Ransomes ts86
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Mydexta
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- Dundee/angus
@Howard150 would be the man to ask
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
I think that would be an extremely long and fruitless exercise in time wasting to be honest.
If it were easy, many would have done it before now.
If it were easy, many would have done it before now.
- Location
- Isle of Man
Wright engineering in n.ireland do a replica/copy frame. Never seen one in the flesh ,just seen when looking for something on their website.
Mydexta
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- Dundee/angus
You would be surprised how many people have modified ts59 frames into something similar to a ts86.
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Yes, I suppose that’s true, you’re right there.
Do they perform as well?
Do they perform as well?
Mydexta
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- Dundee/angus
In some cases yes…..in some others, no
A good lad in the seat will make
A job with near anything
some of us could have all the bells and whistles…..and still make a mess
- Location
- 200 miles N,NW of New York
Pleased you didn't publicly name me, I don't want everyone knowing
Cab-over Pete
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- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
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- 200 miles N,NW of New York
As far as I can see the TS86 came about to facilitate the RWM bodies, that a far longer body than the likes of the TCN for example, not only longer, but the leg has a much more swept forward bend in the leg to get under the body and connect to the frog, and thus the point and plough disc were further forward, so the crosshaft had to be moved forward to accommodate the disc between the tractor and front point,
The inter body clearance is further at 30" point to point aswell, this tends to stop the back skimmer throwing skimming on to rear of front body,
Coupled with the fact there is lots of different sandwich plates either side of rear leg, can give a multitude of furrow widths,
There is still alot of TS86 about and must of made many hundreds in production,
I,m poor enough not to be able to justify the purchase on one
However I have a similar spec TS59⅞, as I modified years back, and run it on TCN,
It does help to get Trash in the bottom,
I have not ploughed competitively with it, due to Ploughing trailed and in recent years high cut,
As for having bells and whistles, it don't make the Ploughing any better, just easier to adjust
to get plough set right, it's all done by the man on the seat not the bells and whistles,
Bells and whistles are nothing on mounted ploughs,
you wanna try high cut, it's like having a full orchestra trying to play Meatloafs, Bat out of hell in F major with Freddie Star as the conductor
The inter body clearance is further at 30" point to point aswell, this tends to stop the back skimmer throwing skimming on to rear of front body,
Coupled with the fact there is lots of different sandwich plates either side of rear leg, can give a multitude of furrow widths,
There is still alot of TS86 about and must of made many hundreds in production,
I,m poor enough not to be able to justify the purchase on one
However I have a similar spec TS59⅞, as I modified years back, and run it on TCN,
It does help to get Trash in the bottom,
I have not ploughed competitively with it, due to Ploughing trailed and in recent years high cut,
As for having bells and whistles, it don't make the Ploughing any better, just easier to adjust
to get plough set right, it's all done by the man on the seat not the bells and whistles, Bells and whistles are nothing on mounted ploughs,
you wanna try high cut, it's like having a full orchestra trying to play Meatloafs, Bat out of hell in F major with Freddie Star as the conductor
Fergie Ploughman
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- Cheshire, UK
Did the RWM's come out before the Bonnings? My F-i-L has two styles of Bonnings/legs which came with his TS86, they're enormous compared to the TCN's!