vintage tractors and tree work

[flatyre]

Hey folks I have a thread on the forum about a tricky job and how to remove the material from a steep garden. Got me thinking about using an Alpine tractor, unfortunately out of my budget, but I live in a very rural area where every other person has a vintage tractor. I know where I can get a David Brown 990 for £700, needs a ton of work but is still driving. Realistically is there a place for such old machines, Massey35's, Davy Browns, Fordsons etc. in the arb game? Certainly handy if your in the wood processing game, which I hope to get into, but for now most of my work is residential landscaping and tree work.

[IRE David H]

in what manner, are you into forests, or winching tress. because for normal road work they are painfully slow. they can be used to manage areas or estates. they are great for the bog though

[fastrac]

they can be useful for arb work but the more you use them the more things you will find them useful for so will need more implements and attachments for the basic tractor live drive a must if thinking of a loader and power steering

[Brushcutter]

Yes and no.....

 

A lot of old tractors lack some items to make them H&S compliant but can be retrofitted. Things like roll bars and PTO guards.

 

I'm not sure a £700 quid tractor would be worth the investment. A good trailer to go behind it would be more money than the tractor.

 

Good points something like a 135 should be able to be towed behind a landy, parts are easy to find and they're fairly simple to fix.

[simonm]

Hey folks I have a thread on the forum about a tricky job and how to remove the material from a steep garden. Got me thinking about using an Alpine tractor, unfortunately out of my budget, but I live in a very rural area where every other person has a vintage tractor. I know where I can get a David Brown 990 for £700, needs a ton of work but is still driving. Realistically is there a place for such old machines, Massey35's, Davy Browns, Fordsons etc. in the arb game? Certainly handy if your in the wood processing game, which I hope to get into, but for now most of my work is residential landscaping and tree work.

 

I bought a 990 implematic off a friend with the intention of using it to split wood, even with new hydraulic pump it was under powered and slow, id never take it to site as its too numb to be effective top speed in only 15mph max so useless. In reality it sits in the shed and powers a pto saw bench a few times a year and occasionally drags a small tipper around the yard.

[IVECOKID]

I use the older Brown still for mowing and saw bench .Bullet proof and easy to repair.

 

 

 

Ste

[agrimog]

stick a pto driven hydraulic pump on it, it will run any splitter you like then, and as fast as you can load it

[slack ma girdle]

I have not even mentioned the mighty Nuffield of power.

That cost £700, and was the start of my empire. When you understand their limitations, you can use them to their full potential, and earn a living. They are easy to fix, and cheap to run. The Nuffield will only use one tank of fuel for a weeks winching in the woods.

[R Mac]

I use the older Brown still for mowing and saw bench .Bullet proof and easy to repair.

 

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Ste

 

My favourite tractor, right model and right colours, pre Case I think

[flatyre]

 

Mates dad has a county, wonder if he'd let me pimp it up forestry style:thumbup: You still got this Chris?