They don't thresh sheep

Only people who have seen Dad's Army will understand the title

comments (14)

Larry Bliss
United States
30 Aug 2018, 00:48

Fine machine...

Bill Phillips: and it probably still works Larry

Bonnie
United States
30 Aug 2018, 04:23

Great leading lines...love the antique colors..many shapes and textures...this has it all!

Bill Phillips: Thanks Bonnie, it is a fine old piece of equipment

Alan
United Kingdom
30 Aug 2018, 05:57

Hahah! I can just picture Corporal Jones falling into the machine. Such wonderful equipment; couple this up to the big flywheel on a traction engine and away we go. There was one of these for sale at the Great Dorset Steam Fair last week; no price tag, though.

Bill Phillips: My favourite Dad's army episode

gutteridge
Somewhere in deep space
30 Aug 2018, 06:16

It’s a hefty beast Bill.

Bill Phillips: Oh arr it certainly is

Ray
Thailand
30 Aug 2018, 06:16

Is this Chris' new wheels, Bill?

Bill Phillips: Better than a Lada

Chris
Not Nowhere
30 Aug 2018, 06:31

Maybe one day some kind enthusiast will restore this enormous thing

Bill Phillips: I wouldn't be surprised

Philine
Germany
30 Aug 2018, 07:44

What a big machine, it looks dangerous if you would fall in! Our English teacher always said "Dont' panic!"

Bill Phillips: Which, funnily enough, is what Corporal Jones in Dad's army often says

Brian Walbey
England
30 Aug 2018, 12:08

Like things of that period basic in design but they done the job that was required of them.

Bill Phillips: Very true Brian

Richard Trim
Suffolk : where the sun rises first in England
30 Aug 2018, 12:15

Have you seen the size of contemporary combine harvesters … Suffolk has more than it's fair share of them ..

Bill Phillips: One would harvest most of Suffolk in a couple of days

Tom Wilson
United Kingdom
30 Aug 2018, 16:17

Past its best, I imagine!

Bill Phillips: But it probably still works

....peter:)
Canada
30 Aug 2018, 16:40

i don't understand the title Bill... but i agree with it...
good find of the old thrasher....peter

Bill Phillips: Dad's Army was a very popular TV series. Set during the war it featured the home guard. In one episode they were helping to gather the harvest. confronted with the threshing machine on of them suggested that they ask a private called sponge as he was a farmer. Then someone else pointed out that he was a sheep farmer and you don't thresh sheep.

Anne
United Kingdom
30 Aug 2018, 18:16

A very photogenic piece of engineering

Bill Phillips: I love stuff like this but I am glad I never had to use it!

sherri
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
30 Aug 2018, 19:24

a fine image

i'm guessing you've been reflecting on memories of your father

Bill Phillips: Hahaha. My dad was in the RAF in Burma during the war. Dad's Army was a very popular TV programme here .I don't know if you will be able to see this you tube of the programme. The quality is very poor but the bit about threshing sheep is at about 19minutes
https://youtu.be/hpA1SHHf8FQ

Martin from Stone
United Kingdom
30 Aug 2018, 20:07

What a contraption, I can remember The tree nursery I worked on 50 + years ago was still using one of these to thresh the rye straw they grew and used for packing trees and shrubs to send out by Road/Rail.
The packages were like massive cigars, tied at frequent intervals with sisal cord. It was quite a skilled job, the resulting package then had to be weighed before it was collected for transportation. The photo re awakened all these near forgotten memories.

Bill Phillips: I bet health and safety would have a fit if you used something like this today

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