So this arrived today

rhifsaith

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Tregaron
Finally got myself a 399. Not the tidiest,will need bits doing to it. But getting quite rare to find
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wdah/him

Member
Location
tyrone
1991? early 12/12 anyway with the older axle, only other I have seen with that was one we owned. I recently bought back a 399 3stcik of ours. we used to have two, 3 stick and as above, I preferred the 3 stick model but the shuttle did have a few more horses and so was traded in for a 3125 when the engine started to feel tight. I found them nice to work with, simple but a small cab.
 

melted welly

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
DD9.
Had 2 here, looking back I can’t believe the torture they put up with. Didn’t particularly like them, preferred fiat 100-90, but they were hardy machines.

hope you get on well with it.
 

Daniel

Member
Goodness, I spent thousands of hours on our one of those, clutch used to fail about every 1800hrs and the back end was basically the same as the old MF590 scraper tractor we had, and so used to crack the top casting with depressing regularity.

I think calling it a legend is stretching the definition of the word beyond breaking point, but nonetheless it's nice to see one in good nick.
 

shumungus

Member
Livestock Farmer
Goodness, I spent thousands of hours on our one of those, clutch used to fail about every 1800hrs and the back end was basically the same as the old MF590 scraper tractor we had, and so used to crack the top casting with depressing regularity.

I think calling it a legend is stretching the definition of the word beyond breaking point, but nonetheless it's nice to see one in good nick.
14 ton dumper, 2250gal tanker, silage wagon, 15 ton digger on low loader she's just about to turn 19000hrs and we have never been in the back end yet. I built this farm on the back of that tractor, I dunno but to me that's a legend.
 

KennyO

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Angus
Had 2 here, looking back I can’t believe the torture they put up with. Didn’t particularly like them, preferred fiat 100-90, but they were hardy machines.

hope you get on well with it.
Remember seeing one with openers on the front and a bedtiller on the back on a YFC farm walk. About 7pm and the (ring) lad was starting night shift...stalled it with all us buggers watching?
 

Daniel

Member
14 ton dumper, 2250gal tanker, silage wagon, 15 ton digger on low loader she's just about to turn 19000hrs and we have never been in the back end yet. I built this farm on the back of that tractor, I dunno but to me that's a legend.

Yes, thats all towing though, not lifting ploughs on the link arms etc.

Look, I learnt to drive on an MF390T and an MF399, the 390T in particular looked just right for a tractor, so I am fond of them, but they had their weaknesses, the 390t snapped its crankshaft I seem to remember.
 

multi power

Member
Location
pembrokeshire
Goodness, I spent thousands of hours on our one of those, clutch used to fail about every 1800hrs and the back end was basically the same as the old MF590 scraper tractor we had, and so used to crack the top casting with depressing regularity.

I think calling it a legend is stretching the definition of the word beyond breaking point, but nonetheless it's nice to see one in good nick.
Probably the most common of any tractor back end ever, they built millions of them
 

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