Tractor
All Tractor related articles are in this area
From the first steam tractors to the most modern Multi-wheeled high (500hp +) Machines of today.
The first engine driven tractor is believed to be the Hart-Parr in the USA in 1902.
Construction Plant
All Construction Plant related Articles
From the First Steam Navy in 1796 to the 10000 Ton Mining Machines of modern opencast mines, And the 60m reach demolition machines to down to 300Kg Micro excavators. Powered Barrows up to 60 ton capacity ADT's.
Highly popular collectible machines like the JCB 1 Digger and Cat D2 Tractor and many other early machines.
Heavy Haulage
The Movement of this sort of large machinery also involves the the use of specialist Heavy Haulage transport.
The Various specialist machinery involved and related articles are under this section.
Scale Models of Tractors and Construction Plant
The collection of Models is a popular Hobby.
There are a vast range available in a wide range of prices from a few £ to Museum grade solid brass accurate models costing £1000's each. Models of Tractors and Plant
The range available is increasing rapidly.
There is also the building of precision scale working models (replicas) of steam engines at various scales from 1/2 size (6" scale) down to 1/12 (1" scale). Engineering Models which are fully functioning often built from kits of machined parts, but can be scratch build by machining lumps of metal.
What's new on Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki
- April - Tractor and Construction Plant
Tractor Wiki Created April 2008 to Provide a online Encyclopedia for everything to do with Tractors and Construction Plant. Manufactures, Models and Versions, Preservation and Restoration of machines, Collections, Clubs, Events and Shows.
- September 08 - Commercial vehicles section added with outline articles for major makes.
- January 09 - Start adding more individual model pages to main manufactures
- February 09 - Expand Museums & Collections sections
- March 09 - Update Preserved machine lists for steam with links to article for each individual engine (ready for articles).
- Summer 09 - add Truck manufacturers
- Autumn 09 - add standardises templates for creating pages for the Steam engine pages and the by Registration Number pages
- Autumn 09 - add bus manufactures
- Winter 09 - add outline pages for all the events & new Infoboxs to existing pages
- Spring 10 - add Exhibit lists to events pages / update existing
The Plan
- On going - Add a Photo to every page possible (Please Help)
- April -
Build up basic structure and sample articles for Tractor section
- May -
Categories pages & add Club listings and Events( and visit a few shows)
- June -
Build Plant section up
- July - Build Glossary of terms section, add photos to each manufacturers page (on going)
- August - Build up scale Model section (needs editors)
- Sept -
Build up Truck section (new List Created)
- October - Increase individual Tractor model sections
- November - Add galleries of Show photos (on going)
- December -
Add navigation boxes
- January - Recruit more members to build the pages- YOU can help !
- February - Add more photos/create individual model pages (on going)
- March - Build up the steam section (PML tables up dated)
- March - Truck photos Added + Museums
- April - Stationary engines
- May - Show season- Take more photos
(Updated March 2010)
! ! Wanted NEWS of Next years Shows ! !
2010 calendar of Events
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Event |
Location |
Notes
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| January |
20 & 21st |
LAMMA Show |
Newark Show Ground |
Agricultural machinery trade show (free)
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| February |
3rd-5th |
The Doe Show |
At Ernest Doe and Son Ulting Essex
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| February |
6 & 7th |
Somerset Vintage & Classic Tractor Show |
Royal Bath and West Show ground
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| March |
6th & 7th |
Tractor World show |
Malvern Worcestershire |
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| March |
cancelled
due to redevelopment for F1 race |
Commercial Enthusiast Day Show |
Donington Park Derbyshire |
Commercial vehicle collectors show
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| March |
27th |
Commercial Enthusiast Day Show |
Three Counties Show Ground Malvern |
Replacement for the Donington show
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| March |
27 & 28th |
Spring Transport Festival |
Museum of Transport in Manchester |
Bus museum open day
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| April |
11th |
Tractor 2009, |
Spalding Exhibition centrer |
Models, Books & Literature etc
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| April |
? |
Walton Hall Museum Easter Event |
Linford Essex |
Museum and Road roller collection rally
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| April |
? |
National Vintage Tractor Road Run |
? |
Annual Tractor road run (Location varies each year)
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| April |
24th |
Cheffins spring vintage sale |
Cambridge |
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| May |
1st-3rd |
Llandudno Festival of Transport |
Llandudno, North Wales |
Commercial vehicles, Buses, and Tractors.
