Lord Ferguson Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Here you go Brian... not quite an 1155.. but not far off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 nice picture there.....a neighbour of mine had a 1155 and his brother a 1135,both potato growers,both tractors drove a howard 120"rotavator at planting time...i ahd the pleasure one year of rotavating with the 1155 in front of the planter,wheels screwed up full and the rotavator buried deep,the sound of the v8 echoing throught the field,pity there were no camera fones or digital camers then....the years proved the 1135 to be the better of the 2 in terms of reliability.the 1155 owner used to say the v8 wasnt a very torque,y engine,it neede to be full open when working big implements....ive happy memories of them both...the gears on the dash were as awkward as anything ive ever driven in my life but nice big tractors and iconic in their time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Blimey Brian... you are a lucky fella... I bet there cant be many people on this side of the Atlantic who can say they have driven.. or even seen working an 1155 or an 1135.. let alone both of them .. I've had some experience of the Av8 540..... but mine were always fitted to the 760 and 865 combines :D .. hell of an engine... but they liked to run on thick oil I do remember that. We had an engine out of a combine twice for burning oil heavily after the first season... MF got involved in the end and it turned out that the farmer had done his own oil change and used a (pretty standard) thinner oil... after putting in thicker oil she didn't burn a drop more .. very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 looking back now there really wasnt much need for such a beast on his farm as the 1155,it was replaced in the early nineties with a 3085 to take ove rthe main jobs and the 3085 seemed to take over no probs,driving the rotavator and the nh 717 forager he used it on...i drew away silage from him in a 595 multi power and he cut using the 1155 on the nh 717 precision chop,when you were driving alongside him sidefilling the roar of the big v8 540 bounced off the 595 in deafening tone,a tone that hooked you and you knew you were beside something big....the back ends in the 1100 series werent really up to scratch,many experienced transmission problems,the likes of the later 2805 etc with the v8 were a much improved tractor especially the business end of them.....them were the days a perkins v8 cutting silage.............hold on mark isnt this topic about wiking models,me and you are going to have to start a mf memory page,my stories of the famous marquee go on and on,this was mf country at a time and potato country,after a good year at spuds i used to prepare myself for the mf dealers delivering new tractors,all shining red and ready for the soil,many of them are etill around here yet,not as many spud growers now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I've heard that the JD with front loader is a 7430, so a 6930 with the correct type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr softie Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 sounds good cant wait to see pictures of this model especially to see how the new loader looks fingers crossed with the wiking reputation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 7430 That is confirmation that they did willyup the decal on their JD 6930model !! Anyone who really knows their JDs understood that the 74/7530 were physically a bigger(taller) animal than the 6930 and when both are side by side the difference is obvious. The curved bonnet was a total giveaway! I said it should have been a 7530 or indeed a 7430 as Wiking always follows Siku who had already released a basic 7530 as this helps with tooling costs but it rankles me that they didnt do their research and then got it wrong for the first JD release However all may be forgiven if it is a 7430 with the loader as that would have been my preferred choice and if they could put a muck grab on the front and a standard cab on the tractor then all will definately be forgiven chequebook ready and waiting (if not a little exhausted ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 The 6930 is a 7*30... The bonnet is to big for a 6930 and Wiking confirmed that this was a mistake of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 No, its a 6930, i's got a 6930 decal on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 So when i put a Fendt decal on a Deere, the Deere will be a Fendt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 No, its a 6930, i's got a 6930 decal on it! Makes sense to me! So when i put a Fendt decal on a Deere, the Deere will be a Fendt? I guess so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp7810 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 why did they change the original prototype,that was a 6930 with normal cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 No, its a 6930, i's got a 6930 decal on it! e i e i doh here we go again ;D ;D ;D really hope when what ever model number it is comes out, its got a detachable loader, wiking are pushing the boundrys with detailing, and that would really be a nice touch to see, 2 for one almost for us as collectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 [quote author=Atte H link=topic=32666.msg686051#msg686051 date=1296071777] The 6930 is a 7*30... The bonnet is to big for a 6930 and Wiking confirmed that this was a mistake of them Thats the first time Ive heard that admission they owe me an apology for the flak I had to take for being right! (as usual ) why did they change the original prototype,that was a 6930 with normal cab. I often wondered that as the silver prototype even had the correct flat bonnet for the 6930! Must have been due to excessive extra costs and the start of the recession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I think... you are right about the bonnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Prototypes can change for many reasons. Cost, Ease of castings, Parts already available etc The wheels are different on the prototype aswell and if you look closely it has a front linkage fitted with a weight hung over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I was going to post about the front linkage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I think... you are right about the bonnet? The standard cab on this prototype shows Wiking have got the tooling right to put it on the forthcoming 7430 loader model lets hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Available in June eh,no photo's of the Samson then Atte, :( Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That 7430 should be a 6930, the bonnet is all wrong Loader looks good on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 your not serious ive just built a 6630 with loader i hate wiking > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJH Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 And this is a 7430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 its still a loader tractor john deere after all my hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 loader looks good on that jd, removable bucket to, so maybe a few additional attachments will be out for it to ,if not scope for the convo guys to work, still the single door, but that doesnt bother me, doesnt look detachable which is a shame, but we cant have everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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