Fenside MF Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I always wanted to have a model of Marky's 5480 with loader, so have finally got the parts together to make a start. The real machine pictured and heres mine so far,still plenty to do before paint gets near it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/32 farmer Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Nice work shame it's not blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Plan is to try and make the loader look more like the massey 955 loader somehow as this is an older style quicke / massey 894 I think. Also I'm going to make some kind off eurohitch coupler so I can swap easily between pallet forks,different buckets etc once I;ve sctrach built them,may even look at trying to make wiking loader attachments to fit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 cheers Steve,Ideally I wanted to break up a claas ares 657 for the axles and wheels but couldn't find one on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 very nice start James,what are the wheels off mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 very nice start James,what are the wheels off mate?Thanks Paul,front axle and and rims are the off uh claas 836,with tyres from the mf 5480,then bit of building to get the 5480 front mudguards to fit on the claas axle,then added the front suspension workings off a spare 5480 axle on to the claas axle as well,plus cut down the inside of the new rims so these tyres fitted nice and tight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Nice start, I take it the cab is off a U.H. MF 5610?thanks Mark,the vision roof is off the uh mf 5430,so just swapped the roofs between the two models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Very nice Jamie, Marky would be proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 very nice Jamie ,I did one of his first 5480 "Frankie" a while back, think its still on his office shelf as far as I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 very nice Sean,the loader looks good painted up,I know the wiking valtra with quicke loader would be the right one to pinch for mine but I don't think its quite as detailed as the uh loaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 and they ain't easy to get hold of either Jamie, I have been looking for one for a while now but on the plus side they do have the swappable implements for them , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agri-modelz Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 looking very tidy.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nice build you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's a classy Massey. NIce job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Bit of an update on this model,I have been doing odd bits here and there,just can't seem to get fully in to building what with work and other stuff. I wasn't overly happy with the style of rims I first chose for it,I preferred the look of the ones from the claas ares 577/657 so got one cheapish from ebay,and as luck would have it I could fit back in the original 5480 front axle as these new claas front wheels fit directly on to the 5480 axle with no modifying needed which was a bonus so they spin nicely. I had to stick with the claas tyres as these rims are a bit wider than the 5480 tyres that I liked but hey ho on that. So with having wider tyres the front mudguards were slightly too low and narrow,so rather than ordering some from artisan I used the mudguards from the ares 836 which look okay,just had to do some scratchbuilding and drilling out for fixing them on with brass rods and glue so there nice and strong and won't fall off if it got knocked. Next job was to make the weight hanger so just cut off the wafers and a bit of pasticard and a pin and done.Does anyone do casting on here at all? as these would be suitable for other modern masseys I have planned could easily make another for casting as you can't buy these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have started modding the front attachments I have but I need more than these and I'm not too sure on the earth bucket,I had a spare uh nh loader and always thought the front grab looked odd not having tines on the lower part of the grab so I cut off the flat bit of diecast and added tines, it attaches to the loader by me copying as close as I could to a eurohitch coupler that's on real frontloaders. Heres a few other attachments I have made to fit,so that's the next bit really making and converting all the attachments I want for it and then making the loader look a bit more like the one on Markys machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny mf Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Looking good Jamie! Good to see some MF again here on the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 getting there Jamie, when I did markys one, I used the 5480 tyres on it, ares hubs ,as the width was lost on the inside of the rims, under the arches so couldn't be seen ,seem to remember the fronts were not a problem?? if anything they were ever so slightly loose on the rims to from memory, the hubs were a smidge smaller, just miniscule, but enough. liking the attachment's to , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTEF20 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looks spot on Jamie, want to do a 5480 or 70 with a loader for my collection/layout. Yours is giving me the inspiration do get on and do it!! How have you fixed the loader to the chassis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looks spot on Jamie, want to do a 5480 or 70 with a loader for my collection/layout. Yours is giving me the inspiration do get on and do it!! How have you fixed the loader to the chassis? cheers Johny,Sean and Will,loader is fixed to the chassis with four screws same as valtra c,two up near the loader guards then two below the brackets,below the brackets fixing had to be packed out with plasticard to balence it up. Thanks for tip on the wheels Sean may try it on another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Best be quick i happen to know hes just swapped her,well start of the month for a new 6614 the flash git Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 looking well Jamie,top work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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