Tractor Trek Rolls On

EIGHTEEN tractors pulled up at Ian Morgan’s place in Aberdeen last night on the trek to raise money for the Mark Hughes Foundation in honour of his son Brian Morgan who died of brain cancer at the end of last year.

Ian and Brian had been members of the Rattlin’ Bones and Engine Groans club and enjoyed their tractor treks, which started as a hobby of doing up old engines, before moving onto tractors.

Brian’s restored Chamberlain G9 was there as the trek rolled in to camp for the night and the members got the chance to use some old ploughs, possibly a smart plan from Ian to get the paddock ploughed.

Ian and his son Lionel were pleased to have the members roll in for the night.

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Ian and Lionel Morgan beside Brian’s Chamberlain 9G tractor.

“They keep an eye on me, they’ll probably light a fire and get a few camp ovens going,” said Ian.

“It’s a pleasure to be able to be part of the fundraising, because sometime in the future someone will stumble on some way they can help with brain tumours,” he said.

“It’s surprising the amount of people that have come to me who have had a relative or friend had brain cancer, there is more around than we probably realise,” Ian Morgan said.

Wayne Stuart, a member from Hinton said they are hoping to raise a bucket full of money for the charity.

“We all get together and because Brian was a member and passed away we are doing this trek to raise money for the Mark Hughes Foundation, because they were so good to the family,” said Wayne.

“We started at Dungog, went over the Tops and stayed in Gundy at the campground, then here and we’ll go through Rouchel on our way to Singleton where we’ll stay in the showground overnight, before heading back up through the Allen and back to Dungog where we’ll have an auction to get a bit more money,” Wayne Stuart said.

There are 40 people and 18 tractors which are part of the trek, with all tractors at least 30 years old to be able to qualify for the historical registration and the oldest tractors the little Fergusons built in the 1940’s; all followed by a mechanic at the ready.

The tractors will be at Singleton Showground tonight.

You can follow their progress on their Facebook page: Rattlin’ Bones and Engine Groans.