Tractor advice needed please

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[joe soapy]

Whichever,, but would suggest if going to have a loader then have a tractor with power steering and also put the rear wheels out a bit wider than standard

 

[deniscooper]

evening all....thanks for all the replies...i've decided the best next step is for me to go an visit a few of the people that have been mentioned on this thread as they are relatively local. That way i can see for myself what will suit me the most.

The key points for me are....

1. Reliable - i know nothing about tractors and whilst i am sure i will learn the more i use i don't want to be having to fix and tinker with something all the time when i just want to get a job done. I don't need anything fancy like electrics, and comfort is a nice to have, but I'm not planning on spending day after day after day on the tractor

2. Longevity - i've got a budget, doesn't mean i need to spend all of it, but if its the difference between getting something that can do everything i may need it to do in the future, or something that i can only use for the immediate time, then i'd rather spend more upfront, and have the ability to use it for more than i currently need - id hate to think 'if only.....id be able to do.....'

3. The poly tunnel is undecided as of yet to the specifics, but probably be around 27ft wide by 60ft long. The ground will be prepared before the tunnel is setup, getting the tractor in and out is obviously beneficial but not essential

4. I don't mind not having a cab, but would want a roll bar to prevent the risk of killing myself, something thats easy to operate and easy to drive is essential

Thanks again

 

[glasshouse]

Goo

When you honed your loader skills on a non livedrive major with a horndraulic trip loader...a shovel is a comparable option and a 135 and power loader is like a night in with nigella lawson

Good lord , nigella, makes me go all hot under the collar

 

[Azlett]

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[joe soapy]

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Potential tractor models

MF35 OK, but difficult to fit power steering

MF135 look for the straight axel version, the most versitile tractor available

Ford 4000 good choice, but may be bigger than needed

Case 785 AVOID , to complicated and difficult to fix.

IH 414/434 would also be a good choice





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[7610 super q]

If the OP goes and buys a MF 135, I'll feel like Charlton Heston at the end of Planet of the apes....
Pic courtesy of @Wellytrack

 

[cfr1964]

Not getting involved in any handbags, but this is better and cheaper than a restored 135 http://classified.fwi.co.uk/advert-detail/12015242/ford-tractor

 

[Drillman]

Not getting involved in any handbags, but this is better and cheaper than a restored 135 http://classified.fwi.co.uk/advert-detail/12015242/ford-tractor

Townson tractors have a tidy looking 4630 that would tick a lot of boxes as well.

 

[SuperTwo]

84 series IH.
Power steering
wet brakes
Pick up hitch
540 and 1000 pto
Cheap.

 

[Philip Watkins]

A man enters a Trappist monastery where he's told he has to serve time as a novice before deciding whether to stay permanently. He's also told that one monk is allowed to speak, at breakfast, once a year.

A few months pass and the breakfast speaking date draws round. The nominated monk stands up and says "I'm tired of cornflakes - do you think we could have porridge sometimes?"

A year later and it's another monk's turn. He duly stands up and says "I'm not that keen on porridge or cornflakes, but boiled eggs would be nice".

Another year, another monk: "I don't like eggs. Do you think we could bring back the cornflakes?"

Then a year passes and it's the novice's turn to speak. He stands up and says "I'm sorry to say that I intend to leave the monastery. This constant bickering has worn me down."

 

[Dirt!croston]

International b414 with power steering, big brake one's will do it all, designed for a loader and backhoe, liveDrive and proper live hydraulics, run rings round a 135 for mowing rotavating, got depth control, more power out in the sunshine, where's my checkbook, need another!

 

[claas860]

The new belarus 622 is the answer , 62 hp 4 wheel drive cab etc all for £14500 !!!!!! If your interested please give me a call 07815492765 many thanks

 

[John 1594]

International b414 with power steering, big brake one's will do it all, designed for a loader and backhoe, liveDrive and proper live hydraulics, run rings round a 135 for mowing rotavating, got depth control, more power out in the sunshine, where's my checkbook, need another!

All well and good until the fatefull morning where the heater plugs wont work and you cant get it to start,

the dry disc brakes would, unless fully overhaulled and adjusted regularly, be no better than the drum brakes of the 135, which, although not exactly great, didnt require constant stripping and adjustment like the dry disc brakes of the 60s and 70s

 

[Dirt!croston]

The heater plugs are in series, with the indicator resistor on the dash, so at least you know when one has blown, Ithe would only need 'constant adjustment' if you constantly did it wrong!

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

All well and good until the fatefull morning where the heater plugs wont work and you cant get it to start,

the dry disc brakes would, unless fully overhaulled and adjusted regularly, be no better than the drum brakes of the 135, which, although not exactly great, didnt require constant stripping and adjustment like the dry disc brakes of the 60s and 70s

just fit Febi Bilstein 17215 heater plugs wired in parallel, job done no more trouble, 5 seconds of heat is enough

cridits to @Mydexta

 

[REStracTORATION]

just fit Febi Bilstein 17215 heater plugs wired in parallel, job done no more trouble, 5 seconds of heat is enough

cridits to @Mydexta

Yes fit these they are brilliant so much more life in them
I get the glow plugs out these modern diesel engines take the old plugs out of the nash remove all the middle so your left with the outer union slip over that over the new glow plug weld it round jobs a goodun reliable plugs that last a decent length of time

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Yes fit these they are brilliant so much more life in them
I get the glow plugs out these modern diesel engines take the old plugs out of the nash remove all the middle so your left with the outer union slip over that over the new glow plug weld it round jobs a goodun reliable plugs that last a decent length of time

the ones above are just a straight swap, and under a tenner, no buggering about, job done

 

[REStracTORATION]

the ones above are just a straight swap, and under a tenner, no buggering about, job done

Which is ok if you have them in stock but when you dont an the whooering thing wont start but you have plenty of glow plugs on the shelf then crack on get the job done

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Which is ok if you have them in stock but when you dont an the whooering thing wont start but you have plenty of glow plugs on the shelf then crack on get the job done

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