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Tractorworld last year 20k for smaller one think?
Ask HJ Pugh or Cheffins their the boys and Girls.
Ask HJ Pugh or Cheffins their the boys and Girls.
1979 MB Trac 1500, Possible Restoration Project - What's it worth?
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puntabrava
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- Wiltshire
No they are not.
Cowcalf
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- North of Scotland
could make a new cab cheaper ( Forward control even ) than sorting original if all you wanted was a workhorse
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Easily made with Tin snips & a hammer
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
The cab is basically box section and flat plate, I can't see it being difficult to repair
renewablejohn
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- lancs
Come on then which bits of tin are not available.
The older type 1300's have 2 steps, the 1500 has 3. you have 2 so could have been swapped. The 1300 came with 30 inch rims as standard but could be specced with the 34's. look's like your on the 30's, somebody has been swapping parts from one to another.. You really want the 34's for road speed and ground clearance which they are short on. you can find the wheels by asking the right people.. has the tractor got access to 8th gear for warp ballistic speed!?
As you know, all the sheet tin work should be no bother. Bonnet side panels for the small ones could be tough and maybe the fibreglass side panels on the big ones but a guy up here is getting some of the bonnet panels made up in fiberglass and they look great..
It's not box section.. it's a folded profile with the edges folded out and the rust will be in between the 2 layers. very hard to repair and make it look factory.. lots of 90 degree fold radius to try and get right.
renewablejohn
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Only asking as I have not had a problem finding anything yet. Went to a bodyshop and got a quote for welding and rubbing down but new tin was far cheaper.
renewablejohn
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Getting confused now. I have a set of wheels supposed to be from a 1500 that I was going to use on my forward control MB Trac which are 38 inch across the rims and shod with 12 R4 36 tyres. Any ideas definetly a disc type wheel as on a 1500 and sold to me as being from a 1500.
You have mb 1000's? they will be 8 stud? the 1500 wheels are 10 stud standard commercial spacing. I doubt the rims are 38's if the tyres are 36". that would be an impressive feat getting them on.. Are they fixed centres or bolted?
renewablejohn
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Definetly not 1500 wheels then as there 8 stud with fixed disc centres like the MB Trac 1500. I bought them as I was struggling to get 16.9 x 26 tyres and the MB Trac on the road could manage a higher top speed of the larger tyres. 140cm diameter instead of 130. The 38 inch is to the outer edge of the rim I think the rims themselves are 36 same as the tyres.
You can get new 16.9 x 28 rims for about £360 each from DS wheel factors.. painted ready to go. ask for heavy duty, they are very helpful. Better still you should get away with 480/70/28's on the 1000. they will really help to cushion the ride, I find the wee tracs give a harsh ride if unladen.
puntabrava
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- Wiltshire
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- Durham, UK
Oooooh
Those old tyres are not up to high speed running, if you want to use the high gears you really need some better tyres to be safe. The drum brakes really want stripped and check the slaves are not leaking fluid, then set the free play and she will stand on her nose for years to come. the brakes are great, last for 10'000 hours+ and cheap as chips to reline..Yes
They are beasts.. but you do need to keep on top of them. Many little things that have to be adjusted and tweaked to make the best of them.
multi power
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An mb trac isn't suitable for running at high speed, not just the tyres