“The steam engine stands on the headland and hauls the implement to and fro by means of a wire rope. All treading and compression of the soil and sub-soil associated with horse cultivation is thereby entirely avoided and the implement is driven at a much more rapid pace, throwing up the soil to a greater depth and in a loose state enabling it to derive full benefit from the influences of the atmosphere”

Hands On Weekend  One of the Club’s most rewarding events is a regular ‘Hands On’ Weekend providing participants the opportunity to try the plough as well as to drive engines under supervision. Complete beginners are welcome.

The Great Challenge

For some years the club has run an event where steam plough compete for the Steam Plough Challenge trophy awarded to the crews judged to have produced the best work in a set time.

The Club AGM normally attracts 70-75 members and this year it provide an opportunity to inspect the Club’s archive materials and artefacts together with some outstanding scale ploughing engines - both exhibition models and engines in steam and providing participants the opportunity to try the plough as well as to drive engines under supervision. Complete beginners are welcome.

 

The Steam Plough Club provides its members with:- A quarterly journal – the Steam Plough Times Technical advice Working instructions for steam ploughing machinery Safety guidelines for crews and event organisers Engine & implement records Engine classes identification In-house publications & DVDs The opportunity to meet like minded enthusiasts Visits & meetings   The Club is affiliated with the National Traction Engine Trust, and, is a member of the Federation of British Historical Vehicle Clubs.   “Together we can give the steam plough engine its proper place in the history of British agricultural engineering”.   Look for the Club Tent at the Great Dorset Steam Fair! Current membership fee is £15 a year	Join the SPC here