nashmach Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 That looks like a great brochure Mark - loving the 780 Special pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 cheers Marky, something to read this afternoon ;D amazing what Massey did really ;D i think i need a new CD No problem Ben e boy... it's on two CD's now mate... and growing to three soon I rekcon - Must work out how to burn DVD's - sure it must be the same really \ Did Massey make all of those things in-house or sub it out to specialists ? \ Do you know I don;t know Steve - bit before my time all this lot really... I suspect some items were "badge engineered" though for sure mate \ That looks like a great brochure Mark - loving the 780 Special pages Glad you like it Colm.... check out that strawpress... never heard of it until I read that bit - sure as hell never seen one either - had/have you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 No problem Ben e boy... it's on two CD's now mate... and growing to three soon I rekcon - Must work out how to burn DVD's - sure it must be the same really \Do you know I don;t know Steve - bit before my time all this lot really... I suspect some items were "badge engineered" though for sure mate \Glad you like it Colm.... check out that strawpress... never heard of it until I read that bit - sure as hell never seen one either - had/have you Never on a MF Mark but have seen them on older Claas' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Interested Spectator Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Really nice broucher Marky. Bristol University's vet college at Langford had one of the rear mounted masts on a 35x back in the early 60's (i remember my father using as a hoist to do 'engine out jobs' on a Morris Oxford and a MK1 Cortina that we used to have). It was then fitted to a 135 in the early 70's and the last time i was over there (a few years back) it was on a 240. Fair to say they got their monies worth out of it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 That's a great brochure Marky, how many tractor manufacturers today could supply a cordwood saw or a threepoint linkage mounted winch or compressor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 That's a great brochure Marky, how many tractor manufacturers today could supply a cordwood saw or a threepoint linkage mounted winch or compressor? Not many I should reckon.... That was the golden age hey - I wonder how many farmers had that brochure in 57 and dreamed of owning all that kit.... so many labour saving devices on offer. I guess it was revolutionary in its day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 some great pics in there aint here mate, amazing just how many little bits mf did over the years aint it, never heard of the hydrovain by them before, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thanks for reproducing that Marky. Some great kit there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyfarmer Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 thanks for sharing, great publication, bought back childhood memories of my watching my dad at work. i can remember him driving both the the 35 and 65 and using a superseeder drill and the mounted discs and of course the 3 ton trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Who is chewing gum.... come on who is it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Yet another great post, and what memories. Life was so much simpler in those days. I've either used some of the machines myself or seen them working. My dad used to work for J & H Robinson (Iford Farms) Ltd in East Sussex. They were faithful followers of the Massey brand although they used to have other makes as well. They had 780 combines until the 500's came out. I've certainly never seen a straw press before, and haven't even heard of such a machine They had MF 65's and used to use the MF 500 wheels on it for some of their cultivation work. In the early days when we lived there they had a 701 baler, a Superseeder Drill, (Used to ride around on the back of that) a semi mounted mower, and the trailed fertiliser spreader. The wide one with steel wheels. I have used, like most people; the 9 tine cultivator, sub soiler, (On a Ford 3000) and the mounted discs. I particularly like the FE 35 loader as it was a very strong and light loader, which looked good, was very well built with Chrome plated rams (Steelfab/Horndraulic ones used to go rusty as they weren't plated), and when the boom was off the loader frame was very compact and didn't get in the way of the driver or impair vision. The positioning of the loader pivot also gave good traction and pushing power, while still giving the ability to steer. Some of the loaders with high pivot points used to make the front wheels lift off when they were pushing hard. Good for traction but not for steering. The three ton trailer..........well, I can remember a new one turning up on the farm. Oh the smell of new machinery......the paint..........the Keruin floor.......the shiny new cadmium plated pins for the bale extension and ladders. Really exciting when I was young. The 701 baler will always be remembered by me for the "Nodding" packer arm. If I remember rightly the crop was cross fed into the bale chamber by an auger and pressed downwards in front of the ram, instead of from the side as all other balers always have done. I used to love watching the big flywheel going round too. It always fascinated me. I can remember a lot of the sounds of the machinery working too; which is why I'm looking forward to one of our local vintage displays at Laughton where they have machines working, and often a good display of these type of machines. There's nothing more boring than lines of restored and some "Tarted up" tractors. Most of the displays forget about implements for display or demonstration, and a tractor always looks better with a period or suitable implement behind it. When I say suitable; I'm talking about size for the horsepower. If its going to be working as an example; I'm quite happy to see a John Deere 4020 with a 3 metre power harrow on the back. Different eras but still a good combination. Many thanks for your post Marky, greatly enjoyed and appreciated, and sorry to those of you who find my aged witterings either boring or having a smell of male cow dung about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 Thanks William.... what a wonderful post... I'm a little younger than you.... so I can remember most of this kit "looking sad" - but the sounds and smells are still the same... it's a real bummer getting old... but you absorb some great memories on the way... I like to think of myself as a sponge ( - not something I like to admit in most circles :D )... Glad you enjoyed it... I