Agricultural Heritage

Oxen and the Soya harvest, an historical approach. A real step back in time!

Recent weather events at Sandstone Estates led to a unique harvesting approach for the Soya crop fro…

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Sandstone’s International Harvester collection.

Many years ago a wonderful retired farmer Jannie du Toit from the Western Cape gifted his collection…

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Classics In action!

 

The UK magazine, Tractor and Farming Heritage, has run two articles on Sandstone using class…

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Ron Nel of Frameline has completed another excellent video production entitled, “Ox Power”. Click on …

Read more: Sandstone inspans 36 Oxen for World Record attempt.

Lanz Tractors at Sandstone

For many years the Sandstone Heritage Trust has maintained a large collection of Lanz and John Deer…

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The Ox Wagon Collection

Sandstone has a representative collection of Ox Wagons, many of which were restored by Professor Er…

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A few days ago our fine team in our Livestock Department successfully in-spanned 36 Afrikaner Oxen p…

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One score and ten!

The Sandstone Oxen team have reached another milestone with the inspanning of 30 Oxen during a train…

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Preserving the best of our past for the future.

Sandstone’s motto is never forgotten and a recent auction at Belfast saw us put it into action with…

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The two portable engines from Sigisi Sawmill.

These two donations from Sigisi Sawmill have been collected from the mill near Kokstad and transport…

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Sandstone’s 24 oxen span!

We have been training our oxen over the last year or so and have achieved impressively large spans b…

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This annual event is one of the highlights of the vintage agricultural machinery community, particul…

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Sandstone's ability to blend old and modern.

Sandstone Estates commenced in its present form in 1996 and started with a fleet of modern equipment…

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Hanomag R545 restoration

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The Sandstone Tractor Collection.

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Sandstone completes the restoration of a second Massy Harris.

Sandstone Estates has a well-known and comprehensive collection of classic and vintage tractors.&nbs…

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The restoration of the JD 620 Orchard tractor is well under way

Chris Wilson reports. - Click here to read PDF

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Lanz Bulldog Collection

Lanz Bulldog Collection

Andy Watson in the UK maintains a worldwide register of classic Lanz tractor…

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Sandstone consolidates its collection of Lanz and John Deere Lanz tractors.

Sandstone consolidates its collection of Lanz and John Deere Lanz tractors.

With 17 of these in the…

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The works continues.

The works continues.

