looking for a match plough

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 14, 2016

• #1

looking for a dowdeswell kv or fiskars for sale anyone know of one or the good or bad points of any of these ploughs please comment

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 15, 2016

• #2

or know of any match boards for sale

 

Roy Stokes

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Location

East Shropshire

• Mar 16, 2016

• #3

Dowdeswell and KV are much easier to make the legs adjustable up and down which seems to be the norm for World Style ploughs these days, early Fiskar were a bit short and many were lengthened by competitors, later ones came out of the factory longer, great plough but seem to be out classed by KV, Dowdeswell need a heavily modified board to compete as I think YCN specials are also out classed by No 25's

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 16, 2016

• #4

Think everything needs modifying to succeed Mitchell and co seem to go well with the dowdeswell

 

arcobob

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Location

Norfolk

• Mar 18, 2016

• #5

willcam98 said:

Think everything needs modifying to succeed Mitchell and co seem to go well with the dowdeswell

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Looks like world style is a class for engineer X ploughman. Vintage is a bit like that and it certainly spices things up a bit !

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 19, 2016

• #6

Well I don't think this is a sport you can do without being able to Handel a spanner and welder

 

Timo@hattonfarms

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Location

Warwickshire

• Mar 19, 2016

• #7

willcam98 said:

looking for a dowdeswell kv or fiskars for sale anyone know of one or the good or bad points of any of these ploughs please comment

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How much are you thinking of spending?

 

Mydexta

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Location

Dundee/angus

• Mar 19, 2016

• #8

There's a kverneland for sale at Coupar Angus next weekend

http://www.pentlandlivestock.co.uk/...6-790/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 20, 2016

• #9

I think I will phone them on Monday fancy a dowdeswell looking to spend 3000 on the right plough

 

Timo@hattonfarms

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Location

Warwickshire

• Mar 20, 2016

• #10

Did they make any conventional match ploughs? Or are you just going to buy a reversible and convert it?

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 20, 2016

• #11

Think they made some because there are a few at matches up this way

 

willcam98

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Location

Caithness

• Mar 20, 2016

• #12

 

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Mydexta

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Location

Dundee/angus

• Mar 20, 2016

• #13

Could be wrong, but I think that is just a very highly modified commercial 2f conventional,

The chances of finding a dowdeswell 2f conv match plough, in you're budget will be extremely thin I think

 

Tonym

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Location

Shropshire

• Mar 20, 2016

• #14

One ploughing today at Whitchurch YFC match with ex Dowdeswell Ian Wilson at the wheel.

 

Timo@hattonfarms

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Location

Warwickshire

• Mar 21, 2016

• #15

willcam98 said:

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Looks a tidy plough

 

Roy Stokes

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Location

East Shropshire

• Mar 21, 2016

• #16

Tonym said:

One ploughing today at Whitchurch YFC match with ex Dowdeswell Ian Wilson at the wheel.

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The one you were looking at Tony was a TS 83 reversible main frame with legs cut off and a sliding headstock etc etc, Sonny's was the 1st one made and Ian's was the 2nd, both done before both gentlemen worked for Roger Dowdeswell but both had some Dowdeswell bits added at a later date.

 

rick_vandal

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Location

Soft South

• May 26, 2016

• #17

Anything goes!

 

arcobob

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Location

Norfolk

• May 27, 2016

• #18

I`m not sure whether this is a trounted plough or simply a semi-mounted. What class would the SOP put this in ? Perhaps the executive could consider and post a reply.

 

Fergie Ploughman

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Location

Cheshire, UK

• May 27, 2016

• #19

I'd class it as semi-mounted, of which I've never seen anyone plough with one at a match, on the basis they're usual 8+ furrow. Its not a trailer plough as its semi-lifted by the linkage.

 

arcobob

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Location

Norfolk

• May 27, 2016

• #20

Semi- mounteds came in on four furrow ploughs when tractors were not heavy enough or three point linkage powerful enough to lift them to lift them. They had a hydraulic operated tail wheel as in TS78.