Gav836

cheers, add one to the list, theres a good boy....actually maybe 2 \ \

Ok, done. Begining to wish i'd made it so i could cast it now :D

Will post a pic of it on the elevator as soon as the paint decides to dry

I was asked by a member on here if I could make a bunker to fit the Fysons elevator where the existing red one sits as this isn't big enough for the Marstons trailer. Just needs another coat of paint now and its finished, all made out of plasticard and plastruct

Looks to me like you've got a nice set up there Luke. Looks like you've got as much on your spreader there as we put in our 10 ton ECE machines. Always good to see how much you can put in a spreader before the bed chains stop moving :D

Pulling eleven furrs with a wheeled tractor is pretty good going......

Thats a big plough thing is i can only count 10 furrows John : :D

   OK , if you don't fancy a Massey how about this one. Fiat F115 on GR Pyketts website, 5,200hrs, ?9,750

Now them i can recommend as being a real pulling tractor, we had an F140 where I used to work and that was near impossible to kill. Try to find a Winner model though as opposed to the economy model that ours was. They have a unique sound all of their own

sounds like the anti bird flu jabs given to pingu has upset his normally placid nature  to me gav :D

just give him the heav ho mate, aint worth the agro to be honest

I never knew those jabs had that side effect, have to use a bigger needle next time and see if that helps

Well for me today it's been a supposed close mate of mine has gone behind me back talking to gf on bebo and leaving comments about me saying that i tell load of lies about were i've worked and what i've done saying that im terrible driver etc calling me a lier etc so i have really have had enough of him, just not on going behind my back i think. I swear i will have stern words with him on monday if not smack him

Sounds to me like you need to find a new mate \  put this one on ice :

I think they started around the early 70's TOG... I've seen (and have some..) of the early 70's stuff... As for when they stopped... I'm not really sure... I've got some from the 80's... but I don;t recall seeing any with... say... the 3000 series in..

They can sell for LOTS of money... and they can go real cheap as well.. expect to pay between ?10 and ?25 each for one I would say... there seems to be a small handful of strong ebayers at the moment who are willing to go to great lengths to bid 

If thats the case maybe I'd better find the 3 or 4 that I have, sounds like a good time to move them on

Memory loss is a sign of getting older, ask Marky

Beet harvesters now on its way back to Birmingham after making a couple of modifications

yeah and dont i now it, i have a gav piggy bank now :D :D

You mean I haven't managed to empty it yet, have to try harder

Oh and what was it you said to me about spelling the other day : :

Thanks guys

damn you Gav, stop it , i told you already i had to buy 4 new tyres for the car >

looking good, whats next

I have no intentions of stopping just yet, I have plans....................... :D :D

Did my rough choices today and then found out my Dad got the all clear from cancer :) And if that wasn't good enough found myself a new lady friend  :D

Good news all round then Nick, glad to hear that about your Dad

There is no way I'd entertain a 61** MF, they done a lot locally here to harm MF's reputation with gearbox faults being the main culprit. The 6150 I drove suffered from a gearbox fault at 3 years old and low hours so they are a bit of a risk \

Very good Gav. Does the packer go up and down on that ram?

Thanks, yes the packer moves up and down, the ram is just two bits of plastruct tubing

That looks great Gav now it's finished.... will it be decalled 

Thanks Marky. It will have Opico decals fitted to it I hope

Finally got round to finishing one off today, the legs are made of 3mm plasticard and the wings of 1mm, the roller is off a Siku power harrow. 

Looking good and I am looking forward to the finished article. A lot of the 12ft and 14ft ones up here had a headstock at one end for transport and a lot of them have a double crumbler roller setup.

Thanks. Would they be Blyth harrows then? I know that they fitted front and rear crumblers to their harrows, may look into the transport set up on these wider ones

As much as I'd like to say TM, I've seen an MX and TM in action in the same field and reckon the MX would take it easily

thanks gav will look a treat with one of your 3mtr dutch harrows on the rear , be just like i used to drive then 

Looks like I'd better get on with the harrows then, certainly would suit it

Very nice restoration job there Marcus, looks great

looks absolutely fantastic - we still use one at home - bought it about 10 years ago from a neighbour for ?200  still going strong only needs a few bars each year and maybe a new levelling board this year  One thing - rare to see one any greater than 3m over here most are 8 or 9ft 

Thers a few that size here but i do know of one 6m one working behind a Fastrac every spring for sugar beet seed beds. The finished item will be available in a choice of sizes

She been out and about with Bernard?  :D

Its only if she goes "AH-TWEET-CHOO" when she sneezes that you need to worry : :

very happy customer, if i didn't use them the Tim prototype would have cost a fortune at high street prices \

I get all mine mail order now from EMA, its much easier and you can get everything you need from there

im making one of those now but without the  drum on the back , the only prob is the the the soilder isnt sticking it together  :'(

thats why i use Plastruct, its much easier and quicker to work with