What Classics Do You Have On Your Farm?

[Farmer Brendan]

I've started a thread to see what classics you have on your farm. I've got a 1975 Ford 4600 equipped with a FIECO Deluxe Safety Cab, a New Holland 274 Hayliner Baler, a Claas CM166 Unifarm Mower, A Parmiter Rear Loader, A British Lely Hayzip Mk2 and an old Ferguson Mower all in the shed.

 

[bluebell]

1978 ford 3600, from new, 1982 ford 6610, with farmhand loader, from new,1983 ford 6610 scraper tractor? 1969 ford 5000 with farmhand loader, 1996 newholland 6640sle, plus a couple of modern beauties? 2015 newholland t105 with loader, 2018 newholland t6155, favourite is probably the 1996 6640 sle ford newholland, reason has icecold airconditioning, the earlier fords havent? semi powershift transmission, saves the kneejoint? runs on fumes? a pleasant place to spend a long hot afternoon in? The CNH, Newholland, or first Ford tractors factory at basildon is about 2 miles away?

 

[David1968]

Got some old Leylands. A 262, a 270, and half a 384 in the nettles.

 

[Drillman]

Me everything else is newer more productive and more reliable

 

[Farmer Roy]

What’s your definition of “classic” ?

how old ?

never heard of anyone talking about classic tractors here, only vintage

 

[deere 6600]

MF 65 year. 1960 with a loader and unusually power steering still does odd jobs

 

[Farmer Brendan]

What’s your definition of “classic” ?

how old ?

never heard of anyone talking about classic tractors here, only vintage

Late 60s, 1970s, 1980s and early 90s.
My definition of classic machinery is old (70s, 80s) but not as old as vintage machinery.

 

[Farmer Brendan]

You can also say what vintage machinery you have on your farm.

 

[ford 7810]

these four had the two newer ones since new.all so a bit off kit

 

[Farmer Brendan]

Got some old Leylands. A 262, a 270, and half a 384 in the nettles.

12 years ago, when we bought our Ford 4600 there was a British Leyland tractor that had a loader and was for sale as well. Can't remember what the type of British Leyland tractor it was.

 

[tw15]

In daily use
2 x tw15 2wd each with 28.000plus hours
1 x 7250 magnum pro
1 x fw30
1x 7610 4wd with loaderr
1 x job 270 telehandler
3 x 1680 axial flows combines
1 x 4000



Plus there must be another 5- 6 fords ranging from 3000- 6710 that belong to a local fitter that uses the workshop here .
Yep its like a working museum

 

[Farmer Brendan]

My Claas CM166 Mower isn't classic as I now know when it was built. Here are some pictures of the machinery.

 

[bluebell]

When i was growing up in the 1960-70s, my area was ford country? not surprising really as the plant at basildon was local, the ford 5000 was king on the local farms, one farm had at one time 7-8, ford 5000s ranging from a c reg super major 5000 with farmhand f9 loader, to a p reg last year 5000, plus they had a 1964 fordson supermajor based triple D? Seeddrill of choice was the MF30, Hay balers, that is haybalers before roundbalers were invented were either claas or newholland, the grass mower most used and the first one i bought was the fahr km22, oh for the good old days? A large tractor then was a ford 7000, no one except a few contractors had 4 wheel drive, county 1174 were the new ones then?

 

[whitefox]

nh 376 baler
muir hill 121
land rover series 111
david brown 1390
massey ferguson 3095
and me i suppose as i am just a tad over 50

 

[David1968]

12 years ago, when we bought our Ford 4600 there was a British Leyland tractor that had a loader and was for sale as well. Can't remember what the type of British Leyland tractor it was.

Leyland's were decent machines, despite what some might say, and cheap to run. Your Ford will hold it's value better though.

 

[Farmer Brendan]

Me everything else is newer more productive and more reliable

I thought differently as there is more things to go wrong in a new tractor e.g. computers and anything that is more complicated.

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Zetor]

Fendt 822, 515, JD7810 and a jcb 185-65 all 50k apart from the Fastrac

 

[Gerry6420]

John Deere anf David browns here.

have a David brown 995 & 1212
John Deere 2850-3650-6930
2130 Deere and 990 brown for restoration
Few pics below

 

[Red Fred]

IH434 on the tedder,
B250 on the rake
674
895 sitting in the yard in bits
Nuff 4/65
Oldies kept for sentimental reasons Allis B, T20 Continental, S2 and S3 Landies and various Plowmates and other old monsters that come out for an airing every now and again.
There are quite a few engines in odd corners too like a 1926 6hp Lister and a 1930 3hp.