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[buzzy bee]

Hi

Which Vintage/classic tractor would everyone have?

1st which irespective of budget and why?

2nd with a purchase price of £1500 and why?

Cheers

Dave

[Greeney in France]

Personally on both accounts I like the Massey ferguson range I have an 821 similar to the Harris pony but its quite small, there is a full support of spares too, I have even been able to get spares for the Hanomag 2 cylinder diesel in mine I like "the little grey fergy too"

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[buzzy bee]

Hi

What is that late 50's early 60's?

Cheers

Dave

[Greeney in France]

Indeed yes mine is a 1957, as I said its basically a re-shelled Massey Harris pony just when Ferguson joined the furore
1955 was the first diesel plant used in France at least I think in UK it could have been a year earlier and it was a perkins The MF had a "System MF" where the correct attachments could be added to suit the job, I have a side grass cutter and a couple of single ploughs
The size increased to the 825 835 and 845 I think using 4 cylinder engines
You still get them used and for sale here quite regularly
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[Rick]

Buzzy

I like the idea of owning a Cropmaster or better yet a Field Marshall (dob dob dob), but with a budget of £1500 I'd buy a grey Fergie and pocket the change. Good spares availability means it'd be a painless entry into the world of owning an old tractor, a bit like buying an MGB or a Beetle as a first old car

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[peter scott]

I'd aim for something extreme. I can't find a picture of it, but there's one that I see at various shows up here that has a form of track mechanism consisting of about 6 giant "feet" each side, that are hinged to each other and clank around in a sort of parallelogram motion. All held together by chains and link rods.

Or how about the next best thing to a traction engine?



Coming more down to earth (sorry) how about an old Fordson that needs work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/standard-fordson-narrow-wing_W0QQitemZ150288388169QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150288388169&_trkparms=72%3A985|39%3A1|66%3A4|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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[PAUL BEAUMONT]

Peter, I have seen the thing that you refer to, at a show a couple of years back. I think it was based on a later Fordson Major and I believe used for pipe laying or trenching for pipe laying etc.
As to the original question Like Rick, I too would like a Fowler-FieldMarshall especially one on tracks. But being more realistic and maybe a little more exclusive than the Fergi, what about the Allis Model B?

[Uncle Joe]

Though I will admit, tractors dont really interest me much, one that I've always fancied is the one that Bristol used to make. I remember seeing them on Chat Moss in the 70's, still working vehicles. Mainly because they were the only tractor that didnt get stuck in the ground.

I wonder if any are still in use?

[Roverron]

First choice would be a pre war (Great War that is) Austin.
With a budget of £1500, I don't think I would bother.
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[Scotty]

I know absolutely nothing about tractors, but I loved this ugly brute the moment I set my eyes on it way back in 2002 -

1935 Lanz Bulldog


So I'd buy that one.

With regard to the £1500 budget it'd a wee Grey Fregie as I'd need something that was cheap & cheerful, with parts readily available.

Scotty.

[buzzy bee]

Hi

I would like a Field marshall and a whole host of other tractors that no one will have heard of, so I won't bother mentioning them. Steam tractor would come first, but that is different.

The budget I set was not one I had thought about really, just for some ideas. I don't think I will go down the fergie route, I don't really like them for some reason. I like Fordson N's, Dextors, and many more, farmall/ allis chalmers cub....

Cheers

Dave

[buzzy bee]

[47p2]

Not a tractor but a steam tractor unit.
This was at the Fraserburgh Rally this year






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[buzzy bee]

Foden Wagon, Compound, "Merlin" 13156 built in 1928, reg UR1328

Is she a 6 tonner or 7?

I too like steam over internal combustion engines in a tractor, but my wallet doeffinateley does not!

Fodens like this are quite good in the fact they can motor on a little, steering it a little better geared, then some, ie 3 or 4 turns of the wheel and you are on lock, you have a foot brake, and can sit down as you drive.

Only problem with overtype waggons the barrel and motion take up a considerable amount of the actual vehicle length, still wouldn't put me off!

Cheers

Dave

[47p2]

Here are another couple of pictures for you Dave




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