Wanted: Cheap Tractor

[Razorbill RIBs]

After a cheap tractor for moving boats on the yard, and to tow a Topper..... doesn't neccesarily need a v5 /to go on road...... Geography poss an issue, but tbh even old rubbish holds its price here in West Wales, so looking a bit further afield (or poss in a further field?)..... Needs to have a PTO but thats all tbh.....

Anything considered

[biffer]

Originally Posted by Razorbill RIBs

After a cheap tractor for moving boats on the yard, and to tow a Topper..... doesn't neccesarily need a v5 /to go on road...... Geography poss an issue, but tbh even old rubbish holds its price here in West Wales, so looking a bit further afield (or poss in a further field?)..... Needs to have a PTO but thats all tbh.....

Anything considered

You'll be hard pushed to find a tractor anywhere at reasonable money, went to a farm dispersal auction the other day and even scrapers were fetching silly money

[chewy]

How much you wanting to spend and don't say as little as possible!

Whats the PTO for?

[whisper]

Originally Posted by chewy

How much you wanting to spend and don't say as little as possible!

Whats the PTO for?

A topper

[PeterM]

Me and a few mates got an old JCB a few years a go for some airstrip/hangar modification ...huge fun...pulled anything ( mostly over ) . Dug great drainage ditches too

[Bigmuz7]

Just be careful if you buy something really old like an old fordson, their PTO drives were too low for modern implements lifted on the arms, are you after something vintage that 'works' or something newer?

[whisper]

My father had three tractors, an International, a Kubota and a MF35.

We've had the MF35 for about 25 years and I've been cutting the lawn ever since we got it. I just bought a new topper for it this year and it was the best thing I've ever done (tractor wise) I still cut the lawn with it even now and apart from a few batteries, one starter motor and exaust, thats all I've spent on it apart from someone left a rag in the tank when we first had it and it kept breaking down. It runs like a sewing machine now though.

The international is seized and I need to find out how to free it off and the Kubota starts first time every time

My advice would be, do a little research on what others use for the same job, I think you will also need to add weight to the front to stop it from doing wheelies if you are pulling something heavy and also find out which ones start best in the winter.

Tractors hold their money well and you are doing the right thing using a PTO driven topper

Good luck with your search

[Razorbill RIBs]

Originally Posted by biffer

You'll be hard pushed to find a tractor anywhere at reasonable money, went to a farm dispersal auction the other day and even scrapers were fetching silly money

In West Wales nothing is wiorth much......until someone wants it

Originally Posted by chewy

How much you wanting to spend and don't say as little as possible!

Whats the PTO for?

I missed a nice little Ford for under a grand a few weeks ago Hoping I could pick up something useable for around the £1K mark (plus Topper of course).....

Originally Posted by whisper

A topper

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Just be careful if you buy something really old like an old fordson, their PTO drives were too low for modern implements lifted on the arms, are you after something vintage that 'works' or something newer?

Probably vintage working tbh......always had a fancy for an old Fergie, but they all seem to have been restored and feching a couple of grand thes days......

Originally Posted by whisper

My father had three tractors, an International, a Kubota and a MF35.

We've had the MF35 for about 25 years and I've been cutting the lawn ever since we got it. I just bought a new topper for it this year and it was the best thing I've ever done (tractor wise) I still cut the lawn with it even now and apart from a few batteries, one starter motor and exaust, thats all I've spent on it apart from someone left a rag in the tank when we first had it and it kept breaking down. It runs like a sewing machine now though.

The international is seized and I need to find out how to free it off and the Kubota starts first time every time

My advice would be, do a little research on what others use for the same job, I think you will also need to add weight to the front to stop it from doing wheelies if you are pulling something heavy and also find out which ones start best in the winter.

Tractors hold their money well and you are doing the right thing using a PTO driven topper

Good luck with your search

Thanks I'm pretty lucky in that a lot of my friends are farmers so anything 'heavy' can be done with proper kit / at mates rates..... Its really just for the topper, pulling the odd tree after its been dropped and moving the boats about.....oh, and mostly I want a Tractor to play with

[mick]

Originally Posted by Razorbill RIBs

After a cheap tractor for moving boats on the yard, and to tow a Topper..... doesn't neccesarily need a v5 /to go on road...... Geography poss an issue, but tbh even old rubbish holds its price here in West Wales, so looking a bit further afield (or poss in a further field?)..... Needs to have a PTO but thats all tbh.....

