I had a large surge of nostalgia when I saw the article on the Titan engine coupled to the spray pump in issue #160. From my earliest memories, this is how we pumped water from the dam up to the tank, for a couple of thousand chooks. Father took on an apple orchard in Panton Hill, in 1928, with the ‘spray pump’ included. By the time I came on the scene in 1935, he had changed over to chooks, so the spray pump was dismantled and put to another use. I would follow him to the dam and watch as he oiled and greased the unit, identical to the one featured. 

When petrol rationing came in during the War, he was allowed coupons for th