B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 i used to have one of these and came across a ertl in not bad condition at minitrac on good friday.ive been working on and off at it now for a long time and it was a hell of a lot of work,an awkward.i sliced off the bottom doors and moved them in flush with the cab,tricky..i fitted a 4020 front axle and this too was tricky..4020 seat fitted after cutting out the ih floor to suit it,was very awkward getting a linkage to suit as theres not much room between the diesel tank so this came from a mf 9240..cab glazed and added light stalks and mirrors as per real one and cut the mudgaurds to size and added grabrail,back wheels of ford 5000,and steps added,back window left open and split screen folded up,dull matt effect put on modified 4020 exhaust by spraying with high temperature black spray and manifold painted brown for the rusty look..fitting the front axle was tricky,i have drilled out the centre of the jd axle and inserted a brass rod and inside that another brass rod so the axle pivots,and had to modify the steering drag arm to clear the centre pivot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 more pictures of her finished..that folding back window in real life was a disaster,never opened far enough to clear implements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 more,this was a big job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 [more and ive just noticed ill have to add the black vents at front of cab roof,ive only just finished the model this morning so ive a couple of small things to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMullen Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 We have one of these at home and this really is an exact replica :o she really is tidy brian 8) one thing what about a more realistic rear hitch ... like one of those pma ones \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51MON Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 very nice this will be a one of build for you then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 and now with the perfect implement,right out of the jf fc80 brochure.in fairness the one in brochure is a 785 but ill be displaying these two together...im currently building two of these foragers along with two new models so they,ll be along soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05rich Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 outstanding work again she is a real beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 more on the forager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 i put too much work into this to get my money back so im keeping it to add to my classics shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luke DeWitt Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Great work, It looks great pulling that harvester. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 did think about fitting a pma but want implements to go on and off in the future,i had to do some cutting to get it to slot in good and far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 more,im pleased with her now,will be adding door handles in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Tractor Twitcher Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 That is absolutely amazing work again Brian, looks the business on the JF forager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 and the last picture,the basic models are making big money especially on ebay and this is over 2 days work so it,ll be a desirable and valuable little model to hang onto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 very nice conversion there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 very nice brian, lovely work mate, bout time britains/rc2 woke up to these afterall i bet ertl still has the body mould, they make the axel and wheels already ,bobs your uncle a very very good seller for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 ive still got one in 5 pices to mould up some time BOR your 784 is outstanding mate very nice the best ive seen in fact ive also got the rear fenders to the JD 3140 to make a alternative flat deck cabbed version as sean said RC2 should wake up and re-do these and or the "david brown" case 1690s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Now that is a nice little tractor, well done, as Sean says about time ERTL woke up and re-released an updated version of this one. Or how about a couple of new inters by UH, perhaps a 574/674 or a 885XL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Now that is a nice little tractor, well done, as Sean says about time ERTL woke up and re-released an updated version of this one. Or how about a couple of new inters by UH, perhaps a 574/674 or a 885XL. a nice little 484 with a loader would look nice now BOR ;) ;) i wish they all just wanna do fords and masseys ha ha! ;D ;D ;D our day will come one day some day in the meantime i will have a go at a 674 grafting a bonnet to fit oner a resin 784 front is still going on in my head at the mo till the workshop is sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 You have transformed that model from average to superb, well done. Please don't let Ertl reissue there 1980's models, they were not realistic enough to match todays high standards from other manufaturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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