Modern day David Brown 780

Which new tractor gives a driving experience, close to a David Brown 780?

I'm nostalgic for my youth, traveling the farm with my DB 780 & Grays delux tipping 5 foot transport box, picking up dead sheep, carrying walling toppers & milk churns to top up baths used as troughs.
 

spin cycle

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Location
north norfolk
Which new tractor gives a driving experience, close to a David Brown 780?

I'm nostalgic for my youth, traveling the farm with my DB 780 & Grays delux tipping 5 foot transport box, picking up dead sheep, carrying walling toppers & milk churns to top up baths used as troughs.

nostalgic about 'picking up dead sheep' i salute you sir :love:

tafe might fit the bill:scratchhead:
 

Horn&corn

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Which new tractor gives a driving experience, close to a David Brown 780?

I'm nostalgic for my youth, traveling the farm with my DB 780 & Grays delux tipping 5 foot transport box, picking up dead sheep, carrying walling toppers & milk churns to top up baths used as troughs.
Get a really tidy 780. Much cheaper and more reliable than a new tractor. No computer errors!
 

Farmer Roy

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Arable Farmer
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NSW, Newstralya
I have only had experience with 2 David Browns

one, on a farm in England, was some shitty old thing I could hardly get in & out of because of gear levers n stuff, that had a heavy hedge trimmer on the back of it that was too big for it. Fuching things was a death trap

the other one, was owned by an uncle of mine & was basically used to run a large PTO auger at his silo complex. I think he only bought it because it also had “Case” written on the bonnet . . .

neither of these tractors have ever created ANY desire to ever drive another one
 
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