Characters Within The Book

Davey

1954 David Brown 30D tractor.

 

Jennifer Gipsy

1966 Austin Gipsy LWB GP carrier. Ex Queen’s fleet.

 

 

 

Colin the County

1979 County 7600 four . A large 90 hp four wheel drive tractor.

 

Freddie Fordson

A 1942 Standard Fordson tractor or Fordson N. He will appear in future stories

 

Walter Winch

A lightweight winch for Davey

 

Robbie the Robot potato planter

One of Davey’s implements. Lovely story around him and potatoes. It will be told in future stories.

 

Derek The tractor fixer

He got Davey going again and mended Colin.

 

The woodland

26 acres of lovely deciduous woodland, with fine trees and lots of wildlife. Birds sing their hearts out at dawn.

 

All live in West Somerset, with Exmoor nearby and the most beautiful landscapes in the West Country. The little port town of Watchet is nearby and has the West Somerset Railway station, statues of The Ancient Mariner and “Yankey Jack”. Yankey Jack was famous for his sea shanties.