- Location
- south norfolk, uk
50 yrs of dirt on her!
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Older but no wiser
- Thread starter New Puritan
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50 yrs of dirt on her!
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Really!?
I'm missing a trick.....
- Location
- south norfolk
No I don’t think so
Nick...
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Dad used to drive the tractor, I was on the back. Never could him to go steady when turning at the end when the wheels would drop into the headland tramlines and sometimes flip me off the seat.
Happy days.
Happy days.
New Puritan
Member
- Location
- East Sussex
Perfect - thanks @carbonfibre farmer, that's really helpful & clear now. Does the tractor get used for other jobs too? Just interested.
Also, do you think a DB990 would be up to pulling it? Maybe @Selectamatic would know?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
You should clean that ton of mud off it for lighter dutys, they invented ballast later!
50 yrs of dirt on her!
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
The major doesn't do as much now. Mainly moving the horse muck trailer, anything to do with the link box,maybe a corn trailer occasionally. Certainly no draft work of any sort now.
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
990 is a far better tractor as it has a far wider range of gears
New Puritan
Member
- Location
- East Sussex
@carbonfibre farmer - once again I have to apologise about digging this thread up again!
Have you ever replaced the hoe blades on your one of these? And if so, where did you get them from? From the photos, it looks to have the same side hoe blades on it as mine, rather than ducks' feet ones?
Have you ever replaced the hoe blades on your one of these? And if so, where did you get them from? From the photos, it looks to have the same side hoe blades on it as mine, rather than ducks' feet ones?
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
We have a stash.
In the back of an old cart shed.
That's being propped up by bits of steel channel to stop it falling down
Couple of tray fulls.
Will see me out if we use the hoe once every 5 yrs for ..... hmmmm the next 120yrs
The welder comes out to "modify and adjust" any that are worn up etc.
An eclectic mix of various old bolts holding the hoes on. From witworth to imperial. Pretty sure nothing metric on it!
I'll get a pic of the spares.
The hoe is back in the hedge.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Ours has a mix of side hoes and "A" shares or ducks feet as you call them.
Change them for every tramline to cut in better. "Precision farming"
Also some side hoes with straight bar welded for -weedier- situations.
We did have a set of discs as well and some shield tins as well.
Change them for every tramline to cut in better. "Precision farming
"Also some side hoes with straight bar welded for -weedier- situations.
We did have a set of discs as well and some shield tins as well.
New Puritan
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- Location
- East Sussex
Hmm. Thanks @carbonfibre farmer - mine has a set of discs on it at the moment but I think I'll take those off. Do you know if the side hoes are Ransomes or Fergie or something else? I look on ebay etc. and Westlake's website from time to time but can never find quite the right things.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Not sure the make of the side hoes. Being as it's a Ransome tool bar we have. I suspect ransomes.
Some of the side hoes are probably not the same make so have had extra holes put in them to make them fit.
Our discs were taken off many yrs ago. On when going very early so as not to cover the small plant.
Look at the pan Anglia and spaldings catalogues. Something will likely fit
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
These hoe blades are normally fairly universal and a lot to do with soil type and personal preference. Some will be deeper than others so youmay need a complete set to match. Normally, depending on crop you will need the disc openers on the first pass, as the hoe will swamp the young plants. Then you remove them on second or they will trim up the leaves. It is always better to make the second pass opposite direction to the first.
- Location
- south norfolk
I’ve got an old massey 6 row hoe converted to front mounted that’s not been used for years if it’s of any use to anyone.may have some old blades somewhere too
Nick...
Nick...
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
New Puritan
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- Location
- East Sussex
Now you're just showing off @carbonfibre farmer
Thanks everyone, @carbonfibre farmer , @Flat 10 , @nick... & @Exfarmer - all good stuff.
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