Programme cover from the 2006 Bedford Steam & Country Fayre

 
Maker:
 Ruston Proctor
Type:
 SH Traction Engine
Year:
 1914
Works No:
 50278
Registration No:
 CE 7949
Name:
 Success
Weight:
  
NHP:
 7
Further information:
New to C. R. Pumfrey of Duxford, the engine was requisitioned by the Government during World War 1 and set a national record by baling 242 tons of hay in a week. After the war the engine continued on contract threshing for the family until 1950. Repainted and rubbered in 1999 and new piston rings fitted in 2002.
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