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cracking pictures that......what neck of the woods were they taken?

You now be able to go back to sleep until the grockells return in the spring :D hahahaha..........We'll leave hibernation to the part-time flat-land farmers up-country who have no concept of looking after livestock ;) Grockells already showing up to spend Christmas in their 2nd homes and moan that ...

Jeremy, thats the one. Thanks for clarifying where the fault lies. Need to get some money back off the type-setters for not doing their job properly :-) Tony, that article was what made me put pen to paper.....or whatever we do on a computer....some really top pictures in that article and some famil...

is it just me who finds it annoying when the machine description doesn't match the photo?
i'm no expert but can vaguely make out the relative sizes of the machines and even the decals which with a close look are clearly not matching what is written

Brakes on Ford 5000s are mechanical rod operating expanding discs which are immersed in either side of the rear axle oil. have you checked the adjustment - there are two jam nuts down on the clevises under the footplates, you'll need 2 x 11/16" open enders and the correct free-play used to be a...

For the shows its not so much the HSE at the site but it would be a pain in the proverbial to move them there.....trundling along at 10mph....and the traction belt breaks.....holding up the traffic. Been there - done that. :oops: Hope all is well Richard. Haven't chatted for a while. Best wishes - ...

Are the 6.354 engines sort after? It's a real shame combines aren't as "collected" as vintage tractors. I can't say I've ever seen a vintage combine at a show come to think of it. Problem with combines is the size of them and moving them around, not so sure many show organisers would want...

have a squiz thru this lot.....its from the service manual http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/post_img/148043221055c760010b577.jpg URL of the original image: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1/RichardJayW1/pressuretest1_zpscae23053.jpg http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/post_im...

looking good How do you fill the furrow in at the end ??? not many people around that plough in Australia anymore sort of a dying art which I have skill at Paul nice job there......straight as well....is it me eyesight or did the last furrow go a bit wide? :shifty: Paul, you can't fill the last fur...

thing is though the Greeks had a referendum the other week, only to have the Germans turn it around.......so whats to say they won't do the same here? There's a lot of white-collar folks with their fingers in the EU pie......what will they do if they suddenly don't have a job come Monday morning? No...