Classics Earning their keep.

[hendrebc]

Exactly like the one we had with the O/S rear tyres. Unfortunately ours wasn't very 'faithful' at all (In fact it was a lemon) and it got traded in a for a Renault after 5 years. It was one of the last 674 tractors ever built and at the time IH were turning out some real rubbish, having a fair amount of 'Industrial action' by their workers didn't help matters much.

Our 1993 or 94 built 895 was a lemon too for about 10 years luckily weve sorted it now.
It ran hot since we got it if it worked hard and we couldnt sort it. Until we managed to poke a hole in the radiator somehow and had to get a complete new one. It came with a different bracket to hold the intercooler about 6 inches away from the radiator whereas the last one was tight to the radiator. It never heated again!
It broke bearings and oil seals in the 4wd drop box for fun every 4 or 5 years when it was in being done for the second time dad noticed that one of the bearings was a little bit off. After putting a straight rod through it was well off the mark. The casting had been drilled wonky so the bearing would go then mess up everything in the drop box new casting was taken off a dead ih tractor and its been fine ever since. There were some niggling electrical problems too but they have either been fixed too. Its a completley different tractor now its great 8000 hours and counting. its like everyone told us it would be like when it was bought

 

[oakleaf]

Our 1993 or 94 built 895 was a lemon too for about 10 years luckily weve sorted it now.
It ran hot since we got it if it worked hard and we couldnt sort it. Until we managed to poke a hole in the radiator somehow and had to get a complete new one. It came with a different bracket to hold the intercooler about 6 inches away from the radiator whereas the last one was tight to the radiator. It never heated again!
It broke bearings and oil seals in the 4wd drop box for fun every 4 or 5 years when it was in being done for the second time dad noticed that one of the bearings was a little bit off. After putting a straight rod through it was well off the mark. The casting had been drilled wonky so the bearing would go then mess up everything in the drop box new casting was taken off a dead ih tractor and its been fine ever since. There were some niggling electrical problems too but they have either been fixed too. Its a completley different tractor now its great 8000 hours and counting. its like everyone told us it would be like when it was bought

10/10 for perseverence. Think l would have given up and sent it down the road. A persistant troublemaker can be very trying on the nerves.
However if QC were doing their job , it would have never left the factory , but l understand of course they cant check everything on every one.

 

[Lincsman]

all been sorted now

Well done, hope you didnt swear at me when you bought it!

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Well done, hope you didnt swear at me when you bought it!

no as it was all in hand sorting anyway, as I repaired to old guard, but was short of 3"pipe to complete it in time, so the total cost was just my time, its impossible to get parts for that type of guard now, and wanted to keep it original as poss

 

[GeorgeK]

The mower is Siromer, good match for the 342

 

[New Puritan]

The mower is Siromer, good match for the 342View attachment 821080

Great number plate - that must be worth something to the right person? Are you just mowing the margins or the whole field?

 

[GeorgeK]

Great number plate - that must be worth something to the right person? Are you just mowing the margins or the whole field?

Haha yes they don't make em like that anymore! There have been offers but it's not for sale. Just doing the margins, it's organic so I try to keep anything from seeding

 

[Lincsman]

Great number plate - that must be worth something to the right person? Are you just mowing the margins or the whole field?

Except you cannot sell it off a non MOT vehicle, could sell the whole thing though.

Dad had a 1060 on a "d" plate, looks very similar???

 

[New Puritan]

Except you cannot sell it off a non MOT vehicle, could sell the whole thing though.

Fair point - BUT, if you were called Asad, gay and needed a small tractor it would be the one for you...

 

[hendrebc]

10/10 for perseverence. Think l would have given up and sent it down the road. A persistant troublemaker can be very trying on the nerves.
However if QC were doing their job , it would have never left the factory , but l understand of course they cant check everything on every one.

I think dad would have done if we could have afforded to. Dad is quite attatched to it too it was the last thing my grandfather bought before he got ill. I dont see it ever going anywhere tbh. No need to sell it now anyway its been faultless for the last 15 years or so and that includes the last 10 years as our loader tractor. Spent 6 hours on it yesterday shifting bales off slopes for the wrapper and its raked 10 acres this morning for me to bale behind it. Dad has just gone to shift some more bales with it too.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Except you cannot sell it off a non MOT vehicle, could sell the whole thing though.

Dad had a 1060 on a "d" plate, looks very similar???

oh offers to buy the tractor, i must of miss read it

 

[Chuckie]

Except you cannot sell it off a non MOT vehicle, could sell the whole thing though.

Dad had a 1060 on a "d" plate, looks very similar???

Yes it looks like a 10/60 to me?

 

[GeorgeK]

Except you cannot sell it off a non MOT vehicle, could sell the whole thing though.

Dad had a 1060 on a "d" plate, looks very similar???

Well spotted! Correction: that is the 1060, we also have a 342. Yes think you a right about the reg too

 

[GeorgeK]

For my own future reference, 342

 

[oakleaf]

I think dad would have done if we could have afforded to. Dad is quite attatched to it too it was the last thing my grandfather bought before he got ill. I dont see it ever going anywhere tbh. No need to sell it now anyway its been faultless for the last 15 years or so and that includes the last 10 years as our loader tractor. Spent 6 hours on it yesterday shifting bales off slopes for the wrapper and its raked 10 acres this morning for me to bale behind it. Dad has just gone to shift some more bales with it too.

Aye it must be very satisfying to have got it sorted and definitely dont sell it now cos no other tractor will give you that sentimental link to the past.

 

[hendrebc]

Dad in his element shifting hay this evening with the 895 i mentioned earlier. Hes barely been off it today.

 

[New Puritan]

For my own future reference, 342 View attachment 821122

Is that a 2CV in the foreground?

 

[Kidds]

Pleased the tractor works, amazed the Vicon functions at all, delighted that I can still drive it in a straight line and pretty bloody chuffed that there's not 6" difference in distance between those tramlines from one end of the field to the other.

 

[Roy_H]

10/10 for perseverence. Think l would have given up and sent it down the road. A persistant troublemaker can be very trying on the nerves.
However if QC were doing their job , it would have never left the factory , but l understand of course they cant check everything on every one.

Ours leaked oil from day 1, had problems with The clutch, TA, PTO, The alternator caught fire, water pump died and finally the head gasket . No wonder we sent it down the road !

 

[oakleaf]

Ours leaked oil from day 1, had problems with The clutch, TA, PTO, The alternator caught fire, water pump died and finally the head gasket . No wonder we sent it down the road !

" My momma told me , there'd be days like these " ( Van Morrison )