Vintage combine thread

[davidroberts30]

Lot of us on here running older gear still putting in the work
@Tim G

 

[kmo]

 

[Tim G]

Lot of us on here running older gear still putting in the work
@Tim G

I have a similarly vintage trailer to go with my combine, just excuse the more modern tractor.

Unfortunately the trailer cost more than the combine.

 

[Vincent]

A friends 1530.

 

[Barleycorn]

A friends 1530.

Buy him a reversing camera for Christmas!

 

[Vincent]

It was like that when he got it , must have happened twice as it's a different colour to.

 

[Tim G]

Not sure if this will work but Mrs G captured some footage. Unfortunately she didn't realise you're only supposed to film the best bit of the field, not the rabbit nibbled headland. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=742102282909665&id=387509511702279

 

[davidroberts30]

Lot of us on here running older gear still putting in the work
@Tim G

On the 43rd harvest

 

[davidroberts30]

A friends 1530.

show off you gotta cab

 

[mixed breed]

Lovely to see the 945 @davidroberts30 I imagine, under all the panal work, the main workings of my 1055 are basically the same. Apart from the header as I know that's a lot different

 

[msheep66]

New Holland 1530 0n its 40th Harvest cutting wheat today. Belongs to a mate I buy straw off

 

[goodevans]

I think there are 3 different threads running on this subject,I think they would benefit on merging if possible as it is great to see these old machines working,it just goes to prove everybodies overheads are different
@Chris F

 

[davidroberts30]

Lovely to see the 945 @davidroberts30 I imagine, under all the panal work, the main workings of my 1055 are basically the same. Apart from the header as I know that's a lot different

Yours is a 4 Walker, mines a 3!
But yes very similar?

 

[SMID]

Yours is a 4 Walker, mines a 3!
But yes very similar?

I,l see your 3 and raise you 3 985 is on its 40th season 23rd here.

 

[davidroberts30]

I,l see your 3 and raise you 3 985 is on its 40th season 23rd here.

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[davidroberts30]

Handy for parts them....just cut things in half ??

I,l see your 3 and raise you 3 985 is on its 40th season 23rd here.

 

[rob h]

Good to see them still working .not many old ones left round hear.ours is one of the older ones but it's only 26 and has air con and electric controls so quite modern really.most smaller farms are getting a neighbour to cut or have a self drive hire from Colin martinson

 

[Muck Spreader]

Here is our tiddler at work.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Here is our tiddler at work.

Looks very well looked after.

Is it being driven by an alien

 

[Cowcorn]

Lovely to see the 945 @davidroberts30 I imagine, under all the panal work, the main workings of my 1055 are basically the same. Apart from the header as I know that's a lot different

The 1055 and its predesseor the 955 were 2 of the best combines jd made imho .we had a 1055 we ran alongside a massey 525 during the eighties the massey was the hare but just like the story the deere would catch up when the massey was down . Both were traded for a deere 1177 and it is a great regret that we never kept her . Good ones still make serious money that says it all .
The 1177 sucumbed to fire and due to a much reduced acreage was replaced by our current machine a massey 29xp which varies from fantastic to downright awful depending. Spare parts can be a problem as none breaking over here and uk breakers can be expensive when you add carriage .
I have just been drooling over photos of icanshootwells massey 855 and its another classic i wouldnt mind and now i must go and cut 12 acres of wheat i hope the 29 does not get jealous at me looking at her rivals and break down to put manners on me !!