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UK FM is the legal frequency now, not a patch on AM of old is that a 4 ? :rolleyes:

2 WD 290 and 390 are both the same casings .

Stoneleigh grey for the skid unit all except the lift quadrant which was passive coated the same as the check chains , the dynamo and the starter should be the same as the rest of the skid not black , the black parts were replacements .

Mechanic friend now has a VW Transporter just on the maximum GVW used to be an Astra van was plenty big enough. That was when you could carry the tools to split a 165 in one hand.

Its a very early one ,the discs are same as a TS82 and so is the link at the rear of the headstock . The leaflet I have which announces the 102 and 103 as being the new ploughs has the pictures "doctored" to make the disc arms look like what was to follow . that leaflet is dated Oct 1972 .The...

Nice sample, a valuable commodity this year.

Tidy 102 on SCN boards (y)

Lees was a Maybole boot maker. Mine came from here christ their some price now https://williamlennon.co.uk/

Used to be the same £32 /acre was a waste of time. charge what you need by the hour I don't doubt their will resistance but theirs no sense working for a loss BTY I,ve been 50 years at the job

Its difficult to say some years if it needs knifes or a sheer bar it is expensive ,this year feed roll bump stops a belt and pick up reel cam rollers + a sharpening stone. It the flexibility to go when I want that justifies its existence.

Its been here for 18 years now ,gets anything it needs at this time of year ready to go its only doing our own 200 acres per season now IL leave the contracting to the big boys.

Did a 65 and a 185 both to as new condition but still use them , carting silage ,topping ,occasional ploughing match ,no way do I want an ornament.

Not too bad on hay , a pure barsteward on straw if the combine was tracking the ground a bit then the runners dropped into a rut and pulled the bales off . Did 540 bales in 3 quarters of an hr once wasn't sorry to see the baler needing to stop for twine.

A decent size waterproof toolbox would be a good start,:(

Had 4 500s new in their time no tools that I recall.