On Sunday, 21 June 2009 the Single Cylinder Tractor Gathering returned to Knightcote in Warwickshire, hosted once again by Richard Renfrew.
A total of 44 tractors
attended, including Richard Renfrew's collection, as follows:
Lanz 17 including
an 8 HP HM(replica)
El Pampa 2
IAME and DINFIA
Ursus 1
C45
Le Percheron
1
SF Vierzon 8
including an H2
McDonald 1
TWB
Landini
4 Including
two Supers.
Orsi
2
Artiglio and Argo
Bubba 1
LO5
Gualdi 2
E14
Vendeuvre 1
BOB500
Fendt 1
F11
HSCS 1
R30-35
Marshall/Fowler 4
Thus the display included 15 manufacturers from 7 countries.
Four portable steam
engines took part:
1870 Barrows & Stewart of Banbury
1913 Garrett
1923 Ransomes, Simms & Jefferies
One other, unrestored.
Richard Mellersh demonstrated his Lanz Bulldog HR6 running on Citronella, lamp oil, creosote, used chip oil, Italian pasta oil, cod liver oil and red diesel.
A Road Run took place on the Saturday evening, followed by an outdoor Hog Roast hosted by the local branch of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).
A modern dynamometer was present and a number of tractors were tested.
A DVD of the event will be available shortly from Sovereign Videos.
The rally supported the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution and, together with the hog roast, raised over £3,600.