Classics Earning their keep.
- Thread starter Tha Ulsterscot
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Today we have to plant potatoes with the faun because we broke the Standen. 1983 planter with a 1997 tractor. I remember collecting planter from a farm near Skegness in 1984. I often feel guilty about taking it away from the tropical wonderland that is Lincolnshire and bringing it to this equatorial hell hole.
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
- Location
- north Wales
The 4th generation! to use the old girl for spreading silage!
8100
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- South Cheshire
Proper old Komatsu you have there. Spent many hours in the 210 and240 version never much bother with either.
I think they went Perkins powered after that model didn't they?.
Happy hillbily
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- Uwchaled, North Wales
Dont know I'm afraid. Not really up to speed on all things Komatsu.
As I milk cows here, hiring a machine is not really cost efective, you lose too much time at both ends of the day milking and feeding. I Had a fair amount of ditching and digging work to do, So I was on the look out for an old machine that I could hop on and do a few hours work in the middle of the day, then leave her till the next spare few hrs. She came up for sale locally as a two owner machine, the second local owner from about 1800hrs to 11k so knew her history, and not had to worry about her being stolen. Shes not really worked hard, but the tracks were knackered, and the mechanical controls have a fair throw to them. But she's a cracking machine, starts on the button even after been standing for 6 months. I spent £2k on new track chains and sprockets last year, as I was fed up of the tracks falling off. A bloke called Dave Jones from Wigan turned up at 7am took off the pads, swapped the chains and sprockets, bolted the pads on with new bolts, and left at 1pm, wasn't even worth me attempting the job. Not the fastest, not the most powerful machine, but for the money she will be here for a long time and won't owe me much
As I milk cows here, hiring a machine is not really cost efective, you lose too much time at both ends of the day milking and feeding. I Had a fair amount of ditching and digging work to do, So I was on the look out for an old machine that I could hop on and do a few hours work in the middle of the day, then leave her till the next spare few hrs. She came up for sale locally as a two owner machine, the second local owner from about 1800hrs to 11k so knew her history, and not had to worry about her being stolen. Shes not really worked hard, but the tracks were knackered, and the mechanical controls have a fair throw to them. But she's a cracking machine, starts on the button even after been standing for 6 months. I spent £2k on new track chains and sprockets last year, as I was fed up of the tracks falling off. A bloke called Dave Jones from Wigan turned up at 7am took off the pads, swapped the chains and sprockets, bolted the pads on with new bolts, and left at 1pm, wasn't even worth me attempting the job. Not the fastest, not the most powerful machine, but for the money she will be here for a long time and won't owe me much
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
A brace of classics
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Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Last min rush to fit the front links get it all piped up etc etc but it was worth it , great pit tractor nice safe lower n wider than new tractors.
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- Location
- South West
- Location
- Larne, Northern Ireland
Bringing bale's in with the 265
8100
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- South Cheshire
First 4x4 Leyland i have seen working other than stock photos.
I wonder if its propping nettles up somewhere still ?
I wonder if its propping nettles up somewhere still ?
Happy hillbily
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- Uwchaled, North Wales
Neighbour had one for years, px'ed it for a Mf 390 in the 90s.
Also remember a Leyland county, on a farm on the road from Llanuwchllyn to Dinas Mawddwy parked in a hedge, something tells me at the time there was a county and a bray there too. Some seriously steep ground there !
Also remember a Leyland county, on a farm on the road from Llanuwchllyn to Dinas Mawddwy parked in a hedge, something tells me at the time there was a county and a bray there too. Some seriously steep ground there !
Tomr10
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No still got it was hedge trimming tractor but now the xtx is going to do it so it will be jobless prity much now. Do still have the twin wheels for a bit of bank work I supposeFirst 4x4 Leyland i have seen working other than stock photos.
I wonder if its propping nettles up somewhere still ?
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rick_vandal
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- Location
- Soft South
'Classic' to ploughing means pre-Q cab, 1979 ish. Does the new 'classic' have to be pre-AdBlue?
Vincent
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- Location
- Kildare Ireland
I used to hate doing hay on rowcrops, either ridiculously bumpy or cutting the land up