Went to a "country rodeo" on the weekend staying with family at the Nieces place 470km north of Perth.

The niece's family owns large grain producing areas up there and they just bought a 5000 acre farm with a machinery graveyard. The previous owner is supposed to come and get his stuff but it's looking less likely all the time.

There are dozens of tractors and a few sheds like this one on the property.


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Its basically junk but there were a few interesting things amongst it probably the most interesting being this old Tillco lathe.

According to lathes.co.uk it's around 100 years old, has a 33" swing
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Full set of screw cutting gears
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Headstock gears still looked OK
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carriage and cross slide still moved
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Way to big for my shed.

Anyone else know much about these?