Anything considered

Don't think there is such a thing as a cheap tractor these days I am told they go for silly money up here as well have a look at York farm auctions on the net
Wharfdale tractors is another one to look at or Ripon farm services is another might give you an idea on prices

[Downhilldai]

Do you really need a tractor to tow a small dingy?

[Razorbill RIBs]

Could have done with one on Weds..... Was working down your way, out of Ferryside.... The slipway in front of the (st.Johns?) lifeboat is deep in soft sand nearly got the dingy and Jeep stuck.... that could have been embarrasing! Oh and the confluence just off Pendine range markers was 'interesting'......was some serious stuff building out there

In other news, Stu is poss heading down our way to collect the SR6 he's bought in a few weeks..... if i'm around /home may head out for a beer.....fancy a 60 mile detour on way home from work?

[chewy]

I thought you meant topper dinghy!

[whisper]

Have you already got the topper?

[biffer]

What can I say

[whisper]

Originally Posted by biffer

What can I say

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Yep thats the one I need to find out how to free off the engine on ours, just as a guide we were offered £700 from a farmer and thats with a seized engine after standing for 10 years.

[two stroke mick]

AS a small farmer we have a david browne tractor small 880 and MF 135. A good tractor but a bitch to start in the winter. The Massey is an easier tractor to start during the cold winter months. It is hard to keep breaks on a Massey though and they tend not to be quite as good as working in soft ground conditions as they have lower ground clearance.
"A massey is classey , but a zettor is better"

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Razorbill RIBs

Could have done with one on Weds..... Was working down your way, out of Ferryside.... The slipway in front of the (st.Johns?) lifeboat is deep in soft sand nearly got the dingy and Jeep stuck.... that could have been embarrasing! Oh and the confluence just off Pendine range markers was 'interesting'......was some serious stuff building out there

In other news, Stu is poss heading down our way to collect the SR6 he's bought in a few weeks..... if i'm around /home may head out for a beer.....fancy a 60 mile detour on way home from work?

Ferryside was the waterski Mecca on windy days. Could always find a bit of calm water somewhere up the Towy - the S-bends just South of Carmarthen were/are great fun (as long as nobody was coming in the opposite direction ) Mad tides only give 1.5 hours each side of HW, so had to get out, ski/kneeboard and back to the beach/slipway without hanging around. There'd often be a seal or 2 popping their heads up to see what all the fuss was about - gave a few novice kneeboarders a bit of a shock
We knew a guy who was a member of the local club, so he'd arrange a tractor launch & recovery for us, which was great.

Let me know when the wave is due - would be cool to meet up for a shant or 2.

[Razorbill RIBs]

Originally Posted by chewy

I thought you meant topper dinghy!

Originally Posted by whisper

Have you already got the topper?

Not yet.....but i've seen a serviceable one, just need to get him down a bit You know of one?

Originally Posted by biffer

What can I say

Vewy nice twactor

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Let me know when the wave is due - would be cool to meet up for a shant or 2.

Will do....hes offshore for a while longer according to Mark (spoke with him a few days ago I think)....

Originally Posted by two stroke mick

AS a small farmer we have a david browne tractor small 880 and MF 135. A good tractor but a bitch to start in the winter. The Massey is an easier tractor to start during the cold winter months. It is hard to keep breaks on a Massey though and they tend not to be quite as good as working in soft ground conditions as they have lower ground clearance.
"A massey is classey , but a zettor is better"

Dai Browns are v popular machines round these parts..... as are Tractor Rallies..... I could be starting on a slippery slope

[whisper]

I have two hayter toppers here both need alot of work or there's about 6 ransomes mowers too if you want to mow with cylinders. 4 are pro driven and 2 have kubota diesel engines like the council use.

I've also got to clear a few other bits like a mini digger, trencher and lots of small tractor add on's like a fork lift , potato plough, harrow, spike, front loader, weights, yard scraper and about 6 large trailers.

On top of this I need to clear a three phase engineering workshop!

Could do a swap for rib related stuff

[Razorbill RIBs]

Taken a while, but I've found a little belter of a twactor.......

A (McCormick) International 434 (harvester - 43HP)...... 1970, recent tyres all round, no visible fluid leaks excellent tinwork, complete with a loader and rollover bar

All original /unrestored and in cracking working condition..... Recent fluids and heater plugs (they can be a PITA to get going on a cold morning, but then so can I)

Having it dropped off in a few weeks time, just in time for a spring tractor rally

Will post up some Tractor Porn when she arrives.....

One of these..... http://pictures.dealer.com/w/westken...20fa77a04x.jpg