Ransomes YL plough

[Robertsskippyj]

Evening all,

I was thinking of having a proper go at my local match in the vintage novice class rather than making a mess with a big reversible.
I have an old Ford Ransomes PM3 and a Ransomes TS59J 2 furrow, both on YL165k boards. I was wondering if the 165k frogs will accept 183k boards or is the frog different.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Evening all,

I was thinking of having a proper go at my local match in the vintage novice class rather than making a mess with a big reversible.
I have an old Ford Ransomes PM3 and a Ransomes TS59J 2 furrow, both on YL165k boards. I was wondering if the 165k frogs will accept 183k boards or is the frog different.

Thanks in advance.

the boards will just straight swap on the frog no problem, however the rear brace behind the board are different and will not fit right,
the bolt holes are the same, but there is more of a bend at the front on the proper 183 stays,
its fairly easy to cut the welded on bit right at the front, deposition the board and weld it back on,
so with a cut and weld it will fit fine

 

[Robertsskippyj]

the boards will just straight swap on the frog no problem, however the rear brace behind the board are different and will not fit right,
the bolt holes are the same, but there is more of a bend at the front on the proper 183 stays,
its fairly easy to cut the welded on bit right at the front, deposition the board and weld it back on,
so with a cut and weld it will fit fine

Thanks for the info.
Do you know where I could get a pair of boards and what I might expect to pay for them.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Thanks for the info.
Do you know where I could get a pair of boards and what I might expect to pay for them.

if you want some repro boards i might have a pair, or try Westlakes, google him
if you want genuine Kristeel he might have a pair, but you better be sitting down whoever you ask

 

[rusty nuts]

Thanks for the info.
Do you know where I could get a pair of boards and what I might expect to pay for them.

I have a pair of kristeel ones that are good for a start in life ie starting ploughing they are not pitted and are bright .

 

[Robertsskippyj]

I have a pair of kristeel ones that are good for a start in life ie starting ploughing they are not pitted and are bright .

Hi sorry for the slow response. Do you still have them and what would you be looking for them? What life is left in them?
Thanks.

 

[Robertsskippyj]

if you want some repro boards i might have a pair, or try Westlakes, google him
if you want genuine Kristeel he might have a pair, but you better be sitting down whoever you ask

Sorry for the slow reply.
Sorry if this sound cheeky I don't mean to be but who made the repos? You hear ones from some places are nearly as good as Kristeel ones and others are like soil magnets that the slice won't slide over cleanly.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Sorry for the slow reply.
Sorry if this sound cheeky I don't mean to be but who made the repos? You hear ones from some places are nearly as good as Kristeel ones and others are like soil magnets that the slice won't slide over cleanly.

made by Chapman's steel,

you have to remember, that genuine YL boards when new where polished by Ransomes on a big grinding machine, modern day ones are not so take a lot longer to get any sort of shine on them, a local metal finisher would polish them for you at a cost of about £80

 

[Robertsskippyj]

Ahh OK. What cost would a pair of boards be if you had them.

 

[rusty nuts]

Hi sorry for the slow response. Do you still have them and what would you be looking for them? What life is left in them?
Thanks.

Free to a good home

 

[Robertsskippyj]

Free to a good home

That's awfully generous of you. Are you sure you wouldn't want anything for them.

 

[rusty nuts]

That's awfully generous of you. Are you sure you wouldn't want anything for them.

If you have to collect them that will cost were in the country do you live

 

[Robertsskippyj]

I'm on Gower, South Wales. If it's a long way away I'd be more than happy to send some one like TNT, or what ever you'd deem acceptable.

 

[rusty nuts]

I'm on Gower, South Wales. If it's a long way away I'd be more

I'm on Gower, South Wales. If it's a long way away I'd be more than happy to send some one like TNT, or what ever you'd deem acceptable.

That will be ok better leave till early jan
than happy to send some one like TNT, or what ever you'd deem acceptable.

 

[rusty nuts]

I'm on Gower, South Wales. If it's a long way away I'd be more than happy to send some one like TNT, or what ever you'd deem acceptable.

Email me at [email protected]

 

[Robertsskippyj]

Email me at [email protected]

Email sent.

 

[rusty nuts]

Email sent.

Nothing this end

 

[Robertsskippyj]

2 boards arrived this morning.
Don't know about rusty nuts but he's definitely the muts nuts. A total Gentleman what he has done for me.