Jaymin, 12, and Tanner Hansen, 10, from Kingaroy, were checking out their late grandfather’s John Deere 4020 tractor

September 27, 2018

Everything from the smallest stationary engine to the largest semi-trailer was on display at the recent Kingaroy and District Machinery Club Rally in Kingaroy.

The club’s 21st birthday celebration focused on British marques, but there was still a good representation of machinery from other parts of the world.

Old farming skills were also on display, including bag loading, log splitting, corn husking, ploughing and an old Osgood shovel proving it could still shift piles and piles of red dirt.

The Grand Parades – held twice on Saturday and once on Sunday – attracted a large number of entries, proudly chuffing around the special arena at the club’s grounds near the airport.

Also popular in the arena were the tractor pulls.

The tractors compete every year to see how far they can go down a set course in the arena, pulling a weighted sled.

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

Some of the tractors end up doing wheelstands, while others – purpose-built for the competition – roar down the course like finely tuned race cars.

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The tractor pulls are always popular (and always create a lot of smoke!) … as the weight shifts forward on sled, the blade presses into the ground, making the tractor’s progress tough going
Murray Beil and Lyndell Kucks, both from Kingaroy, caught up at the rally
Steve Hood, right, had his always popular 1920s Case traction steam engine in the Grand Parade
Allan Boardman, from Carbarlah, and Barry Tigell, from Gowrie Junction, were chatting in the stationary engine area … Allan brought along a Ford Ferguson tractor and a Crossley engine to the rally, while Barry had an Alfa Laval Austral stationery engine and a Blackstone 32V generating plant
Checking out the rally were Jan Trace, Coolabunia; Mary and Ted Slattery, from Brisbane; and Les Trace, Coolabunia
Matt Lonsdale is one of the driving forces behind the annual rally … but that doesn’t explain the helmet he always wears in the Grand Parade
Not all of the machinery on display is old and antique … there was also an impressive line-up of trucks and semis, ranging from the 1940s to the present day
This Osgood shovel proved it still had what it takes to dig a hole and shift some dirt

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Corn Husking With Matt Lonsdale

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Photos From Grand Parade

  

 

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