That brings back some memorys for me allister. I used to work for finley mc veigh from creagarusky near killinchy. He told me about going to cooke bros place and having to park the lorry on the chain so the guard dogs couldnt get at him. He told me that ken cooke wass a mechanical genuis that designed the first forage harsester in ireland and had had a tractor tyre fall on him filled with water and had weights round the hub and an apprentess actually managed to lift it of him. He also told me ken started work at miskellys quarry in ballygown where he got the job by rebuilding a quarry lorrys gearbox out of parts in a box. Lol.
still remember the blue MH on the harvester , kane trailers - also sometime in late 80's the self engineered self propelled harvester inhaling 30' swards
Lovely to see so many classics at work. The Muir Hill and chopper appear to have some serious out put. I assume it's the only one with a seperate blower.
@@johnholness1470 Havn't seen one. maybe they didn't come to Ireland. If they did they would have been un common. New Holland ,Claas,Taarup JF, John Deere, Pottinger and Mengle would have had most of the market
We had horizontal and vertical extensions on the 717 spout so that you could load the other side. Easier for the driver to have the trailer the same side as the pickup
Great to see the old style in action. When the 7i7,719 or819 were in their heyday, there was nothing there to drive them. Maybe a 7000 or 7600 which didn't have half enough horsepower.
@@allistairc123 I thought it looked air cooled!!! Deutz is another brand that didn't have a large presence in my area, but I've talked with a few farmers who had them, and they got good reviews. Thanks!!!
Great Video Fantastic collection of old Ford, Country, Muir Hill and New Holland gear, thanks for sharing
Smashing video great to see the classics at work and that’s from a reds fan. 👍👍👍
That brings back some memorys for me allister. I used to work for finley mc veigh from creagarusky near killinchy. He told me about going to cooke bros place and having to park the lorry on the chain so the guard dogs couldnt get at him. He told me that ken cooke wass a mechanical genuis that designed the first forage harsester in ireland and had had a tractor tyre fall on him filled with water and had weights round the hub and an apprentess actually managed to lift it of him. He also told me ken started work at miskellys quarry in ballygown where he got the job by rebuilding a quarry lorrys gearbox out of parts in a box. Lol.
Making the ole gal Bark, fantastic. 😎
still remember the blue MH on the harvester , kane trailers - also sometime in late 80's the self engineered self propelled harvester inhaling 30' swards
Do you know of any old folks that would have photos tucked away in a drawer somewhere? Pay money to see them
A freshly mown field is a thing of beauty .
Got some in the trailer !😄
Lovely to see so many classics at work. The Muir Hill and chopper appear to have some serious out put. I assume it's the only one with a seperate blower.
massey did one with a seperate blower
@@johnholness1470 Havn't seen one. maybe they didn't come to Ireland. If they did they would have been un common. New Holland ,Claas,Taarup JF, John Deere, Pottinger and Mengle would have had most of the market
Took the right man behind the wheel
Should take the shoes off the trailer so they don’t catch the swaths’ brilliant video 👍
Its good to see the old classic action.
These are proper tractors.
Wish I was there! I never seen a harvester with the spout on the left like the 1 on the muirhill?
Looks like a high capacity harvester?
We had horizontal and vertical extensions on the 717 spout so that you could load the other side. Easier for the driver to have the trailer the same side as the pickup
Brill vid the joker in the background saved another trailer dragging grass up
reminiscing my childhood days, good old days cheers
very good videos
love them
Which were the better place to spend a day? Muirhill or County?
If u have a trailer ... Muir hill, 8f you are. On rough ground county
Great to see the old style in action. When the 7i7,719 or819 were in their heyday, there was nothing there to drive them. Maybe a 7000 or 7600 which didn't have half enough horsepower.
I worked with a contractor who had a 719 which he drove with a leyland 2100
Carted silage for mcroberts with a MH 121 in the 90s great oul bus
Where were they based? I know fellas with that name running nhs
@@mightyostrich5649 black skull dromore co down think they still have a Muir hill
Seeing the engine driven 550 was a treat. What make of engine, and was it gas or diesel??
Deutz air cooled diesel!
@@allistairc123 I thought it looked air cooled!!! Deutz is another brand that didn't have a large presence in my area, but I've talked with a few farmers who had them, and they got good reviews. Thanks!!!