Tag Archives: Busy Bee

Veteran roller back on the job

Posted on February 13, 2013 by tvtecbeta

Trevor Smallbone reports that it was 50 years ago last October, that Ran Hawthorne used his Fowler roller “Busy Bee” to roll in the Bridle Path in Woodcote, as before it was no more than a gravel track. In the … Continue reading →

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1961ish

Posted on June 16, 2012 by tvtecbeta

Richard Hawthorne sent in this picture of Busy Bee in about 1961. Note the Aveling awning and chimney. There’s a young lad who looks just like the steersman in this picture to be seen regularly on Richard’s Burrell Tractor!

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Rolling by Steam

Posted on February 20, 2012 by tvtecbeta

Back in May 1981 the late Ran Hawthorne had a chance to put his Fowler Roller “Busy Bee” to the job it was intended for. The Thames Valley Shooting club required a car park to be rolled at Tomb Farm, … Continue reading →

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