Grey Fergie Tractor Muster

Troy Casser Daly is a Grey Fergie Fan

2012-02-16T14:10:00.000-08:00

Update of photos from the 2012 Tamworth Country Music Festival Cavalcade

Troy Casser Daly and Anne Doak

Winston Doak, Donnie Keaton and Troy Casser Daly

Winston Doak Donnie Keaton Troy Casser Daly

Fergie Flats underwater - man the pumps....

2012-02-02T21:16:00.000-08:00

Fergie Flats on the banks of the McDonald River, Bendemeer has been flooded after a week of heavy rain in the New England - we've put in a call to the SCG for a loan of their Super Sopper to prepare for the Muster on March 24th - 25th.

Fergie Flats in flood - 2nd February 2012

Fergie Flats during the 2009 Muster

Grey Fergies @ Tamworth Country Music Cavalcade

2012-01-29T15:31:00.000-08:00

On Saturday we participated in the Tamworth Country Music Cavalcade and had an amazing time.

Started with meeting up with Troy Cassar-Daley and having a photo opportunity with him (what a great bloke and he owns a fergie!), then having Danielle Hogan ( up and coming singer) on our float, then Winston's fergie breaking down in Peel St and having to push it onto the median strip (how embarrassing!) then having lots of onlookers cheering the fergies as we drove by, then having Troy leave a message on my phone asking me for tickets in our fergie raffle and thanking me for taking him to see our fergies ( not deleting that message!).

What a day!!

Anne Doak (Troy Cassar-Daley Fan)

The Restored Fergie - well done Donnie and Winston

Makita Sponsors the 2012 Fergie Muster

2012-01-29T15:20:00.000-08:00

Makita will be having a display at this years Fergie Muster in Bendemeer.

Makita have agreed to sponsor 8 Prizes for the Grey Fergie Tractor Muster Awards at this years Muster in March.

As well Makita have generously donated a First, Second and Third Prize for a Raffle.

Bendemeer Bush Poetry Night 2011

2011-09-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

The Bendemeer Bush Poetry Night was held on Saturday 13th August in the Bendemeer Town Hall. It was a full house and a really funny night - funny enough to laugh the cold away. Thank you Anne and Winston Doak for having the energy to put it on again this year. We all hope you might do it agian in 2012.

The night showcased the talents of Paddy Ryan from Duri , Bill Kearns from Grafton way and Winston Doak from Bendemeer. Scruby Gully an acoustic band from Inverell and Port Macquarie entertained us all between the laughs with some great folk and bush music.

Enjoy some of the Poets works below.

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Bill Kearns performs "Entrapment"

Bill Kearns performs "Ballad of Stanley & Lousia"

Winston Doak performs "The day 200 Grey Fergies near demolished Bendemeer"

Paddy Ryan performs "Don't say how ya going just say g'day"

Paddy Ryan performs "Mums dog caught the mange"

Paddy Ryan performs "Rubic's Cube"

Winston Doak performs "The Naked Cocky"

Scruby Gully perform "The Natural"

Foggy Fergie

2011-08-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

I have had more fog than frost in my part of Planet Bendemeer this year - which is a change - although some cold frosts down to -8 degrees - the fog would stay until around 9.00am when the suns rays started to rise over the eastern mountains.

Fergie in the Fog


Fergie in the Fog

MacDonald River from Muluerindie Crossing

The old Road Bridge

The Night Fergie

2011-07-31T23:01:00.000-07:00

Inspired by a walk through my small valley on a cold, black, moonless, heart of darkness type of night - just wearing miners type lamp torch - A visualisation in a thought bubble - why not put lights on the Fergie and trek across the flats, paddocks and the pine forrest on my Fergie. I like the the integrated sound of the engine and background music. Mmmm another thought bubble - a TEA 20 Fergie as a pop music video prop ??

It is Winter, a moonless night on the small block, starless and bible black, the tracks silent and the hunched, rabbits' scrub limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack , misty backed flowing river.

You can hear the dew falling, and the hushed acres breathing.

