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So what’s the issue? From the factory it doesn’t seem that expensive,

Anyone out there retrofitted the reverse drive to a valtra, in this case a T130 with mechanical linkages, Tom

It Could be one of those days, but the farm I’m on has 3 950s, Sorry I shouldn’t have put a downer on it, too many hours getting jarred across a field in one that’s past it’s sell by date, the same with any tractor

If you want a door that springs open constantly, shock absorbers that fail on a regular basis, an oil filling port that’s hidden away almost underneath the cab, the ergonomics of a LADA and scoliosis because you can’t turn the seat properly maybe it’s an option

Yeah you’re right it’s owned by Gocongo at the moment in partnership with the forrest group , from what I’ve been told there’s old silos and dip tanks etc and a railway line from the 1960s, I haven’t been there yet- I work on the arable operation, but there must be someone out there that was...

I’m Working for a farm in the democratic republic of Congo that also runs a cattle ranch near kolwezi called Biano. From the description of the guys that have seen it (it’s a million hectares) it was run commercially during the colonial era and for some years after- they describe dip tanks...

I was concerned about the oil dump on the tractor, getting too steep for it, has it ever been an issuer for you?

Thanks, I think you’re right, there’s not much stock pressure on it, it’s the hill behind the picture of the tractor, It will be fairly rocky, How do you go on if you hit rock, Is there a method doing pilot holes without being loose- admittedly you could tamp around them, The strainers should...

Yeah I hear you, you buy a crawler and the subsequent trailer and you end up making no money for the few seriously steep hills you need to go on!

So why is that? Is it different engine design? wanting to run a post knocker, I feel like a rubber tracked machine has more likelyhood of losing it, it’s steep rocky and a lot of bracken, thanks for the replies,