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Does that sort of thing give you any inspiration 😉

How are long term owners getting on with these tractors now? Was the poor cab suspension ever sorted/upgraded?

Looking for some advice in valuing an inter row cultivator please before I advertise it- haven’t been able to find much similar for sale to compare with.

What was the ballpark price?

Looking for a machinery mover/ quickshift to pick up implements by the top link pin, with manitou brackets, new or used.

Yes they are genuine, dealt with them a few times albeit quite a few years ago now, they were more a trade dealer/exporter so quite keenly priced but no backup or warranty etc. Go and look in person though as their idea of 'immaculate' might not match your expectations.

Most of the bucket/attachment guys are fabricating them, some have certain features which may suit better than others depending on your usage- Lammer Engineering, BMC, Keen, Titus to name a few, if for track grading i'd at least try and get one with a tilt ram so you can put a camber on easily.

Has it just started doing this?

Yes i've got one, very handy tool for grading areas quickly and banks/batters, the ones with a roller are handy for hardcore but obviously don't replace a proper roller but if you are grading soil your better with one with a double blade as the soil can stick to the roller and the double blade...

Thinking of changing a quad but struggling to gauge the value of the trade in before i speak to the dealer as nothing much similar advertised. 2010 yamaha 350, auto, 4wd, diff lock etc, good tyres, very tidy and fully maintained, nearly 7000 miles. What do folk think it's worth?

A lot cheaper to make something up:

Can anyone enlighten me as to the potential value and parts availability for these? I've seen the immaculate ones making silly money lately but been offered one which is mechanically ok but with a rotten cab beyond saving but has mudguards to convert to open station and cosmetically scabby...

2012 was the first with JCB engines and a facelift- different windscreen and new decals, 2013 they then introduced a newer jcb engine (T4?) with the new dashboard/computer, some of these engines had problems which I'm told were dropping a valve but most would of been rectified by now.

3m drill and 21m trams, the drill width is set for 2.95m on gps so over 7 passes that does amount to a 35cm variance compared to a straight 21m for fert/spray. As Steevo says it's no hardship to steer down the tramlines i was just curious if the variance was what other people experienced.

Just fancy one! It's only to be an extra tractor to mostly leave on one machine as fed up of hooking on and off. Will only do about 1.5hrs a day so simplicity/reliability and hopefully limited depreciation. Might well end up with an early 6499 but guessing they will be common rail engines with...