smithy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 This is the trailer which as in the above post I now own and will keep but cant use at moment as its at the back of the barn with loads of other stuff to move first 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Yesterday I borrowed another mates lowloader and picked up the IH474 to get it home to mine as it has a slight steering problem to sort out 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 On the way home yesterday with the 474 I stopped at my mates to also pick up his David Brown/Case as it too has a steering problem (oil-leak under dashboard ) and it also needs its fuel pipes looking at as it keeps sucking in air and stopping ,first thing for both tractors will be a good steam-clean then get both in the barn at least I will have something to do over Christmas 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Had four days doing local pallet deliveries and collections in a 6 wheel Scania P320 this week and yesterday some local stock deliveries to local factories in this. It had a wash when I finished with it for the day, mind! Pallet deliveries again next week. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 8 hours ago, smithy said: On the way home yesterday with the 474 I stopped at my mates to also pick up his David Brown/Case as it too has a steering problem (oil-leak under dashboard ) and it also needs its fuel pipes looking at as it keeps sucking in air and stopping ,first thing for both tractors will be a good steam-clean then get both in the barn at least I will have something to do over Christmas Nice load Smithy a real collectors set of your Case up front, a David Brown Case and a Proper International.... That David Brown looks familiar, is it the same one that your man uses in his firewood business?? On certain farms in certain areas tractors like these were classed as "Big" compared to a farmers trusty 135 or Dexta and you now look at modern machines.... the front tyres on "Big" tractors now are on par with the rears on these classics apart from being a tad wider.... makes you wonder how big "Big " will be in another 30 years........Though i know of a member who's a good mate on here that would love Santa to turn up with that 474 for him on Christmas morning 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Valley Axe Man said: Nice load Smithy a real collectors set of your Case up front, a David Brown Case and a Proper International.... That David Brown looks familiar, is it the same one that your man uses in his firewood business?? On certain farms in certain areas tractors like these were classed as "Big" compared to a farmers trusty 135 or Dexta and you now look at modern machines.... the front tyres on "Big" tractors now are on par with the rears on these classics apart from being a tad wider.... makes you wonder how big "Big " will be in another 30 years........Though i know of a member who's a good mate on here that would love Santa to turn up with that 474 for him on Christmas morning Yes the David Brown is the one from my mates wood yard its developed a oil leak in cab which is to do with the steering wheel having to top it up every day so he asked if I could find the time to see if I can fix it . Yes tires are a lot bigger today on the front of modern tractors then the rears of these classics but that is only as the tractors are 4 times heavier than the golden oldies ,was at a meeting a few weeks back and a Fendt spokesperson said that as and when driverless tractors are accepted they could see them getting smaller again but more off them in same field to keep up with the workload all on GPS the video he showed us looked like Ants all moving about so it could be the future ,and as for Santa well I better go and lock my 474 up don't wont that disappearing down somebody else's chimney haha Thanks Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 well after 1 x 13 hr day and todays 10 hr effort i now have all the base units in place,plumbing ready ,and all doors on , bar two that they didnt deliver , done ,so am bar 1 end pannel tommorrow eve all done ready for friday and the chippy in to do the worktops for me. had to be done as i have been asked to work Wednesday on ot due to loads of people off sick . didnt want to but was easier to say yes than have them force me to work,which they csn with 24 hrs notice as part of my contract . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simong Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Not today but yesterday had the pleasure of driving this John Deere 4255 on the Suffolk young farmers Christmas road run. Was a very enjoyable and well organised day. Edited December 12, 2016 by simong 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, simong said: Not today but yesterday had the pleasure of driving this John Deere 4255 on the Suffolk young farmers Christmas road run. Was a very enjoyable and well organised day. I passed 4or5 john Deere's on the A14 about 9ish sunday morning I think there was a claas up front and a massey bringing up the rear just past Tothill garage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simong Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, smithy said: I passed 4or5 john Deere's on the A14 about 9ish sunday morning I think there was a claas up front and a massey bringing up the rear just past Tothill garage There was about 50 tractors all told, about 15 classic from 60's to 90's the rest were modern mostly JD R-Series with a few MF and 1 Claas. Met at Debach airfield for 10am, Went out though easton to Fram midway stop at Saxted green. Then back Framsden, Crowfield , Otley to Debach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 34 minutes ago, simong said: There was about 50 tractors all told, about 15 classic from 60's to 90's the rest were modern mostly JD R-Series