Maxxum vs MF 3120 vs NH 40 series

Joe S

Member
Location
Orkney
Och it could've been worse, (n)
You could've landed on your head ;):ROFLMAO:

Dad and Greg say the beam hit me in the head then I feel I don't remember is so I guess that's what turned the lights off?[emoji23]
Far far worse then och was said![emoji23]
An what did I get " go get a cup o tea then come back oot we need 3 folk"[emoji24][emoji23]
 

Gator

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Lancashire
Hahahahaahhaahahaha

Now wheres @Gator with his popcorn come on lads pull up a chair this ive got to see

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John 1594

Member
Location
Cambridgeshire
It was them red un's
Or was it them white and brown un's
Or was it them white and orange un's
Or was it them red un's wi blue wheels
Gosh not even db could decide on a color the disguse them as something else to try and boost sales
It was that bloody stopper idea that let them down straight away and the lever setup that closely resembled a field of willow

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::p:p:p

most of the colours, right up to 1965, were actually based on the clothing worn by the north riding hunt

hunting pink, being the red jacket, the primrose yellow being the neckerchief

french blue was chosen by David Brown junior, as it was felt the new 900 needed to stand out from the old old pure hunting pink models

the very first VAK1 prototypes has silver wheel centers and rims, 30 years before MF chose that same idea for the wheels on the 100 series

The brown and white came about as the american dealers wanted a tractor that didnt look like an IH
 

cfr1964

Member
Dad and Greg say the beam hit me in the head then I feel I don't remember is so I guess that's what turned the lights off?[emoji23]
Far far worse then och was said![emoji23]
An what did I get " go get a cup o tea then come back oot we need 3 folk"[emoji24][emoji23]
Sounds aboot right (y)
Sympathetic sort of a character your old man ;):ROFLMAO: look on it as character building :D
 
most of the colours, right up to 1965, were actually based on the clothing worn by the north riding hunt

hunting pink, being the red jacket, the primrose yellow being the neckerchief

french blue was chosen by David Brown junior, as it was felt the new 900 needed to stand out from the old old pure hunting pink models

the very first VAK1 prototypes has silver wheel centers and rims, 30 years before MF chose that same idea for the wheels on the 100 series

The brown and white came about as the american dealers wanted a tractor that didnt look like an IH
All spot on bar 1 mistake but i will let it slide
 

Joe S

Member
Location
Orkney
Sounds aboot right (y)
Sympathetic sort of a character your old man ;):ROFLMAO: look on it as character building :D

Aye very[emoji19][emoji53]if I hadn't been so sore and in a twist I might have hit him for saying that[emoji23]
Ah well I got be loadall driver after that because I couldn't lift anything or climb the ladders[emoji23]
 

gwspark

Member
what like the bloke on here who has sent his TM head into mcmurray for a rebuild even though it hadnt dropped a valve yet...........

see my point yet

I think the point of sending my cylinder head to McMurray because it hasn't dropped a valve was a wise decision, as they are recommended to be done at 8k hours.

Hardly much point waiting to it drops a valve and then sending it away. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

And at £400 I now have peace of mind and a completely bullet proof tractor for another 8k hours.

Nobody ever knows when a DB will snap a crank tho. Ticking time bomb comes to mind [emoji41]
 

John 1594

Member
Location
Cambridgeshire
[QUOTE="gwspark, post: 3347714, member: 43870"]I think the point of sending my cylinder head to McMurray because it hasn't dropped a valve was a wise decision, as they are recommended to be done at 8k hours.

Hardly much point waiting to it drops a valve and then sending it away. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

And at £400 I now have peace of mind and a completely bullet proof tractor for another 8k hours.

Nobody ever knows when a DB will snap a crank tho. Ticking time bomb comes to mind [emoji41][/QUOTE]

and yet in another breath mcmurray tells another lad on here they dont give bother unless abused....

someones lying..but who
 

Drillman

Member
Mixed Farmer
[QUOTE="gwspark, post: 3347714, member: 43870"]I think the point of sending my cylinder head to McMurray because it hasn't dropped a valve was a wise decision, as they are recommended to be done at 8k hours.

Hardly much point waiting to it drops a valve and then sending it away. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

And at £400 I now have peace of mind and a completely bullet proof tractor for another 8k hours.

Nobody ever knows when a DB will snap a crank tho. Ticking time bomb comes to mind [emoji41]

and yet in another breath mcmurray tells another lad on here they dont give bother unless abused....

someones lying..but who[/QUOTE]
Don't worry about it you don't have one so there's no chance at all of it happening to you:)

You concentrate on how to change that lightbulb without a 1st world Telehandler(y)
 

cfr1964

Member
and yet in another breath mcmurray tells another lad on here they dont give bother unless abused....

someones lying..but who
Don't worry about it you don't have one so there's no chance at all of it happening to you:)

You concentrate on how to change that lightbulb without a 1st world Telehandler(y)[/QUOTE]
Best idea would be to get the old cross cut out and saw the pole down change the bulb and then dig a new hole and put it back up ;):rolleyes:
Anyone else surprised that electric light has reached the mothership ?:whistle:
 

davedb

Member
Location
Staffordshire
[QUOTE="gwspark, post: 3347714, member: 43870"]I think the point of sending my cylinder head to McMurray because it hasn't dropped a valve was a wise decision, as they are recommended to be done at 8k hours.

