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Hi i got my 954 here in Manitoba a few years ago and paid $5000 for it there are pictures on page 3 of members machinery if you want to look. as you have said you really need to watch out for parts especially the unique county stuff. Most of the wrecking yards that had countys in have cleared them out as they where stripped and are getting to old to stock. be very carefull as I was quoted $5000 for a used hub for another tractor I looked at before I got mine guys know that they are not common . I would also think twice about using it on the farm for the same reason if something happens its gonna get expensive quick. I have only put about 3 hours on mine in 5 years. I was offered 10 grand for mine with the new tires and turned it down as they are hard to find and didn't Think I could replace it for $5000 again. I dont want to put you off they are a real show stopper tractor as not many guys in Canada know what they are. Im just passing my owners knowlege on to a potential owner. Regards Robert

Sorry Mark I was reading your post late last night and could not resist putting that up . just shows we all have a good sense of Humor world wide . Have you found your shirts yet or are they still A.W.O.L. If not I hope you get some sense on it real quick . Regards Robert

What made me laugh today was driving past some big posh estate just around the Cambridge area and seeing some big old bloke sitting out side the gates with no shirt on, Freezing to death , Reading a book and yelling wheres me shirts . Oh hang on maybe it was the good Lord Ferguson

Looking good there I remember your first posts on here your skills have come on no end just a bit of flashback to the good old days of bad camera but never mind I used to own those 3cs as well one heck of a good machine if ya new how to drive it . I still wish i had shipped my last MK3 over to Canada :'( . she'd still dig the hole to bury half this modern junk that needs a breaker to touch some of this rock. looking forward to seeing her done Regards Robert

Holy C#$p Rick Thats not good . I Hope you get out of there soon and good luck on speedy recovery. Oh by the way all ya need to do for Marky is remember him in your will when the time comes. He'll be so surprised when it's read out and you left him all your debts . Best wishes from Robert and all the guys up here in Canada

Well my first thought was hit it with a hammer but thats not what you want to hear To be honest I was thinking IH 1046 0r something like that but she's a 4 cylinder model they where 6's . I would try searching the German model range of old internationals and see if she looks close to any of the 4 cylinders in that range. The other thing Im thinking she does not look bad as is maybe add a hitch mirrors lights and turn the exhaust round so the flap points the right way. To get a true looking tractor the cab will probably need a lot of work. it already looks 100 times better than original it just needs an identity and some more detail . I guess it's all down to how much time you want to spend on doing it for the end result . Regards Robert

A black chassis britains centenery tractor. details posted in ebay crazy prices.

Hi Guys those black chassis centenerys are around . Theres a mint boxed one on it's way to Canada today . Just picked it up for an offer of 70 pounds against 80.00 buy it now, Maybe it's not cheap but it's only the second one we know of and i hope it's original. I had been watching it for a while in a guys store, I thought id try my luck before the values maybe go sky high in bidding wars \ . Regards Robert

Hi Sean & family I don't think there is anything more I can add to the comments above. Just letting you know we are all thinking about you guys over here in Canada, and hope everything turns out happily for all concerned. Regards Robert

Today I went to our CaseIH dealer and sitting on the shelf was their last 1/32 toy farmer international 3788. It is now sitting on my shelf for $60 . Thats about $40 less than i can buy it from ebay or toy farmer with shipping and customs fees added for Canada . I was so pleased I called in for something else sometimes they don't have any models in. I nearly got one from the internet last week Regards Robert

Anybody seen the original britains Massey ferguson 590 in box for 285 pounds buy it now listed . looks to me like it's got the wrong back wheels on it. Regards Robert

Well for me it was trying to figure out why the lights on a Belarus tractor did not work properly and the fuses all glowed red hot but didn't blow .I Finally got it figured out after 2 hours of head scratching and looking, The last Muppet that worked on it got the ground wire in the loom connected to a positive wire. I fixed that and the lights work perfect, and the blue dash board light for main and dip goes on and off like it should now not glowing all the time like it did before . Now I'm drinking coffee/ reading the forum Then going back to deal with the other 5000 issues Belarus tractors have :'( . Regards Robert

Thanks for the Info I found the flag when I got on the site. I was also tipped off about google chrome translator By JK. I have just tried that and found it didn't translate the page to create an Account. That is where I'm real stuck as I want my hard earned dollars to go to the right place. I guess putting the stuff together is not going to be a problem. I'm a full time farm mechanic you should see some of what i have to work with . Thanks again guys for the Replies so far . Regards Robert

Hi Guys I was just looking at there web site after seeing a post on here in conversions of the 2wd axle and tyres they sell as a kit. I was wondering if there is anybody in the U.K that stocks and sells these parts. I do not speak french or know any body that does locally so with out using translation of some kind, Their site is a pain to use and even with translation it is hard. I am located in Canada and if there is a source in the u.k that could mail them to me or somebody that would be willing to get them that knows the site system would be great. I would be willing to pay a sensible fee for them doing it on top of other cost. payment could be by paypal to make life easy . even if some body could talk me through the site ordering/ account would work. Thanks for your time and hopefully help in getting these parts If you want to reply by PM that's fine too Regards Robert

Hi Fred If the registration plate is still visible on the model why not try and trace the real tractor/ owner and see if they want to buy it for a sensible amount of money. You never know stupid things happen once in a while Robert