Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki

Welcome to Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki
The Wiki (Encyclopedia) about Tractors And Construction Plant that anyone can edit. For collecting of information about the History of all makes and models manufactured and sold or imported in the world. The collecting and preservation of machines in the UK

Basically anything Tractor or Plant related, from the Earliest Steam Engines & Steam Shovels to the latest 500 hp Quadtrac type Tractors. Plant from Giant Electric Face Shovels or just a Micro Digger. Also covers the Heavy Haulage Trucks and machinery to transport equipment about and the earlier trucks, with Stationary Engines & Agricultural Implements as well.

For Collectors or just the Interested including Collections, Shows, Clubs, Owners Groups, Scale Models, Etc.

1,580 articles since (10th April) (2008)

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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.

• Tractor Manufacturers Index
• Agricultural Machinery Manufactures list
• Agricultural Machinery includes Manufactures listing
• Tractor Pulling - A 'Motor Sport' using Modified tractors to pull a weighted sledge down a track.

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.

• Construction Plant Manufactures Index

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.

• Haulage Equipment Manufacturers Index
• Heavy Haulage Contractors Listing

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

Fubuary 09 - Expand Museums & Collections sections

March 09 - Update Preserved machine lists for steam with links to article for each individual engine (ready for articles).

Latest Machines News: Recession hits major manufactures, as JCB and Caterpillar lay off staff.

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

Up coming Shows and Meets

! ! Wanted NEWS of Next years Shows ! !

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

• Great Dorset Steam Fair 2008 - Dorset (40th Anniversary Show)
• Holcot Steam Rally - Northamptonshire
• Cromford Steam Rally - Derbyshire
• Belvoir Castle Show 2008

Clubs

Section for information on Clubs and for Owners Groups and collectors. Information about any clubs and Owners Groups, Meeting dates, Membership etc.

• ACMOC - Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club UK
• NTET - National Traction engine Trust
• NVTEC - National Vintage Tractor & Engine Club
• Road Roller Association
• Vintage Excavator Trust

Private Collections

There are several collectors with large collections of machines.

• One Being S.E. Davis & Son Ltd. Of Redditch who host annual open days in aid of various Charities.
• J.C. Balls & Sons of Ambergate.
• List of Private Collections (includes private museums)
• Showcase your collection by creating a Wikia page

(Please add details of other collections & Museums)

In format > Name - Collection

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Helping out

To write a new article, just enter the title in the box below.

Not sure where to start?

• Find out more about the wiki on the About page.
• If you are new to wikis, check out the tutorial.

Adding content

• Every wiki has two list of articles that need help called "Stubs" and "Wanted Articles". Don't be shy, get in there. The red links Example require an article writing.
• Uploading images is another really easy way to help out - see the Special:Upload page!
• You can find a list of useful templates on Category:Templates, some of which are documented on the templates project page.

Talk and more...

• Check out the community portal to see what the community is working on, to give feedback or just to say hi.

Image of the Month

M. Eacocks immaculately restored JCB 3CIII at the Malvern Tractor World show 2009

Tractor of the Month

• Write an Article on Your Tractor or machinery and get it featured here

Event of the Month

• Promote your clubs event here

Related Web pages & Sites

• Wikipedia:Tractors
• Wikipedia:Excavators
• Wikipedia:Steam engines
• http://SED.CO.UK
• Tractor Links
• UK Railways Wiki
• UK Roads Wiki
• UK Trams Wiki
• UK Transport Wiki
• The Classic Machinery Net Forum

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

• 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