BK741 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Here are a few photos of my new Britains IH 3588. The box is similar to the IH 946xl one with the tractor held in with wire which needs to carefully removed. Once out of the box you find the tractor is quite heavy being mostly metal. The bonnet slides forward for access to the engine. The tractor turns in the middle but springs back to center so posing in a turn is difficult. The cab is well detailed. The linkage is a little disappointing been made of plastic and only having limited lift and drawbar is awful! The paint work and decals are excellent. All in all a good model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 A few more with my IH 956XL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other green Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 A couple of nice looking classics there, thanks for the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Some great models you have there Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thats a gem and a half haha get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thats a gem and a half haha get it. Get your coat oli, dont let the door hit you on the way out Thanks for the review knew britaions couldnt do a flawless model.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 is a tidy model nick, had a real look over it at toytrac last year when we had the britains prototype there for show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Looks nice, very old school, as a matter of interest do the front wheels turn fully, my IH946XL has the turning circle of an oil tanker due to a poor front wheel system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 My IH 956 hasn't rely got any steering lock! The 3358 does not have a steering front axle as it has articulated steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Get your coat oli, dont let the door hit you on the way out Thanks for the review knew britaions couldnt do a flawless model.... I would not say the model is flawless because of the awful draw bar and limited lift on the linkage but it is a step in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 My IH 956 hasn't rely got any steering lock! The 3358 does not have a steering front axle as it has articulated steering. Very good, I will now get my coat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I would love to put a mounted or even semi-mounted plough on this, but despite the detail on the hitch it won't fit any plough that I have and is unlikely to take the weight Has anyone tried altering the linkage yet or using the link arms for other conversions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
case 1056xl mad Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 itdoes look a good model i think i will get one soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Modelcraft@gmail.co Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 The 956xl is one of my favourite tractors,but in fairness Britains have'nt really done it justice.Although its a good lookin model,the cab detail is way out of scale,i know some would say its just a toy,but they could have done a bit better.Sayin that i will still get more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I would love to put a mounted or even semi-mounted plough on this, but despite the detail on the hitch it won't fit any plough that I have and is unlikely to take the weight Must say that was one of my immediate thoughts too Chris when I bought one from Spalding this year. I nearly thought about buying a Britains Kverneland 8 furrow plough just to pose behind the tractor and take photographs from a front three quarter view even if it wasn't physically hitched to the tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm434 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 hi , i wrote to Britains in the early 80's to build anIH3388 .i was only 10 at the time n now 40. good things come to those who wait eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 hi , i wrote to Britains in the early 80's to build anIH3388 .i was only 10 at the time n now 40. good things come to those who wait eh and you thought they had just filed your letter in the bin eh mate : :laugh: welcome to ftf by the way, always great to see a new poster on here hope you enjoy yourself now you have broken the duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Messing around with a scratch-built 1:32 topper today. It fit snugly onto the lower link bars of the 3588 after I enlarged the holes slightly with a needle file and sanded the pins. But without being able to lengthen the top link it either holds it unrealistically high or not at all. Lower link arms: Raised: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The Britains pto tube looks ok and just about stays in place, but just shows up the clunky pick-up hitch: In working position the top link should be so long: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 sounds silly chris, but the top links out down to the topper having the siku hitch part on it?? why not chop that off and with luck it should fit ok then, would only need a few angle bits and a pair of pins fited to get a proper 3 point mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 sounds silly chris, but the top links out down to the topper having the siku hitch part on it?? why not chop that off and with luck it should fit ok then, would only need a few angle bits and a pair of pins fited to get a proper 3 point mount It's not a Siku hitch by the way, just a nail head glued to another piece. I just made it so I could lock the implement in a raised position, but it's not glued and can be removed. Solution would be to remove the top link completely and replace it with a piece that can open and close like a ram (a tiny screw/unscrew device would be beyond my means I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughmaster Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I rather think the problem lies with the topper not the tractor top link The lower link pins on the topper are much too far forward (in reality, they should only be slightly further forward than the top link mounting on the A-frame; or even behind it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I rather think the problem lies with the topper not the tractor top link The lower link pins on the topper are much too far forward (in reality, they should only be slightly further forward than the top link mounting on the A-frame; or even behind it). Good observation Tim!, yes for this mower I would be working around the fact it was designed to fit standard Britains linkage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Bought one of these yokes 3 days ago. Its a good detailed model ,but mine only slightly pivots in the centre & its very stiff at that. Is this the way it sould be by Britains or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Mine seams to piviot in the middle ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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