B/w image of wheat cereal crop
Ears of almost ready to harvest wheat
A ploughing engine can be recognised as a very large traction engine with a winch drum under the boiler.
Steam ploughing involves two engines, one each side of the field, Each engine pulls the plough in turn.The pull could be up to 800 yards.
This engine is known as a 14 horsepower engine as it could do the same work as 14 horses in a day.