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3 phase Genny power unit, various 3 phase motors with gearboxes and aux cooling fans ran through frequency converters,(VFDs ). No hyd oil, no crazy expensive hyd motors ,no torque converters, no belt or mechanical variators , no pulleys, no long shafts or uj setups, no hassle ! Electric all the...

This is a sculpture beside the motorway near here, supposedly a monument to the regions agricultural heritage .

Is it a Dowdeswell? I remember a one off left handed plough they made being featured in a magazine or brochure years ago

https://www.donedeal.ie/combineharvesters-for-sale/combine-harvester-for-sale/29006745

Had a Bondioli and Pavesi guard here quite like that

+1 on that, have one here 7 years, it's a good job

Hi all, A friend of mine has asked me to try find a steering box for a Ford 1220 compact tractor it was made by Shibaura, does anyone know of somebody that might be breaking one of these or carry second hand parts? He says the steering box on his one is damaged beyond repair.

Hi All, Has anyone heard of Ziegler mowers? I ve seen a couple of second hand ones for sale , I m wondering are parts available , do Ziegler still exist? Google doesn't reveal much

Was that a buncher/baler on the back?

There was several of those 644 New Hollands around here at one time, they gave a lot of trouble baling silage so much so that a group of contractors operating them took New Holland to court for loss of earnings due to the machines being out of action ,I think, it was a long time ago now. Most...

I haven't seen them in 20 years, was an old Claas dealer selling them

Think I remember those bearing grease covers, were they little machined plastic discs?

Any idea what the 7810 Silver Jubilee made?

Spray on degreaser to soften the dirt and clean off as much of it as possible with a long handled brush and a few buckets of hot water, I d leave the pressure washer alone, a 44 doesn't have greasable bearings that would allow you to push out any water that might get in. Years ago I worked at a...

A Boxford chuck is 8 tpi , 1 1/2" Tho