The farm’s Disco 3 at the local garage for a new alternator. So they lent me this Y reg old girl for the day.
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I’d forgotten how good they were/are.
Bloody uncomfortable down a bumpy track, but a good old workhorse, nonetheless.
I bet the New ones aren’t as reliable. I have a friend who has one and it certainly isn’t. But he is a dairy farmer!
Was JCB the only manufacturer to put a cab on the right of some of their models ?Moving a bit of soil todayView attachment 880795
I think some of the early Hymacs were. I must admit, I keep going to get in the other side.Was JCB the only manufacturer to put a cab on the right of some of their models ?
Sold ours last September with over 200000 miles on it, getting expensive to put it through mot we thought by the end, rear tub rotten trough, bushes, and so on, but chassis like new on it. It's still going strong though, the bloke who bought it put an mot on it.
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Flat as sh!t, but I did enjoy driving it.
Cat did 1 for a James Bond film ?.Was JCB the only manufacturer to put a cab on the right of some of their models ?
I’ve watched that a few times and never noticed ! Well spottedCat did 1 for a James Bond film ?.
Helps balance it out. Being 6row there is 2 out one side of the tractor and 1 row the other side. It can nose dive a bit on that side. I'll put up some more pics.Please excuse my ignorance but why does it have 3 wheels like that?
Is yours an after market 40k kit like mine? My 885 is actually 2wd under the silly wheels so she moves now on the big wheels.Helps balance it out. Being 6row there is 2 out one side of the tractor and 1 row the other side. It can nose dive a bit on that side. I'll put up some more pics.
That hoehas been converted to 3point linkage to go on the front of my tractor.
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Not quite 40k. Those rears same size as the 16.9 34 that I put on recently. Originally on 13.6 38s from new anyway.Is yours an after market 40k kit like mine? My 885 is actually 2wd under the silly wheels so she moves now on the big wheels.
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