CX820Joe

Fair haul today. Ros Massey Ideal which I swapped for the Fendt. Wiking Arion 650 which I bought off Phil P. Wiking Arion 640 which is discontinued now so lucky to find. Wiking Arion 630 Wiking Arion 420.

It's the only Time I've seen an 828 with tiny wheels, very strange set up. Look much better with hardly any gap between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch

Except maybe when they have absurdly small wheels? 😁

Very nice. They have suddenly got impossible to find now they've been discontinued although I prefer the earlier version which I have got one of. Think the wheels on mine do need a lick of paint though.

3 furrow Case? Not sure how easy to get hold of?

Only 1 I recall is a Siku Paul. Replicagri make a 4 furrow reversible or would that be a bit much for the tractor?

I think its fine for the tractor but if your setting that part of the layout in the past maybe is too recent a model?

Nice video to get you in the mood for the 8280

I bought this Ros loader off ebay. Few bits broken but was listed as such. Will have to try to make some replacement mirrors and it needs a clean. Inspiration is a Volvo BM 846 that was on a local farm where I used to live in the early 90s - and is still there as far as I know.

Looks really good paired up with the Amazone spreader Paul.

I've seen a few around Shropshire Sean, including a big 1694 which was still working regularly up until a farm sale in 2015.

Feel a bit of a fool but have listed the Fiat's for sale now!

I really like the David Brown version I bought recently. The red version looks lovely too, but I am possibly going to get the 2wd version of the David Brown next- lots of memories of these when I was younger. What are the wheels like on these 2wd versions? Some of the 2wd UH models I've had in the past have had very wobbly front wheels.

Went to Clun Green Man festival today, spotted this Deutz of some description away on one of the surrounding hills, spraying I think.

Bought this, I do have one but its got a terrible paint job so wanted a nicer one.

I think if I got those mowers I'd try them on a siku 6210r as their tractors seem a bit tougher. I got a Britain's Valtra with them in mind but it felt too lightweight. Sold it now. I guess there is every possibility the rear mowers won't attach to the Siku linkage too though.

Wasn't aware of this one, seen in new CT magazine

Thought about getting one of these for a while, they were very common around my part of Shropshire when I was a kid, being sold by Burgess. Its a nice model, the link arms are a bit useless so my link box isn't very far off the ground...or level! But Still pleased with it.

I'm glad to see a re-release of the Zetor...not a fan of that Fendt handler though

I considered just keeping the older orange Fiat 880 and listing the terracotta version on eBay...but I have decided to keep both, they're too good to part with.

I couldn't get on with the linkage for one thing Phil, wanted to use it for the Fert spreader but it wouldn't stay raised, and if you locked the linkage the spreader was tilted too far forward, also the weight didn't want to sit on the front linkage either. Very nice model, as was the Ros 6140, though the wheels were spaced out too far on that. Have stuck to old faithful UH Valtras, plus the Wiking 214 I bought off you. Doubt I will get the 8280 now.

Very nice Phil, did it have the issue with the gummy tyres? I got rid of my 6165 in the end, I have just kept the Wiking Deutz in fact.

Thanks Joe I thought Dave had shut up shop. Will drop him a line.

I see Paul, looks so much better. I would have had a 135 for the scraper if it had those mudguards - doubt I'd be able to get them now though.

What about marge acrobat tedder Paul? Not sure how available they are now though? Which model is that one, it has decent looking mudguards, the one I have seen for sale doesn't appear to have any