Hardly much point waiting to it drops a valve and then sending it away. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

And at £400 I now have peace of mind and a completely bullet proof tractor for another 8k hours.

Nobody ever knows when a DB will snap a crank tho. Ticking time bomb comes to mind [emoji41]

It's called preventive maintenance John, I'm a big believer in it it's the secret to running older gear reliably, spot problems or potential protearly and fix them when your in quiet times of year etc, if he waited for it to drop a valve it would cost a lot more than doing the head now
 

John 1594

Member
Location
Cambridgeshire
and yet in another breath mcmurray tells another lad on here they dont give bother unless abused....

someones lying..but who
Don't worry about it you don't have one so there's no chance at all of it happening to you:)

You concentrate on how to change that lightbulb without a 1st world Telehandler(y)[/QUOTE]
Don't worry about it you don't have one so there's no chance at all of it happening to you:)

You concentrate on how to change that lightbulb without a 1st world Telehandler(y)
Best idea would be to get the old cross cut out and saw the pole down change the bulb and then dig a new hole and put it back up ;):rolleyes:
Anyone else surprised that electric light has reached the mothership ?:whistle:[/QUOTE]


Lightbulb was sorted by 9am...high tip trailer, bale of straw, no problem. Even took the time to re-paint the lamp post while i was up there
 

John 1594

Member
Location
Cambridgeshire
It's called preventive maintenance John, I'm a big believer in it it's the secret to running older gear reliably, spot problems or potential protearly and fix them when your in quiet times of year etc, if he waited for it to drop a valve it would cost a lot more than doing the head now

But, if you believed a quarter of whats wrote on here...it shouldnt even need doing because they dont drop valves

apparently:whistle:
 

Thomas5060

Member
Livestock Farmer
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Look at that @John 1594 , he clearly says they are the best engine on market and they do drop valves but 10 thousand hours before they would do it, doesn't mean they will do it bang on 10,000, some may never do it. When your 1594 gets to 10,000 trouble free let us know, the diff only could last 4750 hours. Yes you tried to blame it on your driving but you said that teeth had been broke off before you went subsoiling, it may have finished it off but it must of been soft to start with of teeth had came off in only 4750 hours. Whenever you fixed the 1594 did you not take precautions when you fixed it? Like did you not consider taking the hydrashift box to Barclay Williams for a once over as it was something you didn't want to have to take out again?
A very good friend of mine runs JD, when they reach 10,000 hours as a precaution he does the Head and Powerquad, they may never go but he says it cheaper to prevent it rather than fix it when it's fecked. One of them he done the head and powerquad and a few hundered hours later she burnt to a crisp with an electrical fault.
Everything breaks down and has faults, whether it be porous Fords, broken cranks in DB, maxxumm diffs etc just stop goin over and over the same points and trying to make out you know everything and that you are always right. You have some good ideas and run your business well but don't preach unto everyone how good DB are and that we should all run one.
 

John 1594

Member
Location
Cambridgeshire
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Look at that @John 1594 , he clearly says they are the best engine on market and they do drop valves but 10 thousand hours before they would do it, doesn't mean they will do it bang on 10,000, some may never do it. When your 1594 gets to 10,000 trouble free let us know, the diff only could last 4750 hours. Yes you tried to blame it on your driving but you said that teeth had been broke off before you went subsoiling, it may have finished it off but it must of been soft to start with of teeth had came off in only 4750 hours. Whenever you fixed the 1594 did you not take precautions when you fixed it? Like did you not consider taking the hydrashift box to Barclay Williams for a once over as it was something you didn't want to have to take out again?
A very good friend of mine runs JD, when they reach 10,000 hours as a precaution he does the Head and Powerquad, they may never go but he says it cheaper to prevent it rather than fix it when it's fecked. One of them he done the head and powerquad and a few hundered hours later she burnt to a crisp with an electrical fault.
Everything breaks down and has faults, whether it be porous Fords, broken cranks in DB, maxxumm diffs etc just stop goin over and over the same points and trying to make out you know everything and that you are always right. You have some good ideas and run your business well but don't preach unto everyone how good DB are and that we should all run one.


Thankfully i passed the stage your currently at some year ago

il let you guess at to what stage it is

Have to say though, the internet introduces you to allsorts

and as for preaching, thats pretty f**king rich coming from someone like you is it not

ever heard the tale about the glass house by any chance
 

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