batcher Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Well i drove round this yard and it was in front of me . Thought for a second and out the cab like a demented looney camara in hand hope you like ? did like the front tyres dident think she looked too bad for the age like the wieghts on the wieght she still does a bit now and then last two for now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 That's just waiting to be restored, complete with loader. What a lovely combination. It would be nice to see it and the loader kept together. Sadly most people would buy it to restore and take the loader off. One of Sussex Tractors customers had an identical setup on a 7000.........drool....drool. Only ever used as a loader tractor and had very few hours on it. It was one of the ex Birdseye fleet tractors. We used to sell about ten 7000's to Birdseye to mount pea viners on them. When they had finished with them a few months later; we used to buy them back and sell them with a few hundred hours on the clock. There was always a big demand for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Cathy's uncle, Geoff Dann, had an ex Birds Eye 7600 Q cab, that he later put a Schindler 4wd axle on, both from ST from memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Cathy's uncle, Geoff Dann, had an ex Birds Eye 7600 Q cab, that he later put a Schindler 4wd axle on, both from ST from memory. The one I mentioned was John Mossop's at Rathfinney Farm Alfriston. I remember Geoff. Bit of a rascal at times but a very likeable person. Used to rear some very tasty turkeys too. Schindler axles were a very nice looking conversion. Quite compact with loads of ground clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Having looked at the Roadless 98 and tried a SAME CENTURION for several days we too had a Schindler PLK axle fitted to our pre-Q cab 7600 having seen what a strong,tight-turning unit it was. Phil Howell & another (possibly Clive) fitted it at Uckfield and a year late we put the 7610 engine in her and tweaked the pump, what a great tractor that was, earned respect wherever we took her contracting. I used to be able to get into clamps and turn right round where the 2140 Deeres couldn't. ' Been trying for 1/2 hr to try and get some photos posted at long last but can't get into Photobucket as I can't remember my details and trying to open a fresh account with my only e-mail address won't work...so I'm stuffed... AGAIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Looks in very nice condition if you ask me - would be abit of an animal loading big square bales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 One of these in July issue of T&M, in the classifieds. It has different wheels/tyres on front and flat top wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 chap in andover had a 5000 selectomatic & F1 loader for loading d1000 bales , quite a popular combination in it's day & still is now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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