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thanks, not yer prefered make i know yeah didn't come up too bad did it mark

thanks peter , getting into these 600's now certainly will once the bonnet & decals are sorted allis

if i can get the parts mate i will

thanks sean fred the bonnet is from a britains MF 2680, just chopped about a bit

i think i prefer the ROS wheels too mate yep £3 don't worry mate , i now have a 699,698T,690, so all i need now is a 6992wd, 698,2 & 4wd, 698T 2wd, 6904wd ,690T 2 & 4wd , 675 2 & 4wd so after another 9 tractors you can bid safely :D thanks chaps

thanks joe , & yes yer right about the rears the britains look good but the ROS look right , although the front axle was set to take the ROS as she sits level

when i've decided on what to do with the bonnet , decals will be added . a weight frame will be added & glazing to be done ,

right then , pic1 britains rears , effectively 38in rims or pic 2 ROS rears ,effectively 34in rims not much choice in the fronts as the ROS fronts are the same diameter as the britains, although the ROS looks a lower profile tyre & the britains are a touch wider , however the fronts are there to stay , but which rears to use , bearing in mind , 38" rims were widely fitted to the 698 but not on the 698T

so far so good, the bonnet is quite rough , so a bit undecided wether to get another or to get this one made good , & yes that is a front grill from a britains landini exhaust pipe , a cotton bud bent to shape & painted

for the fixing of the floorpan, the peice of metal that holds the britains drivers seat, has been removed & filed down & peice of plastic (electrical conduit covering) is glued into the floorpan,hole drilled & a screw to hold firm. another plastic strip is cut & a seat glued into place then placed loose ontop of the previous peice & covers the fixing screw

respray time the rear wheels being sprayed here are also from a 2680

floorpan & cab fitted loose rear wheels are ROS & fronts on the siku axle are from a 2680

in keeping the pivot pins on the axle & drilling a hole in the chassis, the tractor has has a small amount of lateral movement view from the underside

managed to get another ROS 600series style cab & made a decision to build a 698T & not a 675 , but this time unlike the 690 & more like the 699 i decided to fit a siku front axle. a britains 595 chassis is the base as all 698T i've encountered have been short wheel base units to get the height right with the front axle i had to cut into the chassis else the front would be to high

why sell it mart , it won't cost anything parked up & there's always that just in case moment right when you need it. when one of my bosses stopped growing corn he sold 3 good MF high sided trailers ? i had to haul out dung in a single axle dump trailer after they went ! pity to have let them go , when we needed to collect stockfeed spuds we were forever borrowing a trailer from the neighbours should have kept at least one

you starting to waste away are you scott :D

well if it is the same tractor , unless of course more than one was done , it's already had the n/s door replaced or a power washers has taken the window stickers off ! somehow i don't think it was bought as an investment rich

why would i mind good to see all models being made mate , look forward to it

badly at that :D

looks nice paul , like these tractors looking all uptogether

keeping me eye on a cowboy chippy :D

luke (powerstar) may have seen this about as A-B contractors are about that way

anyone local to this chap ? he has a couple of farms nr. west town

i spose this should go into tractors on my journeys but thought id give it a topic of it's own belongs to a contractor near Ilfracombe, & from what i gather it was done to advertise his bussiness, the design was done by an 11 yr old , so i presume a local compitition was held ?

like that , i really do mate , PM you