MJB1 Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 A superb find there MJB, well done and keep up the good work. thanks mate Great find Marcus, fascinating collection of relics. Is scrap making decent money again ? If so this lot will be gone soon i suppose. I bet there's one or two bits on that 4000 I could do with brilliant when i go to farms like this mark , although it was sometimes difficult to see what was past the sell by date & what was still useable \ i think he's cleared the best of it , although when i asked if i could go look see with my camera , he did ask if i was working undercover for DEFRA i think the best of the 4000 has been taken , as there was a pallet of ford related bits next to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 mm that guy clearly doesn't like getting rid of stuff when it dies does he ;D some nice old kit mind, shame to just see it rust away, sure with some time and cash that ford could run again, seen worse restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I'd buy that frame of the cultivator off him! Some great finds there Marcus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 this is good for us convertors/scratch builders as well get to see the structure of how things are underneath the cladding all the workings etc real good finds marcus p.s no old standen cyclones on ur travels at all mate he he he ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 p.s no old standen cyclones on your travels at all mate he he he ;) we saw one on the way back from spalding, on the crowlands road, along with a mf 500 combine all sheeted topside clearly both are still used, couldnt see the power plant mind bit to far away, but it was a cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 What a waste Some great finds there, Marcus, but why is is just scrap now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 What a waste Some great finds there, Marcus, but why is is just scrap now?? sorry john ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 love this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I like the old Mercedes tipper lorry, I used to have the Corgi artic cattle lorry with this cab when I was little, one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 sorry john ? My bad English. The question wasn't directed at you, just annoyance at the waste of decent gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 love this topic not bad is it , surprising what we see out & about My bad English. The question wasn't directed at you, just annoyance at the waste of decent gear. know what you mean john , but whats left will be used for parts , the mowers for example he has quite a few of them , & it's the cutting bed that takes the brunt of the punishment i believe , he also has quite a comprehensive range of wheels & tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I took a few pics of some past their sell by machines this week. First up a decomposing Bedford MF 30 drill 2 Kidd Clipper mowers And a 3rd Clipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Bedford KM isn't it? The heavier duty chassis version of the TK I think. Some of the exports had a Detroit Diesel engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 doesnt look like a tk to me either tris, nothing like the pussers ones i see round here, looks older than that for sure like them kidd mowers, and 3 in one go to, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Couldn't tell you Tris ?? Looks the same as the old type Army lorries to me \ Thought the Kidds might catch your eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Same cab Sean, it is of the same era as the TK but just a sturdier built version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Army one was also from the same era but was known as or also known as the MK. In them days there were numerous variants of commercial trucks for different applications. British trucks were sent around the world and the same truck could carry a different model number for export even if it was the same truck here. Those built under licence could again be clled something entirely different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 The old Bedford remindes me of working on one when I was just starting my aprentiship in 1991/2 so it was very old then, i remeber doing something through the flap behind the cab door as you could not tip the cab, cut my arm to ribbons on the rotten and rusty cab. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I've seen that lot around up and down the country, seem to have quite a varied portfolio and history in the trade. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Its definitly a KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 lovely pics mark , it wasn't that long ago a milk collection KM was still running !viridor also used one right up to the early 2000's that was fitted with 4wd on septic tank duties , as for TK used to see loads but the one that sticks in my mind belonged to a hay & straw merchant who had a chinese six like the kidd klipper , like everything else about Kidd machinery , really good kit if you could keep them going \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 well i suppose this should really be in what did you do today /yesterday , but this is the flip side to watching a machine rot away into obscurity,destined to be hedgebound never to be seen again my partners dad has had a cambridge roller in the hedge for a few years now , but the hedgetrimmer clipped it & broke the casting years back so we decided to drag it out to see wether it was worth repairing after further inspection it was decided that we had just the tool for the job & so it looks like this now we'll take this to the scrap yard later in the week & the procedes will go toward some much needed post & rails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 lovely pictures mark , it wasn't that long ago a milk collection KM was still running !viridor also used one right up to the early 2000's that was fitted with 4wd on septic tank duties , as for TK used to see loads but the one that sticks in my mind belonged to a hay & straw merchant who had a chinese six like the kidd klipper , like everything else about Kidd machinery , really good kit if you could keep them going \ Thanks Marcus, I saw them and thought of your topic I remember riding in a farm owned TK when i was a lad. I seem to remember it being very slow and gutless I guess the reason for 3 mowers here, was 1 used and 2 for spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 well i suppose this should really be in what did you do today /yesterday , but this is the flip side to watching a machine rot away into obscurity,destined to be hedgebound never to be seen again my partners dad has had a cambridge roller in the hedge for a few years now , but the hedgetrimmer clipped it & broke the casting years back so we decided to drag it out to see wether it was worth rwe'll take this to the scrap yard later in the week & the procedes will go toward some much needed post & rails Shame about being damaged, would have been a nice implement for you - not so easy to transport to a rally though. Were the rings loose fit on the shaft ? Is scrap making decent money again ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Shame about being damaged, would have been a nice implement for you - not so easy to transport to a rally though. Were the rings loose fit on the shaft ? Is scrap making decent money again ?? took 2 quotes mate no the ends were well worn & very slack , although no sign of it , i think it was a ring missing anyway. even with the broken cast end i couldnt repair it , you could take the angle & bend it as easy as you would snap a small branch with your knee i think scrap is up at the moment bill really doesn't need a roller as none of the fields go for hay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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