Britains' best ever tractor?

[ihatepoundland]

Ford TW35 Powerfarm, made Britains much more enjoyable to play with, great fun running it along side a TR96 or Claas Jaguar or attaching it to the other implements and watching it work, it was great with the powerfarm implements but also with the normal ones such as the NH baler and towed forager.

[dwain]

mine would be the ford fw 30 and the massey 1505

[tractorman314]

Massey Ferguson 135, Chritmas 1968, complete with vicon vari-spreader and new farmyard. What memories. Happy days.

tractorman314.

[IH885XLMAN]

Massey Ferguson 135, Chritmas 1968, complete with vicon vari-spreader and new farmyard. What memories. Happy days.

tractorman314.

now youre showing your age  ;D ;D

if were talking uears it has to be 1979 when i was spoiled

a massey combine MF595 and hay tedder with a britains two wheeled trailer

oh and the 1979 catologue i think came in with the combine but dont quote me on that my folkes could haVE SLIPPED the cataloge in the box

[Tractorman810]

now youre showing your age  ;D ;D

if were talking uears it has to be 1979 when i was spoiled

a massey combine MF595 and hay tedder with a britains two wheeled trailer

oh and the 1979 catologue i think came in with the combine but dont quote me on that my folkes could haVE SLIPPED the cataloge in the box

i seem to remember getting a catolouge inside a combine once, think it may have been the nh tr85??

[Deere-est]

Quite impressed with the newer big Deere's to be honest but the tyres do leave a little doubt in mt mind. Can't think of another that comes as close detail wise though, the newer Case tractors possibly? MF1505 or maybe even the Deere 8630. ..

Oh I'll just witter on about nothing!!  :D

[nashmach]

Deutz DX 6.50 for me 

[FNHIR]

Dear nashmach,

Get out.

[Tractorman810]

very intresting results in here i must say, very clear line between the oldies and new ones from our older and younger members to, not really a surprise,

[nashmach]

Dear nashmach,

Get out.

Dear Denis,

Most of the Fords came a close second - but my 6.50 has been around the clock twice ploughing with a 3f rev (heavy carpet land down here) 

[CX820Joe]

I really liked the Fiat 880DT you know, and the half track one

[JC]

Can you add a poll Dennis, it would be interesting to see the results. 

[nashmach]

Can you add a poll Dennis, it would be interesting to see the results. 

Just done this ;)

[FNHIR]

Dear Denis,

Most of the Fords came a close second - but my 6.50 has been around the clock twice ploughing with a 3f rev (heavy carpet land down here) 

That's as maybe, but it's not enough like to real thing to warrant being called the best ever!

[james f]

now youre showing your age  ;D ;D

if were talking uears it has to be 1979 when i was spoiled

a massey combine MF595 and hay tedder with a britains two wheeled trailer

oh and the 1979 catologue i think came in with the combine but dont quote me on that my folkes could haVE SLIPPED the cataloge in the box

The Mf combine was launched in 1979 (Toy of the Year) and featured on the front of that years catalogue. it was quite common for the current catalogue to be included inside the box, certainly in later years, which is probably why there are still a lot of them knocking around today

[Deerepower]

The Mf combine was launched in 1979 (Toy of the Year) and featured on the front of that years catalogue. it was quite common for the current catalogue to be included inside the box, certainly in later years, which is probably why there are still a lot of them knocking around today

how come I got one for xmas 1978 and it was the toy of the year for 1978 

[Lord Ferguson]

Is this right... Britains EXPERTS... validation please... 

Poor old James F has a numpty hanging over his head on this one  :o

[james f]

Oh drat! Well it was off the top of my head

[nashmach]

YIPEEEEE - that has really made my day 

[Deerepower]

read this and put the numpty up  

http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=18009.0

[Deerepower]

here we go a link for toy of the year for the 70's and look at 1978 

http://www.toyretailersassociation.co.uk/toty/70.htm

[FNHIR]

I used to love getting the catalogue in the box, seems kind of like penny pinching to have stopped it. Although some models bought in my locality may not have had the catalogue in the box as a certain person might have been a bit too eager to see the new years releases and subtly liberated it from the box 

[ihatepoundland]

Does the ford 8730 deserve two entries? And not a county in sight...shame on you

[Deerepower]

the county was a bit of a let down, wrong roof, and why not blue instead of white or yellow?

[David Brown 1410 power!]

There was blue countys wasent there?The yellow ones were nice i wasent gone on the white ones.