ertlerik Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Love the Pete Tris, read an article about that one in a Dutch trucking magazine once, must be 3 or 4 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 What was the magazine mate? I'd love to find the feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_S Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hi Tris, has that County moved yet for a photo??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Afraid not I'm keeping my eye on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 MF699 part done, one of three that have gone through the workshop and now look like this (second pic) Today all three were lined up in the sun outside, I must get a photo of the trio before they go. Oh and a nice 3645 which has been in the yard for a week or two now. And lastly, the Hay Team! All the trailers loaded from the day before are parked in the shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CX820Joe Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 That 3645 is a beauty mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Last week, two of us went up to a place near Kingston Bagpuize in Oxon. Big estate with hops, arable, pigs and equestrian. We had to collect what was passed to me as "a couple of ploughs, a cultivator and a set of discs". Now, usually this means 2f - 4f ploughs, 10ft or 12ft discs and a chisel plough or spring tine cultivator. So with the 6 wheeler and the 7.5 tonner we arrived to find a 4.5m Simba Toptilth, Quivogne discs and 5f reversible, 5f conventional and 8f conventional Dowdeswell ploughs!! No way we were getting all that on the two of us so the discs and the 8f (each 25ft long) will stay for another day. No matter how we tried to get the two 5f on the MAN, they would not go. So I took the conventional with the Toptilth and an old loader bucket. The 5f and 8f conventional will probably go for scrap but it was all as a job lot or nothing and I should think the money is in the Simba and the Quivogne and bit in the 5f reversible. The Simba has had the awful rear drawbar cut away now, leaving just the A frame headstock and all the points have been changed. Every rear packer tyre is showing steel but I don't know what is happening there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 The 5f reversible on the MAN. A set of Parmiter discs in the yard being fully overhauled - bew bushes and pins throughout, all depth adjustments freed up and working and new disc locks between the outer discs of main gangs and inner discs of the wing gangs. It is almost done now and will be joining the TW-35 and three MF135's to go to the same customer in Kenya I believe. I did spot two tins of Parmiter Orange paint in the stores too. ... And a very handy looking MF loader which I picked up weeks ago now being looked over, possible interest in it I should think. Looks ideal for a chicken farm or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 That 3645 is a beauty mate! She really is too. I was hoping we'd get it on one of the artic bale trailers but sorry to say we have not Must be sold I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Looking forward to seeing this get unwrapped and hitched up the the TW-35 when it is done too Teagle ECF Forest Mulcher http://www.teagle.co.uk/Products/Flail%20Mowers/ecf.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Phwoar... I'd be interested in that loader Tris... if it's the right money mate - if it's not sold can you let me know please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'll find out for you by lunch time me old china plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Went back up to Kingston Bagpuize at the beginning of the week to pick up what we couldn't fit last week. A set of Quivogne disc harrows and an old Dowdeswell conventional 7f plough. I was insure whether the crane wold lift the discs but as their tractor driver used them after they had been paid for (naughty!!) and sheered the wheel off (very naughty!!) the only to move them was to lift them. Thankfully, the crane did just and just lift them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 And the plough, heap of rubbish! It's already been taken to the scrappy along with the other conventional and a load of other bits and pieces clogging the yard up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 And a few beauties from Cheffins yesterday. Back up there again tomorrow after dropping off a 590 and disc plough at Tilbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Oh and of course, one for Howard S. Just in case this is gone without me knowing, this is as clear a shot as I could get for now \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nice pictures Tris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thanks Pete me old mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Do Counties -or should I say DID- Counties come with a standard forestry conversion kit, Howard et? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 I think County fitted it as per requirements but I wouldn't know if they were County made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick a Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 most forestry kit was made by jones engineering in scotland if i recall correctly, the cranes called highland bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_S Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Oh and of course, one for Howard S. Just in case this is gone without me knowing, this is as clear a shot as I could get for now \ Yay, thankyou kindly Tris, really appreciated. Looks a bit of a beast! I don't think Countys ever came out factory with forestry gear, as mentioned before Jones engineering took basic skids to modify, as did other forestry companies? I will make some inquiries. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 whats the score with the damaged discs then tris?? does he have to part repay or something for the damage??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thanks Howard As for the discs Sean, he was going to weld them up but we're glad he didn't as a better job has been done in the workshop. Just one of those cheeky things really. The Simba Toptilth has been re-toothed, washed off and had the rear drawbar cut away and I am delivering it to it's new owner tomorrow, nice quick turn around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard_S Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Last week, two of us went up to a place near Kingston Bagpuize in Oxon. Big estate with hops, arable, pigs and equestrian. We had to collect what was passed to me as "a couple of ploughs, a cultivator and a set of discs". Now, usually this means 2f - 4f ploughs, 10ft or 12ft discs and a chisel plough or spring tine cultivator. So with the 6 wheeler and the 7.5 tonner we arrived to find a 4.5m Simba Toptilth, Quivogne discs and 5f reversible, 5f conventional and 8f conventional Dowdeswell ploughs!! No way we were getting all that on the two of us so the discs and the 8f (each 25ft long) will stay for another day. No matter how we tried to get the two 5f on the MAN, they would not go. So I took the conventional with the Toptilth and an old loader bucket. The 5f and 8f conventional will probably go for scrap but it was all as a job lot or nothing and I should think the money is in the Simba and the Quivogne and bit in the 5f reversible. The Simba has had the awful rear drawbar cut away now, leaving just the A frame headstock and all the points have been changed. Every rear packer tyre is showing steel but I don't know what is happening there yet. Did you bring back that big reversible, what was happening with that??? H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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