vintage or classic silage harvester

[mealman]

I would be very interested in finding a forage harvester from the early /mid sixties.....i know its a long shot as most of them were chopped up years ago but maybe at the back of a barn somewhere there is something of interested...My intention is to have a outfit from the era on a fordson super 4 county......I would also be interested in any ransome implements suitable for the major

 

[boots]

I would be very interested in finding a forage harvester from the early /mid sixties.....i know its a long shot as most of them were chopped up years ago but maybe at the back of a barn somewhere there is something of interested...My intention is to have a outfit from the era on a fordson super 4 county......I would also be interested in any ransome implements suitable for the major

I have a wilder twin chop forage harvester which I had new in 1973 I think.it was used for many years till I went onto using a contractor, then it was used for zero grazing.
The wilder twin chop is a sort of a 1960s model with twin shear bars and is bullet proof
After about 45years it's getting ready for some restoration work, but I am sure it will cut a field of grass.
I have had a tractor on the front and it ran fine there isn't much to go wrong on these machines
If you want to view it's near Chesterfield in Derbyshire .

 

[betweenthelines]

Didn't they used to be advertised as able to chop an electric fence post?

 

[renewablejohn]

I have a Russell which I still use for flailing rushes as I cannot find anything better for the job.

 

[mealman]

Thank you very much for your reply.....it certainly looks like that it would be suitable for what i am thinking despite it being a bit younger than i had in mind...have you contact details so we could chat

 

[renewablejohn]

I will have a look at the Russell in daylight but I am sure its from the sixties. I know it uses David Brown flails.

 

[renewablejohn]

I will have a look at the Russell in daylight but I am sure its from the sixties. I know it uses David Brown flails.

Just checked its 1962 vintage

 

[boots]

Just checked its 1962 vintage

Congratulations that must be up there with the eldest working forage harvesters

 

[renewablejohn]

Congratulations that must be up there with the eldest working forage harvesters

Well it was working until the main bearing collapsed which I have replaced no problem but have somehow bent the main shaft in taking the main drive pulley off. Really need a specialist to straighten as its beyond my big hammer skills.

 

[boots]

Thank you very much for your reply.....it certainly looks like that it would be suitable for what i am thinking despite it being a bit younger than i had in mind...have you contact details so we could chat

Have sent you a PM I think?

 

[R Allan]

I have a Russell which I still use for flailing rushes as I cannot find anything better for the job.

Any photos of the russell? My Grandfather had 1 but long gone

 

[renewablejohn]

Any photos of the russell? My Grandfather had 1 but long gone

I will get some once its stopped raining.

 

[Speedstar]

I would be very interested in finding a forage harvester from the early /mid sixties.....i know its a long shot as most of them were chopped up years ago but maybe at the back of a barn somewhere there is something of interested...My intention is to have a outfit from the era on a fordson super 4 county......I would also be interested in any ransome implements suitable for the major

Would a in krone be of interest to you
They are very rare