Neil D

Thanks for that!

Just saw in latest Classic Tractor Herman Poppema have commissioned MF 675 and 690 tractors along with a np Fordson super Dexta. Anybody any contact details? Pity the idiot who wrote the article never took time to give this info

Exactly Justin, when are the 7710 and 7910 arriving?

I know, I was referring to all three of my UH 5000's, they are set full throttle from the box! Where did you see the 10 euro Britains? Thanks Neil

Thanks SPN, thats a very interesting tractor- I have one to modify and I think my plan of attack will be to source a Ford Force 6y grill and do a bit of grinding with the Dremel very very carefully to sort out the front end. I am going to try and source rear wide wheels from somewhere, remove the left mudguard plough lamp and put the lamp on the right hand mudguard, and of course reset the hand throttle to tick over before she blows up and finally reset the hi/low lever in its proper position. The only other concern I have is the paint- these 1/32 scale models are identical in colour to the 1/16 Ford 7600 I have, I thought the early 6x tractors were painted a darker shade of blue? Any thoughts on this anybody? Neil

Hi Guys, anybody done any mods to these modsels to make the later ford force tractors? Neil

Brilliant job!! Can you tell us of all the changes made to the model? Neil

Superb models- I like the silver silencers, all the jobsworths tell us they should be painted blue but I remember clearly my dad's 1961 super and my uncles blue/grey both bought brand new and had silver silencers from day one as had all the other majors on the two farms. I had thought of repainting the UH 5000 Major to get one with wide wheels as most of our majors were ordered with wide tyres and the steel rims. Neil

Hi, Just browsing and saw this, looks well!! Forget the comments about the 34's being too small, my brother in law is a dairy farmer in Stafford, I spent some time with him three years ago during which i drove his 2650, it had been set up for spraying with a wide wheelbase with its first owner so after servicing it I changed her back to standard. There were 34's on the rear and as a result the tractor sat down the way yours does so theres nothing wrong with the accuracy of your model- however going by the handbook you could order 36's which still matched those front tyres so the choice is yours!! Neil

Sorry but the 6700/7700 models were 6600/7600's with a row crop axle etc, not shortened 8700/9700's I know because I drove both a 5000 and a 6700 for my uncle. I helped change clutchs and brakes on both tractors as well as general serving and I can assure you the 6700/7700 are as explained above. My take on Britains is that they have upped their game this past while and we should not be afraid to apply constuctive criticism to keep them focussed, one idea that springs to mind is that they produce an up graded version of each model with a small production run which would give us collectors the models we want!! Neil

I have driven a few different 90 and 94 series Fiats- I reserve the comment to critisise them if I want, I mean the so called super comfort cab has a strange pedal arrangement whereby your legs are forced apart causing cramps, for tall blokes the head height is too low so you are having to peer under the headcloth to see where you are going. As for working at them I was asked by my brother in law to service his 88-94, the adjuster nut on the clutch cable was loose- I soon found out why, it is a physical imposibility to get a spanner on this to tighten it up due to the proximity of the cab mount, they screwed the cable back at each service to get the required clearance. I could go on and on but when you drive and work at the likes of the early Fords and all John Deeres its clear Fiat are rubbish unfortunately they have destroyed Ford and IH mores the pity. Neil

Thought I had better introduce myself, been interested in farming, its in my blood, unfortunately the old man sold our farm when I was 8 yrs old but I still maintain an interest especially collecting models. Up to now I have mainly collected construction and some farm models but this past few months I have bought quite a few tractors, over the years I have also bought some of David Perdues tractors- a top bloke, hope things are beginning to look up for him!!! Neil

I must say as someone who until now has collected construction models with only a few farm models I am amazed at the low standards farm model collectors will put up with. I bought this model aftere reading the reviews but when I got it out of the box I was very disappointed at the modelling of the wheel rims- did they not even look at their photos? The rims are flat NOT stepped up with ever decreasing circles and the toy hitch should be dispenced with and something more realistic designed, dont misunderstand me the rest of the model is excellent especially the detail of the drive line system. I also bought the Wiking John Deere 7430 with loader-this is more like the thing a really excellent model. I am not trying to sound negative but rather that if we push and ask for higher quality thers no reason the manufacturers cannot move on th a higher level. Neil i