Hilly
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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 .
Very old Ford Ranger??? Ffs we still have Ford Couriers that preceded the Ranger on the road!!!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.
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...
I drove Massey's for ten years, then dad bought a DB
Gears upside down, pull the stop out to start, push in to stop-took me ages to get used to it.
Think our 1st Kramer was like that
ahh column change, what a contraption
Very old Ford Ranger??? Ffs we still have Ford Couriers that preceded the Ranger on the road!!!
Imagine the horror if it was the 135's predecessor and you had to use the gear lever to top right to engage the starter.
They were something else!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 .
There seems to be more instances in this thread of the older generation lacking mental ability to move tractors....
That "Rubiks Cube" column shift was logical to an engineer but a b1tch to accelerate a load with.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
It's getting plain silly now with the radio controls being duplicated on the armrest.....Or ever more useless electronic things on modern tractors?
Did you ever get Ford Couriers/Mazda B series up there?Well, the Colonies always got the cast-offs and old models.....
@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