One for Dr Wazzock.

[carbonfibre farmer]

This just came up on Facebook market place.

@DrWazzock

 

[d williams]

Must be very heavy

 

[Netherfield]

@Selectamatic

 

[Selectamatic]

@Selectamatic

Unfortunately, I don’t have the work for it…

 

[Netherfield]

Unfortunately, I don’t have the work for it…

But if it came to breaking it...............

 

[Boohoo]

Think I saw comments on Facebook that only the beet harvester bits were going for scrap. The 885 isn't being scrapped.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Wondered if they had any beet knives that would suit the good Doctor hence why I put it up on here

 

[YELROM]

Just in case you have missed the thread @DrWazzock

 

[DrWazzock]

Thanks. I’ll enquire.

 

[Devil's advocate]

What a shame would be best restored as it is. Iconic piece of 70's British engeineering

 

[thorpe]

What a shame would be best restored as it is. Iconic piece of 70's British engeineering

yea an icon alright i think standen are best left in the past the europeans just laughed at them! they just woudnt look or listen there engineering really was poor, it was a generation thing they wouldnt let young blood in . (oh matron you cant do it like that)

 

[Exfarmer]

yea an icon alright i think standen are best left in the past the europeans just laughed at them! they just woudnt look or listen there engineering really was poor, it was a generation thing they wouldnt let young blood in . (oh matron you cant do it like that)

Theysold too many machines with out fully testing them too. We had two which were returned in a few hours never to be seen again

 

[thorpe]

do you remember that 6 row sp? what a load of po! it had a rolls royce engine i think they thought that was a selling point, hah hah!

 

[Exfarmer]

do you remember that 6 row sp? what a load of po! it had a rolls royce engine i think they thought that was a selling point, hah hah!

They entered the 6 row market too late with a poorly tested product

 

[thorpe]

it wasnt just poorly tested!

 

[steveR]

it wasnt just poorly tested!

I knew a Contractor who had looked at buying one back in the day, went across East for a demo, and came back with his cheque book still in his pocket...

 

[steveR]

yea an icon alright i think standen are best left in the past the europeans just laughed at them! they just woudnt look or listen there engineering really was poor, it was a generation thing they wouldnt let young blood in . (oh matron you cant do it like that)

Well... once I put a small 4WD on a Rapide, it was actually much more usable!

 

[Exfarmer]

Well... once I put a small 4WD on a Rapide, it was actually much more usable!

The problem with the lack of progress at Standen was not just their fault.
UK farmers demanded an even feed of beet to the factories.
I was shocked when I entered the industry late to find I was expected to deliver about 2 loads a week, tgus we did not want a machine capable of lifting hundreds of tonnes a day.
It was the way things were done according to the locals.
In Europe they cleared farms one at a time. Here you were expected to deliver your beet spread over the entire season.

 

[MF-ANDY]

do you remember that 6 row sp? what a load of po! it had a rolls royce engine i think they thought that was a selling point, hah hah!

Standen challenger iirc

 

[thorpe]

thats the one, im sure it was a challenge!