Time passes. Listen. Time passes.

Fergie Firefighter - TEA 20 as a Firefighter

2011-07-07T06:32:00.000-07:00

My TEA 20 such a versatile machine. It is very good for carting my 500 litre firefighter when used in controlled fuel reduction burns in the right conditions, cold fire and a little wind - its not so good in a real emergency - too slow for that and no protection for the driver. However you can weave in and around the many rock formations of the Planet (Bendemeer) the Carry All can hold chain saws, water, Mcleod tools and extra hoses.

Grey Fergie Tractor Raffle - More Photos

2011-05-21T17:21:00.001-07:00

Members of the Grey Fergie Tractor Committee gathered at Donnie Keaton's shed to work on the restoration of the TEA 20 .... here are some photos by Anne Doak as a record for the eventual lucky winner that the restoration will be a first class job.

L-R: Don Keaton, Bruce Worgan (Bareco), Winston Doak

This Fergie has had front end refurbishment

Verity Treeve, keen Fergie enthusiast wire brushing and scrapping ready for primer undercoat

Winston Doak and Don Keaton

One Chief many indians

Raffle Tickets Available Now

2011-05-15T19:03:00.000-07:00

Raffle tickets for a prize of a restored Grey Fergie TE 20 Tractor are available now from Grey Fergie Tractor Muster Secretary Anne Doak. Please email Anne at fergietractormuster@yahoo.com.au to request your tickets.

Grey Fergie Tractor Raffle Update

2011-04-27T17:58:00.000-07:00

A working bee to refurbish the Grey Fergie "Raffle" tractor was held recently at Donnie Keton's shed in Bendemeer. It will be a high quality restoration with many new parts donated by Bareco. A list of repaired and restored components will be added to later posts.

Bendemeer-Watsons Creek Road Tractor Trek 2010

2011-03-27T20:30:00.000-07:00

Seven Grey Fergies undertook a small Tractor Trek along the Bendemeer-Watsons Creek Rd for approx 8km to a property by the MacDonald River during November 2010. Those participating were Winston Doak, Anne Doak, Donnie Keaton, Steve Conti, Mark Symonds and Richard Collard.

Mark Symonds and Steve Conti leave the Bendemeer Pioneer General Store

Mark Symonds driving through the Bendemeer - Watsons Creek Rd cutting

Six Fergies lined up along the bank of the MacDonald River

Winston, Mark, Anne, Roger, Richard, Donnie

New Fundraising Initiative - Grey Fergie Tractor Raffle

2011-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

1st Prize a completey restored TE 20 Grey Fergie Tractor

The Grey Fergie Muster Committee members are currently refurbishing a TE 20 Grey Fergie. The restoring team is led by Donnie Keaton and Winston Doak with many others participating in the work. BARECO are sponsoring the the project and we hope to have tickets for sale by the middle of April. Tickets will be $2.00 each in books of 10, 20 and 50. Proceeds of the raffle will go to Westpac Helicopter Rescue and The Grey Fergie Tractor Muster.

Photos of the restoration project will be posted regularly.

Promo GFTM Sign for Bendemeer General Store

2011-03-22T23:56:00.000-07:00

Draft design of GFTM Sign for Bendemeer General Store.

Memorial Park MacDonald River Bendemeer

Front Wheel Weights for TE 20

2011-03-22T22:09:00.000-07:00

My Fergie is just great for spraying weeds. In trying to get to the St John's Wort on my river paddock I found I couldn't get back up the steep incline - even in reverse - its approx 35 to 40 degrees - I had to go around via my neighbours property. Winston gave me his wheel weights and they worked really well - still a bit freaky going up - the front wheels stutter over the middle drainage hump in the track but after that an easy drive up. The video is just for fun.

Welcome to the Grey Fergie Tractor Muster Blog

2011-03-22T20:13:00.001-07:00

This blog will give regular up dates on the Grey Fergie Tractor Muster held in Bendemeer NSW every 3 years. The next Muster will be on 24th and 25th March 2012. Not long to go.

Love my Fergie...