2009

TL5766 : Abandoned Massey Ferguson tractor with Webb grab

taken 15 years ago, near to Reach, Cambridgeshire, England

Abandoned Massey Ferguson tractor with Webb grab
Abandoned Massey Ferguson tractor with Webb grab
The hydraulic Webb grab could be slewed through 360 degrees and was used to lift manure into muck spreaders, or sugar beet into a cleaner / loader mounted on the front of the tractor. The operator's precarious seat can be seen at the back.

An entertaining article on a novice's experience with the grab: LinkExternal link

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Category: Farming machinery
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Abandoned [3] · Tractor [2] Other Photos: · Field with abandoned equipment ·
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TL5766, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Keith Edkins   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5720 6626 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:16.3214N 0:18.1509E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5721 6625
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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