super6

My Dad found me one at a Furniture auction where he sells every other saturday about 5 years ago and was justing lying in a box of rubbush from a house clearance and had it first bid, ?3!  Mint in box, however has lost the lift bar. 

A nice bargain there

Which version, spade lugs or rubber tyres? Do you mean implement lift?

I think the roller may even be home made,it has that look about it but its still nice.I have now cleaned the tractor and it looks even better.

I was pleased because there are lots of lead pieces which I haven't got.

It was a bargain at ?25.00.

I don't think it is home made. There are quite a few differant implements along these lines. Some of them very strange to look at, meaning not obvious or apparent what they are supposed to be or do When you come across one of these you will know what I mean! Is the bit of harness made out of plastic?

A nice bargain there 1972, buy it now by any chance?

a mate got a white wheel version for ?15 at local carboot sale, very good condition, i was gutted.

I bought one of these, with the early style rear wheels and about 95% mint, at a toy fair last year. I asked the seller the price and he replied 5, I asked ?500? and he said no ?5. It came inclusive with the implement lift. He also had some implements, these being tipping trailer;3f plough;hay tedder and discs. I bought the whole lot for ?20 including tractor

Asking what it was worth I told him and he replied that he had only paid 50p, for each item I presume. You win some times and it don't half feel good

1972 when you refurbished the 6x did you take the plastic inserts off? how

I know the tyres you mean now,but sadly I don't have one of the early vehicles with that type.

I reckon these tyres could be on the version with cast steering column

I knew Britains made a sewing machine albeit a lot later on

http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/toys/manufacturers/britain/britains/index.html

Oops, sorry TBF I stand corrected 

I shall go and stand in the corner with dunce hat on 

Dollshouse size I believe, that iron was also branded Morphy Richards too. Did they not make a sewing machine that you could actually sew with ?

That was Singer  ;D

No,all of the e27ns have quite fat tyres.How skinny are the skinny tyres then ? \

Have you the first version of the farm lorry on rubber tyres? they are as skinny as that! Or put another way no thicker than the metal hub.

I am not sure,but they did make some other kitchen utensils like sauceoans,frying pans etc.I have never seen any though.

They are nowhere near as big as the iron.

Its just a case of being in the right place at the right time.

9 times out of 10, that stupid joe bloggs person is in the spot, but this time around we were lucky!

You lucky so and so!

As a dealer friend said to me "you put in the leg work so you are going to get a bargain every now and again" 

Like 'em 1972 

Have any of the high majors got the really skinny tyres on the front?

From seeing the conversions you have already done I don't think you will have any problems at all, you are more than halfway there!

    I can only think of obvious things like original literature/parts books and lots of photographs of good unrestored/unmolested examples to work from. If you are intending to build more than one then the first is your pattern, but you already know this. Like I said obvious and probably not much help, sorry \.As regards casting, you could contact one or more of the FTF members who do this and/or obtain farm & site models magazine issue 5. Makes it look easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Hope this is some help.

Thanks Colm.

I'll be looking out for some brochures now.

Rotapeds would be nice but I wouldn't know how to start !

On stretching the body of a 5000,I have done it in the past and made it strong but its adding the correct detail which is the hard part.

Any ideas ?

I cheated and bought a DBP 1124, very nice model, but not cheap! 

As regards details I'm not the best person to ask as I've yet to do a conversion, aside from changing tyres on a 20 series JD from the current range.

What do you mean, exactly, by "adding the correct detail"?

I would like to be able to build a super 6 but I am unsure how to make a good job of stretching the body .I have a donor to make a 654 though.

Thats the tricky bit, I reckon, keeping it in one solid piece after stretching it.

The E27n in the back ground has got a muledozer fitted,I got the idea from the book of Ford tractor conversions.It was a fiddle but worth it ,the blade goes up and down like a real one working from the side mounted steering wheel.

Rotopeds next? as per pictures in vintage tractor special 14

Lookin' good 1972, super 6 next?

Whats on the high major in the background looks like a muledozer or is it work in progress - county crawler?

Sorry Sean no sales data available for 1971 

Leave it with me though 

Have to give them away then ;D ;D

Yes and excellent book indeed. I actually own a few of the pieces that were used for the photography sessions 

I've gotta ask, bit you don't need to answer, which ones? 

I am looking at the Norman Joplin book Britains Civilians

Thought so. A good read/guide.

I'd like to know where he gets all them bargain prices from, I wouldn't mind a few of them  ;D

The ambulance on ebay was number 120085586758.

I would paste the link but I haven't a clue how to do it !

Me neither,  to techna, diffica not easy!  ;D

I had a look in my book and I can't see an entry for that particular body. Just the square one and the one with an opening door. The 10 wheel version is the same as the 6 just with doubled up wheels at the back.

There's a picture in the '58/'59 catalogue in the farm series,  59F four-wheeled lorry with driver.

What book are you looking in TBF?

Finally my clockwork trailer with 4 wheeled army lorry.

No pictures 1972, or is this a trick?

Didn't see the ambulance, under what subject matter on ebay?

As regards the info, your welcome, although I do waffle on a bit, doing it now

I just bought this off ebay,I now have 5 of the old britains lorries and they go well with the old tractos etc.

Anyone else have any ? \

I've got a few of these in various guises, not this cab though. That's the last version, of cab, not made for very long, I think. Earlier version did not have split screen, similar cab style. First version looked like a lorry from its era, 1930's.Square nose/bonnet.

First version (pre war) came with 4; 6 and 10 wheels with the wheels and tyres made of metal (one piece). This version also came with rubber tyres in the same configuration.

Second cab style with same tyre combinations. I've not seen a 10 wheeler yet!

Last version only issued as 4 wheeler, I believe.

Early floats had a wooden floor, so the trailer is derived from this. Latter versions had plastic wheel inserts

Cheers for the info.....certainly ones to look out for. Although if I remember the last cow I saw on ebay went for ?30  \

Your welcome.

There was a standing/feeding cow on e-bay this week, no tail one ear and one horn possibly some teeth marks and drool . Can't remember what it went for. It was with a load of other animals peeking out behind something, listed as damaged. I had to ask for exact damage. A lot cheaper than my one though.

Glad you liked the pictures.

The fordsons are both originals as you can se from the paint loss and niether of them have rear lights.The trailers and cabs are just blue trailers painted yellow.

The cabs are repros.The one trailer does have proper ddn wheels though.

Your cabs are 6x style and not ddn, finishes them of well though. This was going to be my next question, but you are way ahead of me These cabs also available in blue as well as yellow.

Ddn one's are not as as tall and don't have the bit's that go under the fuel tank, they don't fit quite as well either due to this. Only found this out when I bought an early blue cab and was comparing it, one day, to the cabs on my other majors, left them on though. Both style of wheel available on the yellow major, early one's had ddn style, later one's ford style.

Have a look in the David Pullen book and compare them, if available.