We bought a new single row Armer in 1979 for £6000 and paid for it out of the Beet account. Our quota brought in £26000 that year and you could buy a house for £ 25k .
What are you up to in the workshop?
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josh
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What would the same amount of beet buy you now?
diesel power
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Clear it's costs and probably not a lot in terms of purchasing power by today's standards.
Ozzy Scott
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You would need about 400ac of beet to do that nowadays 🤪
Win
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So as some of you might know i have a baler addiction, i thought we were making headway in getting through it but about a month ago i suffered a sudden and unexpected relapse. Was kinda thinking i ought to be upping the bale size to a 120x90 and with current baler getting ever nearer 100k bales something probably should be done. This appeared in a salvage auction as a insurance write off so i thought we were probably meant to be together!!
Bit strange or annoying depending how you look at it that a machine gets wrote off for what is actually a mechanical failure and in this case pretty much caused by the owner. The feed system on these can be prone to hurting themselves if not maintained and adjusted correctly, works well when right but utter carnage when not! The two arms on the broken shaft tend to jiggle loose on the splines, i usually tighten the clamping bolt a couple of times a season on mine and check it every time its greased, this baler has autolube so there's no need if your not of the mind to to actually have look round to see if there's anything wrong or starting to go wrong. Obviously through desperation they decided to weld the arms to the shaft, would of probably been ok with a couple of tacks but doing it right round is the ultimate sin, shaft broke then all hell let loose hence the straightening of the feeder fork yesterday.
The shaft must be serious hard cause the splines have actually come away......................
Plan is to sell the john deere once done, with it being a 120x70 its the wrong size bale for what most want round here now.
Bit strange or annoying depending how you look at it that a machine gets wrote off for what is actually a mechanical failure and in this case pretty much caused by the owner. The feed system on these can be prone to hurting themselves if not maintained and adjusted correctly, works well when right but utter carnage when not! The two arms on the broken shaft tend to jiggle loose on the splines, i usually tighten the clamping bolt a couple of times a season on mine and check it every time its greased, this baler has autolube so there's no need if your not of the mind to to actually have look round to see if there's anything wrong or starting to go wrong. Obviously through desperation they decided to weld the arms to the shaft, would of probably been ok with a couple of tacks but doing it right round is the ultimate sin, shaft broke then all hell let loose hence the straightening of the feeder fork yesterday.
The shaft must be serious hard cause the splines have actually come away......................
Plan is to sell the john deere once done, with it being a 120x70 its the wrong size bale for what most want round here now.
scoffcruddle
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Win
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£450 for the shaft, the two arms £400, this latching hook £100.........
Done a few bearings, and a few bolts, so £1050 ish so far for parts.
Just the feeder, no nothing went through, all the arms and things are on the outside.
bagenal
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I did hear about that back at harvest time, damage done but not major if I remember correct. I don't think it went in, luckily.
I did a big job on a Krone 1290 big pack a couple of years ago. It came in with the whole side torn off the feeder housing. What made it worse was the VFs linkages are all on that side. Cut the side off it, straightened everything up and reinforced the weak part. Lick of Krone paint and surprisingly it never looked back and is still going. I’ve had just about every type of breakdown possible with claas quadrant 1150s. Head wrecker of a machine
bk1991
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Win
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Cut it off at the plug and bypass it with a spade or bullet connector is what i've done, the headlights on the steyr here cooked the terminal in that type of plug.
J
Joseph 88
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Whip out the wire either side and join with a terminal block or a wago?
Thomas8210
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Latest “project”. 1971 135. Mechanically sound, just needs a wee tidy up. Not much of cab left so took it off, will make it easier to jump off and on. Came from the missus’ work, hadn’t been used for 2 years, stuck jump leads on and it started first turn. Battery has now charged itself and is holding charge so one less thing to buy thankfully.
Had no intentions to buy another tractor but it’s not often you get a 135 for £1750….
Had no intentions to buy another tractor but it’s not often you get a 135 for £1750….mixed fleet
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Fancy a breeding pair, bought this one during the summer off a neighbour.
(You can never have too many tractors 🤣)
Needs lots of tidying but starts very sharp and tight gearbox. Don't know whether to scap the cab or fix. It's down as 1977 on the tax book but imported, @MeathMassey3 might verify it's age. Long lower links and pto.
Paid twice what you paid 🤔
(You can never have too many tractors 🤣)
Needs lots of tidying but starts very sharp and tight gearbox. Don't know whether to scap the cab or fix. It's down as 1977 on the tax book but imported, @MeathMassey3 might verify it's age. Long lower links and pto.
Paid twice what you paid 🤔
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scoffcruddle
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Massey Ferguson 135 Serial Numbers
The Massey 135 is a popular model from the Massey Ferguson 100 series. The Massey Ferguson 135 was produced from 1964 to 1975 and was a successor to the Massey Ferguson 35. Your serial number can be found on the instrument panel below the steering column
www.anglo-agriparts.com
scoffcruddle
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Drill a 40mm hole in a piece 20mm thick,then tack weld it in the correct position over the hole and run the 40mm broach through it,your top plate keeps it in position.👍
scoffcruddle
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You like your Morris oils.
headcase
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is what the local store sells
