I came across a feral tractor on the hill overlooking the Encombe Valley, I say feral it has obviously lived all its life outside in the wild. No storage in a shed for this beast. Rusty and ragged and with the appearance of neglect, you'd have been forgiven for thinking it another abandoned piece of farm machinery; a common sight. Though you'd have been mistaken. This tractor was still working and in use. It amazes me how so often you see farm, and other, machinery just left out apparently neglected and yet they still appear to remain serviceable for years. It crosses my mind if they last so long with no care taken over them, how much longer they'd last if treated with more care; a life time maybe.
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