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12 months ago he had a Gen 4 724 and a JCB 4220. He replaced them with a Gen 6 724 and another 4220 earlier this year. He also has a new Bateman sprayer that is paid for by the income he gets from Youtube. He bought an older 936 earlier this year to drive the baler, and then turned it into a Black Beauty after the harvest. Youtube has also paid for an MB Trac, a 1455 and a 4494. The Claas TT was a loaner from the Claas dealer for the tractor run. It is due to go back any day now (unless he buys it) There's a couple of green and yellow things making the yard look untidy. They belong to one of his team. 🙈🙉🙊 One of his neighbours runs some Basildon Beauties, so we do get to see proper tractors every now and then. 🥰🥰🥰

I have to get my fix every day. Very enjoyable and informative. Needs more blues in the yard though. The charity run for Alder Hey was a great success.

Came out of Leinster Farm Machines, still going strong 15 years later, on its third set of mowers.

Hi Matthew, Will a diesel Crop Master do? https://gandmoriginals.wordpress.com/2019/11/01/new-1-32-scale-david-brown-1950-cropmaster-diesel-limited-edition-of-just-100-hand-made-models-140/

Otherwise known as "Irish Spec" Justin 🤭

It is taking all my willpower to not buy a load of Marge trucks and trailers.

They still have the wrong front wheels on the Super Major. Grrrrrrrrr.

MFM 165 with the Duple cab from a Britains 135

There's an Aoshima kit with a 40ft container on a trailer, and a Heller kit with a Volvo F12 tractor and 20ft container on a trailer. You could maybe buy the Aoshima kit, build the container and flip the trailer chassis to someone who wants to build a 40ft flatbed or tipper.

Two more limited edition T7s from ROS T7.220 Terracotta and T7.250 Blue Power Hopefully we will see ROS release some Tier V T7 models next year

A lot of models are commissioned by the Marketing Dept of the OEMs who want to push a particular model/range/concept. I'd imagine this is the case (boom boom) with the Autonomous as it pushes the idea of Case being at the cutting edge of technology at a broad acre scale. The retail sales are a gamble by the manufacturer, but the tooling costs will have been covered to a great extent by the Autonomous marketing budget. I have one ordered to sit with the New Holland Hydrogen prototype and the FIAT Centenario design study models. I also have a 1:16 International Gas Turbine prototype and the MF Lunar/8S prototype is on my watch list.

I saw a lovely 1:1 7710 sitting outside a garage near Macroom last week But yeah, the 77 and 79 are long overdue, not to mention the TX66, and we're still waiting for the 6 pot 90/94 models. I would love a 2wd 1690 and 2wd 1594.

Sick

Winging its way from France, courtesy of Universmini (who are having a 10% off sale today)

A couple of bits I picked up from Kavanagh's in Clonroche recently.

2wd 3140s would have been common enough, but I don't think I've ever seen a 2wd 3350. The 4wd revolution happened before the 50 series was launched. The 3140 will be coming my way. 2wd 6 cylinder tractors are a new theme in my collection.

What's your verdict on the Autonomous? I'm giving serious consideration to getting one to go with the NH Hydrogen and Fiat Centenario prototypes It is pricy though.

That would be cool.

Just the rear hitch as far as I can see. If you look at the pictures, the top link is attached to the drawbar.

I've been putting off buying the really expensive 175S with a view to swapping it onto wheels from a UH 1080 so I can have a realistic 1965 175. On this all I have to do is redecal it. Loving it.

Trust Cyril to end up with model number 1 of 100. Love it.

That'll go nicely with the Marge 8x4 Volvo and the big Nooteboom lowloader

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Poppema showing a T7.220 Autocommand coming from ROS. Very pricy though. https://www.poppemalandbouwminiaturen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/30212.9-scaled.jpg

I got to take this little beauty for a spin today. 1977 County 7600-FOUR, Dual Power, Lambourn cab. So now I have driven a FIECO cabbed 7600, a Fritz cabbed 7600, a bubble cabbed 7600 and a Lambourn cabbed 7600. Actually, I might as well put a pic of the FIECO cabbed one here as well, they live across the road from one another.