consider my job on here to be "keep the oldies entertained" - :D -I'll probably end up working in a care home when things in the Fruit & Veg world go t1ts up :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Thanks William.... what a wonderful post... I'm a little younger than you.... so I can remember most of this kit "looking sad" - but the sounds and smells are still the same... it's a real bummer getting old... but you absorb some great memories on the way... I like to think of myself as a sponge ( - not something I like to admit in most circles :D )... Glad you enjoyed it... I consider my job on here to be "keep the oldies entertained" - :D -I'll probably end up working in a care home when things in the Fruit & Veg world go t1ts up :D I'm like you, fascinated by the older simpler machines and always keen to learn about them, and love watching them being used and using them. They were simple and crude to a certain extent, but they did the job and did it well. If it wasn't for the old stuff, the tractor scene wouldn't exist, as most of it can be tucked away in peoples garages or small barns and treasured until the shows come round, and everyone can enjoy it. What will happen in twenty years time to all the kit around now? The small tractors will only be garden size, Kubotas, Iseki's Yanmars and Ying Tong Tiddle Eye Po's. The classics will become vintage and what will replace them? Case STX 450's, none of your 8' cut Massey 780's. Who's going to bring a restored 26' cut John Deere combine to a show, or a twelve metre cultivator? Will any of todays tractors be restorable in the hands of private individuals? The laddo's on here sneer at us oldies with the way we talk about the good old days, and are only interested in what is in front of them today, but how many of them will still be waxing lyrical about the tractors of today in thirty or forty years time? They all will, just the same as we do. Maybe in ten years time they wont need drivers at all.................then what? I think we are very lucky to have grown older in the era that we have, as todays kit will be too large to take to the Dorset Steam Fair unless you have a top weight artic with a police escort to get it there, and they certainly wont be able to spray their pride and joy in a private garage, or split it on a trolley jack as we can. Only time will tell and I will be interested to see the outcome, should I live that long. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hey markey do you have any more info/pics on the 701 baler, the subsolier and the reversable plough, I mainly need to find more 701 pics to try and id a baler looking alot like that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hey markey do you have any more info/pics on the 701 baler, the subsolier and the reversable plough, I mainly need to find more 701 pics to try and id a baler looking alot like that one Er... I've got the subsoiler... and a 703 baler (but not the 701 sadly)... as for the reversible plough... nope... sorry I can't help... never even seen a brochure on that plough before (assuming you mean the butterfly one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have just taken some time to view all this post and I had a bit of a jolt. Several of the pictures show a certain young driver whose face looked familiar - a then very young Erik Fredriksen He was a great guy, a collector of tractor models and chairman of the Coventry Diecast Collectors Club. He unfortunately died in 2003 before I could get to know him better having met him at ModeleX and discovered we had a mutual interest. Obituary - Erik Fredriksen It was with sadness that we heard of the death of Erik Fredriksen of Coventry Diecast Model Club. Erik passed away peacefully in his sleep during the night of Thursday 20th March at the age of 72. Known to his friends in CDMC as Erik the Viking, he was born in Norway and brought up in Belgium. He returned to Norway after World War II where he qualified as an agronomist. During his studies he came to England as an exchange student and found his element driving his own TE20 tractor. Returning to England some time later he applied for a job with Massey Harris Ferguson whose tractors he admired, joining them in 1956 and remaining with the company for 37 years demonstrating their tractors and equipment worldwide and being deeply involved in the development of the TE20?s big brother, the 3000 series. He was also active and well known on the Collectors? scene:, he had served as chairman of CDMC: was an advisor to a resin diorama maker; collected model tractors and their accessories; and was to be seen at ModeleX year after year doing that generally unrecognised but very necessary job of stewarding and keeping order along with other members of CDMC. He certainly had a full and interesting life and will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Well I never.... that's an interesting story Susan.... small world eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Well I never.... that's an interesting story Susan.... small world eh VERY small world indeed - especially with the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Er... I've got the subsoiler... and a 703 baler (but not the 701 sadly)... as for the reversible plough... nope... sorry I can't help... never even seen a brochure on that plough before (assuming you mean the butterfly one) How diffrent is the 703 from a 701? the one im trying to id has/ had a self powred engine on her, The pough is the butterfly one, Could you chuck up the subsoiler one please mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 How diffrent is the 703 from a 701? the one im trying to id has/ had a self powred engine on her, The pough is the butterfly one, Could you chuck up the subsoiler one please mate? The 703 is the PTO powered one sadly... I'll get the Subsoiler up today for you - If you still want the baler up... let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Sounds good mark, Ill look at the 703, basicly the same looking as a 701? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Sounds good mark, Ill look at the 703, basicly the same looking as a 701? OK mate... I'll get them up shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 First the subsoiler... as promised... sorry for the delay... I've been working HARD... depsite what Simon says Newer version (brochure that is).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Thats was 1967 - so much later actually... Anyway... an older version... but still not that early \ 1964 I believe \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 And the 703 baler.... 2 types of brochure again for you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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