101 uses for a tractor

Needed some more shade for Barb's Surprise 45th on the weekend, so after standing out in the mid 30s heat, with a the gusty north wind blowing dust from the surrounding paddocks handing-up lengths of steel & pipe, I assisted with the erection below.

Since it was a surprise all of this work couldn't start till Barb left the premises, and was still happening as guests started to arrive, so more hands helped to stretch the tarpaulin.

The camping trailer served as a tie-down weight for a corner of the frame-work.

Bush ingenuity - tied the tarp down with baleing-twine and rope, but worried about the increasing strength of the wind gusts, decided to use the forks of the front-end loader on the tractor to hold the flapping tarp down.

The larger wheelbarrow is holding the drinks & ice, the smaller one the plates and eating utensils. Sorry I didn't get a photo of the varied assortment of chairs liberated from the shearing shed for the occasion.

It was a surprise, Barb didn't suspect even when she found the unexplained supermarket EFPOS payment.