The Tractor Twitcher

Been to see this locally based Fendt Ideal 10T, one of three sold onto farms in the UK with the joystick controls. This one replaced a pair of Claas Lexion 760TTs.

Great work as always John.  

One of three Shelbourne Reynolds swathers I've been with today in East Yorkshire.

Nice to see James, rare as rocking horse poo in the UK.  

23 minutes ago, catkom3 said:

Leyburn, does that mean Metcalfe Farm's own it,???

Regards

Joe.

Russells also have a depot on the same site as Metcalfes Washfold Farm at Leyburn. 🙂 The tractor is likely to be for sale later in the year, and I really hope Metcalfes purchase it given it was conceived up there and kept up there until the Great Yorkshire Show.

1 hour ago, 844john said:

I do like that David, very reminiscent of the original silver jubilee’s, look forward to reading more about it

That's where the inspiration for the design came from as Russells sold quite a few 7810 Jubilees new, and a number of them still remain in active service on farms close to their depots. I'll post more about it a little later.

1 hour ago, justy 46 said:

That would look well paired with a SJ 7810.. 

Absolutely Justin, here's Russells display from the Great Yorkshire Show when the special edition T6.180 was publicly unveiled. The 7810 on the stand was originally supplied by Russells, and remains with its original owner.  

2 hours ago, 844john said:

Not usually a big fan of different colours, but I quite like this one

It is rather nice John, great story behind it too which i've enjoyed being a part of this year. 1/32nd scale model coming later in the year from UH. I'll post more photos and details of the tractor in due course. This was it's first time out of the workshop about a month ago up at Leyburn prior to being publicly unveiled at the Great Yorkshire Show on Tuesday.

Superb work! That looks absolutely fantastic.  

Lovely model. Here's a fully restored example of a VF bulldozer on Crawfords stand at the Millennium Show at Newark.

55 minutes ago, dr-abich said:

HAhaha. Thank You David. Next year i'm going to show new diorama. This exhibition was completely unexpected and I was very lazy over the year ;).

You're very welcome Dominik. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.  

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Did the 115 pcs relate to the real tractor production too David? I got that impression from the certificate but wasn’t completely certain. 

According to the late John Deere historian Don McMillan's book "John Deere Tractors World Wide" GMW produced 250 of the 35 from 1952, and 220 of the 25 from 1955. The vast majority were sold in Sweden and a few were exported to Finland and Brazil.  

Very nice, nearly bought one of those from Ken Davies a number of years ago. GMW were a Swedish company that produced a couple of tractors in the mid fifties to mid sixties the GMW 25 and 35 based on the John Deere Model A and Model B.

Case IH 1594 Commemorative Edition on carting duties last Friday.  

3 hours ago, 844john said:

Another nice tractor David! We used to have one very similar to that but it was a 685, used to do about 28mph on the road (until it hit a bank!) One of my favourite tractors that I’ve owned, traded it in for a Case about 15 years ago and regretted it ever since. However, I’m sure a nice 885Xl 4wd would fill the gap if I can come across one!

Really nice tractor that is mechanically excelllent, just needs some cosmetic attention. Drove a 785XL fitted with a FarmHand loader on a friend's farm near York around 16 years ago, loved operating it. Comfortable and very easy drive. Unfortunately it was written off when an electrical fire took hold behind the dashboard one day. A 4wd 885XL would be very nice to own.  

International 785XL and B47 baler following on behind. In time both these will be restored to the same standard as the 434. Both work very well.

1 minute ago, 844john said:

Lovely little tractor there David

Grand little tractor that was refurbished back in 2019. Worked a treat on the hay-bob.  

Agree with the many positive comments regards the show. Well done to Colin and his team for firstly organising this show under the circumstances and secondly pulling it off. Well laid out leading to a very relaxed atmosphere. Ultimately after all of this inactivity and lack of shows because of everything that has gone before recently, this was a great day to catch up with good friends, stall holders and fellow collectors, and a great day for the hobby as a whole.

A good friend's International 434 rowing up hay before the weather broke.

Fantastic turn out Paul, lovely set of pictures. Are you heading to Scampston at the end of the month?  

Absolutely fantastic line up.  

A few bits brought home from Spalding Show today. Great that this was able to take place. Lovely to catch up with good friends today. 

A few shots of the New Holland CR8080 I visited on July 1st harvesting winter barley for crimping at 34.7% moisture. 

Fantastic! That looks very nice indeed. Great work.