw walkers
Reaper binder canvas used as
pattern to re-make feeder canvas
Feeder rollers had to have leather replaced
John Smithson replacing leather on
feeder drive shaft
Chris English (Volunteer) and John Smithson (Volunteer) starting to remove the straw walkers
Two straw walkers removed with one to go. One was left in situ to preserve the position of the cranks
Rotten wood under straw walkers
which had to be replaced
Wear on feeder board caused by chafing of wheat and view of removed straw walkers underneath
A degraded diagram showing the belt arrangements on the side of the machine
One of the many canvases that
had to be replaced
Area below straw walkers showing the imperial tonque and grooved requiring replacement & the rusted metal corrugated sheeting at the back
New woooden tonque and groove in position
Inspection hatch fitted
Area under straw walkers re-painted and
metal corrugated sheeting replaced
Area on the top of the machine showing rot
Area inside the machine after undercoat
Employees of Carters and Sons (Thatcham)
Ltd, Reading who made up our new canvases
John Smithson collecting the
sign written top boards
The chaff fan ready for adjustment
and painting.
The undercoat on the nearside of
the machine
Offside with top coat of pink.
Feeder board after renovation.
Feeder board in working position
Main fan removed from underside of
the machine ready for re-painting
Position of main fan (removed) to access
the area for re-painting
Main fan after re-painting
Main cranks showing undercoat on
the surrounding area
The top boards with a topcoat of red paint
Rear of machine next to feeder
Feeder on top of the machine
Feeder with new canvas
Near to completion in summer 2007
Ready for roll out
Easy does it!! Thresher makes it back
to fresh air in September 2007
Getting ready for Harvest Festival
John Smithson on the Fordson Tractor
Side view showing main fan still
requiring renovation
View of offside showing the numerous belts,
which were replaced
Intstructions for operation of machine
Same instructions after being re-produced
Instructions on how to set the speed
of machine
Same instructions after being re-produced
Chaff fan with new galavanised pipe fitted
The view the tractor driver would have seen!
Full working order
The final result

 


Thrashing Machine Restoration