Tractors and air con,

[holywell farmer]

The hot weather has got me thinking who was first manufacturer to offer air con in a tractor?

 

[Drillman]

I believe in the UK it was when Q cbs came in. Mid 70s.

The Aussies did have air con in rattle cabs from what I’m told.

We didn’t get it till 2001.

 

[Hesston4860s]

DEERE where doing it on the 40 series back in 1981, and it was more than likely fitted to the artic 8430 in 1975.
Before than I’ve no idea.

Our first tractor to have air con was my current 3050 dad bought second hand in 1993. The air con no longer works tho needs a condenser and evaporator, the air con in the other 2 doesn’t work either !.

 

[holywell farmer]

I believe in the UK it was when Q cbs came in. Mid 70s.

The Aussies did have air con in rattle cabs from what I’m told.

We didn’t get it till 2001.

As standard fendt, jd would offered it in the 80s?

 

[J 1177]

Wasn't there a rudimentary version fitted to to the top of class combines or was that something different?

 

[holywell farmer]

DEERE where doing it on the 40 series back in 1981, and it was more than likely fitted to the artic 8430 in 1975.
Before than I’ve no idea.

Suppose in modern era air con moved on, to fancy control systems i.e. Climate control

 

[Drillman]

As standard fendt, jd would offered it in the 80s?

Ford offered it from 1976 onwards but was prob only fitted as standard to the 8700 and 9700 everything else was optional.

 

[holywell farmer]

Ford offered it from 1976 onwards but was prob only fitted as standard to the 8700 and 9700 everything else was optional.

I dread to think how farmers off 60s coped in the weather cabs fitted back then plastic windows and metal, that would been greenhouse atmosphere

 

[Drillman]

I dread to think how farmers off 60s coped in the weather cabs fitted back then plastic windows and metal, that would been greenhouse atmosphere

What you didn’t know didn’t bother you....

 

[Northeastfarmer]

God bless air con

 

[holywell farmer]

What you didn’t know didn’t bother you....

And tractors with no cabs sunburn and heat stroke

 

[Drillman]

God bless air con

Must admit on a hot day if it packed up I be hitching another tractor onto whatever I’m doing. Especially round baling.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Wasn't there a rudimentary version fitted to to the top of class combines or was that something different?

Was it a kind of white box like thing 2 foot x 2 foot ish 6 inch tall ?. Similar things where fitted to the likes of Track Marshall crawlers, but I don’t think it was “true” air con.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Must admit on a hot day if it packed up I be hitching another tractor onto whatever I’m doing. Especially round baling.

I have it on most days in summer

 

[Drillman]

I have it on most days in summer

Have it on all year round. Stops windows steaming up in winter.

 

[seedman stains]

David Brown some say they were always the the bench mark

 

[Drillman]

David Brown some say they were always the the bench mark

I very much doubt that. More likely the Yanks or Aussies that had it fitted to stuff first.

 

[Hesston4860s]

I very much doubt that. More likely the Yanks or Aussies that had it fitted to stuff first.

I’d tend to agree it would be the yanks, someone like Deere or Case

 

[icanshootwell]

I dread to think how farmers off 60s coped in the weather cabs fitted back then plastic windows and metal, that would been greenhouse atmosphere

I remember baling straw in a 50 a field back in the 90s putting string on round bales so it was a slow job, no ac and it took some sticking on a hot day, the cab would get into the high 40,s.

 

[holywell farmer]

David Brown some say they were always the the bench mark

Zetor were manufacturer that offered some things other mainstream brands didn't as standard