Ford 655C Digger.

blackbob · Feb 19, 2016

One the same for sale here tomorrow, for those of us now feeling jealous of @76masseyman

(available on i-bidder I see) http://www.anmarts.co.uk/On-Farm-Sales.cfm

Scroll down for photos - and yes I know, it's only 2wd

Razorready · Feb 19, 2016

Good diggers mate has one gets used everyday feeding up and took some serious s@@t the clock has 6000 hours on and its never worked for around 7 yr id say its done well over 10000 hours and never seen a grease gun lol

Andrew1983 · Feb 20, 2016

If anyone interested my old man bought bought a tidy 555 last year I a bit of a whim thinking it would replace a 360 for sake of traveling between farms, has since decided he doesn't like the concept of not turning with the machine and now thinking about selling both for a newer 360.

It spent its early life on an estate doing light work, always kept inside, then a lad with a croft bought it did very little with it then he bought a tractor and loader so digger was sold. I can't remember the age or the hours but if anyone is interested I will get both and pictures.

We already have a 2wd 550 loader, if the back actor didn't stick up so high on the 555 I would be tempted to have kept it at an off lying farm but it won't go in the shed for height.

nick channer · Feb 20, 2016

Rs chunk said:
Are you sure the engines are a different to the tractors? Maybe some slight difference but I would have thought the main parts be the same.

Industrial spec so i was told and to source parts was gonna be excess £6000
Ours was on its 2nd block and had 9500 hrs on it

nick channer · Feb 20, 2016

colhonk said:
It`s just a 56 engine. new block early 90`s was £700.

U can't buy blocks anymore

Kevtherev · Feb 20, 2016

nick channer said:
U can't buy blocks anymore

I know of an engine if you want one nick?

nick channer · Feb 20, 2016

Mine in Poland somewhere now
Long gone

agrimax · Feb 20, 2016

nick channer said:
Industrial spec so i was told and to source parts was gonna be excess £6000
Ours was on its 2nd block and had 9500 hrs on it

nick channer said:
U can't buy blocks anymore

Same block from a 5610 to a 7710. You mightn't get anything from a CNH dealer but Timik,for eg, will supply a recon.............

Lincsman · Feb 20, 2016

nick channer said:
U can't buy blocks anymore

Vapormatic sell them

Lincsman · Feb 20, 2016

Andrew1983 said:
If anyone interested my old man bought bought a tidy 555 last year I a bit of a whim thinking it would replace a 360 for sake of traveling between farms, has since decided he doesn't like the concept of not turning with the machine and now thinking about selling both for a newer 360.

It spent its early life on an estate doing light work, always kept inside, then a lad with a croft bought it did very little with it then he bought a tractor and loader so digger was sold. I can't remember the age or the hours but if anyone is interested I will get both and pictures.

We already have a 2wd 550 loader, if the back actor didn't stick up so high on the 555 I would be tempted to have kept it at an off lying farm but it won't go in the shed for height.

You can lower the boom below cab height and drive it in.

nick channer · Feb 20, 2016

agrimax said:
Same block from a 5610 to a 7710. You mightn't get anything from a CNH dealer but Timik,for eg, will supply a recon.............

My new Holland man priced it up and £6k
Wasn't worth doing
Sold it for £4k

Barley man · Feb 20, 2016

Did the 655c have a turbo because the 655d that I had a turbo

Lincsman · Feb 20, 2016

Barley man said:
Did the 655c have a turbo because the 655d that I had a turbo

No, well at least mine didnt.

76masseyman · Feb 20, 2016

Lincsman said:
No, well at least mine didnt.

Nor mine.

blackbob · Feb 20, 2016

blackbob said:
One the same for sale here tomorrow, for those of us now feeling jealous of @76masseyman (available on i-bidder I see) http://www.anmarts.co.uk/On-Farm-Sales.cfm

Scroll down for photos - and yes I know, it's only 2wd

£5700

And by the way the single-clutch Major, running nicely and with everything working - £2250

Mursal · Feb 20, 2016

Plus all the bits (VAT and Fees) or on the lorry?

blackbob · Feb 20, 2016

Mursal said:
Plus all the bits (VAT and Fees) or on the lorry?

Plus VAT, no other fees..
I didn't recognise the guy who bought it and I don't think the auctioneer did either, a dealer was the 2nd-last bidder
It just came with the one (2ft?) bucket, and normal front bucket on a quick hitch

Mursal · Feb 20, 2016

Thanks, about the run of them over here ..............
If not a tad on the dear side ..........

Happy hillbily · Feb 20, 2016

nick channer said:
Industrial spec so i was told and to source parts was gonna be excess £6000
Ours was on its 2nd block and had 9500 hrs on it

I got a brand spankin new engine from pat Atkinson a few years ago for the 7610, straight out of the crate for £3750 + vat and the old engine. I was told he bought a massive stock of engines when Basildon were winding down production of engines, was offered a 7740 engine for the same price at the time.

Kevtherev · Feb 20, 2016

MJ Robinson has new 7610 engines advertised

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