7000 series JD in budget ? 7700 7800 etc ? 7810 is Probably one of the best tractors ever made
Not going to get a JD without doubling the budget, to many 'collectors' about.7000 series JD in budget ? 7700 7800 etc ? 7810 is Probably one of the best tractors ever made
That's a good shout decent tractors those. @fredf had one, sadly it ended up a bit crispyI reckon an MF 8200 might be worth looking for, rarer and less collectionist, reasonably simple machines with not a lot of electronickos to go wrong?
Skeaths?
And I bet the old boys had a beret clapped on the side of their heads, and a gaberdine mac fastened with a belt..
I reckon an MF 8200 might be worth looking for, rarer and less collectionist, reasonably simple machines with not a lot of electronickos to go wrong?
View attachment 908477 My friends tractor, been using it on the lime spreader and plough, beast of a thing ,but feels overweight, on the road it's like a man with a beer belly ,running 400 meters. 8260, with just 4200hrs, should I buy it?
I don't know if it would be suitable In front of a big forage wagon, got the weight to handle, but the transport side. A 6499 would be far more nippy I guess. but a lot more money.Depends on your intended workload? Anyone who has taken a 72 series Magnum will know what you mean about an old man with a beer belly running on the road!
I don't know if it would be suitable In front of a big forage wagon, got the weight to handle, but the transport side. A 6499 would be far more nippy I guess. but a lot more money.
Farming has changed, units getting bigger and running back and fore on the roads seems to be the norm now. That gearbox needs a steady driver with mechanical sympathy, youngster would probably kill it in no time.That tractor looks tidy and has front links and good tyres on it, done modest hours too. If you had just field work for it, it would be ideal surely.
Yeah everyone does but I bet it’s not for saleView attachment 908524
This is the motor u want !!
Back in the 50s, knew a similar guy who spent every winter on his own ploughing 1200 acres for spring barley above 800 ft on the Cotswolds with an IH T9 and a 6f HexatracNo tracks here but definitely the guy wearing a beret. Top bloke,
Impressive. Didn’t cost much. 20ac a day? Or nearer 15? I hope he had a cap....Back in the 50s, knew a similar guy who spent every winter on his own ploughing 1200 acres for spring barley above 800 ft on the Cotswolds with an IH T9 and a 6f Hexatrac
Boss used to call round every once a month with another 1000 gallons of TVO.
Looks like my old one.View attachment 908524
This is the motor u want !!
We brought it from ripon farm services last yearLooks like my old one.