Valley Axe Man

Latest arrival so time for a little update ....another weapon for the fencing side of things in the shape of one of Andy's QuickFencers fitted up with Parmiter Knocker, the OEM fitted with a Bryce but the chain driven Parmiter being available is what was opted for to keep costs down on new tooling..... hoping now that over winter a bit of fencing work will put these bits of kit to good use

Little update.... Had an hour or two on her yesterday, Radiator been flushed through and given a dose of Anti-freeze ready for winter, found and fixed a broken wire to the number plate light and fit up the pto guard and cap that were missing with replacements. Pickup hitch been collected but going to need a bit of a fettle up as there's a bit of play in the pivots. still we all like a challenge

Cheers Justin was in the right place at the right time as for 1:1 scale collecting... mmmm nah I think it'll be the only one but you can never say never to having a second hahaha!

Looking down that line of cabs James it almost like looking down the yard at Fagan & Whalley's from back in the day of them running the older 93's 113's and 143's

Cheers Paul and John Aye Paul, some of that overtime got put to good use! I'm tempted to fit a power steering kit with the options on her it would then almost make her a full spec tractor from back in the day, maybe a wheel weight or two might be on the shopping list but time and funds will be the main factor. The Rest-o-ride repair kit is listed on old20 parts's webpage under the major listings . I'm sure John will agree with you Martin about almost 40k, she seems to like to get up an go The E1A and DDN are one and the same thing Tim, both are taken from the serial/chassis number, from the new major, it went to the diesel major, power major and super major with the new performance super major being it's last incarnation with various developments along the way, this one is from 63 when the change to blue and grey happened, the year before the super major was phased out in 64 to be replaced by Fords 6X range

Hahaha Cheers Tim

Happy Birthday David (DM434) best wishes and hope it's a good one for you from us down here in the Valley

Hahaha cheers Joe and your not far wrong Martin.... though she tramps on well enough the seat rubbers do need a bit of tlc, she's got one of the rest-o-ride seats on her, so a bit better ride than a normal pan seat, Found a kit for re-bushing it so that's on the list of jobs to do

Aye I knew what you were at there Sean... trying to get a bite on UH's version Cheers Bill and Joe, Aye am sure i'll enjoy the joys of tractor ownership Bill, and she might be up at Lanark next year, Thanks for the link Joe, i'll look into it

Cheers for all the comments and likes guys Was a full resto about 5 years ago Sean and was originally on 14x30's on the rear but these were replaced with 16.9's with the original sized 7.50's up front. When restored it had the optional pick-up hitch but the lad I bought her off swapped it to the swinging drawbar as she's baled about 400 small bales this year before I got her. I'm hopefully going to pick the hitch up one night next week after work as it was in with the deal. Once she's had a bit of a tidy up and finishing bits done she might do a bit of light work Martin, need to track down a rocker bracket that the top link fits in as it's currently missing, so no linkage work till I've found one of them. Like your idea James but will have to see if she ever goes into timber work More updates as work progresses

A couple more of her after a bit of a run

A couple of pics up at the yard....

As one or two of you on here already know I've recently acquired myself a new "toy" in the form of a '63 Fordson Super Major, it's an older restoration and been used for a bit of work since been being restored and just in need of a handful of small odd jobs to finish her off..... She's definatley a go-er and looking forward to taking her to a show or two and on the odd road run

Interesting to see some of the results of the bulk of the 16th G&M models around the £100 - £120 mark.... compared to a UH 16th Dexta had a result of £70..... but then again some of the DBP's didn't look to do too well either.

No worries James, I like the way your learning to use Laser cutting and profiling, taking on the technology that is now commonplace in most full sized engineering workshops in your model builds, I'd say your one of the new generation of model builder, It's great to see that

Certainly has to be said that your getting a dab hand at these cab builds James

The latest addition to the collection.... in the shape of a Quickfencer to accompany my Parmiter post knocker..... All I need now is a supply of fencing stoops, a roll of sheep netting or three and maybe the odd roll of scale barb wire and were in business

Some interesting displays Cyril, thanks for sharing them with us especially like the collection of Fords / New Hollands as well as the speed camera van..... not seen that on a display before

Since the updates to the forum and a new laptop at work now means I can get on FTF during working hours..... just hope the IT lad doesn't alter any of the settings as system wouldn't let me on before

Fantastic work James I bet you'll be sad to see it leave......

Well said John. Looks great James

Cheers Erik and Justin , Sure Andy will appreciate the comments about his work when I next speak with him Yet another welcomed addition to the slowly growing collection

Have you tried ringing him Sean?? Andys number 01748 850905 works for me every time.... or if you leave a message on his answerphone he gets back to you..... as does his email info@classic-combines.com As for the 1250..... I haven't heard how progress is going but I do know that he's done the decals for them........

Cheers Martin Aye Andy certainly knows how to get the best into a model to get it as life like as possible..... He's one skilled craftsman

Latest addition to the collection appeared in a well packed box.... via Royal Mail this week A Parmiter swing round, rope driven post knocker by Andy at Classic, features working turnbuckle adjustment of the mast, opening post clamp and moveable hammer and driver arm, finished in Parmiter orange, Andy also does a chain driven version finished in Parmiter blue, the more popular of the two versions that he builds, so maybe a blue one will appear in the fleet sometime in the future......