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Walsh & Clark

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Walsh & Clark 'Victoria' ploughing engine at the Woolpit Steam rally 2009 on the display by the Museum of East Anglian Life
The brass serial number plate of the 1920s engine

Walsh & Clark Ltd of Guiseley Leeds, England. were manufacturers of an early tractor for Ploughing that was similar to the steam ploughing engines set up. A internal combustion engine powered a pair of winches was used to pull a plough back and forth across a field. The system name as Victoria. The tractor was a twin cylinder design that resembled the layout of a steam engine. The design was introduced in 1913 and continued till the mid 1920's. The system went out of popularity when flexible lightweight tractors became more popular, as a means of cultivating.

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  • Victoria Oil ploughing engine - a 2 cylinder horizontal oil (paraffin) engined cable ploughing engine built in the manner of a Steam ploughing engine. superseded by light weight tractors.
  • Portable oil engine pumps[1]

[edit] Preservation

  • Nos 5038 RH (shown) & nos 5039 LH are in the collection of the Museum of East Anglian life
  • No.s 5045 RH & 5046 LH are in a private collection in England.[2]

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