Abandoned Massey Ferguson 188 track conversion UPDATE!
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- It’s the one everyone has been waiting on an update about the tracked Massey 188 bog beast.
I hope this answers some of the questions or maybe it opens up a whole can of new ones.
If you haven’t seen any of the previous videos this Massey Ferguson 188 forklift bulldozer conversion had been sitting in a field since it was retired.
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Certainly a unique machine 🤔 looking forward to seeing it doing some work , Agriline tractor parts may be worth a shout for parts 👍
Cheers I’ll give them a go and see. I think I’ll hold on the restoration until I get some work done with it
@TheClassicFarmer they're also good prices for run of the mill consumables filters etc 👍
I've not seen a 188 on Tracks before must say she looks an interesting Machine, well worth restore. Agriline Products UK might be worth a look.
She’s definitely a conversation starter when anyone sees her. I will get her restored but I may not have time this winter with needing her to do some work in spring
I have a 454 International with an oily exhaust. I mowed the hay with it one summer and she's been good as gold since. See if you can stick the 188 on a rotavator or power harrow for a couple of hours, you'll be suprised at what comes out of the exhaust!
@@SpudSlingsby I think I might just give that a go to see
Wet stacking - put it on some implement that is too much for it and work it HOT for a long time. That'll fix it up or confirm that it'll need a set of rings minimum
Nice video. Trying to figure what the steering wheel does now?
You hold onto it and pray when your rocking over going onto a low loader that’s about it 😂
What’s with the jcb on the trailer?
It was stripped for parts and sent to the scrap yard
I'd buy that 188 to put it back on rubber wheels
It’ll never be sold or back on rubber it’s priceless to me
@@TheClassicFarmer what did the track come off ? Looks the part
@ the tracks are from 2 drott loading shovels welded back to back.
Do you still have the potato harvester in the photos
I do yes.
What's the history? Do you know who did the Trac conversation?
We did the track conversion around 2001
If you could put it on a dyno that would free up the rings if that's the problem
Now that’s a good idea I wonder if there’s any mobile dynos near me
@@TheClassicFarmer I saw one recently and I think it might have been in Cowans garage, the New Holland dealer
@@Gearoid35 if it's that bad it won't happen