smithy

Managed to sell my mates Nuffield that he has used in his wood yard on a spliter for several years,at 80years of age he has retired 

I did get 6acres ploughing done one evening on a frost. Another 30acres to plough and about 30 acres of wheat I drilled to rip up before spring if we get a few more good frosts, will end up working through the night if frosts are ok 

Back on farm I tried walking a field I drilled of winter wheat back in October,it has just rotted away 

Last few I took,so much to see in a short space of time 

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Keep moving Mr Goodwin as they might be stocktaking 😂

Really need 2days to look around properly. They are hoping to have a few open days next year as Bill has got his granddaughter onboard and getting things in place and opening up to public on certain days 

A few more 

We also had a day out at a private collection of tractors and costumes put together by Bill Kemball and his late wife 

So wet about here we just can't get on so other week 4 of us had a day out ,one place we called at was second hand shed at Claas

Beet are heavy in a normal bucket , if them buckets are not loaded evenly they will twist so need a experienced driver on them ,yes they heap up with them but they push beet into a water channel built into the flat-pads and water transport beet into factory , my local factory at Bury St Edmunds are slicing about 15,000 tonnes a day so need big buckets to keep pushing into water flumes    

Well done ,i had one of them which we had stored undercover for years so was in real good order ,i gave mine to a local steam enthusiast that often had open days for charities with me it was just stuck in back of shed where nobody could see it   

Good news its all gone well John , we dont have full English down it Ipswich hospital just something they call porridge but looks like cement 😅 and as for nurses i think we have all the ones Paul is on about down here .

Take care John 

Smithy 

2 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said:

Smithy is that the same 465 that you did a bit of work on a couple of years ago??

Yes did some work on this one and the other one that he sold , other one did not have bar back axle it come up nearer you ,Barnared castle,? Don't think I spelt that right 

9 hours ago, 844john said:

They did Stan, synchromesh was introduced from the 74 series onwards  on the 1 -4 gears, on the continental 56 series such as the 8/9/1056 and 844 the high/low/reverse was also synchromesh, making them quite advanced for their time. Sorry to butt Smithy, but I grew up with these tractors and we still have some now, so I’m quite familiar with them😉

No problem John ,thats what the forum is for getting answers to questions . I have driven a few over the years but can never remember the finer points  

1 hour ago, SPN said:

Thanks Smithy. I've never seen a 784 with that cab, so always wondered about the gear shift.

Am I correct that the 784 had synchromesh gears?

 

not sure on synchromesh gears , my cousin should be coming up tomorrow to get it ,i will ask him as i have not driven it 

On 11/16/2023 at 1:57 PM, SPN said:

What is the gearshift arrangement on the 784 with the Sekura cab?

H pattern to the left of drivers seat?

This is gearshift pattern on left side of drivers seat and other levers on right hand side of seat ,cab not as good on inside as it is on outside 

4 hours ago, SPN said:

What is the gearshift arrangement on the 784 with the Sekura cab?

H pattern to the left of drivers seat?

I think John has answered your question about gearshift ,i have not looked in cab as my cousin drove it onto my lowloader and i then brought it home it is still at mine on lowloader as he cant get to his shed as got sugar beet in the way i will have a look tomorrow and just see what it has got 

6 hours ago, justy 46 said:

That 784 looks in good condition. Very original too.. What model is the yellow DB Smythy?? 

Yellow DB is a 3 cylinder 1190 , first registered 07-10-1982 to local authority , transport manager , London borough of Haringey , park view road, London N17 9AY 

Two tractors and a JCB holding big bags open 300hp+ just to cut and split firewood 

Not got a chainsaw big enough to Go through this so split it up into smaller bits the old way , forgot how hard it is to swing a sledge hammer these days 

Just can't get on with farm work as so wet , wattisham has been the wetest place around here,on 25 October we had had 334% more rain than we normally get in October,BBC has weather station based at wattisham airfield, we are nicknamed now as wettisham.anyway picked these two up from my mates woodyard other day ,got to find a buyer for them 

I picked up one of them JCB over last weekend ,not looked at it as yet its still in my truck ,mines in black . (i am sure its same model will check later on )