Help with Siku 284s cab

[An Interested Spectator]

Some advice please re this model.

I think I am right in saying that the 284s (the real one, not the model) was a German tractor and not sold in the UK.

However, what make was the cab, and was it used on any 200 series tractors sold in the UK ? I have seen lots of 284s with 600 series cabs on. Can anyone shed any light on this.

Cheers

Adie.

[An Interested Spectator]

Having just posted this I have just found this 290 on a UK sales site, is it the same cab ?

[Eurodeere]

The 284 was not sold in the UK as it was built by Landini and we didn't see any of the Italian built wheeled tractors, just a few small crawlers. The cab on the 290 was built by GKN Sankey and is not the same as the 284. The 290 was fitted with a Duncan cab prior to the one in your picture. Sorry but I have no idea who built the 284 cab.

[Lord Ferguson]

We did get a few specialist wheeled tractors Mr Eurodeere.... 154's, 184's and 194's    .. as well as the latter 304 range I believe...

As you rightly say... the Landini built 284s was not sold in the UK... and I've only got the brochure for the 600 series cabbed version as follows:

[Lord Ferguson]

I am wondering if the cab on the Siku version could be this one perhaps (pr if not something like it)...

[Eurodeere]

The last cab is not that used by Siku, the Siku one is this:

When, where, which cabs did MF use on Landini built, UK sold tractors? My humble apologies if MF did sale wheeled Landini's in the UK.

[Lord Ferguson]

Ah I see.... still doesn;t look anyuthing likethe model really does it  :D

UK sold Landini wheeled machines were speciality only as I said above...

some were cabbed as a factory order.. but to the best of my knowledge there is no brochure... One of my friends recently bought a cabbed 184 from Cheffins which I helped load on his trailer... I'll see if I can find a picture of that, as it was cabbed I am sure  \

[Lord Ferguson]

Here you go... despite the bonnet being off she is actually quite a tidy tractor.  My mate Steve has got this on his post knocker and reackons it's a great machine

[Eurodeere]

Thanks for that Lord F. Yes your right and I was trying to say the normal ag tractors never reached Blighty! Your friends 284 does look good and I'm sure ideal on a post knocker, your next mission is to get some pics of her in action. The cab looks the same as that used on some Renault tractors, could be Bucher or some such name

[Lord Ferguson]

It's owned by Steve Wright who owns Kelsey Publishing... he writes a regular slot in Classic Massey Magazine about 'our tractors' I am sure it will be featured in there some time... although he does have a sizeable collection of MF kit it has to be said

[Tractorman810]

i recon the siku cab could be made into that sankey one with a bit of work round the front screen and cab top, the sides certainly look right

[Lord Ferguson]

I've just noticed that that picture I posted covers a fair few cabs... left to right...

Cabcraft

184s ... er... dunno... over to Mr Eurodeere..

240 Duncan

Back to Sankey again on the 20e (which was also available with another nasty looking square cab which I can't think for the life of me what it was called... same as the 250)

[Eurodeere]

I am going to suggest the 184S has a Brieda cab, Italian manufacturer that is still building cabs. Were the early 200 series in Britain fitted with a Lambourne cab, as in this one:

[Lord Ferguson]

that's the one.. lambourne... ergh.... ugly cab that.... was the 265 cab also a lambourne too then

Will find a picture of the one I mean... will edit in a minute

EDIT....

[Lord Ferguson]

and.. what about this then....

[Eurodeere]

I'm not sure the one I showed and your first 265 are fitted with a Lambourne cab, I'm speculating because it looks so close to the Lambourne low profile cabs fitted to Fords of the time. I can remember them when launched at the Royal show and I saw one on a farm but never looked at the plate in the cab The last 265 looks like a cab fitted to continental tractors, never seen one in the UK, will try and put a name to it.

[Lord Ferguson]

It's a French built machine I believe ED... I'm sure you are right on the Lambourne one though...

[An Interested Spectator]

Thanks to everyone for taking part in this one.

What I was, sort of, hoping to get around to was whether or not the Siku cab could be passed off as the GKN one.

Tractorman810 has give an opnion, can I seek a second opnion from anyone ?

[Lord Ferguson]

sorry... my fault... I got all 'over enthastic' 

My opinion is not valid as I have right hands when it comes to model making... and I'm left handed 

BUT... for what it's worth.... I'm in the no it can't camp... the roof is was too small I think  \

[Eurodeere]

I'm with Lord F on the original question, nowhere near correct to be passed off as a GKN cab.