DB 996

Cowabunga · Jul 31, 2015

Price is around the going rate for a simple guarded complete shaft.

It is a job to say exactly how much bigger than the original shaft the new one is, but it looks good from here. If it is as heavy duty as you imply, the price is almost a bargain.

Cowabunga · Jul 31, 2015

james harrow said:
got to protect your shaft

Yep. Its not about actually protecting the shaft but protecting people from the nasty job of sweeping bits of you off the floor and walls should an accident happen.

Wheyibuggermair · Aug 1, 2015

Cowabunga said:
Price is around the going rate for a simple guarded complete shaft.

It is a job to say exactly how much bigger than the original shaft the new one is, but it looks good from here. If it is as heavy duty as you imply, the price is almost a bargain.

Going to start slowly knockin me Heid against a stone wall, took the new PTO up earlier,went to fit it and realised the PTO is splined at both ends while the topper ( rhino) takes a bolted smooth shaft! Duh
And the store shut at 12, just hoping they can swop it with a PTO that will fit on Monday, or do these kinds of kit need to be ordered in?

Cowabunga · Aug 1, 2015

You may be lucky. Or not.
It could be that if they don't have a complete suitable shaft, that they have the yolk that can be fitted instead of the splined one.

Some brands are buggers for fitting non-standard shafts. They do it on purpose of course.

Wheyibuggermair · Aug 6, 2015

james harrow said:
got to protect your shaft

Finally got to put her to work today topping, no bother at all apart from her running on the warm side of normal, and the fuel gauge? is their a fault or is this the most economical tractor in the universe, never budged from full?

Wheyibuggermair · Aug 6, 2015

Cowabunga said:
You may be lucky. Or not.
It could be that if they don't have a complete suitable shaft, that they have the yolk that can be fitted instead of the splined one.

Some brands are buggers for fitting non-standard shafts. They do it on purpose of course.

Apparently it's common on compact tractors but rare on "propa tractors"

but luckily a mate has a full length one from a defunct pole borer and the bloke at Carrs Billington has taken his back and offered a refund or a credit note, given his help in the matter I will take the note,
We are now all up and running, touch wood

John 1594 · Aug 7, 2015

Wheyibuggermair said:
Finally got to put her to work today topping, no bother at all apart from her running on the warm side of normal, and the fuel gauge? is their a fault or is this the most economical tractor in the universe, never budged from full?

They are one of the most economical diesel engines iof the era, far ahead of ford, ih and perkins in that respect

however, the fuel gauge can be a bit vauge, its not damped, so going over rough ground the needle will fly about all over the place

if its reading full, thats an earth problem, so its another wiring check by the looks of it

manfromhill · Aug 7, 2015

Dry wood stick is the 885 choice of fuel gauge here but its fendt frugal

Wheyibuggermair · Aug 7, 2015

manfromhill said:
Dry wood stick is the 885 choice of fuel gauge here but its fendt frugal

Has MF and fendt merged? noticed a broken down combine with a couple of van loads of fitters swarming all over it and the vans had MF/ fendt written on them.

Cowabunga · Aug 7, 2015

Wheyibuggermair said:
Has MF and fendt merged? noticed a broken down combine with a couple of van loads of fitters swarming all over it and the vans had MF/ fendt written on them.

Crikey! I wonder if AGCO have heard of this? This might start another war between the Germans and French if it spreads like a nasty contagious disease.

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Wheyibuggermair · Aug 7, 2015

Cowabunga said:
Crikey! I wonder if AGCO have heard of this? This might start another war between the Germans and French if it spreads like a nasty contagious disease.
http://www.agcocorp.com
So now I know who AGCO is

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oldsmokey · Nov 5, 2015

Had one of these 996's in the past, sold by Burgess' if i remember, had it feeding over the winter with a loader, but not really up to horsing around round bales of silage - had the q cab DB cab that you hit your shoulder off every time you tried to climb out, Jesus i hated that thing, and the clutch!!!.. and the gear noise...and those gears...To really sweeten me it developed a crack on the l/h side of the block, weeping coolant...a common enough issue i gather..was a happy day to see it leaving the place...but strangely i'd buy another (and some ear protection) for light field work...

cfr1964 · Nov 5, 2015

oldsmokey said:
Had one of these 996's in the past, sold by Burgess' if i remember, had it feeding over the winter with a loader, but not really up to horsing around round bales of silage - had the q cab DB cab that you hit your shoulder off every time you tried to climb out, Jesus i hated that thing, and the clutch!!!.. and the gear noise...and those gears...To really sweeten me it developed a crack on the l/h side of the block, weeping coolant...a common enough issue i gather..was a happy day to see it leaving the place...but strangely i'd buy another (and some ear protection) for light field work...

Ah you must be new on here
Welcome

but be aware pointing out the deficiencies of David Brown's will land you in big trouble on here
If you want to slag a brand of tractor best to pick on Ford

John 1594 · Nov 5, 2015

cfr1964 said:
Ah you must be new on here
Welcome but be aware pointing out the deficiencies of David Brown's will land you in big trouble on here
If you want to slag a brand of tractor best to pick on Ford

Because there are plenty of things to go wrong with Fords then im guessing.....

cfr1964 · Nov 5, 2015

John 1594 said:
Because there are plenty of things to go wrong with Fords then im guessing.....

By the sound of @oldsmokey there's plenty to go wrong with broons too
Plus Ford men are easy going simple types unlikely to take offence

John 1594 · Nov 5, 2015

cfr1964 said:
By the sound of @oldsmokey there's plenty to go wrong with broons too
Plus Ford men are easy going simple types unlikely to take offence

stating the obvious

cfr1964 · Nov 5, 2015

John 1594 said:
stating the obvious

Just checking if you actually had a sense of humour

John 1594 · Nov 5, 2015

cfr1964 said:
Just checking if you actually had a sense of humour

If i didnt id have left this place a long time ago.....

Netherfield · Nov 6, 2015

Wheyibuggermair said:
Has MF and fendt merged? noticed a broken down combine with a couple of van loads of fitters swarming all over it and the vans had MF/ fendt written on them.

PV Dobson's perhaps.

7610 super q · Nov 6, 2015

oldsmokey said:
Had one of these 996's in the past, sold by Burgess' if i remember, had it feeding over the winter with a loader, but not really up to horsing around round bales of silage - had the q cab DB cab that you hit your shoulder off every time you tried to climb out, Jesus i hated that thing, and the clutch!!!.. and the gear noise...and those gears...To really sweeten me it developed a crack on the l/h side of the block, weeping coolant...a common enough issue i gather..was a happy day to see it leaving the place...but strangely i'd buy another (and some ear protection) for light field work...

Clutch?, gear noise?, cracked block? ear muffs? are you sure that's not a Ford 4000 you're describing?

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