SPN Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Come on guys. Hurry up. This is urgent! Let's be havin' photos, and lots of them. Pics with it under the Britains Kverneland 8 furrow plough most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 why put it under the plough stan?? surely it would be better infront mate :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 They only go on sale today,don't they, Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The only place I have found them so far is G&M Models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 g&m had them up yesterday, but i suspect some nh dealers may have got them in a day or so earlier?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 is the u/h county 1474 a good example of the real thing? i have never worked on a county tractor, so i cant compare it. i have though, spent a lot of hours on a muir-hill 121.i do hope somebody makes one soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Come on peeps. We need pics, pics and more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 is the u/h county 1474 a good example of the real thing? i have never worked on a county tractor, so i cant compare it. i have though, spent a lot of hours on a muir-hill 121.i do hope somebody makes one soon. As long as Lloyds Loaders have the license it is unlikely you'll see one mate, having spoken to many people including Lloyds themselves they appear to put a lot of barriers in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) My County 1474 arrived today from G&M (thanks for the speed guys) and overall I'm delighted with it. It is a detailed, solid model, here's my review; (if you note a yellow tinge in some of the pics that is my camera not the models) Looks I'm not an expert on Counties but from the many pics I've seen of the 1474 UH seem to be pretty accurate with good proportions and some nice details. The paint finish is good overall and the front weights and wheels look the part (even though the tyres look a little thin to me) The hand rail on the bonnet, mirror, front and rear lights, grille, engine hoses, decals, interior detail (which includes dash board dials, levers, roof lining and rear view mirrors) all add to the overall detail. The roof aerial looks a little thick though, the glass on mine is marked in places and there is a glue stain near the exhaust. Furthermore the rear hitch looks poor as usual. Functionality & Build The wheels do turn but as is often the case with small piston steering they don't move much (as can be seen in the top down picture) I'd have liked a little more turning but this may vary from model to model. The rear hitch does it's job but as said before it lets the model down probably the most for detail. The build is good and pretty solid, does not feel too flimsy although too much pressure on the steering mechanism may end in tears. There is no opening doors or windows which should perhaps be the case for a UH model now as so many others have this. Value At just £30-35 it's represents good value in my opinion for a classic tractor. Typically the box is very flimsy and UH seem to use screws that 'chew up' far too easily so that's not ideal. I'm sure UH will sell an awful lot of these. Overall 9.1 With a new rear hitch and a few less marks it would have scored higher, but overall for the price I love it!! Edited January 27, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Here's a few pics of the UH beast alongside DBP's brilliant Snub nose 1474. The DBP wins for me as the finish is better, the rear hitch is superb and it just looks more chunky and solid but I think it shows how good the UH one is too. Edited January 27, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 excellent review hillybilly, great photos, will be getting myself one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Here she is with an implement or two... What does everyone think of the model? Edited January 27, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Here she is with an implement or two... What does everyone think of the model? Ohh yes. Well be getting one along with the TW-30. Might hold off on the 8830 tough cause Marge have one in the pipeline i think. Strangly enough when i looked at your pic with the muckspreader,it kinda reminded me of the Britains Powerfarm County 1884 with their Howard muckspreader attached. Kinda like history repeating itself abit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yeah I'll be interested in the Marge 8830, the UH one looks a bit slim for me Anyone else got a 1474 yet, don't just go by my review, keen to hear what others think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have one along with the TW and 8830 and think its a great model for the price, very detailed and a good replica of the real thing. I will agree about the screws holding it in the box though, had a devil of a job to get them undone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persehall Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 ive ordered all 3 from uh and not seen any of em yet nick..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asat Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 hi i just ordered mine cant wight for it to come. dose eny 1 know how many horse power it is regards aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 My County arrived on Saturday, I am a life long fan of these iconic big wheelers and i have to say i am delighted with the model, it is stunning with i think a high level of detail, 9 out of 10 to UH for a very good effort and 10 out of 10 again to UH for being the model producer who finally produced a affordable well detailed model of one of these classics, lets hope it dosnt stop here with hopefully a 1884 and even possibly a 1184/1174 in the pipeline!!. 9 out of 10, UH dropped a piont for what has already been mentioned, getting the model off the stand was hell of a job, 4 tiny screws that was so tight i very nearly broke the model trying to remove them, this is not the first UH model i have had this problem with, certainly the firm can find another way of sucuring the product in the box??.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Nice photos Lee I think the uH county is good value for money and give it 9.5 out of 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 hi i just ordered mine cant wight for it to come. dose eny 1 know how many horse power it is regards aaron Same power unit as the Ford TW-20, off the top of my head 153hp i think, Not sure if later 1474s had the same tweaking as the later TW-25 that brought power up to 163hp.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Cheers Mike. I would be very surprised if there is not another County done by UH, I imagine this one will sell very well, but I guess there is other considerations to the process. However I would like to see the next one to be a model that is a little rarer, as nice as an 1884 is it quite well covered in models, much rarer in model form is something like this beauty, the 1454, now a 1:32 scale one of these would be brilliant Edited January 30, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughmaster Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The TW20 was only the base skid unit for the short nosed 1474, the long nosed 1474 was always based on the TW25 (which is why the switch from short bonnet to long bonnet came about in the first place). Ford had a rather cheeky habit of always quoting power first and foremost under BSAU141a, which made their tractors appear more powerful than the figures obtained under DIN70020 (which was the standard used by pretty much every other tractor manufacturer). The TW20 and short nosed County 1474 were 145hp (DIN) or 153hp (BSAU); The TW25 and long nosed County 1474 were 154hp (DIN) or 163hp (BSAU). However, the transfer boxes and other driveline changes on the Countys sapped more power than the standard Ford drivetrain, so the County versions actually had less useable horsepower than the Ford equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The 1454 is already made by the Dutch firm Autodrome,and very nice it is,i have one,it comes in kit form and fairly straight forward to build,i put the Hiniker cab off a Britains John Deere 4020 on mine, http://autodrome-online.com/en/traction/shop.php Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Hi Joe I saw an Autodrome one before but thought it looked a bit too big, is this fair or does it fit in well with other 1:32 models? Edited January 30, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have the Autodrome 9600 and it fits in fine with Britains etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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