jf 850
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These days young lads are besotted with Fendt vario 900 and the likes ,as a school child ,daily I passed the David Brown garage and that 1210 ,still a thing of beauty was my obsession .We still have a 996 with a weather cab same as the one beside the tug in the previous picture .
The 1210 was a local to the rally tractor . It had had a good job done on it . David Brown's were never popular around here . No dealer nearby . Even though Massey Ferguson's were very popular , and lots of them were sold by either Tullamore Motor Works or Duthie Large in Athy . Both of which were 40 odd miles away .
Ford had George Jamieson in Roscrea , but my father bought the 5600 here New from JR Perry in Athy .
Paddy Delaney in Ballaghmore sold a lot of Universal 445s in the 1973 to 76 period . They sold Leylands for a while after that . Maybe as well as the Universals.
Cummins Garage in Rathdowney sold an awful lot of International tractors from the early 70s until they closed in 2001.
Sherrard were in Mountrath for a few years from 78 to 81 ish . They would have sold a few 2030 2130 3130 but not that many.
Lots of Porsche Algaier sold 1960 to 63 as they were assembled in Borris in Ossory at that time .