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28 Selwyn Times Wednesday March 3 2021 SELWYN RURAL LIFE Prize machinery for Kirwee family Alan Rowlands is a bit like his old machinery – lucky to be here. The Kirwee man fell off a six-metre hay stack a few years ago, breaking his neck, both wrists and losing a bit of hearing on one side. “But I’m still there, that’s the main thing,” he says. His latest joy is a 1935 McCormick - Deering No.31-T combine, restored by his brother Barry and nephew Gareth. Alan bought the old beauty from Bill Winter, from over the other side of the Waimakariri River at Swannanoa. After seven years of toil to get the machine back in working order, Barry and Gareth showed off their beauty at a Sunday get-together at a Wrightco Farm in Sheffield. Word of the Sunday afternoon gettogether soon spread, as a crowd checked out a crank-start 1936 McCormick - Deering WK-40 tractor pulling the combine. Then, just to show how far things have come, Case IH’s largest combine set to work - an Axial Flow 9250. Alan Rowlands says his son Murray kicked off his own interest in old machines, the difference being that Alan enjoys early models from the 30s while Murray tends toward the ‘70s and into the ‘80s. “We had a bit of stuff at home: McCormick - Deering had a 15-30 15HP on the drawbar and probably 30HP on the belt pulley. Then they brought out one – a 22-36 which had a water venturi carburettor and three tanks, petrol for starting & warm up, kerosene for more efficient operation and water squirted into the manifold gave the engine extra power. For 35 years, from the late 70s till a decade or so ago, Alan worked with the fire crew at Christchurch Airport and ran the family farm. Just like farm machinery some decades before the American military stationed there also used water injection system for added engine power in the aircraft on take-off. Alan has his doubts how well the system worked but enjoyed working with those early machines. “The 15-30 was just parked out under the trees at home and Murray said I’d better get it out because there were a few shows on at the time.” One of Alan’s early favourites was a McCormick - Deering WD-40, the first wheeled tractor in North America to run on diesel. It ran a compression ratio of 18:1 and it started on a crank handle. In an innovation of the day, the WD- 40 was decompressed to 5:1 and started on petrol, and then after 700 timed revolutions the engine automatically switched to diesel operation. Alan says those quirks were part of the fun of the machines – and in some cases, getting them running again. “You learn as you go. Quite a few people said to me ‘Oh, you won’t get that old shitter going’. Well, he admits, there’s nothing like a challenge. Firewood & Coal Coal 20 kg bags or 500kg bulk bags Firewood Pick up or deliver (delivery charges apply) Free delivery to Darfield township when 3 cubic metres or more is ordered. Landscape Products Now Available! • Forest Mulch • Bark Mulch • Bark Nuggets (10/20mm) • Premium Organic Compost • Screened Soil • Landscape Rocks • Paparoa Red Rock available in 3 grades • Railway Sleepers (2.1 Lengths) • Kindling Wood • Unscreened Bark Delivery fees apply. 417 Creyke Road, Darfield Phone 03 975 4502 Eftpos now available Open Monday to Friday 6am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm or after hours by appointment 3 TRUCKS 3 CARS 3 LUBES 3 SERVICING 3 FLEET WORK 3 BOATS 3 DIESEL INJECTOR & PUMP SERVICING 3 ENGINE TUNING Mon-Fri 7am-5pm Sat 8am-12pm (WOFs only) 3 BRAKES 3 MAXXIS TYRES 3 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS 3 BATTERIES 3 WOFs 3 CAMBELTS AND MUCH MORE! 839 Jones Road, Rolleston P.O. Box 16 Rolleston Phone Simon on 347 7110 or Mobile 027 272 9213
