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  1. Hello.i see in the past u have built STANDEN gear. Did u find a halfords colour match, just thought I'd ask before I start researching and colour matching. Thank you.  Brian 

    1. sipher172

      sipher172

      Unfortunately there are no Halfords in Hong Kong.  I used Tamiya paint, best colour match I found was TS-23.  There were not that many options in that colour blue that had a spray paint and touch up paint.  

    2. B O R

      B O R

      Super. Thank you.  Brian 

  2. Be handy if she boiled over I have to 2 wait also on the model but don't mind.
  3. love all the spud boxes stacked up
  4. super work, a lot of detail in there, wish I could round to something like that. I seem to just build and build and sit upon shelves always hoping to oneday set up scenes like this
  5. excellent Alex... I'm currently planning on a new planter for myself since the loss of the 32b but just cant decide what size or maker I want to go for but itll be along sometime soon... Had thought of a 4 row mounted but such a planter is very heavy on the tractor. Itll be a cup type planter of some kind and as ive already covered the Reekie and the Grimme 32b itll have to be something different from anyone except Standen as ill never make any of their stuff due to my experience of contacting them for information on their products to replicate in model form but they weren't nice or helpful at all....Ill have to decide soon on the planter though
  6. the 100 series was legendary, all of them, 50 yrs on and still going strong, this is my own 135, every nut and bolt is correct and all original genuine parts were painfully hunted down during my 4 year restoration
  7. nicer job Paul. now I'm going to have to add another "to do" to my long list of backlogged MFs.... so far they include more 500 series, more 3000 series and more 100s. I was actually hoping someone would have brought out a 165 or 168 or similar but hopefully will happen sometime, the 135 is one of my favourites of all time
  8. 135s came out in july 1964 at the Smithfield show, round fenders were fitted and red wheel centres. in late 1966/early67 the wheel centres changed to silver (except for the pavt)...In 1971 flat top fenders came out because that year a safety cab legislation was passed and it was deemed easier to fit safety cabs to flat top fenders, the reason that UH released this model with round tops is because MF restored a 135 to promote their 10+ parts range ( this tractor I believe is still in the Beauvais factory visitor centre), the tractor they restored is incorrect for the year in many ways including the mudguards and the seat type, but to add to the confusion 135s were made to 1979 for the export market with round type fenders, you could till order a 135 though through dealers and specify flat top fenders. There were 3 different types of flat top fenders, 1) early type with aluminium grab handles at front, 2) aluminium grab handles were replaced with a one piece fender with grab handles made as part of the mudguard and a toolbox with a one piece lid and 3) exactly the same as number 2 but the toolbox lid had a hinge to allow it to fold and this was because many aftermarket cab types limited the lid opening... 1964 to 1979 was a long production run and just over 252000 tractors were made, they were one of MFs best selling tractors of all time and had a heart like a lion and were built to last
  9. the grab looks excellent Sean on the 575. God only knows when ill get round to fitting mine but nice to see the first bale grab fitted and displayed so nicely
  10. i definitely must push on with another few 500s next year as I'm very fond of them, I remember drawing silage with an early 4wd example like in your above pic, bad lock and awkward wheel centres for going through narrow gates etc. The later 4wd was much better and in later years I got to drive one over many miles going from farm to farm with a slurry pump. My most desirable 590 4wd would be a very late example with the red cab and sliding side window...
  11. I have found that the track widths too wide on the standard model Paul. And you may have discovered that the tractor doesn't sit level, this is due to the 2 rear axle trumpets not being attached level, it takes a bit of cutting and adjusting to get this right, I have a 590 4wd planned at some stage for myself and would like to narrow the track width a bit but unfortunately this means cutting the front axle and rejoining it probably around the centre, just a pity UH didn't get these things right at the time because most things about the tractor are good, the not sitting level is very apparent when looking at it from the back and this bothered me a lot
  12. Nice updates Alex, are your Fendt 724s the wiking or Uh
  13. good job Paul, just enough weathering I think as most owners of such expensive tractors wouldn't allow them to get much dirtier, is that the standard wheels, didn't you also do a wheel change on a 724 or was that someone else
  14. It took me a while catching up there Alex, but very interesting pics and updates, some great detail which is constantly improving, well done
