Scorcher

[Snorvey]

...as our weather reporters would say. Most unusual in Scotland and even more unusual for a Holiday weekend, where it normally pishes down relentlessly for the duration.

And because most of my bike clothing is geared towards a cooler climate it's, dare I say it, too warm for riding. So a cold beer and the F.A. Cup and/or Scottish Cup final (that's football btw) on the telly later on seems to be the order of the day.

Still, I popped out for a couple of hours this morning to one of the many small fishing villages dotted along the coast. With small fishing villages comes small locally producing ice cream shops. And I didn't want to offend anyone by not sampling the local brew <slurp>

A quick nip into the office first though....



Then off for some ice cream and a bit of scenery...



Catch of the day.



And if anyone's interested, last week I came across a few vehicles that Henry F built about 100 years ago....

[ole two wheels]

Very nice old 8N in the last picture. I owned one, at one time. Same engine that was used in the Model A, except the tractor version had a much more heavy block because tractors use the engine as a load bearing member. I love old cars and tractors. Thanks for the great pictures.


Mac

[Snorvey]

Mac,

You've almost repeated word for word what the owner of the tractors said about the engine configuration. Spooky!

The tractors (all Fords btw) behind the one shown are even older and have steel wheels - no tyres, just metal plates set at 90 degrees to the wheel.



The white one had such a pristine paint job though...



Cheers

[Redk]

What a Great ride !

Thanks for posting the pics !!!
I like pics !
redk

[Stig / Major Tom]

Really, really nice pictures from your area!
Thanks for posting with the scooter in each --- very nice photography.
Tractors - yes, well I'm in the middle of Ohio. Folks around here are either driving these, or have made flower planters of them in their front yards. We do tractors.

Thanks again for posting. Will look forward to more...
Stig

[Mr. Paul]

Great photos and post Snorvey. I like the simplicity and durability of the old tractors. How warm was it?

[Snorvey]

Thanks for all your kind comments folks.

How warm was it?

Now you're all going to laugh at me - particularly those of you who come from the golf bunkers of our planet.

...it was 29C / 84F.

Okay, not that warm for most, but more than enough for me. I live in a temperate climate and whilst we never get that warm in the summer....we never really get that cold in the winter either. High teens/low 20s in the summer, zero to ten degrees in the winter is the norm.

...which makes the Downtown an ideal all year round scoot :-)

[Mr. Paul]

Not laughing at ya Snorvey. It has been about the same temps here is Georgia. My 3 season jacket gets very warm so I have dropped the hint to my wife to perhaps get me a nice cool mesh jacket for fathers day coming up!

[CROSSBOLT]

Great pictures! Nice restorations. Glad to see saving mechanical history lives on!

Karl

[ole two wheels]

There is quite a story about N series Ford tractors. Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson were in a joint venture on building the N tractors. Harry invented the 3 point hitch, still in use on all farm tractors today, and Henry tried to take credit for it, and so began the Ferguson Tractor Company. The early Ferguson's were identical to the Fords, except Harry had the good sense to hinge the hoods at the front to access the engine compartment, where as the Ford hoods had to be unbolted and lifted off.
Just a bit of tractor history. Many, many 8n's, 2Ns and 9ns and Fergusons still in service here in the U.S.


Mac

[MJR]

Nice ride cool things to see.

[Redk]

This is what a scorcher brings us, Snorvey...

It's about 15 miles distant and was controlled quickly to about 1500 acres with minimal damage.
redk

[de dee]

This is what a scorcher brings us, Snorvey...

It's about 15 miles distant and was controlled quickly to about 1500 acres with minimal damage.
redk

 Did harry potter with his wand control that bad cloud, or you got something new going for you, I want some-thing for all the rainy day we are having, coming from Ohio and the gulf,

[Redk]

Actually, de dee, there was No Wind, late that afternoon, and early evening when the fire was burning.
That was a very fortunate thing.
Usually, the wind comes up and spreads the fires quickly beyond control and thousands of acres are burned up.
redk