Learn something new every day. I've always wanted a TW I hope if I get one that doesn't happen... But at least now I know what to look for.
Classics Earning their keep.
- Thread starter Tha Ulsterscot
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Learn something new every day. I've always wanted a TW I hope if I get one that doesn't happen... But at least now I know what to look for.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Wasn't worth it then. But might be now.
Mind you she was drinking a fair bit of engine oil and needed topping up with three litres at lunchtime and in the morning.
But Christ could she pull!
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
I found out some more about her and have edited that post.
Learn something new every day. I've always wanted a TW I hope if I get one that doesn't happen... But at least now I know what to look for.
The TW 25's weren't such a problem because of less horsepower.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Thought it was more to do with what you made it lift, I was warned the change to a 70 series when getting a 6m combi drill.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Well those DP7 E+1 ploughs weren't the heaviest, but are a very long plough. All this tractor ever did was plough. Some of the land she lives on is heavy Suffolk Clay and she would pull here guts out and never give up. Unfortunately, she literally did end up pulling her guts out!
If you stood in front of her on the headlands and she was on full chat heading towards you, she sounded like a hurricane!
Lumps of coal coming out of the exhaust too!
Shovelhands
Member
- Location
- Sunny Essex
Your description of her really makes it all the sadder that it’s laid up now. Wouldn’t it be great to get it going again
Selectamatic
Member
- Location
- North Wales
powerfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cork Ireland
That'll clear her out !
david
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- Location
- County Down
No smoke = no poke !
manfromhill
Member
Had it out today to put on log splitter it’s a bit low on power steering oil what oil should I use
I don't have a DB but I use automatic transmission oil in the tractors i have used with power steering pumps. @Selectamatic will know.
Boohoo
Member
- Location
- Newtownabbey
I use automatic transmission and power steering fluid which is red. Check what colour is in yours as a lot of people use engine oil in case it leaks into the engine, but it makes the steering heavier. Top up with the engine running and the steering on full left lock
manfromhill
Member
Ok will try to draw a wee bit oil out and see if I can work it out
Netherfield
Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
32 Hydraulic oil is the correct one to use, the pumps leak through to the engine eventually,automatic transmission oil would contaminate your engine oil.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
There is something about those 81's I'll agree. Did they not have an Industrial engine ?
This one has had a new crank because some shells turned on it. I did some work on the farm it lives on about 25 years ago drilling with an MF510. It was a good tractor. The 8200 was power harrowing in front of me. The TW35 was ploughing ahead of us both. The 4000 would have been rolling if it has been dry enough.
When the wheat came up, I sprayed it with IPU using a Honda 350 TRX 4x4 quad pulling a Hardy 800 litre mounted sprayer, with an axle with LGP wheels and a drawbar fitting around a Honda engine with a 6-1 reduction gear to drive the pump.
As I was spraying it, I couldn't believe how many mushrooms were growing. The Farm owner told me his father paid his rent to the church on the proceeds of the mushrooms.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
He sold IPU covered mushrooms?
I thought the 8100 had a lorry engine... which may be industrial? Clayson combines had Ford Industrial at the time.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
That's right. It was a lorry engine, come to think of it.
I don't think IPU had been invented when his father paid rent to the church.
- Location
- E Yorks
We used to have a 2wd 311 awesome tractor that engine bark was amazing. Never seen another till this photo