james f

Very good show today, its a credit to Harold to be able to pull it off. I enjoyed meeting a few members off here, especially Bill, names to faces and all that. As ever it was fun to browse the stalls of the dealers even if some of the bigger names were missing, I must have went around the whole thing ten times! The layout were fantastic, and there were some interesting collections on display too. Here are the best of the photos I took, not a comprehensive record but gives a flavour...

My purchases from Penrith today: Siku Valtra T191 & Forestry trailer  set (been after this one for a while), roll of currogated card from  Mandy, and a few Valmet and Volvo spares.

Also bought Rory Day's new County  book by John Hull (intended as a Christmas present but will probably  have to have a read of it myself first ).

Also sold a few bits as well

Only Markys have the answer

Been in for a quick look this evening, looks like its going to be a great show. Dont forget that there is a second small layout room above the main one (there should be signs)

blimey he must be a short farmer to get into that ih marcus, would be easier to remove the cab to be honest if hieght isthat much of an issue for him

That wouldnt keep the horizontal rain off though, or the vertical stuff for that matter...

Interesting to see what one of these is worth...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRITAINS-FARM-VALMET-805-TRACTOR-WHITE-LE-9515-/170566305450?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item27b68b46aa

TE20 wouldn't start, so I had to cart all the dung to the compost heap with a wheelbarrow.

Really must get a Dexta.

Oh yes because they were renowned for their easy starting characteristics!! \ \  (I have one so I should know) What you want is a major (I have one of those too ;D  )

we have a few builders come in the yard Bas for the odd bucket or two of stuff... so we can make sure we don't give them a short measure (or even too much !)... I buy my aggregates by the tonne... so it makes sense to sell them out by the tonne.  I'll use the forklifts weigher for loading baled waste for recycling.. rather than rely on the honesty (or dishonesty in some cases) of my waste recyclers.

It's also going to be useful for making collections of 'muck away' ... which despite the name is usually soil and mixed building waste like concrete and bricks etc

Does this mean you make more money in wet weather Mark, buy it dry and sell it wet like?

Ah right would that be the one that went for 89.40 on Ebay this afternoon Bill?

My thoughts exactly, although it went for £85.90 actually

Another funny coloured Britain's Valtra Valmet ;)

Photos please!!! :D

Why not just make one trailer with a silage kit included?  \

Anyway, taking it as it is shown there and it looks pretty smart with the little detailing that the MAS one missed out on like grain chute etc. Pleased to hear that the construction of it is a reversal of the MAS too with metal chassis and plastic body!! I wonder who approached who to get the ball rolling in the initial stages of this model. If Britains get it right, maybe a few more manufacturers will approach them. ...  :)

My thoughts exactly too Tris. I really dont know what they were thinking with the Marston. Looks like theve managed to employ someone with a bit of common sense recently! ;D

Just bought a green Britains Rice horse box on ebay to replace the one I had when I was younger

How many Autoway Valmet 805s do you have? I can see at least 9, is there a reason you have so many?

Yep, I was able to watch it no problems. (Its only the GAA you cant get outside the island ) I have to say I think this is a real 'feel-good' project that should generate some much-needed positive publicity for farmers in general.

Does anyone know the person that was selling the models in the top 2 pictures?

Yes they are the RJN Classic Tractors models, though I had thought most of them were no longer available, they nearly always do them as limited runs. You can find their ads in most old copies of Tractor and Machinery magazine

  While I'm here I may as well add my photos:

My haul included

UH Valtra 6850 in red (my bargain of the day at £20)

UH Valtra 6850 in green

UH Valtra 6850 in anthracite

Joal Valmet 8400 on duals (red cab version)

Britains Valmet 805 forestry (1996 version, only made for one year)

Britains (Ford) 2120

Scaledown NP Super Major

Scaledown 2 furrow Ransomes plough for above

paints and glue for above

Sisu Brochure

nice 7840 lapel pin

Fordson Super Major china mug

It was a very enjoyable show, and was nice to meet a few fellow ftf'ers and see all the shining lights of the industry that I've been reading about for so long.

The answer lies in an article on this tractor in one of the very early Classic Tractor magazines I seem to remember.

...according to which this machine is extremely rare and was brought back from south america, possibly brazil.

I should be there, all being well

They've definitely overcooked the slight raised area on the roof alright, looks like someone got a zero in the wrong place in their measurements! Unfortunately this looks like a pretty advanced prototype/ pre-production model so I would not be optomistic that they will change it before it is released.

Can someone confirm that this is 1/32, as it does not seem to be up to the standard of their recent models, and is more reminiscent of the old 1/16 series of Same/Lambourghini/ New holland models? I wouldn't be all that impressed by the opening bonnet, Siku have been doing that for a good few years now.

As for the bonnet decals, we can only see one side of either tractor in the photos. What often happens here is that only decal is designed, and then applied to both sides of the bonnet, resulting in the decal being the right way around on one side and the wrong way around on the other. I seem to recall that this was the case with the (new) Britains 5000 etc. Even if there were two opposite decals available you could still get variations. I suspect the chinese factory workers on 2p an hour are not too particular.

wonder if hes still got them?? i wouldnt mind a nice muir hill in the collection ,tree surgen down heres got one, but has a ford super q cab fitted to it, out naths way actually

Would love to see a picture of that! :of

From Sept 1st SPN will be the proud tenant/caretaker of a 14 acre smallholding in deepest Wexico.

1 cow, 1 calf, 1 pig, 2 piglets, a donkey, innumerable hens, 2 dogs and a cat.

There is also a tractor!

But we won't talk about that 

If you're going deep under cover to try discover some top secret hurling secrets to bring back to the Deise, your looking in the wrong place ;D

i am second in the queue behind barry for a few bits, so he may be a bit full by the time you get there james ;D

Sounds like it might have to be handbags at dawn so!! ;D

Apparantely you cannot buy them in Europe  \

James if you get the chance to come to Spalding the night before and saw what he eats in the evening you would understand...we all buy him onion rings in exchange for models on the following day..its his weakness 

Thats settled then, I'll be waiting at the door with huge box of them in return for two limited edition 6850s :D