It's a generational thing.

I managed to get my little Case stockman tractor stuck in a bog, so I walked to our next door JD dealer to beg for help. They very kindly lent me a huge electronic monster they had in the yard, but I couldn't work it without some tuition. Off I went up the road and along the narrow track through the woods until I arrived at my destination, then I realised that the branches had knocked the door mirrors back and I was trapped in the cab.. Eventually the fishing bailiff came along and rescued me :)
 
I have a very old Ford Ranger that's just used on the farm. It clutch has gone so I have to start it in gear and change gear by matching engine speed to gear speed. I try to always stop facing down hill so I can start it first then let it roll to get it into gear. Must get a newer one soon. :)
Very old Ford Ranger??? Ffs we still have Ford Couriers that preceded the Ranger on the road!!!😆😆😆
 

ARW

Member
Location
Yorkshire
Me and my dad where in the family car and the clutch cable went bang flat to the floor, he said never mind I don’t need a clutch and drive it with no gears all the way home, I was about 14, I still drive with no clutch now when working up the gears without thinking, some people think it’s not possible!
 

Stuart J

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
UK
In some parts of the world having a manual vehicle is a "security device" as many "young" people are unable to drive one due to their lack of physical/mental ability or complete lack of coordination..... does not bode well for the future... 😆😆😆

There seems to be more instances in this thread of the older generation lacking mental ability to move tractors....
 

Bob the beef

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Scot Borders
Ive a little Ford 3910 with Column change that has had a few folk bemused for a little bit over the years but has proven very reliable .
They were something else!
had a 5610 that was bombproof and the column change never went wrong in 9000 hours we had it. Also had a 6610 that couldn’t go 100 hrs without sh1tting itself🤣
 

primmiemoo

Member
Location
Devon
Father would pass his pocket knife to me and ask me to start the MF35 with it. I wasn't strong enough to swing the starting handle on the older MF35 4 cylinder.
 

Wolds Beef

Member
@Bald Rick A farmer who is a member of a large group of farmers growing veg and stuff on the Suffolk coast went to his neighbours, pulled in the yard with his truck, went to the office and came out to find a large fendt parked behind him, He got in said tractor and managed to start it, but after several minutes could not get it to move!! Turned it of and got out slamming the door, his watching audience laughed and clapped! He was not amused. True story, so your not the only one!!
WB
 

Bald Rick

Moderator
Livestock Farmer
Location
Anglesey
@Bald Rick A farmer who is a member of a large group of farmers growing veg and stuff on the Suffolk coast went to his neighbours, pulled in the yard with his truck, went to the office and came out to find a large fendt parked behind him, He got in said tractor and managed to start it, but after several minutes could not get it to move!! Turned it of and got out slamming the door, his watching audience laughed and clapped! He was not amused. True story, so your not the only one!!
WB

Yeah. I could start it. Then I was totally lost in a sea of buttons and other stuff.

Our local dealer sells Fendts. Pointed to a new 724 the other day. “How much?”

£167,000 ... plus VAT

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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