2010 Report: Glorious sunshine for Belvoir Castle Rally
Updated: 26 May 2010 • Story from Old Glory magazine
Sponsored by Old Glory Magazine THE 2010 Belvoir Castle Steam Festival & Family Show, was held on 22/23 May amid glorious sunshine (for a welcome change!)
Thousands of visitors attended over the two days of the event, which included the additional special attractions of Ken Fox's Wall of Death, a single-cylinder tractor display, Marshall tractors and John Deere themes.
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Updated: 17 May 2010 • Story from Tractor magazine
THERE will be two special tractor displays at the Belvoir Castle Steam Festival (22-23 May) this year.
John Deere will be featured for the first time, and the Single Cylinder Display will return, as it does on alternate years. The latter will include Marshall, HSCS, Landini, SF Vierzon and of course Lanz, including the Lanz copies. There may even be some less well-known single cylinders from Italy.
There is of course a link between the two displays, in that Lanz was taken over by John Deere in 1956 and many of the tractors built after this date were badged John Deere- Lanz and painted in JD colours. From 1960, the Mannheim factory began building John Deere Models 300 and 500, followed by the Models 100, 700 and 3010. A special invitation is offered to owners of any of these tractors built during the last years of Lanz and first years in Germany of John Deere.
Tractor section steward, Andy Watson, adds: “Last year we had over 400 tractors on site, boosted by the Ford and Fordson Association's EXPO 5. This year we have 332 tractors booked in, including 31 John Deeres ranging from a 1928 GP through to modern day tractors. Over 50 single cylinders are booked in, of which about half are Marshalls. The others are Lanz, Ursus, HSCS, Landini, SF Vierzon, Orsi, OTO, Allgaier and Deutz. The main tractor line includes very early models from Wallis, Allis Chalmers, Case, Fordson, McCormick Deering, Ford, Minneapolis Moline, Caterpillar, Farmall, Massey Harris, and Bristol". The photograph above shows one of the last Lanz Bulldogs, correctly painted in John Deere colours.
Well-known tractor expert, Michael Hart, has agreed once again to be the parade commentator. Michael, assisted by Ian Burgin, will also judge the tractors to determine who wins the Mortons Media prize. There will displays put on by the Rutland Group NVTEC, Nottinghamshire Group NVTEC, David Brown Club (Lincolnshire Branch), Vale of Belvoir Machinery Group (including threshing) and AJB Engineering Group's rack sawbench and also Chris Collier will be present with his dynamometer.
Additionally, there will be Tractor Pulling presented by the Peak Vale Tractor Pullers and there will two arenas with a dedicated tractor parade ring. On Saturday evening, there will be a road run for tractors, incorporating the picturesque private roadways of the Belvoir Castle Estate and local villages including Woolsthorpeby- Belvoir.
Anyone wanting to display a tractor at the show should write to Andy Watson, Willow Corner, Main Street, Marston, Grantham, Lincs NG32 2HH, tel: 01400 250840 or email: watson.andrew@virgin.net
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