Ugliest tractor

[Lincsman]

Could direct it down to your feet as well

Always made me laugh when the likes of Ford and JD stuck all the blower vents in the roof of the cab, and none down by the dash or your feet

given that hot air rises.....

You needed screen demisting as all the gearbox heat had gone, (had one of the first where a heater was an option, soon had to be fitted!) anyway cold air drops, where did your chilled air come from?

 

[cfr1964]

Thought that was him near the end!

That's your man
Of course he only has 3 cylinder Fords because he's got flat ground
Apparently they can't pull up hills

 

[jendan]

Yes it was odd looking on the 26/36 but on the bigger models it looked great
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Q cabs were even better on the "700 series, because they had the gears at the side and a flat floor.Great cabs,easy to get in and out of,good vision allround,and plenty room inside;great tractors!

 

[fiat 9090]

Being better than it's predecessor doesn't make it pretty [/QUOT

It wasnt better, it was a quantum leap to car like luxury, the doors clunked shut better than some cars now. The roof had a "bonnet prop" so you could service all cabs things with ease under its roof, pity that isnt the case now.

sure it was the bees knees and we used to make fold up back windows with a steel frame

 

[Thomas5060]

That's your man
Of course he only has 3 cylinder Fords because he's got flat ground
Apparently they can't pull up hills

Yea that's right, forgot da didn't used to cart 8 round bales from a place 20 mile away with a 4000 and loader......

 

[Lincsman]

The Ford 550 digger was based around a Ford 4600, it had a speedo as it could reach 27mph (given time!) and could push for England with a manual gearbox... even though it was double the weight of its tractor cousin... JCB had to up their game when it came out.

 

[Mursal]

The 550 was a 3 cylinder ...........

 

[John 1594]

You needed screen demisting as all the gearbox heat had gone, (had one of the first where a heater was an option, soon had to be fitted!) anyway cold air drops, where did your chilled air come from?

Open the sunroof hatch, standard on all sekura S80 cabs i think

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

That's your man
Of course he only has 3 cylinder Fords because he's got flat ground
Apparently they can't pull up hills

A picture I found when trawling the net a while ago......my one with it's first owner.

 

[Thomas5060]

A picture I found when trawling the net a while ago......my one with it's first owner.
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Dirty pictures are my favourite

 

[Thomas5060]

The 550 was a 3 cylinder ...........

So is a 4600

 

[John 1594]

Ford Q cab was a mega improvement compared to sitting in a tin cab rattling in your ears.

A pair of these, made from the same material as the engine block, does help to contain the noise eminating from the short stroke 3 cylinder engine

 

[Thomas5060]

 

[Thomas5060]

A pair of these, made from the same material as the 1594 diff, does help to contain the noise eminating from the straight cut gears

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I fixed your typo for you

 

[John 1594]

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Indeed, it may be a soothing, calming sound to some i accept, enough to make you feel sleepy

to others, a dreadful cacophony violent enough to dislode fillings

 

[John 1594]

I fixed your typo for you

Only one problem dear boy, the range box in a 15 used helical cut gears, as did all the other synchromesh DB boxes back to 1971, when they first introduced it...

others were still making crash boxes with the reverse gear positioned randomly in the center of the gate

 

[Thomas5060]

Only one problem dear boy, the range box in a 15 used helical cut gears, as did all the other synchromesh DB boxes back to 1971, when they first introduced it...

others were still making crash boxes with the reverse gear positioned randomly in the center of the gate

Please dear old chap, do point out where I referred to a 1594 having straight cut gears? I don't seem to recall saying that. I did of course make reference to the 1594's diff being made of cheese, maybe that has confused you?

 

[John 1594]

Please dear old chap, do point out where I referred to a 1594 having straight cut gears? I don't seem to recall saying that. I did of course make reference to the 1594's diff being made of cheese, maybe that has confused you?

A pair of these, made from the same material as the 1594 diff, does help to contain the noise eminating from the straight cut gears

For someone so young, you are incredibly forgetfull

 

[david]

Have a look at the cab on this heap of junk.......with such easy access to the cab through the doors the easiest way to get into this heap of sh!t was to scramble over the seat.

It's the only tractor I know that was designed looking into a mirror, with such a logical layout to throttle and levers, and a user friendly PUH.

My nomination for most impractical tractor ever made.

 

[nick...]

Oh dear
Nick...