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| May |
1st-3rd |
The 32st Ruston Cavalcade Show |
Ruston Northamptonshire |
Ruston Historical Transport Museum annual show WWW.Calvalcade.Org
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| May |
Cancelled |
SED |
Corby, Northamptonshire |
Construction industry plant demonstrations
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| May |
TBC |
Belvoir Castle Show |
Nr Grantham |
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| May |
TBC |
Vintage Excavator Trust |
Threlkeld Cumbria |
Spring open day / working weekend
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| May |
TBC |
Chipping Steam Fair |
Preston Lancashire |
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| May |
TBC |
Barnard Castle Steam Fair |
Barnard castle County Durham |
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| May |
TBC |
Carrington Rally |
Boston Lincolnshire |
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| See {{Events}} for missing events from June, July, and August
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| June |
22-24th June |
Hillhead Show |
Buxton Derbyshire |
Quarry & Construction trade show
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| July |
? |
? |
? |
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| August |
? |
? |
? |
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| September |
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Great Dorset Steam Fair |
Dorset |
The biggest event in the UK
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| September |
12th & 13 th |
Essex Country Show
(Barleylands Steam Rally) |
Barleylands, nr Basildon Essex |
Steam rally & country show
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| September |
TBC |
Darley Dale Festival of Transport |
nr. Matlock Derbyshire
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| September |
18th-19th |
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre |
Old Warden Bedford |
Steam, tractors, etc (Crane engine special)
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| September |
TBC |
Little Casterton Working Weekend Little Casterton, Near Stamford Lincs. |
Working weekend with Harvesting & threshing (pre 1950's tractors)
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| September |
TBC |
Scorton North Yorkshire Rally and Annual Working |
Scorton, North Yorkshire |
Tractors, trucks plant & Cars
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| September |
25 & 26th |
Kettering Vintage Rally and Steam Fayre |
Cranford Nr Kettering Northants |
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| October |
tbc |
add event here |
location |
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| November |
TBC |
Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show |
Newark Show Ground |
Biggest indoor tractor show in the UK
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| December |
? |
? |
? |
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2009 Events List
Great Dorset Steam Fair on 2nd to 8th September 2009.
The largest Show for collectors of all types of Machinery, not just Steam Engines, Tractors, Rollers, and Showman's Engines and Rides. There is an Extensive collection of Early Tractor's on show as well as Construction Plant and a working demonstration area. Heavy Haulage is featured from Early Steam Traction up to Massive Modern Tank transporters. Huge Steam Fairground area with restored rides and modern ones.
Show held adjacent to Blanford Camp, Blanford Forum, Dorset, England.
Recent Events & Shows Reports
Coming soon with photo galleries
- Clubs
Section for information on Clubs and for Owners Groups and collectors.
Information about any clubs and Owners Groups, Meeting dates, Membership etc.
- Private Collections
There are several collectors with large collections of machines.
(Please add details of other collections & Museums)
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- Tractors
- Heavy Haulage Equipment
- Glossary of Parts and Terms
Explanation and definition of
common terms relating to
Tractors, Construction Plant,
Trucks, and Agricultural Machinery
- Events Dates
- Scale Model's of Machinery
Models of Tractors and Plant General
- Tractor and Construction Plant Publications Lists
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- Construction Plant
- Steam Machinery
(this section needs development)
- Webs sites
- Web Site Links - Add Links to your favourite Related web sites (see notes)
- Clubs (Link to club details)
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This is Wikia is a Work in Progress, Help Needed For:
- 500 PAGES REACHED 7/9/2008
- 600+ Pages reached in December 2008
- 700+ Pages reached in February 2009
- 800+ Pages reached by March 2009
- 900 Pages reached by March (end) 2009
- 1000 Pages reached April 2009
- 1200 pages reached 15th May 2009
- 2000 pages reached Summer 2009
- 2500 pages reached Autumn 2009 Gain entry into the Biggest Wikia sites list.
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- 3000 Pages reached ? 2010 (Not quiet there yet help expand the wikia to the next level)
- Categories adding to every page (Completed).
- Model range Listings for all Manufactures appending to their entries
- Missing Manufactures details adding
- Expand manufacturers entries (add obscure defunct makes)
- Articles writing on individual machine Models
- Add your Machine or collection Or club Events
- Categorise all Images (Ongoing)
- Over 2000 pages Wanted by August 2009 !!! HELP
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