[SEL] Manilla Rally 2009

[Arnie Fero]

G'day Patrick,

Great rally pics as always.  That Waterloo Boy tractor is a gorgeous piece of work. 
It reminds me of Jerry Kieffer's John Deere.
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Kieffer1.htm

The craftsmen who do this sort of work are truly an inspiration in an age where much
of the manufacturing has been shipped off to cheap third-world countries and the
best that so many folks can manage is to press the button on the TV remote.  Let's
hope that this gent (and the others) keep their passion!

See ya,  Arnie

On Mon, June 8, 2009 1:27 am, Patrick wrote:
> Another excellent rally at Manilla. We left home at 3.50am and arrived in
> Manilla at 9.50am. The Austral was unloaded and running within 20 minutes.
> The weather was fine both days although there was a massive downpour at
> about 3am Sunday morning, thankfully we were staying at the pub rather than
> in a tent.
> The Austral did not miss a beat all weekend and is going well for its 92nd
> year. There were a lot of nice engines but my favourite was a scale model of
> the Waterloo Boy Tractor which took 7020 hours to build. It ran and drove
> just like the full scale version:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/man09/pages/0906050175_JPG.htm