  15. I too have never been aware of this topic, amazing pics and brings back memories of drawing away from a MF 1155 with a New Holland 717 super, i drew away with a 595 and remeber the thunder of the mighty V8 while driving alongside, i also drew away from Taarup 602b and 602c machines. great pics. One thing I have also noted is the very long chute extensions on both the 602 and the Elho double chop, I wonder would they be home made because as far as I know Taarup never done one that long, not sure about Elho though, I'm sure if it meant a sale then they would do it, its needed though for todays bigger trailers, I see the Mengele has had the end of the chute modified too, now blowing more down into the trailer than across mid air
  16. Good update Alex, the chaser bins for CTF is really taking off in England, i see in the mags that quite a few manufacturers are pushing hard to get big chasers into England to obviously get the word out that they do them and its possible to have one on your farm, Fleigel being one of them. Over here we are on a much smaller scale both in field size and machinery requirements, but i enjoy reading about what id describe as the big players in grain production so all we can do is follow on in a smaller scale and be in awe of you,s. And i guess you,s probably do the same when it comes to Germany or some of the American states. Great video of the big Class rolling through a huge golden field, as I said IN AWE ps I see a large number of CLASS combines both here and with you,s and leads me to believe they are the current leaders of this market, for a long number of years here New Holland were in the driving seat and from what I believe Massey Ferguson moved production to Italy I think and in turn took a major step backwards from the decent reputation they built up with their Droningborg take over. Like the tractor market I always say "every dog has its day" I do know CLASS put a huge amount of research and pump huge amounts of collateral into combine research and innovation, to me they are currently dominating the market so fair play to them
  17. That really is some operation there Alex, and the drill is amazing. Harvest has been stop start where i work due to rain and some fields ripened before others due to more sunshine in the important last weeks. Last year was the same, theres still about a quarter of the total to cut and this year i done quite a bit of bale loading and unloading, one cattle unit which houses around 400 cattle is all bedding so a huge amount of straw had to be stored at that farm, a new chopper was bought in the form of a trailed MC HALE machine and is going every day. Strangely they sold their MF2190 baler and this year got a contractor in with a VICON 7x4x3 baler, a lot more handling at them than the big Hesstons although quite a few lorry loads of Hesstons have also been bought from ROI. 1030 7x4x3 bales came off 81 acres.....But that operation in your pictures is really on another level
  18. Yes Pat thats the one.... I think Sean some of the larger cereal growers maybe use the Heath only to clear fields fast so the plough can get in, in many case they cart all the bales to a spot somewhere near the road and then the artics can be loaded, or a yard nearby is even better as the harder surface can mean better storage and not just as urgent to sell and getting on with other things like reseeding. Id say that is the chasers biggest advantage, to clear fields fast even in wetter conditions if need be, the chasers fascinate me and i wish i had a Heath in my model room, it was such a complex model to build as theres so many working parts many of which had to be soldered in situ.. If there was 2 for example drawing to a farm some miles away then i see your point of not neccessarily making the whole thing faster.
  19. Have to admit Joe I never knew Ritchie done a big square bale handler, id say by looking at it that itd suit someone who doesn't need urgent bale clearing and maybe a but of time on their hands as the bales have to be loaded one by one rather than the automatic sequence followed by the bigger bale chasers such as Heath etc.. Another factor too is the unloading as from what I can make out you,d have to unload them one by one in the yard and rely on a handler to stack them as opposed to the chasers tipping up and stacking without a telehandler. But it certainly is nice to see it and it definitely would be a good option for someone who doesnt have 2 telehandlers to load in the field and then unload back at the yard, it cuts out the need for the loader in the field which in itself is a big saving. The first time I seen a Heath chaser in action I was totally in amazement of there ability to clear bales and also of there ingenious design. It makes you think of just how clever some folk really are, to design a machine to lift, transport and stack bales without leaving the tractor seat....
  20. I recently seen a huge bale accummulator behind a Hesston baler Alex, i think it carried 5 or maybe 6 bales, was a bit far away, but thought of your CTF and maybe this would be a solution to your previously mentioned bale problem, maybe someone has already mentioned this option
  21. Nice updates Alex, this time of years hectic if you,re growing cereals and potatoes, then as soon as the straws cleared in with the tillage equipment, you really pray for the weather to be on your side which it just hasn't been here now for the 2nd year in a row. With such small windows of opportunity it really does take the best of machinery and it all working reliably. A cereal grower beside me always says " I can do nothing about the weather but if its a good day and a machine breaks down then I haven't been doing my job of seeing to it and maintaining it on the wet days"
  22. Ive just watched that twice, amazing... Some stuff going through them combines
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