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.

Product rangeEdit

• 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 superseded by light weight tractors.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]

PreservationEdit

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• Six examples were brought together for the 2010 Woolpit Steam rally.

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• 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]

List of Preserved Walsh and Clark Tractors & Engines

view • talk • edit Make + Model No.	Reg No. (if known)	Serial No.	Build-Date	Engine-Type/Make	Owner (if known)	Photo	Were seen/Featured in	Other info
'Victoria' Oil Engine	-	No. 5038 RH	1920	Cable Ploughing (oil) engine	Museum of East Anglian Life		Woolpit Steam 2009	One of a pair with 5039 LH
'Victoria' oil engine	-	No. 5039 LH	1920	Cable ploughing (oil) engine	Museum of East Anglian Life		Not seen	One of a pair with 5038 RH
'Victoria' oil engine	-	no. 5045 LH	1920	Cable plouging engine	owner ? (not listed in guide)		at Newby Hall Vintage Gathering 2010	one of a pair with 5046 RH
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Scale models Edit

A 6 Inch scale model of a Walsh and Clarke ploughing engine was at the Wymswold Steam Rally in 2008.

See alsoEdit

• The National archive - contains various leaflets & literature relating to firm.
• Ploughing Engines & Steam engines
• List of Tractor Manufacturers
• Museums List
• Private Collections
• Clubs Listing
• Shows and Meets

References / sourcesEdit

External linksEdit

• Steel Wheels article