Still earning a keep

[Henarar]

Basil nearly 60 and still doing a job

 

[marshfarmer]

My old timer, 2130 still unloads a several hundred bales a year, as have teleporter in field loading, an does a bit of trailer work and rolling chance time, got a pack of weights on back as gets a bit twitchy with two five foots on. Not quite run in at 15,000 hours. Father paid £3500 for it in 1983, I think it's 1976 model. I think the head gasket needs doing, but other than that it's had a clutch and a water pump.

 

[John 1594]

interesting choice of loader!!! Did it take much alteration to fit the DB 9 series loader to it?

 

[marshfarmer]

No idea, it came like that and I wasn't born then. They made the extension for it later here, so you can load over one side of trailers, did everything until we bought a Sanderson in mid 90s. They struggled to sell johnners round here then, MF and Ford were king. But father took a chance on it as it was cheap, don't think the depreciation has been too bad tho.

 

[Henarar]

No idea, it came like that and I wasn't born then. They made the extension for it later here, so you can load over one side of trailers, did everything until we bought a Sanderson in mid 90s. They struggled to sell johnners round here then, MF and Ford were king. But father took a chance on it as it was cheap, don't think the depreciation has been too bad tho.
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you want to put some 900's on the front

 

[marshfarmer]

you want to put some 900's on the front

No I want to clear them up and buy another teleporter

 

[mikep]

Depressing that ALL my equipment would be at home here!
The only comfort is that if they get through a day then I have made money not lost it!

 

[John 1594]

Bertha has arrived back home today, another season of potato cart done, another 400hrs on the clock, not put a foot wrong or needed a spanner on her, exceptional performance considering what ive been asking of her, as usual. Had a wash down and a polish, got a days work on the hedgecutter, followed by a week or so of ploughing, then she will be getting her front linkage put back on ready for the 130 acre of drilling ive got booked for the second week of november

 

[simon-0116]

Bertha has arrived back home today, another season of potato cart done, another 400hrs on the clock, not put a foot wrong or needed a spanner on her, exceptional performance considering what ive been asking of her, as usual. Had a wash down and a polish, got a days work on the hedgecutter, followed by a week or so of ploughing, then she will be getting her front linkage put back on ready for the 130 acre of drilling ive got booked for the second week of november

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why did you take front linkage off ??

 

[Kidds]

View attachment 225836Basil nearly 60 and still doing a job

Second time recently I've noticed a mirror on the exhaust.
Can you actually see anything with it?
I'm not yet too stiff to turn to look behind and even though my eyesight is pretty good I don't think the mirror would be any use.
Just wondering rather than criticising, could be you hankered after a Vespa for all I know. ( was going to say Lambretta but can't spell it)

 

[Henarar]

Second time recently I've noticed a mirror on the exhaust.
Can you actually see anything with it?
I'm not yet too stiff to turn to look behind and even though my eyesight is pretty good I don't think the mirror would be any use.
Just wondering rather than criticising, could be you hankered after a Vespa for all I know. ( was going to say Lambretta but can't spell it)

surprisingly It don't vibrate so yes you can see in it, it was on there when I bought the tractor

 

[John 1594]

why did you take front linkage off ??

because its a single acting linkage, you cant lock it solid for roadwork, or fold it up out of the way, plus it sticks out a long way, which stops you getting right in the corners with the hedge trimmer. Its only a matter of 6 x M16 bolts and a quick release pipe to take it on or off

 

[Henarar]

because its a single acting linkage, you cant lock it solid for roadwork, or fold it up out of the way, plus it sticks out a long way, which stops you getting right in the corners with the hedge trimmer. Its only a matter of 6 x M16 bolts and a quick release pipe to take it on or off

Yea front linkage is a PITA when trimming its very good at pulling wire out the hedge when you try to get in a corner

 

[John 1594]

Yea front linkage is a PITA when trimming its very good at pulling wire out the hedge when you try to get in a corner

especially when it sticks out as far as this one does, for amount of hassle undoing the rams to fold it up, its always as quick to just unbolt it

 

[Henarar]

thats a different looking linkage

 

[John 1594]

thats a different looking linkage

Its a standen linkage, orginally made for a 12 row sugar beet hoe, we "adapted" it to carry a flexicoil front press and tines, then i modified the weight block for the loader so it could also carry that if i needed extra weight for the 4f dowdewell

 

[Vincent]

You have the 1594 looking well John 1594. Keeping an older machine well and staying on top of things makes all the difference as once the faults pile up you soon have a scrap heap. My 7810 could do with paint work like that 1594 and it would look well.

 

[7610 super q]

Bit of ploughing with this today.

 

[Vincent]

Nothing like the sound of a 7810 working.

 

[Drillman]

Bit of ploughing with this today.

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Now that does look tidy. A early gen 2 model like mine was as well.