1972farming

Very nice Sean,love that trailer.

do you recon the ford ones could be made to fit then?? with a little work, they are a fair size after all, so should cope with the wheels diameter i would think

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.

JD 4WD is hydrostatic, you could make a "Shire" or "Carron" conversion. I bought some JDs in readiness, just haven't got round to buying a 5000

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.

if your going to address the rear linkage I would suggest....F.A.O. RC2 UK, Hembury House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AZ   

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I will finish it first and see how it looks.

Next job is to address the rear linkage...........................

looking good

can you send britains a picture so they can see it looks better with a axel that steers 

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.....................