Classics Earning their keep.

[wurzell1976]

You can’t put a comment like that, and not show us a picture !!

I will see what can be done,even though it is getting on a bit ,it is such a comfortable and smooth tractor to drive.It has electric hydraulics,but apart from that none of the crap that new tractors have, that for most jobs you do not need .I think i will keep it if i can.There are already 3 people that want it ,but even though my son is only 6 ,i think i should give him the chance of what was once the dog"s bits,when i was 21.

 

[wurzell1976]

I have set myself off now,i am thinking about those hills ,i"m moving to,full duals on the 2725(6500 hrs) on a spring day doing exactly the same job as an 80k tractor, but 10 times the pleasure.It"s a bit like my 3650 (13,500hrs) ,it does a great job whilst going up in value.The 135 and the 3070 also seems to do the same.The big Class(3500 hrs) i bought goes down in value but does most of the work,however ,will it stand the test of time ? I have more tractors than i really need ,but no bloody finance on anything.It is easy to get drawn by the new shiny metal ,but i don"t buy equipment just to avoid the tax.Mortgage interest takes care of that.I was talking to an old boy one day just after i had bought my farm 8 years ago,all he said was "Farm mortgage and machinery finance " ! I knew what he meant ,and he was right.

 

[SMID]

A bit of recreational tractor work.

 

[76masseyman]

A bit of recreational tractor work.View attachment 767962View attachment 767962 View attachment 767964

Nice big boots on the back of her, makes it look very purposeful.
Also credit to you, if you restored it, for keeping the period cab on. Far too many send these period pieces of tractor development to the scrap bin.
And top marks for rolling up the rear window correctly

 

[SMID]

They are just wide enough they are marking the furrow a wee bit, bags of grip though, thats a fair hang their its 50 years since I ploughed that field with the original 65 multi power with a 3 furrow 85 reversible it was on 11 x 32s that 102 came new in 1975 to replace it.

 

[wurzell1976]

A bit of recreational tractor work.View attachment 767962View attachment 767962 View attachment 767964

I remember my father having 2 of these when i was pre school age,one with the very same cab.In my workshop i still have the spool valves for it ,that he used for the MF potato harvester.

 

[Mursal]

Did I mention our neighbours had a Power Major with that cab fitted, happy happy memories.

 

[SMID]

The cab was a wreck the only original bit is the hinged panel below the wind screen . The front and back of the roof were hand made by an old school coach builder absolute perfection, as much as anything it was an exercise to prove his ability I always wanted a cab for the original 65 here eventually bought a Duncan for £25 fitted it with a pulley on the shed roof and winched it up with the 35X [ I was 13 at the time ]. Father wasnt exact impressed

 

[Al2]

 

[hendrebc]

Ball hitch broke off the quad today so the old faithful ford 4600 got drafted in to do some old school sheep feeding

 

[Cab-over Pete]

What the hell were you pulling to snap a ball hitch?!

 

[hendrebc]

What the hell were you pulling to snap a ball hitch?!

Only the snacker. The bracket thing that the ball is threaded through broke clean off. This is a screenshot of a Snapchat I sent so isn't very clear but you can see were the ball is meant to be

 

[ShooTa]

getting some harrowing done..........foord4000 and a scottish made chain harrow.

 

[jendan]

Ball hitch broke off the quad today so the old faithful ford 4600 got drafted in to do some old school sheep feeding
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Wheres your door gone?

 

[Mursal]

Only the snacker. The bracket thing that the ball is threaded through broke clean off. This is a screenshot of a Snapchat I sent so isn't very clear but you can see were the ball is meant to be
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I look at ours sometimes and wonder mostly road work ................
Just we go steady

 

[hendrebc]

Wheres your door gone?

That's the air con
It's in the workshop safe out of the way. Its a pain having a door on something you climb in and out of a lot feeding. I used to out it back on to do fieldwork with it but rarely bother now. I've taken the door off my case 895 with a loader too it's much better. There's pictures on this thread of it somewhere.

 

[hendrebc]

I look at ours sometimes and wonder mostly road work ................
Just we go steady

Mine doesn't do much roadwork or go that fast I'm quite careful with it. But the snacker is really poorly balanced and bounces quite a lot. I don't know why it didn't do it on the last quad we had.

 

[76masseyman]

Saw this old girl ploughing today. I knew it was in the particular area, and was still used commercially, but never got near enough to get a picture.
Sounded lovely.

 

[Roy_H]

Saw this old girl ploughing today. I knew it was in the particular area, and was still used commercially, but never got near enough to get a picture.
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What no smoke!

 

[76masseyman]

What no smoke!

Yes, in a bit of heavy going, but running very clean.