If you've got a Claas you will probably have less of a problem than with other makes. Obviously you need to make sure you order your parts correctly otherwise you might get 12 seats instead of the 12 seals ordered that arrived at Class Sleaford by mistake.
With the new stuff gone up in price, a good trade has probably increased in value also.
thatcher
Hornsby from Grantham sold the first tractor as we know them with an oil fired engine, that same first tractor returned to the factory to be retrofitted with Hornsby's patented track system, Holt and Co bought that patent which then became Caterpillar.
Not a new thing, I ended up with French spec TX34 on "L " plate whatever year that was.. got free self leveling and a Diff lock!
Oh dear
Ok clever clogs, how exactly did Thatcher have any bearing on the demise of the UK combine industry.
Thatcher ruined most uk manufacturing with her strong pound obsession.
Same here
Ha goes to show you don’t want to believe everything you read on here
The abolition of free school milk weakened the young who were unable to do the heavy lifting required to build combines in Suffolk. Allis Chalmers built combines in Stamford until 1971 Stamford is the next town to Grantham where Mrs Thatcher was born there's great rivalry between the town's so she probably had a hand in closing the factory ( nothing to do with bad combines ).
