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Title: tractor has arrived
Post by: lilfeeb on June 18, 2013, 12:21:45 pm
A lot of excitement at our place today. Our tractor a little (1970s) Iseki with a loader and transport box has finally arrived. Can get on with a few of the bigger projects that need doing now.

Happy days!
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Post by: Wee Eck on June 18, 2013, 12:30:17 pm
Lucky you a new toy to play with  :thumbsup:

                   Eck
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Post by: lilfeeb on June 18, 2013, 12:37:19 pm
Not sure I will get much chance when my OH is about. Lol
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Post by: Wee Eck on June 18, 2013, 12:41:55 pm
Hide the keys.....or better still ...paint it pink then he won't want to be seen driving it  :innocent:
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Post by: john and helen on June 18, 2013, 04:20:04 pm
 :thumbsup: we need pics
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Post by: Backinwellies on June 18, 2013, 04:23:45 pm
Lucky you .... have fun.  We are still looking for a suitable one at a price we can afford.
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Post by: stufe35 on June 18, 2013, 04:54:33 pm
You need to retitle your post 'First tractor has arrived'  you will soon find changing those implement thingys that fit on the back is really fiddley and difficult, not to mention a huge waste of precious time.  Much better to have one tractor for each implement,  thereby saving huge amounts of time and effort and manual handling.  So far 'we' have 4 tractors and my missus fully understands and has fully bought into my brainwashing, sorry cost benefit analysis.

Lads  stand by me.

He who dies with the most toys wins !
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Post by: john and helen on June 18, 2013, 05:00:09 pm
You need to retitle your post 'First tractor has arrived'  you will soon find changing those implement thingys that fit on the back is really fiddley and difficult, not to mention a huge waste of precious time.  Much better to have one tractor for each implement,  thereby saving huge amounts of time and effort and manual handling.  So far 'we' have 4 tractors and my missus fully understands and has fully bought into my brainwashing, sorry cost benefit analysis.

Lads  stand by me.

He who dies with the most toys wins !

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: lachlanandmarcus on June 18, 2013, 05:06:24 pm
You need to retitle your post 'First tractor has arrived'  you will soon find changing those implement thingys that fit on the back is really fiddley and difficult, not to mention a huge waste of precious time.  Much better to have one tractor for each implement,  thereby saving huge amounts of time and effort and manual handling.  So far 'we' have 4 tractors and my missus fully understands and has fully bought into my brainwashing, sorry cost benefit analysis.

Lads  stand by me.

He who dies with the most toys wins !


Haha!!
My OH has started this line with me (that flail mower is so difficult to get on and off...)
But as he's just bought an ancient JCB he ain't having one.


Stand by me girls....
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Post by: stufe35 on June 18, 2013, 06:09:11 pm
 :tired:

Haha!!
My OH has started this line with me (that flail mower is so difficult to get on and off...)
But as he's just bought an ancient JCB he ain't having one.


Stand by me girls....
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I too have a jcb which has 'saved' us lots of money

My other half has asked me to pass your OH on some tips...

1. No where is open that sells plumbing bits after 4pm on a Sunday
2.  It's a good idea to find out where all your water pipes are before digging.
3.  If you haven't worked it out from 1&2. Don't dig on Sunday afternoons.

Sometimes the jcb has cost us money !
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Post by: stufe35 on June 18, 2013, 06:10:23 pm
How do you do that quote thing ?
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Post by: SteveHants on June 18, 2013, 06:58:14 pm
I feel that buried under the machismo in this thread is a tacit admission by some of the menfolk that they can't operate the three-point hitch properly.....
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Post by: stufe35 on June 18, 2013, 07:13:19 pm
Im glad this thread was posted, it has alerted me to the need to review our business plan. I've just been outside counting up implements and have realised we are absolutely throwing money away messing about swapping things around, 'we' need another 5 tractors as soon as possible.

The OH is out at a meeting but I'm sure she will be in complete agreement when she gets back...in fact ill start looking on eBay straight away.......
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Post by: bloomer on June 18, 2013, 07:15:31 pm
I don't even have land but i want a tractor and a digger and for one of them a post knocker attachment!!!



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Post by: shygirl on June 18, 2013, 07:18:12 pm
im dying to see a foto, id love a tractor tho i dont really have a clue.  :excited:
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Post by: stufe35 on June 19, 2013, 04:54:08 pm
Come on lilfeeb. We are waiting for a picture of your new toy
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Post by: southernskye on June 19, 2013, 06:23:25 pm
lilfeeb - I am with the majority......piccies pleeeeease :excited:
 
Also be interested in where you bought from? Dealer?
 
Have fun and get Front Loading!
Rgds
Sskye
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Post by: lilfeeb on June 19, 2013, 10:41:56 pm
Struggling to load pictures. Hope this works.
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Post by: lilfeeb on June 19, 2013, 10:51:23 pm
The tractor has already been put to work ripping up old fencing which was pretty much horizontal. There is a long list of jobs to get done now it has arrived. The tractor was a wreck and had been sitting broken for five years. My brother in law is a mechanic and has restored it back to life.

Need to get a rotavator/ small plough for it now.
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Post by: southernskye on June 20, 2013, 07:02:17 am
I say, ding-dong, nice. :love: Looks quite a size on the back of that waggon.
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Post by: stufe35 on June 20, 2013, 07:45:45 pm
Yes definitely bIgger than I imagined. Looks a useful machine
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Post by: lilfeeb on June 20, 2013, 10:10:39 pm
OH has cleared most of the old fence wire now. Moving on to pulling out old tree stumps. Field is starting to look much tidier. I anticipate a busy weekend. 8)
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Post by: Mammyshaz on June 20, 2013, 10:19:02 pm
My son is in envy of you. He wants a tractor so much. Not much room for one on our little allotments  :roflanim:

Looks like many hours of fun being delivered on that lorry  ;D
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Post by: john and helen on June 20, 2013, 10:29:44 pm
looks lovely..i want a red one  :excited:
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Post by: shygirl on June 21, 2013, 07:54:44 pm
i would love one but idea what or how to buy one.
lucky you  :thumbsup:
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Post by: lilfeeb on June 24, 2013, 12:14:41 pm
We had friends over on Saturday - all the boys wanted to do was drive the tractor.