Classics Earning their keep.

[haggard143]

No, 440, new on farm in the mid 70's , makes really nice square bales weighing 25-30kg+ ,have second 440 for parts and ex contractors 47 (not B47) that should be restored.

yes can now see 440 (need glasses) better baler good bales

 

[jay]

One last job for this one before going to her next home.

 

[debe]

A couple of weeks back

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

One last job for this one before going to her next home. View attachment 763600View attachment 763602View attachment 763604

I must be a lot older than you, to me that's modern

 

[smcapstick]

I must be a lot older than you, to me that's modern

It is modern!

 

[essexpete]

It is modern!

Ultra

 

[oakleaf]

The 500 series came out about a quarter of a century ago all the same.
Can't make out if its 512 , 14 or 15 though.

 

[Jontym]

Someone asked me to post a complete picture of my avatar on a unrelated thread yesterday, so rather than go completely off topic on a thread about quads, I thought it best to put it up here.

 

[New Puritan]

@Jontym - that looks really nice, you've kept it in such good condition. When were they produced?

 

[Zetor]

One last job for this one before going to her next home. View attachment 763600View attachment 763602View attachment 763604

So what is it? 514? Front linkage must a later add on?
Hours?

 

[Zetor]

View attachment 763728 View attachment 763726 Someone asked me to post a complete picture of my avatar on a unrelated thread yesterday, so rather than go completely off topic on a thread about quads, I thought it best to put it up here.

Is that original or refurbished? If it's the latter the detail is second to none[emoji108]
Credit to you either way[emoji106]

 

[jay]

So what is it? 514? Front linkage must a later add on?
Hours?

It's a 514, 12600 hours & it's a factory front linkage & suspension.

 

[Jontym]

Ha, yes totally repainted.
Bought coming up three years ago, 1988 model 406 with 4200 hours on at the time.
Totally stripped blasted and repainted with two pack paint, bit of panel beating but overall very tidy for its age.
Mechanically, new radiator ( my fault, don’t ask) and new pistons liners and big end shells over Christmas
Fabricated new hydraulic locking headstock for it (Trima SMS type) to take all our existing implements, and treated myself to a new genuine JCB seat and steering wheel, plus a few other odds and ends, headlights mirrors etc.

 

[hendrebc]

View attachment 763790 View attachment 763788 Ha, yes totally repainted.
Bought coming up three years ago, 1988 model 406 with 4200 hours on at the time.
Totally stripped blasted and repainted with two pack paint, bit of panel beating but overall very tidy for its age.
Mechanically, new radiator ( my fault, don’t ask) and new pistons liners and big end shells over Christmas
Fabricated new hydraulic locking headstock for it (Trima SMS type) to take all our existing implements, and treated myself to a new genuine JCB seat and steering wheel, plus a few other odds and ends, headlights mirrors etc.

I'll bite. What did you do to the radiator? you'd best tell us because I have all kinds of scenarios going through my head and they are probably worse than what happened

 

[Jontym]

I'll bite. What did you do to the radiator? you'd best tell us because I have all kinds of scenarios going through my head and they are probably worse than what happened

Really?
Well you know when against your better judgement you think NO, that’s not a good idea, but still go ahead?
The bracket on the top side of the radiator had cracked through and was letting it vibrate.
SO....... I decided to quickly weld it !
Too much “juice” in the Mig, and fired the red hot 1.2 wire straight through about six cores of the radiator
JCB dealer gave me a good discount on new one, as against having a recore.
Lesson learned?

Till next time

 

[Jontym]

Don’t know why my emoji’s disappeared off that last post.

 

[hendrebc]

Really?
Well you know when against your better judgement you think NO, that’s not a good idea, but still go ahead?
The bracket on the top side of the radiator had cracked through and was letting it vibrate.
SO....... I decided to quickly weld it !
Too much “juice” in the Mig, and fired the red hot 1.2 wire straight through about six cores of the radiator
JCB dealer gave me a good discount on new one, as against having a recore.
Lesson learned?

Till next time

That's much less stupid than what I imagined
I had visions of you driving that immaculate machine into a wall and trashing the front or someone sticking a bale spike through it or something

 

[Thomas5060]

Some pics from 2004, a contractor baking for us, that 6265 was a beauty he has since packed up and now just farms, and it is now us who does work for him. The 7610 is my great uncles

 

[Flat 10]

View attachment 763790 View attachment 763788 Ha, yes totally repainted.
Bought coming up three years ago, 1988 model 406 with 4200 hours on at the time.
Totally stripped blasted and repainted with two pack paint, bit of panel beating but overall very tidy for its age.
Mechanically, new radiator ( my fault, don’t ask) and new pistons liners and big end shells over Christmas
Fabricated new hydraulic locking headstock for it (Trima SMS type) to take all our existing implements, and treated myself to a new genuine JCB seat and steering wheel, plus a few other odds and ends, headlights mirrors etc.

Is it very rare I’ve never seen or heard of one?

 

[New Puritan]

Is it very rare I’ve never seen or heard of one?

That's what I was thinking - it looks a really handy size of machine.