Just bought another tractor with rear loader

[the crafty weasel]

Just bought an International 674 with Bamlett rear loader. Starts, runs and drives, Hydraulics work, everything else is pretty much finished. £500. have I done OK or have I paid over the odds? Anyone got any experience of these tractors, anything to look out for on them? Cheers.

 

 

 

 

[treebloke]

Is it actually useable.

 

With the price if scrap at the moment I would have given £500 for that

[elfinwood saws]

you,ve only given scrap money for it! if does what you want it,s just fine or would you rather have £30000 stood in a valtra!

[slack ma girdle]

Holy Cow batman, that is even more clapped out than mine.

 

But if it works ignore all the abuse that is coming your way.

[armchairarborist]

its all down to the mechanicals, if the bits you need all work then its a good one. the old fordson major here is 60+ yrs and drags logs out of the swamp all day long. its not broke till it doesn't go anymore:thumbup:

[Michael C]

Thats not a 674, its a newer model! 684 or 784 maybe.

This is a 674...

 

Google Image Result for http://www.bjtractors.co.uk/images/tractor042.jpg

 

784.....

 

http://www.mascus.com/image/product/large/c528c3c5/International-784-tulossa,dd1fa9d9.jpg

[elfinwood saws]

its all down to the mechanicals, if the bits you need all work then its a good one. the old fordson major here is 60+ yrs and drags logs out of the swamp all day long. its not broke till it doesn't go anymore:thumbup:

 

Liking the tractor handbrake! been thinking of buying an old foden with a crane on, is it worth having one? what use do you put to?

[armchairarborist]

Liking the tractor handbrake! been thinking of buying an old foden with a crane on, is it worth having one? what use do you put to?

 

it gets used mostly by nesting birds during spring/summer, occasionally the birds let us use it for shifting machinery and timber, its surprising where they will put a nest, last year there was one on top of the rad so we have to check carefully for them. i'd say anything with a working crane is worth it, and pretty cool too:thumbup:

[Daniël Bos]

we've had succesfull nests of wagtails nesting on top of tractor engines, even on a tractor in daily use around the yard, parked in a different spot each day etc.

Some of these birds have serious thrill-issues dude.....

[upagreen1]

is it me or is the offside tyre on the "wrong" way round ?