Classic tractors
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Anyone into old tractors?
I've been thinking about getting myself a little tractor to run a topper, log splitter, maybe a post knocker and saw a beautiful fordson diesel major for sale locally at a fraction of the price of a half decent modern-ish machine.
How practical and usable are they, really? Obviously, no can is a hindrance...
Ta,
Iain
I've been thinking about getting myself a little tractor to run a topper, log splitter, maybe a post knocker and saw a beautiful fordson diesel major for sale locally at a fraction of the price of a half decent modern-ish machine.
How practical and usable are they, really? Obviously, no can is a hindrance...
Ta,
Iain
I have a Grey Fergie which earns its keep:
They are great toys and there are no end of things you can do with them. My implement list stands at:
6ft topper
IH Fingerbar mower
Vicon Acrobat
Ferguson spring tine cultivator
Link box
Mcconnel power arm ditcher
Post Hole Auger
3 Ton tipping trailer
Ferguson 2 furrow Plow.
I have a nice farmer for a neighbour who lends me his rollers and grass harrows as well.
Parts for old fergies are easy to get. In fact I can go and order parts at the local MF dealer. Quite impressive for something that was built in 1949!! I have had a couple of things go wrong with it but it is very easy to work on. A hydraulic gasket failed between the top cover and the axle casing. It was a bit of a pain to replace, but the failure was due to somebody who used a cornflake packet for the old gasket..
Jonathan
They are great toys and there are no end of things you can do with them. My implement list stands at:
6ft topper
IH Fingerbar mower
Vicon Acrobat
Ferguson spring tine cultivator
Link box
Mcconnel power arm ditcher
Post Hole Auger
3 Ton tipping trailer
Ferguson 2 furrow Plow.
I have a nice farmer for a neighbour who lends me his rollers and grass harrows as well.
Parts for old fergies are easy to get. In fact I can go and order parts at the local MF dealer. Quite impressive for something that was built in 1949!! I have had a couple of things go wrong with it but it is very easy to work on. A hydraulic gasket failed between the top cover and the axle casing. It was a bit of a pain to replace, but the failure was due to somebody who used a cornflake packet for the old gasket..
Jonathan
Lefty said:
Anyone into old tractors?
I've been thinking about getting myself a little tractor to run a topper, log splitter, maybe a post knocker and saw a beautiful fordson diesel major for sale locally at a fraction of the price of a half decent modern-ish machine.
How practical and usable are they, really? Obviously, no can is a hindrance...
Ta,
Iain
Iain,I've been thinking about getting myself a little tractor to run a topper, log splitter, maybe a post knocker and saw a beautiful fordson diesel major for sale locally at a fraction of the price of a half decent modern-ish machine.
How practical and usable are they, really? Obviously, no can is a hindrance...
Ta,
Iain
I was at the auction on Saturday at Thainstone. I think there were a few clssic tractor,
I did not see every one go through, but i think the early 60's orange Nuffield sold for about £3K.
I know a chap in Kemnay that into clasic tractors & ploughing. if you want I can have a word?
If you can budget stretch you want a Field Marshall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXSXQO2e1JI&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1r91sGgfXM&fea...
http://www.rhcrawford.com/field-marshall-detail.ph...
Edit: forget all that, you need a PTO i take it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXSXQO2e1JI&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1r91sGgfXM&fea...
http://www.rhcrawford.com/field-marshall-detail.ph...
Edit: forget all that, you need a PTO i take it?
I do like that fergie. My gliding club at uni had a similar one for towing equipment around. I never got to have a go, the bewildering controls put me off for some reason. I remember it looked like someone tried to clean it with a hammer and starting it up produced an impressive amount of smoke.
I live on a farm, and work on a couple others, between them I use a couple...
My 1986 case 1394 (our everything tractor, also used for some contract work on chain harrows and small fields)
MF35 scraper, and general wheelbarrow...
and heres another that I've used at one point or another... i'll see if i can find pics of more.
(bloody good tractor, pulled 15+T of bales up a hill that killed a matbro )
I also have pics of various ones doing work, but i thought that would be overkill
My 1986 case 1394 (our everything tractor, also used for some contract work on chain harrows and small fields)
MF35 scraper, and general wheelbarrow...
and heres another that I've used at one point or another... i'll see if i can find pics of more.
(bloody good tractor, pulled 15+T of bales up a hill that killed a matbro )
I also have pics of various ones doing work, but i thought that would be overkill
This thread had me scurrying to eBay, where I found this link below. Call me old-fashioned but isn't this where you'd EXPECT to find one?!?!
Imaginatively titled eBay listing
Imaginatively titled eBay listing
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