Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 recived my two today, ones staying standard for the collection, the other however was subjected to 45 mins of altering as i really wanted uh to do a 2wd like the prototype pics we first saw, using a uh 390 front axel i sourced, which required a small amount of cutting ,then drilling out of a new rod to piviot on , i was going to fit different rears, however i found once assembled, the cage wheels i want to use on it would not fit diameter wise they were to small plus the axel rod inside was to fine to allow a good grip by the magnets, so i have resorted to uh 1200 wheels , which i can also fit a set of dave twose dual tyres to if i want ,so sort of get two for one i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 found the front weights remove very easy and the mount is part of the body cast ,so ideal really the cage wheels that will eventually go on/off, also need to adjust the bonnet to sit better onto the weight frame, have found the rear of the bonnets sloped to match the origonal rake, so i need to sand it back till it fits properly lenght wise and angle wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTEF20 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Prefer it alot more with the 2wd axle and the weights removed. Is it just me or does the bonnet look okay-ish with the new axle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 its deceptive mate, it has been raised and leveled, but it sould be a tad lower so the grill sits back on the weight hanger properly, but i cant do that till i sand the angle of the back of the bonnet as it just wont allow it to sit right ,if you look hard enough theres a 2mm odd gap at the front and its a little to far forward because of the angle, i have also added a tiny spacer over the rear axels where the cab meets, as i felt the rear arches had a backwards slope on them ,may have just been that modeli recived, but they just didnt sit right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTEF20 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 its deceptive mate, it has been raised and leveled, but it sould be a tad lower so the grill sits back on the weight hanger properly, but i cant do that till i sand the angle of the back of the bonnet as it just wont allow it to sit right ,if you look hard enough theres a 2mm odd gap at the front and its a little to far forward because of the angle, i have also added a tiny spacer over the rear axels where the cab meets, as i felt the rear arches had a backwards slope on them ,may have just been that modeli recived, but they just didnt sit right?? I know what you mean about the gap, a few of the ones on here with the bonnet levelled up have a big gap between the weight frame and the bonnet which doesn't look right in my opinion. I look forward to seeing how this turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 nice sean,do like the 2 wheel drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 its only a small sand back mainly to the top rear edge, so with luck no repaint required, it goes to show how far out uh got the bonnet angles ,whilst right overall, they way they sat it, and made the back edge does need a small bit of work to get it right , its not huge mind, and something any member on here can do with ease ,which sort of makes it better ,intrestinly mind, all the pics on the dealer box are of the 2wd model, and all with the same 1200 style wheels, so how it eneded up like this i guess we will never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 down side of this is, i now need to make the single axel 6 ton brian legg traielr i used to haul on it, plus a 3rd is required for the other model we had, but thats a 4wd anyway, so just wheels and air filter to sort on that nice sean,do like the 2 wheel drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Nice work Sean , looking good mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 which ones will? the only ones ive seen with the bonnet levelled up is mine and seans 690's I know what you mean about the gap, a few of the ones on here with the bonnet levelled up have a big gap between the weight frame and the bonnet which doesn't look right in my opinion. I look forward to seeing how this turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 That looks fantastic Sean....and those cage wheels too. Very smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 cheers mark, we ran 2 like this, both 2wd, only difference was one had thinner rears, that was pretty much on the bushwacker all year round , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 they will be removable when finished mate, ones done, have only just found this one after one of the cats removed it to play with from my board, we found it while decorating the other week, a good 6 months after i lost it :laugh: , may well make a set of tyred duals the same way, as we had the center handle wind out ones on the farm, not the long rod type like these That looks fantastic Sean....and those cage wheels too. Very smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Looks a lovely model so far. With the cage wheels it's ideal for drilling or rolling. Did you build them yourself or bought them from somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 cheers neils, the cage wheels came off german ebay a while back, basicly laser cut kits on a sheet of plasti card, pop the bits out and glue, will have a look in the history and see if i saved the seller, as i was going to get some more sometime for the layout, they did two different diameters from memory to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny mf Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Looking realy good Sean! I think if i have the model i make a 675 of it and a maybe alter some things on the 4wheeldrive. Kind regards Johny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 the 3rd when i get it, will be a short wheelbase 4wd 698t, so only minor work to do on that, did wonder about a 675 but we never had one so not worth it, may try and make a new 80 loader for it mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 the 80 loader will be nice sean,lack of loaders on these machines,hope you post up the loaders progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reqen Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Looks very well, Sean! Congratulations. Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 the 80 loader will be nice sean,lack of loaders on these machines,hope you post up the loaders progress if we are really lucky uh will do a mf 290 with duncan delux cab and 80 loader on front, afterall, theres very little to do bar loader and cab/arches, rest they have but i can only dream thanks jose ,was pretty simple to do, and no paint required seeing as both have the same colour chassis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 looks much more authentic on those rear rims and being 2wd,nice model now with the mods done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 cheers jamie, it does look better, not quite the rear rims i wanted, but it give me more options for its use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. van Eekelen Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Looks really good, Sean! Would be wonderful next to my 8070 harvester.... Wondering if you consider to build one for Holland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Very nice indeed Sean. Used to drive a 698T 2wd round at work, lovely little tractors to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 cheers neils , and pat, wont be making another as i dont have a front axel, or rear wheels either now, the last set i have of the rears are going on the 4wd 698t i want to do , used to really enjoy driving that, being a short wheel base one it was as good in the yard as the 165 or 2wd 690's, and whislted away on the turbo when baling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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