844john Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I recently found an old scrapbook that i kept as a boy. It was started in the late 70's and goes through to the early 90's and is basically two decades of adverts and articles from the farming press of the developing machinery sector during that period. Here's a few pages from it, if anyone's interested i can work my way through it (there's a lot!) but it is interesting how things have changed....one article talks about the increase in sales of big tractors, these being the likes of the Ford 7810, Case 956 etc...now 100hp is a run about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Great archive John. Nice to see 1390 at top of the shop! Would be great to see the rest if you get time to post over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wonderful snippets from when machinery was interesting john, I'd be interested in seeing the rest as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 fantastic topic John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Great stuff John. I kept a similar scrap book around 1969/70 but I have long since lost it so it is great to see yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Thanks lads, I will try and get some more pictures today if i get chance. You're right Martin, looking back, machinery was more interesting then, the trouble now is that after finding this again, my list of ideas for future builds has just gone through the roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 4 hours ago, 844john said: I recently found an old scrapbook that i kept as a boy. It was started in the late 70's and goes through to the early 90's and is basically two decades of adverts and articles from the farming press of the developing machinery sector during that period. Here's a few pages from it, if anyone's interested i can work my way through it (there's a lot!) but it is interesting how things have changed....one article talks about the increase in sales of big tractors, these being the likes of the Ford 7810, Case 956 etc...now 100hp is a run about! I found this to be fascinating reading and it just shows how the UK market has changed. They are quoting sales of these "high HP machines" as being 4368 units amounting to be around 25% of all tractor sales. Isn't that more than the entire market in 2018? It also shows how the various brands have changed especially when talking about John Deere as the fourth placed seller and Fendt as a minor player, others that have also now disappeared, Marshall and even Ford, who were the market leader back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FendtFarmer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Very nice John, I did the same about 10-15 years ago, interesting how things have changed in that time and also how some companies no longer with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Thats true Ben, it's not until you look back at old articles and magazines that you realise just how much things have changed in a relatively short time. My father has just turned 77, when he was a boy he worked with horses and then progressed to a standard fordson and a David brown cropmaster, I think that the older generations have seen more radical changes and technological advancements in their lifetimes, not just in agriculture but in all areas of life, than any subsequent generations will ever witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wow! Thank you John. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 A fascinating collection of articles and adverts. Thanks for taking the time to post them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice collection within a collection is that John, well done for preserving it and sharing on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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