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>>1970907I sometimes see huge tractors driving down the road in the urban area, miles from any farms.
>>1970939farms can get pretty spread out, sometimes u have to travel.
>>1970907Where at in UK?>>1970929cor, pic related
>>1971133>Where at in UK?Northern France actually
>>1970939Tractors are used fairly regularly in construction these days, as a way to get around driving hour limits for trucks.
>>1971272You near Brest?
>>1971597Guise, sorry mon ami
>>1970929SOVLThe steam tractor doesn't fear the Oil Capitalist
>>1971677
Shamelessly bumping my thread
>>1974147it seems like no one had interest so i was going to let it die.
>>1974472Fair enough, I'll let it die too if it doesnt gain traction now.Here's my CAT, its on the smaller side but it does what I need it to
>>1974511i don't own any tractors yet, just work on them
can you build a business around owning one of these and/or a loader yeah i'm near a rural area very mountainous though
>>1974788I use two John Deere 4450s on my ranch. I'm lucky enough to not have had to split one yet. I did help split an old 5020 JD once.
VERY rare tractor
>>1974870not sure which one ur replying too. certainly people around here use backhoes and skid steers for dirt work and landscaping. sometimes just for brush clearing. now if ur meaning actual farm tractors, there are people who do custom hay work. they have no acreage on their own, but do hay for other farmers. decent living if u do enough>>1974873those r good. helped my godfather on his farm all through high school and college
bump. i love these tractor threads, even though i neither know anything about tractors nor have any particular connection with them. i just wish they were nerdier. i'd like to hear tractor enthusiasts hold forth on the minutiae of tractors and tractor ownership. teach me about tractors!
>>1974901D series scrapers fucking suck!
>>1974870Im assuming that was meant for me >>1974511?You can, but it depends a lot on your area, I cant speak for the USA but in Europe lots of gardeners have them, there are also people that specialise in small scale earthworks who have a whole park of miniature machinery, excevators, front end loaders, skidsteers and telehandlers, all under 2 tons (metric), so there's definitely a market for that kind of work.>>1974901Try finding some actual forums for that, they're usually more active too
>>1974870You’re talking about a plant hire company. Google “<town or region> plant hire” to check out the competition.
1971 Ursus C-330 during renovation I did with my father last summer.Some of things we did:>new coat of paint >new radiator with a four bladed fan (it actually holds coolant now)>old thermostat was empty inside, replaced with a working one>new seat cushion>head gasket seal (bonus for engine head torqued up to spec)>replaced oil in engine and transmission (oil inside transmission was nasty)>added mirrors>replaced window seals>new hand fuel pump>reintroduced doors>new front fenders>added wiper>new battery with rebuild mounting plate>new power take-off sealing>many old hoses and rusted bolts replaced
>>1975026This is how it looks right now.Please, disregard the small oil leak. I promise to fix it after the winter is over.
>>1975029nicely done man. it's cool to see restoration projects like that. had someone do a restoration on an old Farmall B. turned out pretty good
>>1970907i live in farmerland in the middle of nowhere in the uki love seeing the small cute tractors and the baeuetifal vintage machinesseen some cool ancient ones even steam powered onesi love all the interesting ways the farmers do their logistics like using a small tractor to tow a land train with like 3 trailers and one of them has a dune buggy thinggie on it lollthe big ones are cool too but so scary on the backroadsall the corners are blind youre just betweeon 2 hedges 1.5 cars wideand then suddenly a giant machine that takes up the entire with a huge metal spikey bladed contraption hanging off the front or back with tyres taller than the roof of my car comes round the cornerits always either a 17yo drivingor an 80yo who cant see shiti could be going like 30 to 70mph (70 is the speed limit lolll)and those things can go like 40 i thinki have seen death im telling younot that other car drivers havnt almost killed me more or anythingits actually not so bad on my bikei mean im going about 40 tops but i can also outbrake and outmaneuver any car so its actually way less scary when a big tractor comes round the corneralso its nice when im riding by one of the small tractors and i can say hi to the driver as i go by lol>>1970939tracktors on the fuckign motorwaybased honestly but holy shit dude someones gonna dieput it on a flatbed if you arent even towing anything cmon ur a big slow object on a road full of cars and lorries going at least 50 up to 100+someeone gonna die>>1970929love these dudesive seen these out on the road loli found a steamy like this but smaller in the woodslooked like it hadnt moved in a good decade at leastbet she still werks tho :)>>1970976based but deadly>>1971833QUEEEEN
>>1976385oh shit that was long sorryi shouldnt get high right before posting
>>1975029cab door panel should be rednot sure why you'd paint the exhaust, that's gonna stink like a motherfucker
>>1976387Surely it’s VHT paint
It’s REAL
what about smol massey ferguson?
>>1978983they're ok
>>1978995are those schwalbe marathons on the front?
>>1979154no idea
>>1971461How does this work?Are you saying a driver can only legally drive a truck for X hours a day so they get him to drive a tractor, where possible, so that he can work for longer?
>>1971461 (me)>>1981188 Yep, driving times for trucks are very regulated here, max 9 hours a day (twice a week can be upped to ten) or 56 hours per week, or 90 hours per 2 weeks.>https://mobilit-belgium-be.translate.goog/nl/weg/transport/rij-en-rusttijden/rijtijden?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp>https://mobilit-belgium-be.translate.goog/nl/weg/transport/rij-en-rusttijden/rusttijden?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wappThese regulations dont apply for tractors, but you still need the same license to drive them (CE, truck and trailer) Because of that, every truck driver in construction is also allowed to drive a tractor with a trailer.One disadvantage however is that they are limited to 40km/hAnd depending on the usecase they may or may not be allowed to drive on red diesel, forestry for instance.>https://www-politie-be.translate.goog/5352/vragen/verkeersregels/transport-met-tractors-met-aanhangwagen?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp
giving a bump in case someone was still interested
Hello farmer people, I'm currently in the process in rebuilding this deutz F1M 414. Would you intrested in some progress pics? I've never been in this thread should I spam them or make a mega folder?
>>1984737selectractor,,,bestshot.
>>1984748you got a model L. nice. that's what dad used growing up
Can anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much weight a Fergie TEF-20 can tow?Assuming the surface is cement/asphalt.
>>1986442Bouut 350
>>1986442rule of thumb that Ive heard is ~1 metric ton per 10 horseso by that logic, you should be able to get about 2.5 to 3 tons out of it
>>1984737>Would you intrested in some progress pics?yes>should I spam them or make a mega folderIm good with either
>>1986539Cheers for being helpful.
bumps
too many bicycles on this board and not enough tractors
>>1974873>50 seriesnever selling
Feel the same way with the old 20 series
i am on the lookout for an old power king lawn tractor with a pto to restore at the moment
>>1994809that thing is pretty dope. hope you find a nice one
