Greg Ott, from Chinchilla, with his 1909 Campbell engine which came from Ballandean and was probably originally used to water an orchard … the engine was demonstrating driving a pump but Greg also had a spit set up so that later in the day he could roast a chicken

October 5, 2017

This year’s rally by the Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club was extra special … it was their 20th rally and their fifth at their purpose-built grounds in Kingaroy.

The area, near Kingaroy Airport, was filled with trucks, tractors, stationery engines and even a few classic cars.

The focus this year was on Fordson, a tractor brand developed by Henry Ford which was sold from 1917 to 1964 (although all the later years were manufactured in England, not the United States).

The Grand Parade featured a large contingent of historic Fordson tractors, huffing their way around the arena.

They were followed by tractors from other makers as well as a big display of trucks.

The day also included demonstrations of old farming skills such as using a bag loader to load bagged peanuts on to a truck, log splitting and ploughing.

There were also slow tractor races in the arena as well as the always popular tractor pulls, where tractors pull a weighted a sled down a course.

The further each tractor goes, the further the weight shifts forward to make the task even harder.

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Woodworkers Russell Lebsanft and Thornleigh Black, from Kingaroy, had a stall full of items designed to attract fans of heavy machinery

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