The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Udimore said: Yep i enjoyed todays update click click nice one 😘 Interesting story on that 4000 too Thanks ever so much Barry. The 4000 was once a fully restored tractor without the loader and wheel weights fitted. It's now back earning a proper living. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 1:33 PM, 844john said: They were a good spreader Joe, as i said especially for slurry as you could tilt the barrel up once it was full to stop it slopping out as you travelled, and by tilting the barrel you could vary the rate of spread rather than changing gear. The one i used was bigger than that and on floatation tyres, but apart from that very similar. I do seem to recall the end of the ram that tilts the barrel shearing off on more than one occasion though. Another one of my planned builds for the future! We ran one for several years and had the same problem shearing off the stub that the ram top attached to so rebuilt it with a thicker piece, a worn Howard Rotaspike tine using the centre, unworn section. Running back empty across subsoiled ground gave it a hammering. The other problem was the ram had more power tipping it round and would not pull it back if you wanted to stop slurry spilling out if you tipped it too far. I mentioned it to Hillams suggesting they mount it the otherside of the drive to hopefully correct the problem, the pulling of the drum back against the flailing chains requiring more hydraulic power to boot... don't know if they heeded my advice? We also bent the chassis rails with pure load weight bumping along causing the oversize tyres to rub the drum so they took it back and welded in stronger,deeper chassis rails f.o.c. in the summer when not being used. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Brand new Massey Ferguson 6716S ploughing earlier this Spring. I photographed this tractor as part of a Classic Tractor Magazine feature I wrote on the career of Birdsall Estates tractor and sprayer operator Philip Nicholson. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Massey Ferguson 5700 series tractor on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Case IH Quadtrac 620 drilling oil seed rape on a murky drizzly day last August. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 JCB Fastrac 4220 tractors in action together at NORMAC 2018. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 A tractor i'm hoping to go back and see this Summer at work. This smart McCormick CX105 Diamond Edition. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Kubota M7152 on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Landini tractors on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Case IH tractors on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Case IH Optum 300 CVX and Amazone semi mounted reversible plough on demonstration at N.O.R.M.A.C 2018. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Claas Dominator 204 Mega at work in 2019. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Case IH 1680 Axial Flow at work in 2019. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Massey Ferguson 3680 ploughing on a farm in Lincolnshire in the early nineties. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Massey Ferguson 399 power harrowing on the same farm. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Fendt MT940 crawler on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Show. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Claas tractors on display at the 2019 Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 9:34 PM, The Tractor Twitcher said: Case IH Optum 300 CVX and Amazone semi mounted reversible plough on demonstration at N.O.R.M.A.C 2018. I remember seeing that one up there and bumping into you , i was looking at 4/5 furrow ploughs and asked at all the dealers at the demo that day if they could demo one at mine after harvest ,they all said they dont have 4/5 on demo apart from Kongskilde, the one they had up there on the day was brand new ,and they later on dropped it of at mine and said get on and use it any problems give us a call ,it had still got most of the paint on the mouldboards' as it had only done a small piece on the day , After ploughing most of my farm with it i gave them a call and said thank you very much for lending it to me ,they said if i was in no hurry to get it of the farm could they leave it there for a few weeks as it was planned to take it up to scotland on demo ,it was still at mine at Christmas time so with Mr Goodwins help we made them a offer which they reluctantly accepted , its a good plough it lays the land over nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 13 hours ago, smithy said: I remember seeing that one up there and bumping into you , i was looking at 4/5 furrow ploughs and asked at all the dealers at the demo that day if they could demo one at mine after harvest ,they all said they dont have 4/5 on demo apart from Kongskilde, the one they had up there on the day was brand new ,and they later on dropped it of at mine and said get on and use it any problems give us a call ,it had still got most of the paint on the mouldboards' as it had only done a small piece on the day , After ploughing most of my farm with it i gave them a call and said thank you very much for lending it to me ,they said if i was in no hurry to get it of the farm could they leave it there for a few weeks as it was planned to take it up to scotland on demo ,it was still at mine at Christmas time so with Mr Goodwins help we made them a offer which they reluctantly accepted , its a good plough it lays the land over nicely Remember it well, decent day that. Chuffed you got sorted with a decent plough. A friend who farms not far from where I live was trying to get a demo of a four furrow reversible and the only one that became available was a shop-soiled Amazone which had sat in a dealer's yard for more than a year. He ended up buying it at a significantly discounted price to replace an old Kverneland from the 1980s. Goes well apparently. To all intents and purposes it's a re-badged Vogel and Noot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 10:25 AM, The Tractor Twitcher said: Remember it well, decent day that. Chuffed you got sorted with a decent plough. A friend who farms not far from where I live was trying to get a demo of a four furrow reversible and the only one that became available was a shop-soiled Amazone which had sat in a dealer's yard for more than a year. He ended up buying it at a significantly discounted price to replace an old Kverneland from the 1980s. Goes well apparently. To all intents and purposes it's a re-badged Vogel and Noot. Rebadged and strengthened so they don’t break as much. Amazone bought Vogel & Noot when they got into trouble the last time. The NORMAC demo should be going ahead this September, we’re currently looking into getting a plot there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Gav836 said: Rebadged and strengthened so they don’t break as much. Amazone bought Vogel & Noot when they got into trouble the last time. The NORMAC demo should be going ahead this September, we’re currently looking into getting a plot there. Moore Farm Services have sold a few Cayrons around here, although i've yet to see any of the larger semi-mounted Hektor ploughs at work outside of machinery demonstrations. Nice one, fingers crossed NORMAC goes ahead this year, had a very enjoyable time their in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 10:25 AM, The Tractor Twitcher said: Remember it well, decent day that. Chuffed you got sorted with a decent plough. A friend who farms not far from where I live was trying to get a demo of a four furrow reversible and the only one that became available was a shop-soiled Amazone which had sat in a dealer's yard for more than a year. He ended up buying it at a significantly discounted price to replace an old Kverneland from the 1980s. Goes well apparently. To all intents and purposes it's a re-badged Vogel and Noot. Did you write about this chap David, ran it with a Deutz 5130? Nice set up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Just now, CX820Joe said: Did you write about this chap David, ran it with a Deutz 5130? Nice set up there. Spot on Joe. A small selection of photos of it appear on page seven of this topic. They like it a lot. There's a bit more horse power on the front of it now. Unfortunately they ran out of patience with the Deutz's reliability and now run a Case IH Maxxum 145 alongside a Luxxum which replaced their other main tractor, a New Holland TS115. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Case IH Puma 240 CVX and Amazone combi-drill in action at N.O.R.M.A.C 2018. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 JCB Fastrac 8330 and Amazone cultivator in action at N.O.R.M.A.C 2018. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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