Show your tractors

[Will C]

17 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

Whats the age of the little beast?

White and chocolate David brown should be early 70s at a guess ?

 

im guessing at a 990 by the wheel height and with a power loader, a big cost option when it was new ?
 

just seen I was beaten to it sorry 

Edited March 29, 2020 by Will C

[swinny]

17 minutes ago, difflock said:

I missed this earlier, and I too have been pondering buying a gerneral purpose/dropside tipping trailer, my old db 1490 used to be about 84HP too, and I reckon about 10HP/tonne, thinking back to when trailers were 4 t and tractors 40 or 50HP, plus 15 tonne behind a 150HP still sounds OK. 

So I am looking at an 8 tonne trailer, possibly on tandem axles to carry better.

Marcus

I like my Flemming tr8. Some things like tailboard are a bit thin etc but overall happy with it

[Matthew Storrs]

On 20/10/2019 at 10:04, difflock said:

Some bugger went an outbid me!

 

 

Is that a bidding at the owners wake or something- most sombre looking crowd ever.

[Matthew Storrs]

2 hours ago, difflock said:

I missed this earlier, and I too have been pondering buying a gerneral purpose/dropside tipping trailer, my old db 1490 used to be about 84HP too, and I reckon about 10HP/tonne, thinking back to when trailers were 4 t and tractors 40 or 50HP, plus 15 tonne behind a 150HP still sounds OK. 

So I am looking at an 8 tonne trailer, possibly on tandem axles to carry better.

Marcus

Both tractor and trailer have been sold now with the Herbst selling a month ago. But this was a fantastic trailer. 6mm steel all round, and was more than accustomed to a granite boulder landing heavily on it which didn’t seem to dent it much. And on wide flotations tyres it sailed across the peat.I didn’t want a drop side as not as strong and more vulnerable to damage. I can’t say I ever felt the need for drop sides either. Pallets maybe, but one or two can fit loaded from the rear.

[youngsbury]

4 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

A client tows the 150P with his grandfathers 1957 Renault 2 cylinder 2 stroke. Note the mudguard seating. It is in regular use though required Easy start.

 

My own Solis 26 is proving usefull though gears are far less convenient than hydrostatic and the endless crunching worries me.

I bought the same grab bucket I had on the JD1026r which is made in Sizun Finisterre.

   Stuart

We run a 26 solis  ( ind tyres and 4/1 loader ) at work agree the build quality is debatable in areas but for the price can’t complain! I normally double the clutch which helps. Does the brush grab work ok ! 

[Ty Korrigan]

20 minutes ago, youngsbury said:

We run a 26 solis  ( ind tyres and 4/1 loader ) at work agree the build quality is debatable in areas but for the price can’t complain! I normally double the clutch which helps. Does the brush grab work ok ! 

Totally empowers the machine.

For Arb work it is 'de rigour'.

Loading logs, moving masses of leylandii to the chipper or more mundane tasks like emptying a clients oversize compost heap.

Well worth the extra cost.

  Stuart

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Is that a bidding at the owners wake or something- most sombre looking crowd ever.

I’d imagine nobody dared move in case it was mistaken for a bid!!! 

[youngsbury]

6 minutes ago, Ty Korrigan said:

Totally empowers the machine.

For Arb work it is 'de rigour'.

Loading logs, moving masses of leylandii to the chipper or more mundane tasks like emptying a clients oversize compost heap.

Well worth the extra cost.

  Stuart

Will look into it where did you purchase  the bucket again .Robin 

[youngsbury]

Sorry Just seen from magsi did you purchase direct ! . Robin 

[Ty Korrigan]

Magsi wouldn't sell me one direct so I asked a friendly local engineering firm to be my 'dealer' as Didier used to make buckets for Congo sized mining excavators. It needed some hydraulic pipe fettling as well from a mobile hydro specialist.

I could also have bought an MX as they are made in Acigné just 7km away and ordered that via a colleague whose brother actually makes the fecking things.

   Stuart