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Height of small rear rotor when folded- 14cm. Height of large front rotor when folded- 15.5 cm. Overall length of machine- 28cm. These measurements are when the machine is attatched to a tractor. To gain maximum rear clearance, I'd store it this way with the front of the machine up on pallets or a stand. Let me know if you need more measurements, the model is easily accesible in a display case in our living room.

WOAH BABY!!!! That is a nice piece of equipment.

Gauntae take the camera Bill?

Mechanically, I agree wit y' pud. However, in the looks department it looks like the tractor equivalent of the result of a night's drunken passion between a cow and a horse. It's wrong I tells ya!! :o :o

Bill, as far as the picture of the forage harvester with the inappropiate trailer goes, for a while, wasn't that the only trailer available? I have a (very) vague recollection of the blue and white silge trailer coming out and I think it was after the forage harvester was already out. Do you know anything about the order of release? Not gonna argue though, its a pretty goofy looking picture. Bet it sold a bunch of trailers though.

Pretty ace! Do you make your own castings or is there a base unit?

Thanks for the info Joel.

I'm really looking forward to the Allis Chalmers. Lets not get ahead of ourselves Joe, how about a Versatile liveried Versatile first. I'd guarantee that an 875 Versatile in the Toy Farmer series would be a phenomenal seller here in its home province. Untold variations could be made from the same casting too

You really should come and see Lois and I Mark. The boss of a friend of mine had 2 of those, still has one. The one he still has started life with the Detriot engine but one autumn evening after spending the day doing primary tillage work with it, he decided to drain the engine oil overnight and finish the oil-change before he started work early the next morning. Unfortunately, very early the next morning his Dad came over and decided to use the tractor to move a large (100') set of harrows over to the workshop to work on them. The tractor seized on its way back to the workshop. It now has a 500hp Cummins truck engine. Seems he wasn't too much bothered, he's a Cummins guy anyway. \

Oh, Allis8550, those Allis Chalmers Roto-balers A good friend of mine has one, just to play with. He has a Ford-New Holland 1220 tractor, you know, a little four wheel drive 14hp diesel machine and the Roto baler is just something to give him and the tractor something to do. He used to come over to one of our hay fields on his day-off with his tractor and baler and a 12-pack of beer in a cooler. Our plan was to have a beer every time the baler plugged-up. Some days, you'd nicely have your thirst quenched, other days, you'd be s**t-faced before dinner :D I'd have hated to relied on it to make all my hay. Jakescot, I laughed loud enough, Mrs TOG (at the other end of the house) wants to know what's so funny

That was a great post Bill, some nice old girls to be sure. I didn't know Carruthers of Dumfries had trucks. I remember that they had buses. Did a daily run from the New Abbey/Southerness area into Dumfries. The ol' half-shack cabover Mack is a blast from the past

Grand collection there Joel. What do you think of the Fiat that you have hitched to the Krone EasyCut?

Great find. If you do get to drive 'er there will be rays of envy floating towards you from 4000 miles away, I always fancied a go in one of those. It would be great to see a nice hand-built model of one. Somehow they seem to get overlooked.

Be sure to let us know what he says Bill, Its been bugging me all day \ Completely agree with you about the Borderer Deere-est. British trucks from the late '60s and '70s had so much personality. Fodens, Guys, AECs, Albions, Seddons, Scammels (which were built just down the road from where m' mother used to live, she never lets us forget that). Someone more skilled than me should do a poll, what's your favourite classic British lorry?

Bill, the lowbed from Truck Plant Services, would it be a Leyland? Maybe a Leyland Lynx. I could be waaay wrong on this though.

My sympathies to all three of you lads who have experienced the loss of family members. Its very difficult at any time but moreso at this time of year when others are in a celebratory mood.

I don't own the 8530 but there's one on the shelf in the local hardware store going "buy me, buy me". The price was way out of line at about 20 quid, now its down nearer 13, so, close to what Robert is quoting but I'm in the same boat as him, that dosh could go to a UH Claas Rake or one of the Lemken pieces. It looks good, like a detailed newer 1/64 (which is what they are ) but they are a night and day difference compared to the late '80s and early '90s 1/64 models. If you are aleady a 1/64 collector, I'd say its a "must have". If you have no other 1/64 I don't know if I'd bother.

Awww cwabb can thombody hep be ged by jaw ub off th floowa. Thath tho boodifuw. :'(

Great pictures Marky. An A1 model When you say the wings are wrong, do you mean thet the curvature is wrong for a "curved wing" 135 or do you mean wrong in the sense that most 135s had the flat-top wings? It's just a huge pity about the seat :'( We had a 1965 135 and it looked just like that one except for the seat.

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Thanks to M.K. 's pictures, this model has shot to the top of my "gotta get" list.

Super, super model Andy.

's funny, was thinking it looked great with the exception of the rear wheels then got thinking about what to do about it and then got to the previous post

Great pics Bazza, looks like there were lots of wallet lightening opportunities. One of those places I'd like to go to at least once.

Well, cr*p I was gonna say I liked it but I'm not sure after BLUEPOWERs comment. Anybody know the price-range?