Monday, April 18, 2011

Vintage Gravely Walk Behind Tractor - SOLD!


Scott, the kids, and I spent the weekend cleaning up this 1961 Gravely walk-behind tractor with mower, sickle, and chipper attachments. It's a great machine that we thought we'd use around the farm a lot after Scott aquired it, but the purchase of a shiny new BCS walk-behind tractor/tiller for the garden quickly relegated this antique to the shed. We considered restoring the Gravely to take along when demonstrating blacksmithing at the local farm shows, but we simply don't have the time between graduate school, work, the farm, and Scott's knifemaking . . . and we could really use the space:)


So, we've decided to sell. If you're interested, let us know. If  you know someone who might be, pass the info along. This is a highly restorable, mostly original, very functional Gravely tractor. The engine is the original Gravely and, although a few things could be tweaked, everything works.










The chipper was originally green, as indicated by a few spots where the tan paint didn't adher. 




The sickle has a few broken teeth, but all the parts move freely, and the attachment link is immaculate.




We even have the original manual, some maintance records and other Gravely artifacts.


We're asking $1000 for everything and are located in Clarkton, NC. Email if you have additional questions.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Lake Waccamaw Southern Farm Days

In March the entire family demonstrated at the Lake Waccamaw Southern Farm Days Festival. Scott, the bladesmith and blacksmith, forged over green coal and was assisted by his two sons - Jacob and Conner.




Scott's mom Peggy, daughter Bonnie, and nephew Cullen cooked traditional style.

 Apple dumplings - Conner helped by eating the peelings.

 Fire roasted apples


Chicken roasted in a traditional reflector oven



Corned beef . . .  



. . . browned to perfection by Cullen . . .


. . . under a salamader blacksmithed by E. Scott McGhee.


Cowboys, wranglers, saloon gals, and all kinds of interesting folk attended the event.



See you next year!