Do not underestimate people John Deere 215r

[bkg]

 

[AndrewB]

Anyone recognise their old number plates mostly ex sharmans!

 

[colhonk]

Did not think OLF would jib at doing it himself, but why not. Seems to have been a poor buy for him that tractor,

 

[nick...]

Lots of Norfolk plates there
nick...

 

[Timbo]

Surprised to see tractors being imported into Canada from the UK ??

 

[7610 super q]

Weird looking " Tyres " on that telehandler.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Weird looking " Tyres " on that telehandler.

Saves on punctures

 

[bkg]

Will answer a few questions about the man that's repairing the transmission tonight when I get in so keep the question coming.

 

[benny6910]

Surprised to see tractors being imported into Canada from the UK ??

There’s quite a lot of machinery go to Canada from the uk, I was in a dealers yard before Christmas and the had a 14ton 360 digger going to canada.

 

[TripleSix]

Surprised to see tractors being imported into Canada from the UK ??

The weak pound made it good value

 

[Farmer_Joe]

not sure i agree with the water contamination idea, most clutch packs ive seen in tractors if you get your finger nail under the material you could remove some, there designed to be oil emerged and work against a flat surface not you fingernail!

 

[Brains]

It’s not a million pound new build john Deere dealership with lots of new stock like at Newark. Is that a sign of the economics of farming over their? We must look like a very wealthy country. Is this what subsidies have done for us!

 

[marco]

I think they are an independent garage that imports tractors and specialise in repairs

 

[Strungup52]

There is actually quite a demand for smaller European tractors here. Lots of farms in my area are still using old 70s and 80s Case 1070, 2090 and 2096 and JD and other brands but the supply is dwindling fast. Farms since 70s got bigger and bought artic 4wd’s, kept the old 100hp 2wd’s but now they are dying ‘cos new parts are no longer available except perhaps for JD. Farms, my own included, cannot afford the $200000 plus for a 150hp tractor, probably with a loader, as a ‘chore’ tractor round the farm. Hence the demand for decent European tractors at 1/2 or less of that price. JD 7 series are the most popular imports with Case also and a few Claas now appearing, however, the units I see are from Germany or France, not UK in this area of Saskatchewan. A lot of those size tractors here are bought new by cattle farmers, but like tractors from cattle farms in UK, when the typical cattle farmer has done with it its destination is likely to be Africa/eastern Europe or the melting pot/China.
After we moved from UK I really regretted selling my two fwa JDs and not putting them in a box and shipping them.
Things continue to change, storage bins get bigger, augers get bigger to load bins/unload trucks at harvest and it is no longer unusual to see a 600hp tracked artic hooked to a big auger. Overkill maybe, but the ‘we’ve got it so we’ll flaunt it’ attitude.

 

[Flatlander]

Surprised to see tractors being imported into Canada from the UK ??

I know of a few that have bought tractors to Canada from the uk. I brought a 7210 magnum and a matbro tr 250 here Still gave both. Magnum has been a great tractor for lighter jobs and worth more now than when I bought it. magnums are still sort after in the states as they are very reliable simple powerhouses.

 

[Blue.]

Did not think OLF would jib at doing it himself, but why not. Seems to have been a poor buy for him that tractor,

I think if it was cut and dried why it had failed he’d have had no problem sticking it back together.

I thought it was a great video,the test rig was well thought out.

 

[bkg]

2 years ago last June I went to the USA with a very good friend of mine, a well known parts dealer from Lincolnshire for various reasons, and a bit off a jolly, bearing in mind, I'm just a simple carrot cruncher from Yorkshire, well, lives on the east coast. One of the reasons was to see this man, that's repairing the auto power gearbox in the vid. Some one i.e. ONE LONELY FARMER has travelled some distance, to get this gearbox repaired because Michael lives on the east coast of America. But if you want a auto power repaired in the US he is the man to go to, the reason for headline or page post is because he is self taught, learnt by reading books, Michael is a Mennonite old order ,Mennonite at that, which means horse and buggy man, no cars, internet, mobile phone etc, Never worked for a main dealer, or went to Tec collage, learnt by studying the books doing it, taking things a part, putting it together, he would and can put some of the best JD tech to shame, have some fantastic memories of the trip, will be back to see him soon as possible, need to fit a overhead crane into his workshop.

 

[JohnBoy]

not that it really matters bkg but OLF is not far from him at all, less than 50 miles as the crow flies.

 

[Oscar]

One of my Fendt s ( 724) was sold to Canada around 7 years ago . Can t remember the name now but big farmers who at the time would come and buy 8/ 10 tractors in UK in one hit . I had to clean tractor to pass some sort of inspection at port and get it to Liverpool docks. Thought it was a scam at first but Parris tractors helped me and sells to them most years and mine went on a lorry with 2 of his .

 

[Deerefarmer]

2 years ago last June I went to the USA with a very good friend of mine, a well known parts dealer from Lincolnshire for various reasons, and a bit off a jolly, bearing in mind, I'm just a simple carrot cruncher from Yorkshire, well, lives on the east coast. One of the reasons was to see this man, that's repairing the auto power gearbox in the vid. Some one i.e. ONE LONELY FARMER has travelled some distance, to get this gearbox repaired because Michael lives on the east coast of America. But if you want a auto power repaired in the US he is the man to go to, the reason for headline or page post is because he is self taught, learnt by reading books, Michael is a Mennonite old order ,Mennonite at that, which means horse and buggy man, no cars, internet, mobile phone etc, Never worked for a main dealer, or went to Tec collage, learnt by studying the books doing it, taking things a part, putting it together, he would and can put some of the best JD tech to shame, have some fantastic memories of the trip, will be back to see him soon as possible, need to fit a overhead crane into his workshop.

Sounds like you had a good trip.
Michael is everything you said he is, very smart mechanic.
And yes, olf is only 50 miles from him