mr softie

a stunning collection of deere`s its good to see them all together

the problem with using a tractor for this type of job is well one as said the legal speed for any tractor is 30kph no matter what speed it is capable of, and the biggy which they are starting to pick up on is if the tractor is on free road tax (agriculture use) and on red diesel it can only operate within a 15 mile radius of the farm recorded to, if you want to use it on greater distances white diesel and duty paid tax i know a local farmer who has had to buy a couple of lorries to do the job he used to use a couple of tractors to do

and i bet there wasnt a mark on the parcel when you picked it up from the post office, if you are going to make a claim royal mail will want the damaged model and the damaged packaging for their investigation and when you try to explainthat you have had it repaired you get told you havent a leg to stand on, previous experience with an insured conversion via royal mail

bill the moira show is one of the best shows that ive seen in the uk to date if you are interested in seeing converted models and diarama`s and construction displays as well, id be interested in helping out with this i would be going over for this show anyway and to arrange a couple of cars on the ferry and some accomadation wouldnt be a problem belfast city centre is only 20 mins from the show lisburn 5 mins so there would be a few options available, its well worth a visit

andy if you and brian are needing a taxi on the sunday morning me and my dad are staying at southwaite on the sat night so im sure i could squeeze you in for a lift down to penrith on the sunday morning

bill it would be great to see the collection so when you arrange to come down again id definatly be interested in viewing it ( great that its indoors so you dont need to worry about the weather )

another stunning model from the MPR models stable, that front linkage really looks the part

joe i have seen your work in the flesh, it wont go pear shaped, for the reason you keep making the alterations untill you get it right and cant wait to see what the final conversion is. all the best and will be watching this space closely

a siku mf 9240 from ebay

looks like an excellent day great collection thanks for sharing the pictures joe and bill

john deere 9630 waterloo employee edition

well to be honest bill its amazing where this could end you`ve set the wheels in motion and its time to go for it as they say, the rest of the forum seem to do it in groups time for us scottish members to start getting out their

hillview i need a slap im the one on here going on about the moira show and i didnt think about that

john deere slurry tanker from ebay america

i must eat humble pie , i never liked the american style row crop duels but they look excellent on the 4450, another stunning model

now bill the mackies of rothienorman sounds good but there`s a big BUT! think i`ll pm you that why do we not try for next year and do what the moira boys do and arrange a scottish ftf visit to the zwolle show i know this isnt in aberdeenshire but could get all the members together

universal hobbies joskin dumper, mf 135 dealer box mf 8690 with duels in dealer box & universal hobbies dealer boxed valtra t in red

bill any time your down this way you are more than welcome to drop in to view the collection and for a chat

fingers crossed then joe the way models are going this year it could be the next limited edition big seller

bill we cant thank you enough for taking the time to organaise last nights visit to the stewart`s trailer factory , jim and mandy were amazing with the detail of the visit and answering any questions asked by the forum members / guests, it was good seeing what happens behind the scenes in the build from the drawings to the finished product rather than visiting shows and just seeing rows of finished product. it was good that we managed to get a full house for the tour and that everyone arrived on time for the tour , many thanks bill for arranging the tour and for your hospitality before the event and viewing your collection absolutly excellent bill

the cat actually looks good in white, how long until you modify one joe?

thanks bill, will be nearer 4 if not just after when i get up, going to do a bit of sight seeing on the way up

well thats me getting ready to head up the country to meet bc before heading for the factory tour

hi tris your mate wont be disapointed with the stewart trailer, the farm where i garaged my ice cream van and helped out at the busy times had 5 stewart grain trailers and 2 tri axle low loaders , which were all built the year of foot and mouth and are still going strong with no repairs apart from the usual bulbs etc very strong and high quality builds

thanks noel had an excellent time and wouldnt miss the show, good to see the profesional photographer got all the stands and models that i missed, roll on the spring show