David Brown

[Cowabunga]

No,I think 16.9/30.

The cheapskate!

 

[Selectamatic]

90 series were not available with those models as Hydrashift were they? Only 1490 up if I recall correctly. The 1394 was though and even as a 4wd Hydrashift.

Late 1390's were. Very late though.

Hydrashift only available in 2WD in DB livery, when they changed to Case 94's, 4WD 1394's upwards had Hydrashift offered as well as 2WD.

 

[DrWazzock]

Our 1494 hydrashift is one of the most robust and useful tractors we have ever owned for light cultivation work. Almost permanently connected to the power Harrow.

 

[Selectamatic]

Our 1494 hydrashift is one of the most robust and useful tractors we have ever owned for light cultivation work. Almost permanently connected to the power Harrow.

You what?!

 

[Cowabunga]

Our 1494 hydrashift is one of the most robust and useful tractors we have ever owned for light cultivation work. Almost permanently connected to the power Harrow.

Not exactly versatile then.

 

[ste]

Not sure whether the 1390 had wet brakes. The 1394 did, plus a turbo. That is the one I would have if it was a choice of DB four cylinder models, lord forbid.

1390 and 1394 have dry brakes, think 1494 and above have wet. 1394 definitely has the turbo where as 1390 don't

One of our 13's was a pig for the pivot winding out and pushing the shoes over to the side, never the best design but ok if driven properly.

 

[Cowabunga]

1390 and 1394 have dry brakes, think 1494 and above have wet. 1394 definitely has the turbo where as 1390 don't

One of our 13's was a pig for the pivot winding out and pushing the shoes over to the side, never the best design but ok if driven properly.

Your memory is bound to be better than mine on these models. Wet brakes are so much better than dry ones and DB we’re building down to a price by fitting drum brakes to that size of tractor even into the 1980’s.

 

[JP1]

Image put on full size

Maybe 2012 was the year it was restored?

1290 or 1390, bit too small for an 1190

 

[Oh Deere]

Not sure whether the 1390 had wet brakes. The 1394 did, plus a turbo. That is the one I would have if it was a choice of DB four cylinder models, lord forbid.

1394 had dry brakes.
Brakes where not a problem really dry or wet. 1394 had a different clutch , turbo and could be synchro or hydrashift.
To tell if that tractor is a 1390 or a 1290 have a look where the engine bottom pulley is and see if a shaft is running forward to a hydraulic pump as 1390 had a front mounted pump and 1290 had a gearbox mounted pump same as a 996. If the tractor starts with minimum effort and there is free play on the clutch pedal with no slippage and the hydraulics work as they should then get it bought a great little tractor. We have just sold a 1290 to a local college for the students to tinker with rough value £2000

 

[claude]

1394 had dry brakes.
Brakes where not a problem really dry or wet. 1394 had a different clutch , turbo and could be synchro or hydrashift.
To tell if that tractor is a 1390 or a 1290 have a look where the engine bottom pulley is and see if a shaft is running forward to a hydraulic pump as 1390 had a front mounted pump and 1290 had a gearbox mounted pump same as a 996. If the tractor starts with minimum effort and there is free play on the clutch pedal with no slippage and the hydraulics work as they should then get it bought a great little tractor. We have just sold a 1290 to a local college for the students to tinker with rough value £2000

can anyone tell from this pic
Wether or not it is hydra shift.cheers

 

[Cowabunga]

View attachment 663698 can anyone tell from this pic
Wether or not it is hydra shift.cheers

You've got to be kidding!
Post a clear picture of the inside of the cab, showing the cab floor and driver's seat taken from outside the left hand door. A clear picture not a tiny dark blob of a screenshot.

 

[claude]

Not my choice of photo it's from the ad
Can't you expand photo.
And think on I'm only an amerteur at this
Tractor game, didn't realise I was in the company such esteemed knowledge.
I'll leave you to get on. Thanks anyway
Best regards.

 

[Netherfield]

Possibly a plate on the casting here, with serial no and engine type and number. Or engine number stamped on the block in a similar position, if there is something along the lines of 4/49 on the engine no it's a 1290, if it's 4/55 it's a 1390, 1490 also says 4/55 but has a turbo, which that one doesn't.

 

[Selectamatic]

Im going to guess its a Synchromesh, not Hydra Shift.

I cant see a little lever in the side of the dash, the main gear lever knob is black, and, I recon a 1390 HS is a pretty rare beast.

 

[claude]

View attachment 663706
Possibly a plate on the casting here, with serial no and engine type and number. Or engine number stamped on the block in a similar position, if there is something along the lines of 4/49 on the engine no it's a 1290, if it's 4/55 it's a 1390, 1490 also says 4/55 but has a turbo, which that one doesn't.

Thank your

 

[Cowabunga]

Not my choice of photo it's from the ad
Can't you expand photo.
And think on I'm only an amerteur at this
Tractor game, didn't realise I was in the company such esteemed knowledge.
I'll leave you to get on. Thanks anyway
Best regards.

WTF do you think we are? Bloody clairvoyants? Mystics? What could you tell from your pictures, which now turn out to be from an advertisement? Sod all, that's what, so how do you expect anyone else to be able to do the work for you, based on bugger-all but tiny black photos of an ad you've seen. And you expect US to expand the photos for you to show a bigger fuzzy blob. Do you want jam on top as well?

PS
I've little patience with entitled people who expect others to run around for them and give lip if it isn't what they want to hear. FO and do your own research work.

 

[7610 super q]

Have you quite finished ?

 

[Cowabunga]

Have you quite finished ?

Yes thank. I feel better now.

 

[Exfarmer]

I think someone is having a bad day

 

[Netherfield]

On top of everything else the headlights aren't right