We often receive calls from collectors, in this instance Tracy Robb, who wish t…

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  1. Green John Deere
  2. Ancient plant and machinery continues to do an honest day’s work.
  3. Old Timers to the fore!
  4. Second Fairbanks Morse tractor discovered
  5. Heritage treasures continue to be revealed
  6. Vintage tractor gathering - Pretoria
  7. An operating International Dozer has been acquired from a farm in the Eastern Cape
  8. Fordson Super Major
  9. 156 2nd June 2012 Cramer Mill at Stanford
  10. Massey Ferguson Tractors
  11. We are looking for old signage
  12. Agricultural participation in Kalahari Sunrise.
  13. Road Engines at Kalahari Sunrise
  14. Restoration of John Deere AO
  15. Tractor run to raise awareness of the farmer's contribution to food production
  16. A tribute to Nic Vallentgoed
  17. The Phoenix Mill removal featured in the International Molinological Society newsletter
  18. Tony Tractor Visits Villiersdorp Tractor & Engine Club!
  19. Phoenix Roller Mills and its Crossley X Engine in Stationary Engine Magazine!
  20. Villiersdorp Veteran Community Day and Auction 18th September 2010
  21. MISSION SO IMPOSSIBLE!!!
  22. Sandstone Heritage Trust Dismantles Phoenix Roller Mill in Grahamstown
  23. FARM FESTIVAL – 11 SEPTEMBER 2010
  24. It was tractors and not steam engines this weekend
  25. Vintage and classic tractor popularity continues to be robust
  26. Another Tractor World Record Broken!
  27. Old Slides of Phoenix Roller Mills come to light.
  28. Sandstone heritage Trust to send a team to dismantle Phoenix Mill in Grahamstown
  29. 16th May 2010 Sandstone Heritage Trust bids successfully on Phoenix Mill in Grahamstown!
  30. The Veteran Farmer Magazine
  31. Family Day at Stettyn Cellars 2009
  32. Bomford & Evershed Scraper fitted to David Brown Cropmaster in Villiersdorp Museum
  33. To agricultural machinery preservationists
  34. Western Cape Vintage tractor and enjin manne keep the flag flying - Oesdag at Brakfontein
  35. inv Western Cape Vintage tractor and enjin manne keep the flag flying - Oesdag at Brakfontein
  36. Soya Planting
  37. Wanted - Old Implements
  38. Lagerplaats Dam
  39. How far back can your mind reach?
  40. Oom Jannie does it again!
  41. HTN 213 - The Sandstone Heritage Trust has two Star drilling machines... perhaps its time to restore them?
  42. HTN 212 - It's countdown time for the huge Trator event taking place at Cooley
  43. HTN 211 - A glimpse of our rich agricultural Heritage
  44. HTN 208 - Offloading the container en-route to Ireland
  45. HTN 198 - South Africa agrees to participate in Irish World Record Attempt
  46. HTN 197 - The Sandstone Heritage Trust Marshall MP6 is complete!
  47. HTN 194 - Dorset Steam Fair August 29 - September 2 2007 - 40th anniversary - Tractors wanted!
  48. HTN 193 - We felt we should share this with our vintage tractor friends
  49. HTN 189 - The Rhys Rolfe / Rhys Evans Tractor collection comes to Sandstone.
  50. HTN 187 - Article linked to our teff seeder, with thanks to Jerry Evans!
  51. HTN 186 - Kelsey tour group has a successful visit to the Sandstone Heritage Trust
  52. HTN 184 - Old American Edgar saw restored
  53. HTN 183 - Fascinating piece of British Agricultural history
  54. HTN 182 - More vintage farm equipment in line for restoration?
  55. HTN 181 - British tractor challenge for Wiltshire air ambulance and Wales air ambulance
  56. HTN 180 - Another teaser for our readers
  57. HTN 169 - Back to Basics in Tractor & Machinery Magazine - Peter Love talks to Wilfred Mole about creating records
  58. HTN 164 - An exciting find by the vintage tractor section of the Sandstone Heritage Trust
  59. HTN 163 - Interesting tractor discovered in the platteland
  60. HTN 162 - The Sandstone Heritage Trust brings out the oldies.
  61. HTN 159 - Chris Wilson Reports from Lions River - 20 November 2006 - Marshall MP6 progress
  62. HTN 157 - Great article in the Bakkie & Truck magazine - October 2006 - "The inaugural Notties tractor trek"
  63. HTN 153 - Gerhard Wille, a real expert on vintage tractors, particularly Field Marshall and Lanz.
  64. HTN 148 - Items for sale - beautiful old dam scoop
  65. HTN 146 - Living preservation of vintage tractors
  66. HTN 144 - Chris Wilson Reports on the Marshall MP6, the Allis Chalmers B & the Fordson Aircraft Tug- 9th October 2006
  67. Tractors awaiting attention
  68. HTN 140 - Garth Wilson, a South African who visited the UK Tractor Challenge sent us some pics!
  69. HTN 128 - Wes-Kaap "Veteraan Trekker-En Enjinklub Magazine
  70. HTN 127 - Marshall MP6, ser no 6740184 & other projects at LionsRiver – by Chris Wilson.
  71. HTN 120 - The baling of bio-mass goes on at Sandstone virtually all year round.
  72. HTN 116 - Tractor & Machinery Magazine - Vol.12 Issue.10 - "Record breaking Emerson Brantingham"
  73. HTN 111 - Vintage tractor values continue to soar to new heights
  74. HTN 107 - Current project for Sandstone Estates being carried out by Chris Wilson at LionsRiver, KZN
  75. Sandstone Heritage Trust - News HTN 106 - Sandstone's three heavyweights
  76. HTN 101 - Recently restored Rumeley Oil Pull
  77. HTN 99 - Emerson Brantingham Big 4-30
  78. HTN 96 - Some of the more interesting sights at Sandstone are the quiet ones.
  79. HTN 95 - Sandstone cooperates with Western Cape Enthusiasts to restore McCormick threshing box and Mitchell baler
  80. HTN 92 - Notties Tractor Trek - Nottingham Road - 4th & 5th August 2006
  81. HTN 89 - Oil pull transport
  82. HTN 80 - Alan Trencher article in "Classic Plant and Machinery Magazine" - April 2006
  83. HTN 68 - 06 Tractors at Hogsville
  84. HTN 68 - 07 John Deere Tractors
  85. HTN 68 - 09 McCormic Deering
  86. HTN 68 - 11 Miscellaneous page 1
  87. HTN 68 - 01 Case Tractors
  88. HTN 68 - 02 Deutz Tractors
  89. HTN 68 - 13 Other
  90. HTN 68 - 04 Field Marshall
  91. HTN 68 - 05 Fordson Tractors
  92. HTN 68 - 08 Lanz Tractors
  93. HTN 68 - 10 Massey Harris
  94. HTN 68 - 12 Miscellaneous page 2
  95. HTN 68 - The tractors of Sandstone - Photographed by Jerry Evans
  96. HTN 10 - Vintage tractor restoration
  97. HTN 60 - Vintage Scene Magazine - December 2005 - Ploughing record smashed!
  98. HTN 51 - The Star Article - 21st November 2005 by Winnie Graham -
  99. HTN 39 - Article on the Villiersdorp Show Article in The Overburg Venster 4" - Friday 19 August 2005
  100. HTN 84 - Oom Jannie du Toit, one of the great characters of vintage tractor preservation in South Africa
  101. HTN 83 - Is the Massey Ferguson 135 a vintage tractor, a classic tractor or just a tractor?
  102. HTN 82 - Oliver Kragkop - DEMING “OIL-RITE” DEEP-WELL PUMP
  103. HTN 64 - “Tractor Art”
  104. HTN 66 - Small Open Day Held at Hogsville
  105. HTN 62 - Heartland magazine article by Mike Myers - A walk on the Prehistoric side of the Eastern Free State
  106. HTN 56 - Highly successful Harvest Day held at Brakfontein farm, Western Cape - Article by Andy Selfe
  107. HTN 55 - Published letter in the "Antique Power Magazine"by Wilf Mole
  108. HTN 54 - Published letter in the Tractor & Machinery Magazine, Edition December 2005. Letter written by Wilf Mo
  109. HTN 52 - Come and join us at Sandstone Estates for our annual Harvest Festival!
  110. HTN 45 - It's World Record time again in the vintage tractor fraternity!
  111. HTN 43 - Vintage Combine Ex. Lesotho
  112. HTN 26 - Very rare aged Stock tractor
  113. HTN 30 - Western Cape hosts national vintage tractor and engine event
  114. TRACTOR RESTORATION UPDATE
  115. HTN 6 - Farmal Cub restored in record time
  116. HTN 5 - Magic old Tractor Publication
  117. Offloading Aussie Tractors

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