FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Tractor operated by a private owner seen in southern Portugal, next to one of the Costa de Caparica beaches, in August 2023. This tractor is a Renault Témis 630  registered in 2003. It has a wheelbase of 107.1 in and can be used in various agricultural functions. It has all-wheel drive and uses the IVECO 5.9L 6-cylinder diesel engine, possibly with 95 kW (129 hp). It can reach around 25 mph. Here, on a beautiful summer morning by the sea, we surprise this Renault Témis 630 smelling of fresh fish and salt, guarded by an attentive seagull. In fact, we are in the presence of an agricultural tractor adapted for fishing functions, capable of moving along the seafront, resisting the momentum of the waves, to leave or pick up fishing vessels. It then takes up position on the sand and, using an adaptation of the power take-off , helps the fishermen to pull the net. Finally, the tractor takes the fresh fish to the auction. We can find these tractors associated with the " arte-xávega ...

Tractor operated by a private owner seen in southern Portugal in November 2010. This tractor is a Ford 2000 registered in 1970. It has a wheelbase of 75.8 in and can be used in various agricultural functions. It uses the Ford 2.6L 3-cylinder diesel engine, possibly with 29 kW (39 hp) and can reach around 17.4 mph. Here, on a cold winter morning, we see this Ford 2000 waiting for another day of work in the fields. Somehow, these images capture the quintessence of my taste for tractors. There is little in them that is not essential to the function for which they are intended and it is in this honesty and in their natural wear and tear that I find beauty. These images are of poor quality, but, for me, they confirm this charm. Fourteen years ago, when I caught a glimpse of this Ford 2000, I had to stop to appreciate in detail its body marked by years of hard work. I like machines like this – unpretentious, honest and down-to-earth. A great little machine. Introduced in 1965, the Ford 2000...