sparrow legs Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 ?500, you need locking up for theft!! wish i could find a runner for that sort of money round here although it will cost you a fair sum to get it in good order, glass, dash mud guards etc but it sounds like a good investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Ford 5000. The dog's dangliest tractor ever made. I have fond memories of driving a 7000 with Selene 4wd - which replaced a 5000 (OKI strangely enough. My all-time favourite, though, is the County 1174 - which replaced the 7000 4wd on the above mentioned farm and was recently pictured in CT. One of these days ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 How could i not mention the good old massey 550.Loads of power for its size a nice comfortable cab,power steering,easy access in and out of the cab.......best tractor in the 500 series-bought one today from a place called Alston (highest market town in England supposedly) tractor as rough as me after the odd saturday night.Got vandalised by some kids breeze block through the front window dashboard panel kicked in door glass smashed.Mudgaurds are rotten but it had a new clutch in last year ,starts first kick,good engine and has a clean working massey 80 loader on it with bucket fork and spike tyres are not too bad either.Paid ?500 for it bargain or not? probably worth more to break for spares...i am looking for a decent one in good original condition if anybody knows of one in the north of england or scotland. We had a 550 bought it new on a 'R' plate, sold it 21 years later as trade in for more.........wish I hadn't now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 MF 135 for sheer nostalgia, learn't to drive on one. MF 6180 for every day use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMurF Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 My all time favourite would be a IH 885xl with quickie 3260 loader used to love being abl to go into the silage pit and change gear whilst still opperating the loader (them were the days) On the wish list of a favourite It would be a Mccorrmick MTX whatever I just love the look of the cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Ford 6600 for me Only kidding Got to be the 35x for me I think... first one I drove (carting straw).... Lovely little machine and the workhorse of England in it's day... also the platform for the 135.. 148.... 550... 230 etc. - If I had a second choice it would be the 1155 - raw power with a big gutsy V8 perkins... and for me they sum up the early 80's when tractors were my life :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 What do you mean only kidding Just admit it man Will do wonders for your love life :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunn Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 county 1884, never driven one though :'(. 390 the best i have driven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 county 1884, never driven one though :'(. 390 the best i have driven I like you Gunner, the choice of a man who knows a good tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 We used to have a 399 with a Hi-Line cab, until it slipped away in the frost and snapped the back axle, not man enough for our ground it was a 2wd \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Not my favorite tractor but most fun driving was a Valmet 8050 drawing silage last year. Hopefully I'll be back on it this year (or something better ) if i ever get to leave this cursed college , At home I enjoy driving our super major, especially bringing silage bales out into the field or attacking the dumg in the dungstead. Shes not the most powerful or easiest to drive but for the sheer primitveness its great fun. The Dexta is also good fun, especially at high speed, but for long jobs give me our Valtra 6650 for a bit of comfort. I also like driving the Ford 6610, a very handy tractor especially when the loader is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Not my favorite tractor but most fun driving was a Valmet 8050 drawing silage last year. Hopefully I'll be back on it this year (or something better ) I've never driven a Valmet. But this adorable young lady drives a 2100hp one, called Doris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 i remember pics of her last year :P :P * thanks for the memories SPN ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 i remember pics of her last year :P :P * thanks for the memories SPN ;D Yes Stan you really have a thing for these Valtra ladies dont you!!( * ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Yes Stan you really have a thing for these Valtra ladies dont you!!( * ) they can pull anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 For me it would have to be our Ford 3000 with 4610 engine. Great memories of rolling grass with her on cold March days or drawing straw with her in September. Just let the throttle back to the last and listen to her roaring up the hill Then see the power of her in January when my father decides he has to get the last inch out of the headland and gets the tractor stuck in the drain and he can't lift the plough clear. 3000 and nashmach to the rescue with a big chain!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Pah! 3000 indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Give her the respect she deserves - its a 3000 with a 4610 engine. Beat your Major and Dexta anyday. I wonder has anybody noticed your father's latest 1:1 purchase yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 ?30 an hour, anyone?? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schw84 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 im in love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 glad u like her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schw84 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 the woman drivin the valtra any woman whos willing to sit on a tractor all day is good in my eyes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 the woman drivin the valtra any woman whos willing to sit on a tractor all day is good in my eyes!! Oops, shoulda looked up \. At least now she knows what I feel like every day, with that much power between her legs!! ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Oops, shoulda looked up \. At least now she knows what I feel like every day, with that much power between her legs!! ;D ;D ;D What are you on about now?? If its that Valtra you are on about she'd hardly be able to pull your socks off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james f Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Maybe you should have a little talk with your parents : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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