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still find it strange that the early 595mk1 only had 595 & MF on the decal

thanks all, comments appreciated

nice truck nick , but like tris said , mind those powerlines & low bridges i think the gigant may just be a bit tall when folded up,

been a strange few day here , especially going somewhere in the car ,as i've never not had her with me really. i think it's when i go to work on monday that will be the worst part

not today but last thursday i had to put my shadow to sleep :'( her name was penny , she was 11 years old & came to work with every day & thats why i didn't have bad days at work as she always made me smile , she was brilliant to have as a drivers mate love you pup , i miss my best friend , but you'll feel no more pain & you can run as fast as you like forever more :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

notice the cab is the same design as used on ford 10 series LP /AP of which other companies also fitted , international, david brown & john deere ............... MF FERMEC 660 Performance Specifications Engine Description Perkins 1004.4TLR2 Power @ 2200 rpm 88.1HP (65.7kw) Torque @ 1600 rpm 232 lb ft (314 Nm) Transmission 4 Speed Powershuttle Loader lift capacity to full height 5,500 lbs (2,500 kg) Tyres 2WD – Front- 14/10.5 x 17.5 Rear- 19.5L x 24 Tyres 4WD – Front - 12.5 x 18 Rear - 16.9 x 28 or 18.4 X 26

often wondered that myself when i was younger , although i can't sat it keeps me awake at night now, i think even mark may have dificulty answering this one factually !

blimey paul you replied to a quote without replying in the quote :of well done mate :)

i'm as good as 40 & i can remember when these handlers were getting popular & nowhere near the size, power & specifcations you younger chaps grow up with now. The first handler i saw back in 78 /79 was a sambron JS24 2wd single boom, no hitch & 3 attatchments , pallet forks , bucket & dung grab i thought it was amazing , but the majority was still done by a 2wd DB 995 & loader. I recall Townsend farm years ago , fleet was 550, 135 & loader, 265, 590 & loader 590 always did the sugarbeet loading, & flat 8 work & field dung the 135 always did the cattle yards & chicken sheds but then a rough manatou turned up & after a few weeks we couldnt believe how we'd done the previous jobs without it but all it really did was show how inadequate & clumsy tractors & loaders were back then. Compared to what was is now available on the market we only had rear steer, a 3rd service (which was probably an option) a 2 speed Hi-Lo hydrostatic transmission & an am radio ! forget about a rear hitch , these things could hardly move themselves around let alone pull anything ! road work ..........forget it....... a half hour trip by tractor to get to some fields used to take nearly an hour with the handler ! i think JCB got it right with the loadalls, it had hydrostatic drive , but also had proper gear ranges , & believe me , you had to have either nerves of steel or brains of custard to want to try top speed in a 520............. wow the adrenilin rush was something else really the feeling of 'wow, i'm about to die' is quite unforgetable \ hydrostatic transmission was also poor when it came to silage pits , the machines couldn't keep the oil cool enough to keep the machine operable, there was also the poor design for the machines work place , most handlers were derived from construction site specs, a sanderson 622 used on a farm near me always stopped on a silage pit because it was ex site spec & wasn't built to be used on slopes , so the fuel pick up was always sucking air , took a while for the dealers at the time to sus the problem ! Back then tractors & handlers were built for specific jobs, now both tractors & handlers are built with the capability do do all jobs required of that machines build perameters. tractors & handlers have come on tremedously in the last 25/30 years & no doubt will still be ever changing for the better , but at the moment if you spec the machine to what you need, todays tractors & loaders are nearly every bit as good as todays handlers

i don't think there is an argument here , every farm has a reason for 'either or' & sometimes both it's very much a personal preference suited to the jobs it'll need doing i know a farmer who has nearly 1000 head of beef & has to travel a fair distance to feed & bed upon different sites , a materials handler just hasnt got the speed & pulling power he needs to get from one to another during the day unlike years ago , the introduction of clutchless shuttles on modern tractors have greatly increased the versatility of even the biggest tractors & most if not all tractors are designed & built to take the stressess of loader work . it does happen , but it's rare to see a snapped tractor due to loader work nowadays

less said the better................................. dont you think m'lord of all the 690's about, he had to pick the roughest most ropey looking example in the uk

the 500 series tractors were originally offered with an 8 speed gearbox or multi power as an option. on later models the 8 speed was phazed out in favor of the 3stick 12speed gearbox with multi power still offered as an option

excuse me ? i was just saying not to go by the step configuration of 2 step to be french & 1 step to be british when the british built tractors also came with 2 steps

& with two steps

yes a red cab 2 door version was also available for the later 595's

untidy dirty, messy , ..........................brilliant , loving the DB's great tractors , especially like the big 94. i used to keep goats jack , & you may want to build a higher wall about 10 ft higher although that doesn't mean they'll not find away of getting to get on top of it \

blimey mate you got enough kit ? have to say even the steiger looks small on the lemkin gigant

ah now i havent been out your place for a while tim , but have been told a new shed has been put up by the higher collecting yard by the silage pit ? if thats the case i may not have room to get in there as i was told by another driver that apart from straights deliveries to be tipped at the big shed, dairy cake is now 8 wheeler only

ooof.................... quite a build there sean , lots of patience indeed but then it no more than we expect from you just lately. any chance of a 10tonne single high side mate ? i used to haul one on the back of a deere 7710 lovely trailer to pull

i take it the bale in the above pic behind the main bale exploded from it's ties , do you have much like this from cartons or containters as being relitvely small i don't suppose they bind together as well, it also has a memory which doesn't help

nice pics ricky , sorry i havent commented before my opinion , we should all go back to the days of 75 hp average farms , import as little as possible , & feed ourselves , with decent prices for food & a better standard of living at a lower cost , the farms & countrysides wouldn't be as stressed & ravaged like it is today

i used to be a tractor driver on a grass drying plant & had various mowers to use the area was an air field , so had big open area's or small fidly patches at our disposal we had a Fahr KM22, Claas WM30 Kuhn FC 250 GT Tarrup 306 Tarrup 307 / autoswather the km 22 was a great little mower & the design runs from the 60's to present day the claas wm 30 was a 3 drum setup easy to use , but suited to hay rather than silage & the wheels at the back used to disintergrate with heavy use FC250 , probably one of the best mowers i've used , easy to pull but easy to roll if you try turning too quick or tight 306 nice mower , simple to use 307 /autoswath heavy mower compared to the 306 i thought & if you got it right the auto swather could make short work of the short work if you know what i mean \ another good mower was the kidd clipper , as long as you could keep it going

some nice pics there mark especially like the cartoon man on the forklift \ i reckon it's high time BBC did a documentary on you , about the mad get rich quick,slow quick,quick slow entrepreneur brainstorms you seen to bring to life i thought a midlife crisis meant you had to get fashionable clothes , a fast italian car & a young impressionable girl that cant talk proper like wot we do unfortunately you chose new overalls , french tractor & barry , ah well it's a close call ;D

no but when the 956 doesn't start ,he can at least bump start it on his own !

is this finished yet deano ?