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its not an implement as such but how rare is the claas 690 with kemper maize head? In this part of the world i couldnt find one when i wanted one...

that looks staunch good work 

around 50 - 60mm i think. ill try and upload the pics nick took soon, but my laptop got nicked 

it looked abit like wood to me  \

nope, plastic brass nails, sweat, swearwords and procrastination. just ask nick how long he had to wait 

This is the last build, not sure if pics have been posted of this one yet. made for Nick, a big oversized rake  These pics dont really show how big the damn thing is ha ha!

I can confirm its a 'B', i must be going deaf, either that or the old lady is blind. probably the latter...  :D

that is a beautiful rig... that 936 is just awesome.. tell me mate, does the bonnet open? i have seen no pics of it yet with an opening hood...

you're on the money mate, thats looking really fantastic now

could be a misinterpretation on my part, old lady read the numbers out over the phone, so in fact 'D' could be 'B'. or she could be blind 

thats good info though thanks very much! most interesting 

well according to my sources the stamp says tractor no. D216459. and unit no. 3K18B. was purchased in 1974.

oooh that be excellent, ill chase it up!

anyone know much about the real deal, if they're any good? Seen a few negatives on a few forums, theres a video on youtube of a big x overtaking one while chopping grass 

That is an unusual tractor in as much as it has dual power and load monitor. Load monitor was a very unusual option on 5000's and more often found on 7000's. It was Ford's version of lower link sensing and intended for use with semi mounted ploughs etc, where a top link wasn't used.

     The rear wheels aren't that unusual, they are just optional 14 x 30's which around here were used to improve pulling power due to the smaller diameter and reduced the height of the tractor to improve stability on hillsides.

     It is an export version, as headlamps were always mounted in the grille for the UK, and the wing/seat frame wasn't available in this country.

I'm not sure which market it would have been intended for; but about the time the 5000 was coming to an end we (Sussex Tractors) took delivery of part of a cancelled export order in the form of 12 crated (CKD) 5000's which all turned up on the same day. We fitted them with Lambourne weather /safety cabs and sold them to local farms.

     No doubt the order was larger than what we took, so it may well have been part of the same order.

thanks for the info mate!! I new the load monitor version was a unique one, its not the first ive seen over here tho. my uncle still has a 5000 of exact same spec, and its the main farm workhorse. has a front end loader and has had numerous rebuilds etc, its had a pretty hard life.

the dual power is a pretty handy tool on these things. I used to do a lot of heavy mulching with it, ideal for when you hit a big lump to chew thru.

pleased to say this wee girl has now had a good rub down and sports a nice new cover in the shed! Lookin forward to the day i can get a new coat of paint on it. Any idea what something like that would be worth in the UK?

probably got the engine done cause of porus block?

you're on the money 

it does eh.. i think it must be the guards and the lack of a rops frame.

still need to get some info on what versions are which, im not sure if our rig above is american or british version, looks the same as all american ones to me but the old boy is adamant it came from england

They have succeed to capture and wrap true disappointment in a box.

:D :D oh my god quote of the day to you!!!! :D :D

I must say this is one unit ive been waiting a long time for, i think im definitely getting one massive cabinet instead of one large one!

and i am stoked i didnt buy the britains vaderstad too...

at the very least sheet it over in the barn to stop the birds, would be a shme to see her just rust away for no reason ford or not

too right mate i wont let that happen, the old boy is under strict instructions to get it covered this week! Its got a lot worse in the last few months, not being used i guess. she really is a honey of a tractor, lots a sentimental value.

i remember dad telling me he ordered it september ( 73 i think? ) and it didnt arrive till may, once it arrived it was straight into work breaking in the back half of our farm, pretty much spent most of its time on a howard rotary hoe breaking in scrub into pasture. When he bought it all the contractors were laughing at him for buying such a big tractor!!

never mind all the hours i spent on it getting fried from the reflection off the white guards when i was a lad  :D

and theres me thinkin i was just starting to get financially ahead... 

mm havin probs with these pics but i think we're gettin there...

snapped these pics while at the folks place this weekend. This is our old 5000, very much in need of a lick of paint  Mechanically she is sweet as, just had a full engine rebuild only 150 odd hours ago. Only done about 3500 hours, farm owned since new. Doesnt see much work at all these days, hence just sittin in the shed and the birds are attacking it  Trying to get the old boy to put it somewhere better so when i come to do her up its not any worse for wear!

Apart from the paint probably one of the mechanically tidiest you'll ever see, given the low hours.

How many have you got then mate?

most except the ertl 7500 series one, and case version of the NH

i wish UH had been able to make this model... still one for the chopper collection tho

this is the new series i guess?

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=4121097551822225823&q=van

hell of a noise...

you must be right, im fooled by the part number which has a 32 in it. always hopeful  

there is this also?? axion 850

http://www.wiking.de/en/3630132.php?seid=4ac6ebd9051e6fc484ac4a2ef07b4ba2