alf aphid Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Hi there can anyone please confirm what this is? I’m fairly sure that it’s a 7600 but can’t be certain. Also think it was on a “P” plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I'm sure the Ford men on here will know exactly, but I think it looks like a 7600 as well Alastair, not a tractor you see a lot of really, I suppose a lot will be living in sunnier shores now. A nice old outfit, until fairly recently we used to do all the bales with a 44 just like that one, she was a good old baler but the bales were nothing like as dense as a belt baler......happy memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Big air filter bowl ...Probably a 7600 alright.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, 844john said: I'm sure the Ford men on here will know exactly, but I think it looks like a 7600 as well Alastair, not a tractor you see a lot of really, I suppose a lot will be living in sunnier shores now. A nice old outfit, until fairly recently we used to do all the bales with a 44 just like that one, she was a good old baler but the bales were nothing like as dense as a belt baler......happy memories If I remember rightly that was the baler was new that year. I think it must have been around 1987. It was a hive of activity. The one below might float your boat john!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Brilliant photos, it's probably a 7600, it could be a 6600 with the pre cleaner bowl off a 76, but the decal looks more like a 7 possibly. They are rare alright, produced from '75 for less than a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, mb86 said: Brilliant photos, it's probably a 7600, it could be a 6600 with the pre cleaner bowl off a 76, but the decal looks more like a 7 possibly. They are rare alright, produced from '75 for less than a year. Ah thank you Martin, I’m fairly sure it was a P plate so that sounds right, didn’t realise they were so rare ! Was traded in for a moffett reverse drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 27 minutes ago, alf aphid said: Ah thank you Martin, I’m fairly sure it was a P plate so that sounds right, didn’t realise they were so rare ! Was traded in for a moffett reverse drive I should have made it clear they were only produced with the rattle cab for that time, if I remember right it was a temporary measure till the bubble cabs were introduced. The moffett is another rare machine, was it a ford or massey based one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, mb86 said: I should have made it clear they were only produced with the rattle cab for that time, if I remember right it was a temporary measure till the bubble cabs were introduced. The moffett is another rare machine, was it a ford or massey based one? It’s ok realised the Q cabs must have come after it was the Massey one, no photos I’m afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Is the 76 and baler on the build list then Alastair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 hours ago, alf aphid said: If I remember rightly that was the baler was new that year. I think it must have been around 1987. It was a hive of activity. The one below might float your boat john!? Oh yes Alastair, .........I like the mod to the exhaust, I always thought it was strange how they fitted a low profile cab but the exhaust was six or eight inches higher than the cab roof.....sort of defeated the object to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 22 hours ago, mb86 said: Is the 76 and baler on the build list then Alastair? The ford is certainly on the list, won’t be this week though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 21 hours ago, 844john said: Oh yes Alastair, .........I like the mod to the exhaust, I always thought it was strange how they fitted a low profile cab but the exhaust was six or eight inches higher than the cab roof.....sort of defeated the object to me! Oh I hadn’t realised it had been! I have another pic of it somewhere. Don’t think it was that old when photo taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 8:46 AM, mb86 said: Brilliant photos, it's probably a 7600, it could be a 6600 with the pre cleaner bowl off a 76, but the decal looks more like a 7 possibly. They are rare alright, produced from '75 for less than a year. Marketed in the UK for less than a year, but produced and marketed elsewhere until the FIECO cab was replaced with the Fritzmieir cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, SPN said: Marketed in the UK for less than a year, but produced and marketed elsewhere until the FIECO cab was replaced with the Fritzmieir cab. Was that much longer Stan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, mb86 said: Was that much longer Stan? I would think that I started to see Fritz cabs from about 77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, SPN said: I would think that I started to see Fritz cabs from about 77. Fritzemeier cabs go back to the 6Y Fords SPN.. The yearly Fritz cabs had the white pillar between the door & rear side window. The latter versions had no white pillar & went up to the 10 Series Gen 1s. I think the white pillar versions stopped around 78.. Most Fords with Fritz cabs were Antwerp assembled . Plenty came to our shores as you well know. Very little to the UK due to noise regulations . Some were open at the rear or had roll up canvas screens ..others had rear glass and the cab interiors were insulated . Early type on a 4000. Late type on a 4600 & also a 7610. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Thanks for the info and photos lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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