Author Topic: What tractors do you drive?  (Read 9253 times)

Odin

  • Joined Oct 2011
  • Huddersfield
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2013, 07:04:00 am »
There are only two brands of British Tractor from drawing board to manufacture (apart from rare brands). They are Nuffield (eventually built at Bathgate near Glasgow) and David Brown of Huddersfield. All others are American owned or European, where ever they may be manufactured. So for me its David Brown and their Implements, both me and the brand born & bred in the same parish. However I now have a few Ransomes' of Ipswich implements. After all, what use is a tractor without the implement. 
Whilst the little Grey Fergy always steels the lime light, the first Ferguson was built by David Brown at Park Works in Huddersfield, known as the Ferguson Brown. Harry Ferguson from Ireland invented the hydraulic lift arm incorperating the 'draught top link' for ploughing, David Browns put it into manufacture.
Ferguson & Brown fell out, no surprise there and Ferguson went to see Henry Ford in the US. Brown been left with a patent problem and a product but re hashed the top link draught sensing method to get out of Harry Fergusons 'Patent'. Brown carried on without British Government backing (very important) to become a major manufacturer of tractors and over %70 exported around the world. All gone : (
As for Harry and Henry, well that's another story, equally fascinating and includes a star cast of Roosevelt, A.Hitler & Stalin.......all from a little english tractor.

A man who cannot till the soil cannot till his own soul !
A son of the soil .

Sudanpan

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • West Cornwall
    • Movement is Life
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2013, 02:26:58 pm »
We have a Case International 695 XL - we bought it with a front loader as its primary use was for clearing the site for our housebuild.
We have since increased the accessories with a topper, finger bar mower, haybob and Bamford baler.


OH has bought himself a tractor 'project' - a 1947 David Brown Cropmaster. we had to change the engine block and mess arund with the wheels a bit but now it is a situation of tidying up and repainting ready for next summer vintage rallies  :excited:

90driver

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Independent Land Rover Specialst
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2013, 04:52:53 pm »
I have a 1978 ford 5600 with only 1000 hours on the clock. And a mid 80's 4wd manitou forklift which looks like a real heap but is so useful. Also a kubota ride on mower which is a huge luxury as it is the high tip model.

mab

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • carmarthenshire
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2013, 08:24:01 pm »
I got a 1968 David Brown 990 Selectamatic - but I don't have a lot of land that's flat/accessible enough to use it for much - though I may try and get a frontloader for it.

montana

  • Joined May 2011
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2013, 10:22:45 am »
We did have a David brown vinyard 885 with loader, but after getting stuck in the mud once too often, spoke nicely to the bank manager and bought a John Deere 2650 4wd with front loader.
I must say it makes life so much easier.
Using it at the moment to errect a pole barn.

UPoneacre

  • Joined Nov 2013
  • Llanidloes, Powys
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2013, 04:21:49 pm »
Paul,
is that Fergie 'Ernie' ex Cosford?
Robin

Mad Scientist

  • Joined Sep 2013
  • south devon
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2013, 09:47:20 pm »
We have a little Hinomoto E14 compact tractor. Used for topping, general carrying and harrowing/rolling. The stables also possess an old grey fergie that is currently having work done on the head. And an old Nuffield with front end loader and digger attachments, known as Damien. That is overgrown with brambles and still waiting after over 6 years for its new clutch.

john and helen

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Devon
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Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2013, 10:46:58 pm »
This was my baby in France, would have loved to have brought her back


Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: What tractors do you drive?
« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2013, 11:41:00 pm »
Look nice in grey. :innocent:

 

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