collins teleshift

[joe soapy]

Got an old 440 which is based on a Ford 6600. Been an excellent workhorse but like me now in retirement. Bought second hand in 1997 the only repairs have been one hydraulic hose and new uj's in the 4WD axle, a starter motor and a few gallons of oil. Nobody mentioned green ones as mine is lime green.
Always put 32 hydraulic oil in the hydraulics and ATF in the torque converter.

Only ever seen lime green down this way, i always thought the 4000 was the skid unit

 

[Nearly]

Line green with white cab and then with black cab.
Then red, then yellow. 99% sure.

All the ones I have seen are 4 cyl so not 4000.

 

[ploughman1963]

First ones with IH gear were white cab with glass in rubber seals - lime green. Then ford units - lime green, black cabs- bonded glass. Those were 440-2 - think they were first to have 4wd? Then 404 in red and finally matbro 404 in yellow

 

[ploughman1963]

All the ford skid units were 555 or 655 industrial rather than agricultural skids. They used to come on wooden skids with a 10 series muffler tied on that wasn't used on the later ones - Colin bennet and I made a few quid buying about 50 of those and selling them on. 304 used the 3 cyl engine bolted to a hydrostatic unit.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I've got this now....

I think the three were green with a white cab, then red, then yellow. I seem to recall quite a wait for the last one on some sort of special order.

 

[ploughman1963]

You missed one - green with black cab - 440-2

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I tried to send this at 10 am gave up. I've just logged on and it uploaded straight off.

About 8 hrs after everybody else said it!!

' bout normal for me!

 

[ploughman1963]

 

[lloyd]

Anyone know of one for sale?

 

[Bruce Almighty]

We had one from 97-2000, it was a C reg & I'm sure it had a 6610 engine, noisy & smoky. It was lime green with a white cab. ATF in the transmission & ISO 32 or 46 hydraulic oil. I was pleased we replaced it with a Sanderson 623 solo

It was our first telescopic, I blame Tym Morgan for us having it, he set an ANCA project about telescopics in 87/88 & said they gave best visibility & stability etc. Many of you will know Tym & he was usually right !

 

[Nearly]

We had one from 97-2000, it was a C reg & I'm sure it had a 6610 engine, noisy & smoky. It was lime green with a white cab. ATF in the transmission & ISO 32 or 46 hydraulic oil. I was pleased we replaced it with a Sanderson 623 solo

It was our first telescopic, I blame Tym Morgan for us having it, he set an ANCA project about telescopics in 87/88 & said they gave best visibility & stability etc. Many of you will know Tym & he was usually right !

To be fair a lot changed in the world of telescopic forklifts between 87 and 97 when you bought yours.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

To be fair a lot changed in the world of telescopic forklifts between 87 and 97 when you bought yours.

Indeed, but we could only have what we could afford
(To a Yorkshire man ! )

 

[ACEngineering]

You also missed one there was a Coventry climax badge one as well!

 

[ploughman1963]

You also missed one there was a Coventry climax badge one as well!

yes, but you climbed in throgh the side window over the boom with that rather than through the rear door between the booms. Not sure of the history with those - were never built through Bensons - only ever saw 1 in a burgess depot at Rugby - same design but didnt appear to share any components.

 

[Robert]

Anyone know of one for sale?

We will be selling our 1992(?) yellow model in the near future, will gather details and photos together imminently.

 

[Acornworm]

yes, but you climbed in throgh the side window over the boom with that rather than through the rear door between the booms. Not sure of the history with those - were never built through Bensons - only ever saw 1 in a burgess depot at Rugby - same design but didnt appear to share any components.

Thought that one was a Kalmar,same design as you say but JCB transmission and axles,not sure of the power plant.

 

[texelburger]

We had the first prototype built around our own MF 240,great little machine except for the shuttle box which wasn't man enough.I think initially they were built ,by Ron Collins, as conversions to a tractor on your farm irrespective of make.After this they were assembled from a small production line based in Ledbury ,Herefordshire. We then had a green one based on a Ford unit ,that was eventually swapped for a yellow one.That,too,was based on a Ford unit.I think some at the start were based on a IH unit.

 

[ACEngineering]

yes, but you climbed in throgh the side window over the boom with that rather than through the rear door between the booms. Not sure of the history with those - were never built through Bensons - only ever saw 1 in a burgess depot at Rugby - same design but didnt appear to share any components.

It may have been the same machine!? was it orange? don't recall any side door was the normal up over the rear bonnet and in the back window.

 

[ACEngineering]

Thought that one was a Kalmar,same design as you say but JCB transmission and axles,not sure of the power plant.

Maybe thinking about it the one I remember could have had a sticker on the side along the lines of Climax Kalmar? is was an orange sort of colour i'm sure.

 

[cousinjack]

Just bought a 440.. 1985.. Ford skid.. seems to get its hydraulic oil from the axle housing.. wouldn't have thought it should have 32 in there with the diff etc...