Older diggers for farm use

Mate has a 655 (which I used a fair bit) & I'm nearly certain it has a 6610 engine.

1 thing I like about them is between it, an old jcb & a case 580, the ford has the narrowest bonnet which makes the front bucket easier to see.
 
JOHNB_IE said:
I bought a 50 hxs here last year,it has a cone and pin hitch and its proven to be very useful about the place.Well worth having on a farm especially if you can put different implements on the front.I would opt for a torque machine myself.
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pin and cone works well on a digger ,we have that on our lb 110 and jcb and manitou ,also have an adapter that picks up MF ,another for Ford and also a pin and cone to sanderson
If the operator can swap between attachments without leaving the seat there is a chance the right thing will be used for jobs instead of a make do
 
Since we're being all honest here, from time to time I do chance the odd quick, low risk job without locking it:rolleyes:.
 
Larry David said:
Since we're being all honest here, from time to time I do chance the odd quick, low risk job without locking it:rolleyes:.
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Uncle tried that when he wanted just a weeeee bit more meal in the mixer wagon and was in a rush, one hour later after finding a strap and something long to go on the forks to lift the bucket out... he could feed the cattle!:rolleyes:
 
Manitou headstock is far better for that very rarely pin attatchments on other than shear grab, muck fork and occasionally bale spike depending which way bales are stacked
 
Have ye not got hydraulic quick hitch? Pull the lever and your done.

Not pinning it is just asking for trouble in the long run.
 
No, it's manual, have to trek off and close it:sweatdrop:

Anglesey young farmer said:
Uncle tried that when he wanted just a weeeee bit more meal in the mixer wagon and was in a rush, one hour later after finding a strap and something long to go on the forks to lift the bucket out... he could feed the cattle!:rolleyes:
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Would never chance that, way to risky. I'm almost paranoid about that though, probably right the feeder off
 
Larry David said:
No, it's manual, have to trek off and close it:sweatdrop:

Would never chance that, way to risky. I'm almost paranoid about that though, probably right the feeder off
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Ah, time to rig up a little ram, soooo handy.

Agreed, not worth the risk, so many things to go wrong with that.
 
All's well that ends well though, right?:whistling:

It's no big burden to get off and close it. Hydraulic is nice thought, the spring is handy too.
 
Mike D-4D said:
You going buying a digger nash :001_huh:
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After spending more than half a day drawing from a tracked machine, I'm having severe second thoughts.

From when I was there around 9am to 2pm must have shifted over 150t of filling with a 12t and it wasn't easy digging either!!
 
Larry David said:
No, it's manual, have to trek off and close it:sweatdrop:



Would never chance that, way to risky. I'm almost paranoid about that though, probably right the feeder off
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Think he was lucky, tub was full over the auger and he managed to get to the pto stop fairly quickly. :sweatdrop:
 
nashmach said:
After spending more than half a day drawing from a tracked machine, I'm having severe second thoughts.

From when I was there around 9am to 2pm must have shifted over 150t of filling with a 12t and it wasn't easy digging either!!
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There is that aspect for sure.

I think it's a case of the digger being a very versatile machine, a jack of all trades.

Whereas the track machine is a more specialised tool.

I'd have the digger first as it's used everyday of the year; that is unless you are digging everyday of the year, track machine is the job then.
 
nashmach said:
After spending more than half a day drawing from a tracked machine, I'm having severe second thoughts.

From when I was there around 9am to 2pm must have shifted over 150t of filling with a 12t and it wasn't easy digging either!!
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You can't really compare, especially when you're only looking at an older 2wd Ford. Pottering around doing the odd bit is all you'll be expecting of it.
 
nashmach said:
After spending more than half a day drawing from a tracked machine, I'm having severe second thoughts.

From when I was there around 9am to 2pm must have shifted over 150t of filling with a 12t and it wasn't easy digging either!!
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Dont see what that has to do with a farm runabout Ford 550, unless you were planning on moving mountains with it :whistling:
 
I know the budget would need to move but given the current rock bottom prices of diggers would it be foolish to look at a mid 80's 3CX say either a black or grey cab one.....

Lots of lying water around and quite a bit of tidying up to do even in the coming years.

Or should it be a 50hxs, I probably should start a new topic but this may be easier here....
 
When things are as wet as they are you'd be better off with a tracked machine. But if your going wheels you need 4wd really and the ford has a diff lock which the jcb won't
 
slurryboy said:
When things are as wet as they are you'd be better off with a tracked machine. But if your going wheels you need 4wd really and the ford has a diff lock which the jcb won't
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Oh I didn't mean doing it straightaway, I wouldn't even let a bog digger in on fields at the minute.

I'm a little concerned about porousity issues....
 
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