with a few MF and 1 Claas. Met at Debach airfield for 10am, Went out though easton to Fram midway stop at Saxted green. Then back Framsden, Crowfield , Otley to Debach. Well done sounds like a good day out weather was good too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 my only days annual leave over the xmas weeks today, sore subject , but fallen ok as its work top fitters today,followed by the new furniture and big fridge freezer arriving . only up side to 1 days leave is i am covering the boss for the two weeks, so plenty of working from home and errands to do using the van while its quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Got a Friday artic job again after being on the rigids all week. Helping a company relocate to Warminster from Westbury. They sell matting. All sorts for all applications, changing rooms, offices, domestic, factories, schools, health care... just about everywhere. If you could see the green matting and coir matting that is being skipped, you guys would have a fit. Acres of the stuff!!! Still. Got me some rolls of different stuff to take home for the dogs. Also, it means I get this for a day even if it's only going to be three loads!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger82 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Well man asked me to pick up this jeep today out side 10 years old Irish reg . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 This is what I have NOT been doing as my mates said they could manage ,but I could make the tea cheeky buggers 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Been working on these two today the david brown I have the rear brakes apart as they are binding a bit and the dashboard out as it has a steering oil leak also resealed all the fuel pipe fittings as it was sucking air in somewhere the 474 had got water get in one of the kingpins and seized solid but with a bit of heat and a big hammer me and my mate spud got it apart 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm434 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, smithy said: Been working on these two today the david brown I have the rear brakes apart as they are binding a bit and the dashboard out as it has a steering oil leak also resealed all the fuel pipe fittings as it was sucking air in somewhere the 474 had got water get in one of the kingpins and seized solid but with a bit of heat and a big hammer me and my mate spud got it apart clever idea turning the king pin over , ready made vice. whats the 474 like , wouldn't be many made before the rebranded it the 475 with a perkins engine 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, dm434 said: clever idea turning the king pin over , ready made vice. whats the 474 like , wouldn't be many made before the rebranded it the 475 with a perkins engine we tried it in a press yesterday ,not much to push against on the bottom and with some heat on it the bearing housing was bending we had 15ton of pressure on it and not moving so plan B plenty of strong block of wood under tractor front end in case it did slip ,stub axle upside down with a hyd/jack pushing up on the bit we needed to move with the weight of tractor pushing down plenty of heat and my mate spud on the big hammer brute force and ignorance it moved rest of tractor all works fine a few dents here and there and a broken back window as the person that was using it last was not that carful I think he thought it was a Tank it was then left outside for about a year hence the seized kingpin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 hours ago, smithy said: we tried it in a press yesterday ,not much to push against on the bottom and with some heat on it the bearing housing was bending we had 15ton of pressure on it and not moving so plan B plenty of strong block of wood under tractor front end in case it did slip ,stub axle upside down with a hyd/jack pushing up on the bit we needed to move with the weight of tractor pushing down plenty of heat and my mate spud on the big hammer brute force and ignorance it moved rest of tractor all works fine a few dents here and there and a broken back window as the person that was using it last was not that carful I think he thought it was a Tank it was then left outside for about a year hence the seized kingpin Good to see you can't work without a bag of biscuits Smithy that are sat on stool in front of tractor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 21 minutes ago, Valley Axe Man said: Good to see you can't work without a bag of biscuits Smithy that are sat on stool in front of tractor That bag of biscuits was my mates wages for the day .which is a improvement as I normally pay him peanuts 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 hour ago, smithy said: That bag of biscuits was my mates wages for the day .which is a improvement as I normally pay him peanuts Joke of the week this! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, smithy said: That bag of biscuits was my mates wages for the day .which is a improvement as I normally pay him peanuts Nice one Smithy, that made me laugh out loud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 hours ago, mb86 said: Joke of the week this! Thanks ,yes it was me pushed the like button Happy New Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 hours ago, robbo said: Nice one Smithy, that made me laugh out loud I pushed the like button on this one as well Happy New Year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 13 hours ago, smithy said: That bag of biscuits was my mates wages for the day .which is a improvement as I normally pay him peanuts Hahaha Smithy, good one..... though to be fair better than peanuts..... a brew's too wet without a biscuit or two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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