SELWYN RURAL LIFE Wednesday March 3 2021 Selwyn Times 29 More flexibility for farming intensity Intensive farming in Selwyn could be subject to more flexible rules that remove absolute limits on stock density and simplify management of air and odour complaints. Selwyn District Council (SDC) says its proposed district plan has a more “permissive” approach to the establishment and expansion of existing intensive farms. SDC says there is no specific guidance in its draft plan as to what an appropriate stock density for an intensive farm should be. “The potential and actual effects from a farm are more complex than a simple density figure. Use of a density figure could lead to farms which are operating well with little or no effect being targeted by consent requirements due to an arbitrary density figure.” On a council Q&A page, SDC says relying on a simple, catch-all density figure would “expose the council to being powerless to address a permitted activity causing significant effects due to their compliance with a stock density figure. Having ground cover as a qualifier for whether or not farming of livestock is intensive, gives the council the ability to manage actual effects.” Draft changes to the plan define “intensive farming defined as a commercial activity which predominantly occurs indoors, or where the stock density or nature of the activity doesn’t maintain ground cover”. The definition of ground cover will be assessed “on a common sense basis,” a council Q&A page says. The page also notes that the draft National Planning Standards includes a definition of ‘intensive primary production’ that SDC may need to adopt in the new district plan if this term is confirmed in the final set of National Planning Standards. SDC accepts that the draft changes for intensive farming potentially transfer control of air discharges (odour and dust) resulting from intensive farm to the regional council. However, the current dual responsibility can result in costly duplication of process between the district and regional councils. This aspect also potentially extends to compliance and monitoring when considering which council should be following up on a complaint. “Currently the district council is passing the majority of complaints on to the regional council which has the technical expertise and equipment to assess odour and dust discharges while the district council doesn’t.” The proposed changes to the current Selwyn district plan would still require an intensive farming activity to have its air discharge assessed by Environment Canterbury, while other aspects of the farming would be controlled by permitted development standards in the plan. If a standard was breached then consent from the district council would also be required. At this stage of the District Plan Review SDC is only considering whether it should change how air discharges are controlled from intensive farming and other similar activities that cause dust and odour on a regular basis, for example quarrying and mushroom farming. The council would like to hear community views on this. Canterbury Timber & Hardware Are now stockist of Laminata Prefabricated timber fencing Call in today for your free quote! NEW ENTRANCE: 167 Manion Road, Rolleston Jason Pester P 03 347 7465 F 03 347 7032 E jason@cthl.co.nz Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Saturday: 8am-12pm Canterbury C T H Timber & Hardware Sustainably sourced, ethically produced Kiwi construction systems from the heart of Northland www.laminata.nz We are here Selwyn Auto ALL YOUR MOTORING NEEDS › WOF’s › Diagnostics › Repairs › Servicing › Batteries › Tyres › Courtesy Cars Available Phone 329 5841 | 132 Leeston Road, Springston www.selwynauto.com | office@selwynauto.com Canterbury Ltd • Quotations for water system designs and water testing • Pipes, valves, fittings sales • Filtration supply and installation • Pump service, repairs and maintenance • Bore flush and development • Bore pump sales, servicing and maintenance • We also sell, service and repair most pump brands including sewage pumps 551 Halswell Junction Road 0800 GRUNDFOS / 0800 478 633 For sales and service or after hours service call Jason 021 649 944 or Mike 021 560 044 www.pumps-filters.co.nz GET YOUR RURAL BUSINESS NOTICED When you advertise your rural business in the Rural Life feature in The Selwyn Times, your ad will reach 20,600 rural and residential households across the ENTIRE Selwyn District. The Selwyn Times is delivered FREE each Wednesday, covering the latest local news and information with digital editions also available to view online at www.starnews.co.nz. CALL Lynette TODAY to discuss how she can help PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS to local Selwyn readers, or to the entire Canterbury district. Don’t forget to ask about our “Support Local” packages to assist the Covid Business recovery. We’re here to help! Contact Lynette DDI: 03 3647434 Mobile: 021 222 7831 Email: Lynette.Evans@starmedia.kiwi
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