So, as our business specialises in air conditioning servicing and repairs we are often left a little quiet over winter months due to this country's, erm, 'unique' climate. The upside of this is that we have a bit of spare time to tinker with some old classics and carry out a restoration or two, some of our previous efforts have been the County 1884 built from a TW35 and a 1454 donor, two Muir Hill 171, County 1884 and 1474's, a Case 4694 and an International 5488, we currently have an MB Trac 1500 which can be seen in action along with the 1884 here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaoGnA2SAIbLMoLYRZ9XaQ
Anyway, we managed the acquire two very rare Deutz Intrac 6.60 Turbo's, as far as I know the 6.60s were built between 1988 and 1990 and were quite popular over in Germany although only 5 were sold into the UK (correct me if I'm wrong!)
The first tractor we found was local to us and had originally been taken apart for a minor gearbox fault although unfortunately had also been left that way for a long time, this meant the gearbox and rear axle were rusted and in especially bad condition, however the bodywork, cab and engine were largely okay so we loaded it all up onto one of our Kane beaver tail trailers and off we went,
The second tractor had been working pulling boats out of the water, this of course meant that most of the bodywork was beyond repair and rust had taken hold nearly everywhere, importantly however it did (unbelievably) start and drive and the internals of the gearbox and rear axle were in good condition,
With foundations for amalgamating the two somewhat tired tractors into one good example in place, we began to strip down down the tractor used for pulling boats and began work on the cab of the local one, many more posts will follow...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaoGnA2SAIbLMoLYRZ9XaQ
Anyway, we managed the acquire two very rare Deutz Intrac 6.60 Turbo's, as far as I know the 6.60s were built between 1988 and 1990 and were quite popular over in Germany although only 5 were sold into the UK (correct me if I'm wrong!)
The first tractor we found was local to us and had originally been taken apart for a minor gearbox fault although unfortunately had also been left that way for a long time, this meant the gearbox and rear axle were rusted and in especially bad condition, however the bodywork, cab and engine were largely okay so we loaded it all up onto one of our Kane beaver tail trailers and off we went,
The second tractor had been working pulling boats out of the water, this of course meant that most of the bodywork was beyond repair and rust had taken hold nearly everywhere, importantly however it did (unbelievably) start and drive and the internals of the gearbox and rear axle were in good condition,
With foundations for amalgamating the two somewhat tired tractors into one good example in place, we began to strip down down the tractor used for pulling boats and began work on the cab of the local one, many more posts will follow...