Doe.....or D' oh !!

[7610 super q]

Spotted this in the Agri Trader. A ' replica '. So someone has got hold of 2 Fordson Majors off ebay for £2k each and gaffer taped them together. More to it than that, obviously. How much would it cost to do it ? Is it worth it ?
would you pay £30k for a replica ? If Ernest didn't make it himself, is it really a Doe ?
Discuss.

 

[wr.]

I agree with you that it should be a lot less than the genuine article but it'll be "worth" what someone is prepared to pay for it, I guess.

 

[7610 super q]

I agree with you that it should be a lot less than the genuine article but it'll be "worth" what someone is prepared to pay for it, I guess.

I was wondering whether it would be worth trying to make your own. The sum of the parts hardly amounts to £30k ?

 

[wr.]

I've got a feeling that a genuine "chassis" for connecting two Majors went for about £15k a few years ago.

 

[7610 super q]

I've got a feeling that a genuine "chassis" for connecting two Majors went for about £15k a few years ago.

Ah, I see. Scrap that idea then.....

 

[S J H]

Apparently somone local, took one apart years ago, to make 2 tractors

 

[nick...]

Was someone down the west country a few years back who built a county 1884 out of a tw35 and front axle,or hubs and rear axle from a 1454 county.looked good but not original and not worth alot compared to the genuine article.im guessing it may have been ball and ball who built it.someone reading this will know
Nick...

 

[Spotty Dog]

Aye it was them. I'll bet it would make a tidy sum all the same.

 

[multi power]

If you're going to the hassle of joining 2 tractors would it not be better to start with something descent ?

 

[7485]

If Does started making the original conversions again for say, 15K, Would it make the two tractors it were fitted to 30k?
Or is it only tractors that have the "history" that make it work the 30K?

 

[Flat 10]

Was someone down the west country a few years back who built a county 1884 out of a tw35 and front axle,or hubs and rear axle from a 1454 county.looked good but not original and not worth alot compared to the genuine article.im guessing it may have been ball and ball who built it.someone reading this will know
Nick...

They did an impressive job as l recall and I think at some point it was for sale. Did think at the time a replica might be better than the real thing as you wouldn't be scared to use it!

 

[bovrill]

Apparently somone local, took one apart years ago, to make 2 tractors

Loads of them split round here. We had a hired one here for several years from a neighbour that had several, and made scraper and loader tractors out of them.

 

[Mursal]

Something decent, like two MF 590's?

 

[7610 super q]

Something decent, like two MF 590's?

Nay, nay Mr Wilks.

 

[multi power]

Something decent, like two MF 590's?

Two ford 7810s I thought, but if blue doesn't suit maybe a pair of 399s

 

[SMID]

Early 399 ,6.354 x 2 imagine the growl..

 

[multi power]

Early 399 ,6.354 x 2 imagine the growl..

Save any need for a radio

 

[rc mx110]

If you're going to the hassle of joining 2 tractors would it not be better to start with something descent ?

2 joined mx's ooooooh

 

[bovrill]

Back when the Ford 30 series came out, I thought that two 8830s, with their electronic controlled gearboxes,would be just the thing as a Triple D.

 

[Exfarmer]

There is a guy. In Australia who has linked 2 big JD. Think gives him near 1,000 hp