1972farming

Very nice Sean,love that trailer.

The old round mudguards from the early Ford 5000 can be fitted. I have one starting on ebay tonight at 9.00 pm. I also have a pile of JD 4020 bits left over but I am working on another tractor to use some of them up.

Great idea and nice work.

I also spotted the 3000,very nice.

I have had my blue blinkers on too long,may have to look at some other colours !

I have just been right through this topic and I am amazed at these Deeres. They look excellent,well done !

I went to ?175 for the trailer and?175 for the tractor. Luckily I was out at the time of the auction ending so I didn't get drawn into the bidding frenzy !

Excellent idea,nice work. It could save us all a fortune.

The new 5000 has a mixed review in our house. From my point of view as a collector there are parts of it which I personally like,the glazed cab,bonnet and engine,front grille etc. The parts I don't like are like most other people,the rear linkage and non-steering axle. My 7 year old son,Charlie ,is over the moon with his though. I think he prefers the older looking models because he sees my cabinets full of Fordsons and he was probably crying out for a classic 'Blue' to play with. So it has a fan in Charlie. I can see the potential for modifying the 5000 as can many more,so its good for the converters because its a good base to start from. I am looking froward to the many conversions which will be coming out in the near future,the possibilities are endless.

The Shire would be a cracking convo,thats a great idea. Now to start stripping another 5000 down................

Its possible but the JD 4wd axle is the pneumatic drive type I think. The John Deere experts on here will correct me if I am wrong. I tried an old tw20 front axle but then you go back to the old way of steering .

I actually split the tractor to remove the old axle. I then removed the mounting point nearest the rear of the tractor on the ford. I then fixed the axle with the one remaining point and a pin through the rear part. Its very hard to describe it without confusing you ! I have now confused myself ! The best thing to do is just strip it apart and have a look.

You are right DB 1410. I can make plenty of them but making for a reasonable price is going to be the hard part because I haven't got access to tractors at low enough prices to start with. Price-wise at the moment is the cost of the 2 tractors and then I won't make any money unless someone suddenly finds a use for the JD chassis and rears. I need to be buying them all at trade to make them viable. I will experiment with the Ford axle and see how it goes but the JD axle is very good and its a very quick conversion .There are plenty of the rear wheels around which is a good thing though. Surely RC2 could do this easily enough,they have the moulds for the axle and the wheels .

and another view

I have done a bit of painting now which helps.The blue was past its best so I will get some more and do another.The potential is there now.Jus t need some jd 4020s to butcher !

Its the surplus JD 4020s which are going to pile up in my workshop !

I will do more soon and will gladly build you one. I will get this one done first and post it up again. Thanks for the comments everyone,it is right,RC2 should be able to do the same.

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I will finish it first and see how it looks. Next job is to address the rear linkage...........................

Nice one !

I haven't got a picture but it stands too high at the front really. Another option may be the old 6600 rear wheels ?

I have been tinkering with one of my new 5000s and came up with this. Obviously it needs painting and some details added but I think its a bit of an improvement. The rears may look a bit on the big side but I may badge it as a 7000 yet. \ The front axle isn't mounted properly yet but I think its quite do-able. Let me know what you all think please. Cheers.

Just checked the wallis and wallis website ,It could make a grown man cry how much it made.

Very nice work,well done.

Anybody tried the jd 4020 axle swap yet ? If so ,any success ? I am still scratching my head over it ! \ I have completely stripped my 5000 down so here goes.....................