Tractor radio?

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Is there any simple push button radios which will survive in a tractor? Don't need blue tooth or any fancy coutraments. TIA.

 

[jellybean]

A radio in a tractor IS a fancy coutrement. I have never switched mine on yet!

 

[dowcow]

Get onto ebay and look for something like an old Kenwood Radio Cassette... the sort of thing that would be pride of place in a 1980's Ford Escort, before it got nicked. They were pretty bombproof, a lot less to go wrong and you will find they have proper buttons to push instead of tactile nubby things or god forbid a touchscreen.

Edit: I just had a quick look, and prices seem to have gone up a fair bit since I last bought one. Now they are 'vintage' and 'classic' and I guess some sort of hipster coolness about them. I picked up one with its original box and ISO connector a fair few years back for a tenner :/

 

[Boohoo]

I fitted one of these a few months ago and I'm happy so far. It's a slim fit so no problem if there isn't much room behind the radio. Just fails on the no fancy contraptions because it has a remote control

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[wdah/him]

you will laugh at this. this year i bought 3 radios, complete with inbuilt speakers and bluetooth etc, simply because i couldnt be bothered doing much wiring and the other few drivers were looking bluetooth for linking to music on the phone etc. about £20 on ebay but cant put up a link, was very empressed and just 3 wires and arial and good recption.

 

[wdah/him]

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[daveydiesel1]

Get onto wish.com theres normally a good deal or 2 if u scroll down thru the selection

 

[kill]

Get onto ebay and look for something like an old Kenwood Radio Cassette... the sort of thing that would be pride of place in a 1980's Ford Escort, before it got nicked. They were pretty bombproof, a lot less to go wrong and you will find they have proper buttons to push instead of tactile nubby things or god forbid a touchscreen.

Edit: I just had a quick look, and prices seem to have gone up a fair bit since I last bought one. Now they are 'vintage' and 'classic' and I guess some sort of hipster coolness about them. I picked up one with its original box and ISO connector a fair few years back for a tenner :/

Blaupunkt also made a good radio as Volkswagen and John Deere used them at one stage as well as many other manufacturers

 

[forblue]

Chrystal set, ?.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Bought 1 of these last year on recommendation from someone on here.
Embarrassingly cheap. So far so good.

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[Christoph1945]

Blaupunkt also made a good radio as Volkswagen and John Deere used them at one stage as well as many other manufacturers

Superb car radios; we had one in our old VW camper for years but gave the radio to an older brother when we scrapped the van but some scrote stole the radio and his trolley jack along with it. Don't understand why they took the trolley jack, the radio wasn't that heavy!

 

[RH15LEW]

One of the first JVC cd players were pretty good iirc, picked one up for £40 12/13 years ago, sure to be some kicking around on flebay!

 

[RH15LEW]

One of the first JVC cd players were pretty good iirc, picked one up for £40 12/13 years ago, sure to be some kicking around on flebay!

This is the one! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224213417676

 

[Christoph1945]

Your nearest scrap yard will probably have a whole shelf full of decent old radios at reasonable prices.

 

[jamesy]

Get onto wish.com theres normally a good deal or 2 if u scroll down thru the selection

What’s the story with Wish? Some of their stuff seems amazingly cheap

 

[daveydiesel1]

I have bought a few things of it? Always turns up so far and works as should. Bought a tractor radio last year for 4quid and its still working

 

[Skimmer]

Continental do a good range of radios for tractors & plant.

 

[Netherfield]

I used to get them from the local auto electricians, people would bring stuff in for repair and then never collect them, 6 months on pay the price of repair and you could have the item.

 

[Christoph1945]

I used to get them from the local auto electricians, people would bring stuff in for repair and then never collect them, 6 months on pay the price of repair and you could have the item.

Most interesting!

 

[devonshire farmer]

Bought 1 of these last year on recommendation from someone on here.
Embarrassingly cheap. So far so good.

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These are good, we have 3 of them, so far so good