Those of you that have or are restoring tractors, what do you do when you have finished it?
I get the impression that finishing it can be a bit of an anticlimax
I get the impression that finishing it can be a bit of an anticlimax
Restoring Tractors
- Thread starter Magnus Oyke
- Start date
I’ve done several, enjoy the process more tbh, I’ve always sold it on then traded up, just finished a Ford 8340, enjoy driving it so will keep it and do a bit of modernising it.
- Location
- Nova Scotia Canada
I wouldn't restore one if I didn't plan on using it on the farm personally. No road runs or shows here like you have in the UK, and selling them us just loosing money.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Would only do it with the intention of keeping and using the tractor but have done several cars.
The cars were done with the intention of keeping and using them which I did but were sold eventually. Luckily they were Mk1 Escorts that had become very fashionable and expensive so they were financially worthwhile but not sure a tractor would be. Might be, depends which tractor if that is why you are going to do it.
I have an IH 674 which I would like to do a proper resto on but suspect it will be to a lower standard than a full on restoration. Watertight rather than shiny kind of thing (cab and engine
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The cars were done with the intention of keeping and using them which I did but were sold eventually. Luckily they were Mk1 Escorts that had become very fashionable and expensive so they were financially worthwhile but not sure a tractor would be. Might be, depends which tractor if that is why you are going to do it.
I have an IH 674 which I would like to do a proper resto on but suspect it will be to a lower standard than a full on restoration. Watertight rather than shiny kind of thing (cab and engine
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- Location
- Sorn Ayrshire
Did a 65 and a 185 both to as new condition but still use them , carting silage ,topping ,occasional ploughing match ,no way do I want an ornament.
- Location
- Cornwall
I got my Roadless 78 professionally restored…. Then was so afraid to use it, so it sat in the shed for 5 years 
- Location
- Co antrim
Thats a clean little jaguar.
Have you a good workshop? You could start with some thing small, say a classic 3cyl DB?
Do you know of one?
76masseyman
Member
- Location
- Lincolncestershire
Pleased to see they retained the cabs.
GOODYSMATE
Member
- Location
- suffolk
I know somebody here in Suffolk that has some D/B to sell , not sure where you are so might be to far away
- Location
- Sorn Ayrshire
Its been here for 18 years now ,gets anything it needs at this time of year ready to go its only doing our own 200 acres per season now IL leave the contracting to the big boys.
- Location
- Co antrim
Whats the average annual upkeep on that with doing 200 acres
- Location
- Sorn Ayrshire
Its difficult to say some years if it needs knifes or a sheer bar it is expensive ,this year feed roll bump stops a belt and pick up reel cam rollers + a sharpening stone. It the flexibility to go when I want that justifies its existence.
- Location
- Co antrim
Customer of ours sent his claas harvester for a dealer service/checkup and first day out she ate herself and hadnt lifted a stone or anything. Dealer wouldnt stand any of it and it ended in a 80k insurance bill and shes needed a new accelerator each year since. Same thing happened with 3 other harvesters the dealer had gone through within couple of weeks out
There is a really low houred one not far from me, largely unloved for some reason.
Why would it be unloved?
I think the folk on that farm are not keen on the DB quirky attributes but a golden opportunity for a keen member of staff to while away a few winter evening hours.
