Classics Earning their keep.

[Jasper]

Definitely Ooooooh thread material!!

Wendy James did for Kleenex tissues what putins done for gun powder

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Atlantic 252 and Virgin 1215, the only 2 decent stations left after Radio one migrated to FM only- In the days of pre digital radios where the station preset was a push button tab and to save it you pulled it out then pushed it back in?

Was Laser 558 another station? It’s just popped into my head for some reason!

 

[ford 7810]

I can remember putting radio in ford 66 cab first tractor with Q cab.but now only look for the off button and one of the bloody tractors next time you start it the radio comes back on , I must be getting old

 

[robs1]

So after my grandfather selling his old DB 880 over thirty years ago, I managed to reacquire it. Needs a bit of TLC to get working properly, but this is a picture of my daughter on board in the exact same field as I first drove it 35 years ago this summer.

Technically not earning its keep yet but it will be this summer all being well.

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Is that a boulters sticker on it ?

 

[AJR75]

Is that a boulters sticker on it ?

Well spotted and yes it is. Boulters of Banwell.

 

[robs1]

Well spotted and yes it is. Boulters of Banwell.

We bought a fair bit of stuff from them when they took over our area from west of England farmers

 

[hendrebc]

So after my grandfather selling his old DB 880 over thirty years ago, I managed to reacquire it. Needs a bit of TLC to get working properly, but this is a picture of my daughter on board in the exact same field as I first drove it 35 years ago this summer.

Technically not earning its keep yet but it will be this summer all being well.

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Looks tidy there can't be much wrong with it.
Nice for you to have it back after being sold bet your grandfather would be pleased.

 

[AJR75]

Looks tidy there can't be much wrong with it.
Nice for you to have it back after being sold bet your grandfather would be pleased.

It only went next door to his neighbour. It's not done a great deal of work generally. Usual Brown issue with non working hydraulics to look at and a bit of a birthday for it in terms of a service and grease up etc. Lights all need looking at but not really too bothered about them. There's an old ifor (i think) ring hitch trailer that he sold with it that is coming back as well- needs a bit of tlc but will restore easily enough.

Just got to get that 5000 out the workshop now and make a bit of space.....

 

[JeremyD]

40 year old 2140 doing a bit more today.

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I bet she was light on the nose! 1200kg max?

 

[Pan mixer]

I bet she was light on the nose! 1200kg max?

Yes and then you have to help the spreader in the air with the forklift, there are several weights on the front though, some 'brake steering' involved after filling.

 

[GEMS]

I’ve (re)found Radio Caroline on medium wave 648 metres for my 1993 Ford 7740 with its Medium/Long wave Ford radio is perfect.

For some reason no other medium wave radio I have can pick it up so well.
But it’s also online and on DAB.

Radio Caroline

Radio Caroline continues – with music from the past and present on DAB in selected UK towns & cities and on 648 AM to South East England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond

www.radiocaroline.co.uk

What happened to 208 Radio Luxembourg ?? Emerperor Rosko ??
275/285 radio 1 and the roadshows ....... lol

 

[GEMS]

What happened to 208 Radio Luxembourg ?? Emerperor Rosko ??
275/285 radio 1 and the roadshows ....... lol

Long wave 198 = R4 get it anywhere DAB/FM wont work -esp the cricket ....BUT apparently when the transmission crystals fail it will no longer be supported......

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Yes and then you have to help the spreader in the air with the forklift, there are several weights on the front though, some 'brake steering' involved after filling.

Today’s yoof will never know such joys or learn such skills.

 

[ford 7810]

Today’s yoof will never know such joys or learn such skills.

Local now retired contractor once said to me the young ones of today have never worked in the open with a tractor and listened to the engine and exhaust and watch and smell every thing working around them being shut up in a cab totally closed in isolated from the world. Personally I agree100%

 

[Just because]

Local now retired contractor once said to me the young ones of today have never worked in the open with a tractor and listened to the engine and exhaust and watch and smell every thing working around them being shut up in a cab totally closed in isolated from the world. Personally I agree100%

I agree but you can stop progress. Have you had to feed and get horse ready for a days ploughing or milked cows by hand. Ever generation has it skills and problems my generation (34) is no staff on farms with mental health problems

 

[ford 7810]

I agree but you can stop progress. Have you had to feed and get horse ready for a days ploughing or milked cows by hand. Ever generation has it skills and problems my generation (34) is no staff on farms with mental health problems

You can’t stop progress it’s only natural but it doesn’t always seem to be better.

 

[PSQ]

What happened to 208 Radio Luxembourg ?? Emerperor Rosko ??
275/285 radio 1 and the roadshows ....... lol

Used to listen to the Armed Forces Network, LW radio for US forces stationed in West Germany. Looking back I can't really see the point of listening to (amongst many other things) live baseball coverage on the radio, but it seemed a good idea at the time.
Over on MW in the mornings there was only really DLT, who was utterly dire (prior to his 'indecent assault' conviction), or R2 which was for 'old people', or R4 for cricket fans and the recently deceased.

 

[Two Tone]

Used to listen to the Armed Forces Network, LW radio for US forces stationed in West Germany. Looking back I can't really see the point of listening to (amongst many other things) live baseball coverage on the radio, but it seemed a good idea at the time.
Over on MW in the mornings there was only really DLT, who was utterly dire (prior to his 'indecent assault' conviction), or R2 which was for 'old people', or R4 for cricket fans and the recently deceased.

BFBS in Cyprus was always good.

Remember hearing this played by them one evening:

They could have shot me right there and then, because listening to this, I was in heaven already!

 

[Bury the Trash]

What happened to 208 Radio Luxembourg ?? Emerperor Rosko ??
275/285 radio 1 and the roadshows ....... lol

that was the modern med.wave R1 was originally on 247 m
Lux. was a bit whistly some times
but boy them were 'actual' Happy Days .

 

[Pooh_Bear]

Undoing the effects of horses in the paddock yesterday, quick chain harrow and then rolling after fighting the hydraulics to remove the draw bar.