Machines | 2 Fowler BB1 Steam Engines ploughing with 6 furrow Balance plough Plow
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Not every day you see this in Scotland.This is the first time this pair of ploughing engines have been used since 1948. Named Mistress and Master these were the first two to be manufactured by Fowler in 1918 after the then Prime minister Lioyd George ordered 65 sets to alleviate food shortage in the UK due to blockades by German U boats. They both made a appearance in the famous 1962 feature film - The Iron Maiden. The Green one spent 50 years in Canada before being shipped back to Scotland in 2012. The Fowler balance plough was also imported from Canada. Both ploughing engines owned by the Cook family from Leven. Filmed at the 2014 Scottish Ploughing Championships Kinross. Camera Sony NEX VG30. Edited on Finall Cut X
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This system was already over 60-years-old when this engine was built in 1918.
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Beautiful old machines.
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must have been a good work rate in its day , its going at a decent speed although they boys look like they need the boards shined up a bit and a decent set of skimmers
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what a crazy thing to watch!!!
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Thanks for documenting this. Who knows where this can be seen again.
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Well,now I've seen about everything!Great to see, thank you.
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Great video ;) very interesting and rare to see, never mind seeing it working :)