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  1. Well thats me well with only 3 hours to go on my last nightshift for 4 weeks. Have packed my bag and have completed my handover for my back to back check in for the helicopter flight is 07:50 then once in the shetlands a quick 45 minute flight down to aberdeen all being well should be home by 1pm. then maybe a couple hours sleep by that time will have been up for about 21 - 23 hours. Will be glad of sleep then

    2nd time lucky Rob! Hope you flight turns up this time  :)

  2. You'll have the same problem I have with my wrap carrier now, getting in narrow gateways! The box will stick out when you swing in around.

    None the less I don't suspect you have narrow gateways up there! And the box looks great anyway, so top marks! ;D

  3. Well where do we start, Britains intoduced the Massey Ferguson 590 in 1977, A year after the real 500 series were produced.

    The range consisted of the 550,565,575,590 and 595 and from 1978 onwards the latter three were available with a 4WD option  ;)

    In the Britains catalogue, The first 595 appeared in 1976 and the 590 appeared a year later in 1977. It only featured in the catalogue for one year which makes it quite rare and a model high up on the collectors wanted list  :)

    The 590 recieved the Perkins A4 248s Engine, which produced a respectable 79 hp at 2200 engine rpm.

    PerkinsOnThe590Medium.jpg?t=1246201964

    MasseyFerguson590003.jpg?t=1246202001

    The 590 had a top speed of 26.7 km/h And weighed 4.515 KG.

    The transmission on the 590 consisted of 4 forward, 1 reverse with high/low range or multi-power, some 500 series tractors were later converted to Multi-Power which is basically Massey Fergusons on-the-go gear change. When you move the lever on the tractors dash the tractor changes gear (up or down) and you do not need to depress the clutch pedal for this gear shift to work (I think i'm sort of right on that one!)

    The back end of the 590 had a 3 point linkage which was category 2 (I think) and it's maximum lift was 2,227 kg  :)

    MasseyFerguson590.jpg?t=1246202705

    And the real deal  ;)

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    The view from the cab was relitively good too  :)

    MF550ct4.jpg

    Here's a few pictures of the Britains 590

    MasseyFerguson590001.jpg?t=1246202884

    MasseyFerguson590006Medium.jpg?t=1246202941

    MasseyFerguson590008Medium.jpg?t=1246202994

    And last but not least, the Brochure front covers for the 590 & 590 4WD and a Spec sheet  :)

    MF590BrochureScan.jpg?t=1246203832

    MF590BrochureScan2.jpg?t=1246203855

    MF590BrochureScan3Spec.jpg?t=1246203875

  4. That's bad news Rich, you could stil get a moped  ;)

    Things are tiring, Wrapping is almost in full swing now, only seeing my bed a few hours everynight, thankfully tonight the baler broke down, so here I am, hope before silly o'clock  ;D

    Although, im not tired and don't know what to do with myself  :D :D

    Pics to come soon of coastal wrapping from a famous picturesque location  ;)

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