robbo Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 I'd better not leave the green and yeller ones out. On the subject of JD's, I was most impressed with the performance of the newer dealer demo models. They seemed to be effortlessly pulling ploughs and cultivator trains without any change to the engine note whereas other makes started to grunt a bit when put to work 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Some very tidy Deere's there Mike, I have to confess that I've always been a Case/IH man, but since we got our first Deere about ten years ago I've slowly been going over to the dark side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 ooo i like that union jack valtra, hurry up wiking ,limited edition for you there. doesnt seem to matter what colour they do those t series it suits it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Passed a potato team in action today, Claas on the harvester, Valtra and Case on the trailers. There was also a McCormick on the road but I didn't get the camera out in time for that one but as it was the same type of trailer I am assuming that it was the same crew 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Been out spotting my favourite marque again this morning. SAME Explorer 80 been on the same farm from new 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Nice ,sure i saw one the other day with a frint loader , assisting a same buffalo or similar out fert spreading, just got a glimsp of them over the head line but wasnt able to stop , suspect i know what farm they belong to mind and got to go back out there again sometime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: Nice ,sure i saw one the other day with a frint loader , assisting a same buffalo or similar out fert spreading, just got a glimsp of them over the head line but wasnt able to stop , suspect i know what farm they belong to mind and got to go back out there again sometime Good, I now expect a full fleet report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 4 hours ago, robbo said: Good, I now expect a full fleet report if its the one i think it is, he runs a couple of explorers ,but not seen the buffalo looking one before , i dont get that way as often as i would like , his neighbour was running a fleet of old fiat 880’s in 2 & 4 wd format,some in orange,some brown . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 I mentioned in the UH new releases topic a while ago that I had a friend who had a County 1174 and I would see if I could get some photos for comparison with the model version. I managed to catch up with him today ploughing in green waste 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 The waste itself was being spread by contractors using Fendt 724 and a new 716 model, I have to say I really like the new Nature Green colour 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dusty Dan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, robbo said: I mentioned in the UH new releases topic a while ago that I had a friend who had a County 1174 and I would see if I could get some photos for comparison with the model version. I managed to catch up with him today ploughing in green waste Very nice tractor! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dusty Dan said: Very nice tractor! Hoped you might like it Dan as I remember you saying you had never heard of County tractors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Met up with David today to visit a farm close to me. I can't show some of the photos yet as they are going to feature in a future article that he is working on however, I did get photos of somew of the other equipment around the place. This John Deere 4440 was recently dyno tested and was putting out 153hp at the shaft, unfortunately it has got a flat tyre so couldn't come out to play 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 It always amazes me that sometimes equipment gets left to rot in the nettles, this is s set of Dowdeswell discs. We used to have a thread called "hedgerow heroes and forgotten friends" and these woul have fitted into that category I also noted that there seemed to be blue paint underneath the Dowdeswell green, were these originally Parmiter discs and then just overpainted and sold by Dowdeswell? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nice Deutz on Nokian tyres on the golf course yesterday 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 On old Zetor at a golf course in mid Wales 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to accompany David, The Tractor Twitcher, Laley on a farm visit not far from my house to see a prairie monster, Steiger Panther. The full story is appearing in the latest Classic Tractor that is in the shops today and so I can now post a few of the photos that I took on the day, including a couple of David at work. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 And then in the field with a Knight Triple Press breaking the land down for spring Rape 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Tractor Twitcher Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks for helping me pin this story down in the first place Mike, had a great time with you and Frank that morning. As part of the report I was also able to speak with the previous owners of the tractor too. Delighted with how the story has turned out in Classic Tractor. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Daresbury Steam Fair today 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robbo Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 I called in to the local SDF dealer today as I was passing 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 As well as Deutz tractors they also stock Kubota tractors and Manitou telehandlers 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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