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When I bought my one it had a funny story to it, the previous owner had got rid of it after his wife lost control at speed and chewed up a rather nice young hedge with it :D :D

Started making this today with limited information to go by, would like to know if people think I have got the hopper/coulter detail about right or whether any more needs adding to it This is very early days on it so any feedback/suggestions on it would be wecome

You numpty Pingu :D :D It has a pick up hitch like most 60 series in this country did, look at the pictures, what it means is the hitch swings backwards as you lower it so it can be seen from the cab allowing easier hitching :D :D

Can get lucky like that, and as much as I hate to admit it about a JD, those old 50 series are pretty much bombproof. We had a NH 8560 that had done 6000hrs and was a pig from the day it set a tyre on our fields, so much so that we only kept it for a couple of months. Something with so many electronics on I wouldn't trust with those hours, especially if you have a limited budget for repairs as , as all farmers know, electronic problems are often tricky to trace and expensive to fix, with bills often running to 100's of ?'s to put right. If I were you Martin, yes do what Smish has suggested if you want but I'd give it a wide berth and look for a 30 or 40 series Ford or NH with less electronics and therefore less chance of a massive repair bill

At those hours Mart it could be reliable up until the day you buy iy but who's word have you got on that? Never believe a dealer, harsh I know but often true. At those hours you could have a load of electrical troubles and possible hydraulic ones, would be better giving it a miss \

It certainly is me in about 1983/4, was taken at the same time as the before one in my M3 topic

Damp and long grass, would cut it ok if it was dry but would bung the chute solid if it was wet. Bit edgy sitting on top of a row of flails as well :D

Here's a couple of pictures of the other Nuffield we had, this was my dad's from new and had completed 6500hrs up until I sold it a couple of years ago. It had had the liners done a couple of times due to them cracking and I did rebuild the front axle on it with new king pins, bushes and bearings to get rid of the trademark Nuffield wobble

It was John, especially as it was the last thing myself and my late father done together before he died, I think if I ever came across it in years to come and had the money I would buy it back. I'd love to know where it was at the moment though as I know the person who bought it off me sold it on again \ Now here's some more pictures of her during the rebuild The back end and chassis all stripped down awaiting wire brushing/sand blasting before priming Chassis rails removed to allow for better inspection of back end and easier painting of underneath Backend/chassis rails back together and primed From the front Back end view showing the hydraulics Engine temporarily in for part fitting, chassis rails and backend painted Nuffield Orange Engine out and painted, Morris Commercial TVO engine First day out and running under its own steam for over 30-40 years, myself and my late Father with it (brings a lump to my throat :'( ) All finished-Front view Side/front Rear/side At work rolling on her first day of work at a vintage tractor day at The Norfolk Museum of Rural Life

Could well be. Just found some more pictures so scanning them as I type

Cheers Ben, no idea on who he is

I have managed to find a few pics of my old Nuffield M3 this afternoon, I have a load more somewhere that I will post as soon as I find them. It was bought for a very small amount in the early 80's when i was about 4 years old to be restored when I was old enough to help. It was found in the 4 wheel configuration but after looking at the model number it should have been a 3 so we spent a few years trying to find the centre wheel assembly which my uncle found on a scrap heap with nothing wrong but a bearing failure. Then started the painstaking job of cleaning up the body work and rebuilding the engine, sourcing original parts when ever we could, the spark plugs being a difficult one and costing ?16 each. Work was started in 1993 but then due to time issues had to stop and it recommenced in 1996/7 being finished the night before it's first outing in the september of that year and 3 weeks before my Father was diagnosed with Cancer, we often say he knew deepdown somehow what the future held so this is why we done it then. I have all the receipts for work done on this along with an original workshop manual, the tractor has since been sold due to space issues which I do regret but there was no other way :'( As found, only with the Winsam cab removed, I even looked young then Engine back in, partly rebuilt/resprayed (loads more pics before and after this stage somewhere) Finished and at it's first outing, more pics will come when I find them

topics here http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=13579.0

Hasn't Blake (tm190) converted some Claas mowers to fit a control tractor?

You are!! :D I seem to remember saying to you on msn before that I was off to eat my tea so you should have known :D

Damn good job they do too, I used to cut an acre of grass with one of them up till a few years ago, had to be dry though or the chute would bung up. It didn't matter what was in the grass in the way of sticks or stones as it would munch through them as well, took a liking to my mates Dad's baseball cap as well :D Well worth the ?25 it cost me

Hydraulic nozzle boom crop sprayer is the category Marky, or in plain english a sprayer :D

yes indeedy, naughty boy :D :D

Looking very good there PR Are these of any help to you I know it's the newer Corto model but may still help

Guys can we keep to the question what Nathan asked please, that being the price which you would expect to pay for parts taken off a Cougar or Tecnoma If anyone wants bits off a Cougar or Tecnoma sprayer, post an advert in the wanted section

Please don't swear like that around me :D

Spot on, the Landini Starland is the old NH 70A series and I believe was made by Buhler in Canada

Looks good Reece Yes we do Martin, usually for drilling sugar beet or harvesting them. I've posted pics of our 7840 on dual row crops drilling sugarbeet here http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=13603.180

The TM is sitting in the barn on one of the Welger balers. We wanted to use a tractor with a light footprint as we didn't want to leave wheelings in the field. The TS-A already had duals on it and is lighter than the TM so got the job

Too right, even the boss was shocked at that sort of fuel consumption.....yet they say that Tier II/III are supposed to be better on the emissions \