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I'm trying not to let TT see this thread -ignorance is bliss (for her)  ;D

That is a very nice model, true to life. 

There's some really tidy stuff coming out of your workshop. 

Big Woose!

C'mon - pics 

Missed this! Looks very smart - hope it goes well.

Do I detect some non blues on there too? 

Poor old Fanny... at least she's got the heater on.. bless her  :'( :'(

Pah! Real tractors use antifreeze  ;D

So what's next ps2 or dvd player 

It'll be a Satnav to find his way round the yard, when going forwards.........

Blimey! That's a lovely bit of work. 

Does look a lot better and as has been said, pity about the bonnet top. Just let me spray it - i can get an antique finish straight off  ;D

I think the crank oil seals have a factory fitted leak. 

Getting back into it now. 2 MF 65s, a Doe, and a County crawler. 

Managed to get a whole afternoon and evening in the workshop.......

Super Pics. Must've been a great show. Thanks for taking the time to post. 

So is it a consideration for the future John or in essance is it not really that far advanced from what you have and trust?

Looking to change my drill as it is 1992 vintage and is generally just wearing out. 

Still a bit undecided as to whether to go for a cultivator drill or stick with the good old combination. This year showed that the combi will drill when others can't move........

I think I need a disc drill, SL as it's the difficulty of getting through chopped straw rather than trailing it also need to cut into heavy land more. Like the idea of lifting the coulters too.

It was never really dry enough to roll down this year, Ol and even in those pics it was like a chocolate caramel - dryish on the outside but soft and sticky in the middle  In a dry year the rollers aren't heavy enough but do help to save some moisture.  Maybe I should change my name to 'Heavy Land' 

Can't believe there are 11 pages of this and you haven't even washed it yet - just a new radiator cap, which needs weathering.  ;D

Can you send over the Triple K here John :D

I'll parcel it up Colm and let you know postage........

Snowing - but wet stuff. 

Priced it from my NH dealer - Best price for model is £162 + vat and they (me) have to pay carriage from Italy £33 

Still £30 cheaper than website though.............

I'd restore 1 and leave 2 on the face of it, you could polish all day and the glass wouldn't reappear or dents vanish 

One comment I'd like to make is that if you have rusty tractor and it's working every day, well and good, it gets hot and dries out. If it is sitting for long periods without being started, as many collectors machine do, it will just continue to deteriorate even in a 'dry' shed. Scraper tractors and forklifts survive for a long time as although they're in the do-do every day, they are warm & working..... 

Looks really well CJ, once you get the twiddly bits on she'll be a cracker. 

After that.... she'll be leak free and ready to park up and forget about for a wee while  ;

Yep, right - you'll be up there with a hot water bottle,a blanket, and a glass of warm milk, tucking it in every night  ;D

Gerrit painted - you are like a Magpie Marky - it has to be shiny to attract you.  ;D

I'm not scrapping any of it! 

Just wanted to see what the response was - am I nuts for keeping it? 

The discs, plough and rotovator are first on the list for cleaning up. The bale sledge will be used with the MF10 and MF35 

This stuff is in better nick

Bale Sledge

Ransomes TSR 10 plough

Massey 28 discs - just right for a 240, Marky 

Also a Taylors bale lifter and Acrobat.

My neighbour is retiring at the age of 81 this year and asked me to tidy up his machinery which was in a hedge bottom (he has no steading) and said I could have it to dispose of as I saw fit.(I've done all his work for the last 20 years)

I've dragged it into the yard and there are a couple of tidier bits which I'll keep but most is not collectable...or is it? 

There is also a MF290 he is selling, and stacks of horse harness and ploughs.

Old cultivator and drill plough - not Massey - pale blue paint.

A 'dykeback' plough - don't know maker.

Howard 60" Rotavator!

Triple K

Another neat idea, SC. Looks tremendous and cost effective too - you could make a forest for a few bob 

Looking really tidy, FM. 'Do the job right and do it once' is the way to go. 

That'll make a big difference.