Track Marshall 155 at work.

[FOWLER MAN]

So we, the Taxpayer, give £18m to Unite, then they donate a similar amount to the Labour party. Trough, snout, and pigs are the first words that spring to mind.

Deffinitely a smell of sty in the air.
By the way, "great vidio of the 155" was what I intended to say.
Fred.

[Scooby]

Thanks Fred, and for all those TM buffs, have you seen this ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_M7h3bqejQ

Again, not my tractor, but that's the plough I am looking for. Would prefer 5 x 14" rather than 6 x 12" though.

[RichardJW~]

David and fellow ag. crawler specialists - a question, given the choice what would you do, put a 3 pt. hitch implement direct to the 3 pt hitch of the crawler or go with a trailed tool-bar?

I have been pondering this, as far as i can see with the tool carrier it takes the load off the back of the crawler, they weren't really designed for heavy downwards loads like, for example, a 5 fr rev. plough or a combination cultivator; better to tow it all on a drawbar and let the tool carrier take the load.......on the negative side it will put the implement a lot further back and make it a sod to hook up/change between implements

what's your thoughts?

[Scooby]

David and fellow ag. crawler specialists - a question, given the choice what would you do, put a 3 pt. hitch implement direct to the 3 pt hitch of the crawler or go with a trailed tool-bar?

I have been pondering this, as far as i can see with the tool carrier it takes the load off the back of the crawler, they weren't really designed for heavy downwards loads like, for example, a 5 fr rev. plough or a combination cultivator; better to tow it all on a drawbar and let the tool carrier take the load.......on the negative side it will put the implement a lot further back and make it a sod to hook up/change between implements

what's your thoughts?

Hello Richard,

For my money it would be mounted every time. Firstly, trailed ploughs are a pain. I know that tool carriers aren't quite the same but certainly nowhere near as handy as mounted ploughs. As far as too much wieght on the back-end is concerned then in my opinion it's all about the driver. If you're going to abuse the whole outfit by riding too fast over rough ground (headlands when turning ??) or, as I have seen on numerous occasions, people being too idle to get off and clear a blockage and try to do it by shaking the hydraulics then those sort of "tractor drivers" are best got rid of. The chap who owned my crawler had two others the same (one on each farm where he did the ploughing) and he used to throw 7 furrow Dowdy reversibles about all day long on them. But I can tell that he had respect for his kit by the way he had looked after the crawler I bought from him and I bet he was sensible when he was trundling about with the ploughs as well.

If you look at the TM linkage you would have no hesitation about sticking a big plough or Combi-drill on the back.

David.

[adamec140]

Now ive got the hang of posting these pictures, heres a few of our 155. Its one of the last genuine 155 machines to come out of the brittania works which was delivered to us around 90' 91'. Pretty sure the list price was around 50 grand complete with blade and linkage. Our boss was big buddys with Tom Walkinshaw at time, who had recently purchased the Track Marshall company, so had a good deal. The machine was bought for mole draining and occasional dozer duties, taking over from a blade less 135 and a tired little bladed 120 which was a lovely little tool, especially for cutting batters. Unfortunatly the 155 didnt live up to expectations, being way too over powered for its weight and track length, its impossible to doze, let alone grade with and hard work to keep straight when moling, your constantly fighting the steering lever, you certainly feel it after spending a day on it!

About 6 months after we had a second hand TD15C, then that got replaced with a Komatsu D63E to take over dozer duties. The 155 now only does some occasional moling, hence why she looks so sorry for herself!

[Scooby]

Hello Adam and thanks for the photos. It's actually a known fact that a TM isn't brilliant on a blade because of the oscillating track frame. Similarly a TM is better than a Cat for ploughing because it has got that sort of track frame. If the steering is adjusted correctly and the mole plough is pulling straight and the tracks are adjusted evenly it shouldn't pull to one side or the other.

Would be interested in the serial no. of your machine. It's on the plate inside the cab and on the chassis at the front of the tractor.

[adamec140]

No probs, will have a look

[Scooby]

Thanks Adam.

David.