- Location
- roe valley
Currently running a jd 955, jd 950 and nh1540s as a back up 
. It's also for sale!
. It's also for sale!
Combine hero
- Thread starter icanshootwell
- Start date
- Location
- East meath/dublin
Thank you for the photos lovely machine looks to have plenty of life left in her .
There is something about those older machines that feels good brings back rosy tinted memories maybe ? Anyway i hope she has a good few harvests left .
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Have you pictures of the custom cutter crew?[emoji2]
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I'd come over and help you get set upI've wrestled with this dilemma for a decade now. The main thing that puts me off ownership is repairs ( I'm not particularly mechanically minded ) , and I know absolutely nothing about them. Is it possible to become a combine driver by watching Youtube videos........
I'm sure I could get the hang of just driving up and down fields. Fine tuning the machine to produce a decent sample looks complicated.
icanshootwell
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- Location
- Ross-on-wye
Those machine were made strong, this one was imported from Canada, they were made to last that,s for sure. A little bit of spanner work to do over the winter but she will be making another appearance next year.
icanshootwell
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- Location
- Ross-on-wye
We used to have the same combine many moons ago, did a lovely sample as i remember, I all so recall drilling some home save seed without it being cleaned, we just bagged some up out the trailer. Back then you could dress the wheat yourself.
I too am in the big machine, small acres club, we bought @quattro TX68 off here 2seasons ago and it’s surprising what it does compared to our old 66. We started on Thursday and cut 45 acre, broke down late afternoon, repaired and going Friday 6pm and cut another 45 acre. Saturday cut 39 acre, yesterday cut 55 acre with 25 left to do today.
We are put gps steering on it to allow us to cut in lands accurately and it still makes me smile when he cuts the last strip of a block the exact size of the header.
Harvest is a breeze compared to when we had a 1545 with the 13ft header
We are put gps steering on it to allow us to cut in lands accurately and it still makes me smile when he cuts the last strip of a block the exact size of the header.
Harvest is a breeze compared to when we had a 1545 with the 13ft header
MF 168
Member
- Location
- Laois, Ireland
It does do a very nice sample. Does about 100 hours a year for me cutting my few acres and touch wood it's cost very little to run each season.We used to have the same combine many moons ago, did a lovely sample as i remember, I all so recall drilling some home save seed without it being cleaned, we just bagged some up out the trailer. Back then you could dress the wheat yourself.
Just finished her 30th harvest.Has to be the best built and most durable agri machine ive ever owned,only ever been stopped for the odd hour here and there,water pump this year.Cant even compare it to the 8050 we had before and its hard to believe it was built in the same factory,massively over engineered compared to new ones as well.We do spend money on servicing tho,thinking I ought to have the drum and counter shaft bearings done as its on 3300 hrs and I plan on keeping it for a while yet.
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icanshootwell
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- Location
- Ross-on-wye
Does your drum rumble when on sideland ground ? Mine does, been doing it for a few years now.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
That's us done for another year.
icanshootwell
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- Location
- Ross-on-wye
Warm on there today i would imagine.
Six Walker, but much narrower on the road. Basically a 66 but 5 walker road width.
MF 168
Member
- Location
- Laois, Ireland
Almost an advertisement for Massey
AndrewB
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- Location
- Kincardineshire
1998 JD 2264 hilmaster over 4000 hrs now we’ve owned it since 2003, not cutting so much now we’re not contract farming but would of averaged about 1000ac a year. Metal starting to get thin and a few patches needed this year!
No,completely silent,new rasp bars this year which has made a big difference.
oakleaf
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- Location
- South coast of Ireland
My guess is you don't chance unloading on the move with that combo
rob h
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- Location
- east yorkshire
There is a Massey 40 advertised on Facebook with 5500 hours on and still looking good
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