CCF Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Dan (Twotoots2) of Toy Tractor Times just finished this conversion from an Ertl Massey Ferguson 760 combine. Dan said didn't mind me sharing it, so I thought you all might like to see it. Yess!!! The Massey is unofficially done. There is a small bit of touch up painting' date=' detailing and cleanup, and the combine will be complete. This is about as good as it gets for the time being with the beat up camera. This weekend, I painted the cab, decaled the combine, added lights, pickup teeth for the header, mounted the platform auger and installed glass in the cab. The combine looks complete at this point. Here are some pics of the finished project which I started on Nov 18th. [img']http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL25/910966/14994609/226311883.jpg Here is a photo of the real thing to show you how the model stacks up.... Its been a long haul, lots of scrathbuilt mods. I've lost track of the hours invested, but probably close to 60 hours. I added a ladder over the hood compartment after seeing a 760 fixed up that way. The screen on the right hand side of the hood compartment is a "dealer" installed cutout to increase air flow through the engine bay. You will occasionally see one of these combines with a gaping hole in the right side. Mine is screened over! Also compare the two elevators at the bottom of the body. The original toy at the bottom just had one elevator...and flattened detail. I made new ones. Top view of the rig, notice the grain bin. I built a cross auger for the bin which represents the real thing. Believe it or not, there are no belts or pulleys on this combine. I didn't count the separate parts on this build, but I imagine there are over 500 new parts....easily! So that detail kind of precludes the need for belts and pulleys. You really don't miss them. The header pickup teeth were made out of wire strands bend on a wire winding jig. That gets the little curly springs added. I spent only an hour winding and gluing 30 teeth to the "canvas". The canvas is made out of a rubber bicycle tube stretched around a tube frame. There are 11 lights on the rig too. I may replace the ones on the cab. I don't like them as they make the machine look "buggy". I may just mount them to the sides of the cab, where they should be. The rear axle was completely hand fabbed and widened to give the combine a little more brawn. The axle doesn't steer, but pivots. I cut the old axle out to make the new assy work. THE BEFORE PICTURE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 chunky little feller isn't it ? done a damn good job getting it back up together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSheetAndYellowRims Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 uh ah wow, thats a bang up job you made. :o :o :o this details everywere. thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 very nice, what sort of header is that then? or have i missed it in the descriptions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It is for what the Yanks call windrowing - basically the crop is cut with another machine and then picked up with this head - similar to a Shelbourne Reynolds draper/stripper header Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i wondered that too Sean, maybe a OSR swathed or other crop type pick up head \ \ thats great, from before to after!! ;D i bet Marky asks for one :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It is for what the Yanks call windrowing - basically the crop is cut with another machine and then picked up with this head - similar to a Shelbourne Reynolds draper/stripper header cheers Nashmach, you beat me by only a few seconds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What a great model restoration...... Love that pick-up header too...... Looks better than my version for my TX66 (taking the reel off)...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 cheers nash,have seen something like that before, but wasnt sure what it was for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 :o - Thanks for posting Beetie... that is simply superb mate... what a difference it makes as well... I reckon I will habve to have a go at one of those sometime... I am staggered at the level of detail on that machine now.. I bet that is some piece as well... the combine is 1:24 scale... so it's big and heavy * * Draper pickup headers seem to be very popular over there in the 70's and 80's... are they still used today Beetie... Pops... anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCF Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 :o - Thanks for posting Beetie... that is simply superb mate... what a difference it makes as well... I reckon I will habve to have a go at one of those sometime... I am staggered at the level of detail on that machine now.. I bet that is some piece as well... the combine is 1:24 scale... so it's big and heavy * * Draper pickup headers seem to be very popular over there in the 70's and 80's... are they still used today Beetie... Pops... anyone I believe they still are used out west still Marky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 They were using them in the new Custom Cutters video and sure that was only 1 /2 seasons ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I've seen a few pictures on the internet of modern Case and New Holland machines fitted with the draper header Marky...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I think I have some MF brochures from USA combines recently... I'l have a look and see if they still offer them now \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wow, as if the combine wasn't a nice enough looking machine he has made a work of art out of that pick-up header. I don;t have any pics over here of me picking up oats with a Gleaner and an AGCO pickup header, shame as they are some nice photo's too. Great model and thanks to twotoots for allowing you to post them here Beetie, now get him signed up. I think Marky may want to make sexy love with him though so warn him first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datman Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 that is one wicked machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twotoots2 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Tristopher Smallfry OTT Quoted: "....I think Marky may want to make sexy love with him though so warn him first!!" I appreciate the comments and compliments regarding the combine build, but can do without the sexual induendos here. My young boy reads these posts and quotes like that are totally unnecessary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 hi twotoots welcome to the forum mate, are you the surperb guy who built this wonderfull machine?? if so can you talk us through the header (pick up reel)please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Tristopher Smallfry OTT Quoted: "....I think Marky may want to make sexy love with him though so warn him first!!" I appreciate the comments and compliments regarding the combine build, but can do without the sexual induendos here. My young boy reads these posts and quotes like that are totally unnecessary! Sorry buddy, best proof read some of the posts before hand then!! Any offence caused, apology given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twotoots2 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Deer-est: No personal offense taken. Apology accepted. Its the kids we have to be careful with.....['nuff said, sermon off] Thanks again everyone for the comments on the Massey. The type of pickup head this combine has is a windrow pickup. In our area of the world, Wyoming, we irrigate every acre. Lots of it is flood irrigated, which ussually means uneven grain ripening. So we ussually windrow the grain before combining it to let the "greens" dry enough to get overall moisture down. I've documented the build at www.toytractortimes.com in the 1/16 toytalk under the "message boards" tab at the home page. The build starts here on page 6 and progresses forward to page 1. Other combine posts usually begin with the "Massey 760 something" subject line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Vdv Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 very nice ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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