Classics Earning their keep.

[vulcan]

from the other day harrowing grass seeds in could do with some rain on them now.

 

[vulcan]

And here's the 35 on a recovery job when the quad decided to pack in this morning it's always on a sunday

 

[Wilberforce]

Main tractor having the first engine work done after 24 years and 14k hours so had to downgrade (?) to the Dexta, the rollers are even older.

 

[DeeGee]

Main tractor having the first engine work done after 24 years and 14k hours so had to downgrade (?) to the Dexta, the rollers are even older.
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Doesn't matter how old they are they doing the job just as well as a new set up costing many thousands of pounds, and no chance of the air conditioning breaking down.
Lovely photo, takes me back!

 

[Wilberforce]

Doesn't matter how old they are they doing the job just as well as a new set up costing many thousands of pounds, and no chance of the air conditioning breaking down.
Lovely photo, takes me back!

Thanks, no joy in pulling the rollers in and out tho!

 

[bitwrx]

Got our 4000 back from the menders last week. Immediately pressed back into service feeding the sows.
Diff lock fixed, brakes redone, new wings, new seat and a cheapo power steering kit. Should be good for another 20 years now.

 

[glasshouse]

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Couple here. Not so good power to weight ratio as 5140 or 5150 but very handy thing.

Can you not just screw up the pump?

 

[Flat 10]

Can you not just screw up the pump?

4cyl I think....

 

[DeeGee]

Thanks, no joy in pulling the rollers in and out tho!

Make life easy for yourself! l leave two or three sets ready to roll on different land blocks. Make 24’ gaps/gateways between arable fields within the block and you never need to fold them up, nor need to take off the combine header if they are under 22’ as they are in this area.

I accept that it might not work for everyone, hence the proliferation of hydraulic folding rolls. But it is still relatively cheap to have a few sets of old triples set up ready for work on different blocks of land, and no slipped discs or hernias.

 

[glasshouse]

Make life easy for yourself! l leave two or three sets ready to roll on different land blocks. Make 24’ gaps/gateways between arable fields within the block and you never need to fold them up, nor need to take off the combine header if they are under 22’ as they are in this area.

I accept that it might not work for everyone, hence the proliferation of hydraulic folding rolls. But it is still relatively cheap to have a few sets of old triples set up ready for work on different blocks of land, and no slipped discs or hernias.

I adopted that idea about 25 yr ago
Rollers all ready to go, just a drop of oil needed.
Could have half it done before you got back with the folding set

 

[DeeGee]

I adopted that idea about 25 yr ago
Rollers all ready to go, just a drop of oil needed.
Could have half it done before you got back with the folding set

Ah! You Scots always were a canny lot!
So many years, if not aeons, in advance of us Welsh! Took me thirty years and two brain transplants to think of it, and I still can’t work out whether the big roller goes right back or left back.

 

[glasshouse]

Ah! You Scots always were a canny lot!
So many years, if not aeons, in advance of us Welsh! Took me thirty years and two brain transplants to think of it, and I still can’t work out whether the big roller goes right back or left back.

Biggest bother was remembering which patch of nettles i parked them in

 

[glasshouse]

They were easy bought before scrap went up

 

[Lincsman]

Make life easy for yourself! l leave two or three sets ready to roll on different land blocks. Make 24’ gaps/gateways between arable fields within the block and you never need to fold them up, nor need to take off the combine header if they are under 22’ as they are in this area.

I accept that it might not work for everyone, hence the proliferation of hydraulic folding rolls. But it is still relatively cheap to have a few sets of old triples set up ready for work on different blocks of land, and no slipped discs or hernias.

My last set of 3 trailed were sort of left to block a gateway over winter, they were HIAB ed away over xmas that year, on the plus side got insurance for more than Dad paid for new!

 

[William james]

Some photos from today

 

[DeeGee]

Some photos from today

Lovely looking 6290, bet that sounds well?

 

[organic antares]

I pitty the poor soul on the 4610 trying to keep up

 

[glasshouse]

I pitty the poor soul on the 4610 trying to keep up

He wont be too hard pressed

 

[Two Tone]

Friend of mine‘s, “not quite earning her keep, because she has a puncture“. But she does still get used!

 

[Vincent]

Grafted a Wilson linkage off a JD 6920 on to the 7810 going to put a double bale handler on the front and rear when at haylage. Just need to connect it at the bell housing now.