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01 Dec 2024

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The Re-Restoration of a 1925 John Deere “Spoker” D

You first heard from me several years ago when I wrote about an R Model John Deere that I had restored for a family from North Star, NSW, while I was living at Goondiwindi, QLD. Following on from this restoration, I first heard the name Peter Sands...

06 Nov 2024

Barford & Perkins Motor Roller

Unlike years ago, when the Kent rally summer season sported at least six big steam shows across the county, today only one survives. The Weald of Kent Steam Rally was held over two days this year on 3rd and 4th August in the centre of the ‘Garden...

31 Oct 2024

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One-off 1960 Deutz Tractor

The Old Machinery Magazine talks to Kerry Pietsch about his one-off uniquely engineered 1960 Deutz D5 14S Model tractor in this episode. A few years ago, Kerry and a mate got into tractor trekking, using the same tractor that Kerry used to do work...

18 Jun 2024

Tangye Oil Engine

In this episode of The Old Machinery Magazine, we catch up with former president of the Mid North Coast Machinery Restoration Club, Jim Cameron about the rescue and restoration of a Tangye oil engine from a dilapidated pump-house on a railway siding...

18 Jun 2024

Bill’s Emu Engine

This 1 1/2hp EMU engine, owned and restored by Bill, was known as a Hercules engine in the USA, and re-badged as an EMU in Australia. It has always been very reliable and was displayed driving a 3/4” centrifugal pump

13 Jun 2024

Southern Cross Engines SPECIAL

Southern Cross Engines SPECIAL This Southern Cross collection of 15 different models was displayed by Darren Grey specially for the theme at Oakey of Manufacturing on the Downs

13 Jun 2024

#236 December/January

01 Dec 2024

The Re-Restoration of a 1925 John Deere “Spoker” D

Barford & Perkins Motor Roller

Lives Of The Engineers: Goldsmith & Renshaw

This article covers two lesser-known Melbourne engineers who operated both in partnership and separately, one of whom would go on to make minor inroads into the locally-built portable engine market. John Charles Renshaw was born in June 1849 in...

23 Oct 2024