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  1. loader subframe (project diary)

    loader subframe (project diary)

    Hey Renze, Hows this loader project coming on. Are you still looking for a tractor, have a look at this site www.mascus.com there are a few bargins there at the mo. well here in england anyhow.
  2. what are your main farming tractors?

    what are your main farming tractors?

    Renze, Thats a different use for a duck, over here they are mainly tracked machines, mind you they are working on 6-12" soil then peat. Like i said i would have bought a duck but tracks are still the way togo, and dont forget you can buy rubber pads for tracked machines now. And not only that...
  3. what are your main farming tractors?

    what are your main farming tractors?

    Hi Renze, Yes well over here the smaller range of mini excavators on normally rubber tracks have taken over wheel diggers work, rubber ducks (wheeled excavators) are mostly used on road jobs and where you need tyres and not tracks. I was toying with the idea of a duck but decided for tracks...
  4. what are your main farming tractors?

    what are your main farming tractors?

    Hi, Well i dont farm with my tractors, its all construction work and road work. The 3 Forterras are good tractors but and this is a BIG but the 11741 is a pile of junk. I put a demo against my 11441s and it was no better and i dont like the same engine. This is also why i have turned to MF now...
  5. what are your main farming tractors?

    what are your main farming tractors?

    Well i have 5 Zetors one 9145, one 10245 and 3 forterra 11441s followed by one MF 6480 and 2 6475s. I also have 2 Fiat Hitachi FB100 wheel diggers, 2 JCB 3CX sitemasters and one Komatsu PC160LC-7. The 2 JCB 3cx sitemasters are being traded in for another PC160LC-7 next month as finding good...
  6. A story about a contractor

    report A story about a contractor

    Hi Tom, Yes i do have to have public Liability insurance and it costs quite a sum per month. That jd sounded intresting, i was going to get into agri work this year but decided that the outlay for 2 mowers, balers and wrappers was too much for not alot of gain, i know it would have been paid...
  7. A story about a contractor

    report A story about a contractor

    Hi Tom, Intresting story that, Sounds like he was doing something like i am, however all my tractors are paid for at the time of purchace except for 2 masseys which are on contract hire to compare costs with one that i have bought. I am thinking about buying more equipment this way as it seems...
  8. Smokey 11441

    Smokey 11441

    Hi, They do smoke abit, mine have always smoked and the beacon problem i solved by welding some small box section to the mirror arm braket, then on top welded a round plate the same size as a britax beacon and bolted them to the plate. Works quite well until you have togo under trees. Mind you...
  9. Forterra 11441

    Forterra 11441

    Well thanks so far, also forgot to ask trailed or mounted mowers which are best, Going to look over the weekend at some websites for mowers and round balers.
  10. Forterra 11441

    Forterra 11441

    Hi All, Well i did suffer a slight problem with one of my tweeked 11441s and had to rebuild the engine. We did indeed lower the compression, and we did double the size of the intercooler and fit a fan which blows air though it. We have since retuned it too 135hp and it seems very stable at this...
  11. loader subframe (project diary)

    loader subframe (project diary)

    Well how about an update on your Project then Renze
  12. What are you doing with tractors ?

    What are you doing with tractors ?

    Hi, Normal year about 2500 hrs but this last year they will do over 3000 hrs each. Mainly hauling dumptrailers and a lot of road work with it. Muck shifting on building sites and hauling stone back is normal daily work for me.
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    news Found Czech info.... (Hot rumor !!)

    Hi Renze, Well i dont know if you have seen my other post regarding the 2 masseys i have just bought, however my days of being a zetor owner are coming to an end, i have aways had a soft spot for them, good cheap tractors that dont cost must to run, the forterras have and continue to be great...
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    news Found Czech info.... (Hot rumor !!)

    Well hi all, We now have a 11441 which is pulling 140hp with lower compression, big intercooler and a big fan pushing more air through the cooler. I have also asked to have a demo off a 11741 when they have one. As for the thought of putting a ur2 6 pot engine in that might be a intresting...
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    news Found Czech info.... (Hot rumor !!)

    Hi crystalman, Well what a intresting idea that is, not thought of anything like that, will have to look at that thought somewhat me thinks. It was only lazyness and the fact i needed the bloody tractor that we didnt get round to putting the intercooler on in the firrst place however the...
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