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:
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/130801931/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/130000684/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/136066671/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/137256207/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/137256215/large.jpg)
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
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/130801931/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/130000684/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/136066671/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/137256207/large.jpg)
![](http://www.pbase.com/brycheiniog/image/137256215/large.jpg)
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...
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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...
![cloud9](/inc/images/cloud9.gif)
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)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/k7DG1IyT.jpg)
MF35 scraper, and general wheelbarrow...
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/n8AuDRMo.jpg)
and heres another that I've used at one point or another... i'll see if i can find pics of more.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/QHmnoJUS.jpg)
(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![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
My 1986 case 1394 (our everything tractor, also used for some contract work on chain harrows and small fields)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/k7DG1IyT.jpg)
MF35 scraper, and general wheelbarrow...
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/n8AuDRMo.jpg)
and heres another that I've used at one point or another... i'll see if i can find pics of more.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/QHmnoJUS.jpg)
(bloody good tractor, pulled 15+T of bales up a hill that killed a matbro
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
I also have pics of various ones doing work, but i thought that would be overkill
![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
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?!?! ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
Imaginatively titled eBay listing
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
Imaginatively titled eBay listing
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