World Ploughing Championships

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World Ploughing Championships

Image: © Michael Trolove Taken: 11 Sep 2016

The 2016 World and British national ploughing championships were held at Crockey Hill between the 8th and 11th September 2016. A balance plough being pulled on a wire rope between two steam ploughing engines. One operator steering to some degree, the other two are the ballast and assist with the headland manoeuvring.

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Image Location

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53.901065
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-1.046168