Thanks. I was contacted by an old farmer here in Ontario Canada. He was the first employee of David Brown Canada in the middle 50s. Other company's had imported DBs prior to that but David Brown opened up here in Canada. Long story short this old guy had a huge collection of David Brown tractors and Chrysler vehilcles. He was retiring and decided to have an auction of all his antique tractors and cars. I organized it for him and we did a huge auction in which we sold 34 David Brown's. The smallest a 2D through 20d's 30d's right up to modern. It was a great day.
Take my word for it over here in Australia the local tractor dealers that sold David Browns did very well they were everywhere and at that time a lot of them also had New Holland dealerships as well the two together were immensely popular
Excelente repaso por la historia del Sr.David brown , resido en Toledo ,España y tengo seis modelos DB actualmente trabajando y al dia de todo, muchas gracias por compartir esta bonita vida, un saludo..
Glad ya posted this...have heard talk David Brown machines were (and are) well thought of, and was interesting to learn of the man and company a bit more that made them so.
We had two David Brown tractors on our farm, one was a 1959 model 900 and the other was a 1963 model 880 both red with yellow trim. Well made tractors very reliable.
A very informative video, I knew most of the info because Sir David Brown was some sort of hero of mine. We farmed in the Yorkshire Dales and had a 25D, 900, 950, 770, 990, 880 and a 996 over the years. They were very good tractors and we loved them because they were built in Yorkshire.
In 1967, my parents purchased a farm in New South Wales, Australia. At the same time, they purchased a David Brown 990 tractor with an underslung dozer blade, and it was customized for use on the steep hills of the farm. It was a fantastic tractor that I learnt to drive on.
I drove David Brown 880 mounted on a standard solo beet ,a 990 , 1200 ,1412(my favourite),1490 then we converted to Case Agri King. Mind that was over 20 years ago.
I loved growing up with David brown tractors here in NZ, awesome video. One thing to mention in brief, it was my understanding that JI Case (Owned by Tenneco at the time) purchased David brown and started badging tractors as Case - David Brown then a few years later Tenneco purchased IH and formed CaseIH dropping the David brown name completely but still continued building the 94 series badged as CaseIH until production was stopped. In reference to the UK devision of CaseIH only what would resemble the original International harvester models continued production and were updated several times first with the continuation of the 85 series then forming the 95 series and onto the 32 and 42 hundred series which would be the last models to resemble its international roots, here on out it would be complete new models and series and later would become McCormick. German and American built International models continued under the CaseIH brand name for a period but would eventually be phased out and only completely new American models would be formed. The Nuess factory in Germany was closed which ended production of the tractor range and the renowned 3, 4 and 6 cylinder nuess engines. This led to various new engine suppliers including perkins and Cummings to name a couple. CNH is another whole story for another day lol. Keep up the good work really enjoying some of your other videos, cheers
I remember back in mid 1970,s Lough Egish co op growing peas between Kells and Athboy.They had a reverse drive David Brown that they had converted themselves with a fingerbar mower and a combine-like real cutting the stalks before the harvesters came along behind picking them up and seperating them from the pods.The pods were then hauled to Lough Egish,outside Carrickmacross on Seddan single axel trailers behind Ford 5000s,nearly 40 miles
Wow, that's interesting.. you done what you had to do back in those days. It would be hard to get lads to make that long draw these days in a Ford 5000 😆
Used to work for David Brown Pumps Ltd in Penistone. Good bunch of people, highly skilled and an excellent test center. They had a foundry and machining center in Penistone. Now unfortunately closed. They also manufactured gears in Huddersfield. They manufactured transmissions for not only the military but for Formula 1. Sir David Brown’s office was kept as a memorial at that facility. They also manufactured the first DB cars on the second floor of the manufacturing building and then lowered them down to the first floor. Interesting guy. Thanks for posting.
Great video I drove a David Brown 880 and I believe a David Brown 995 red with yellow wheels and a front loader in the Yorkshire Dales , memories from the seventies.
I worked for a Lt Col in the British Army during the 1990’s who was also called David Brown, myself being from a farming family background and having used DB 850, 780, 885 and an 1190, And having seen a photo of Sir David, I thought could he be related , so finally asked him one day and yep he was his great Nephew, on reflection the family resemblance with out the moustache was obvious, he took no offence when I asked, in his military role he was a very driven man, clearly a family tradition 😊
GREAT VIDEO OUTSTANDIND OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT DAVID BROWN BECAUSE I HA A 995 MADE IN 19 74 GREAT TRACTOR GOIN PERFECT GREAT LIFT DOSENT BURN OIL AND GREAT POWER BODY BIT ROUGH BUT GREAT TRACTOR . THANKS FOR ALL THAT WONDERFUL INFORMATION BEST OF LUCK FROM WEST OF IRELAND
Thanks for the history lesson. We had a 995 David Brown on my Grandfather Beef farm. I have a lot of seat hours on that tractor. The 995 was my favourite tractor on the farm. We had lots of different tractors on the farm over the years. My Grandfather was a farmer equipment dealer. He started selling Cockshutt in 1953 then White , Kubota, and New Holland implements among other popular brands. 18:33
I bought a used 1390 Case-DB in about 1990 (I'm in New York State). It is now 33 years later and I'll never part with that tractor. The engine is still original from the factory. Whenever I work on it, I think of the people in UK that built this magnificent machine. I suppose they are all dead and gone, but what a great job they did on those tractors. Congratulations and thanks to those DB workers!
I drove a 1390 DB ( GUA 251Y) new in 1983 for the parks department for leeds city council....it was my pride and joy, spent many hours, days, weeks, years, driving that tractor round leeds grass cutting ect.....
I’m Irish Living in Pennsylvania I grew up on the Farm in Laois Ireland. My Father Always had DBs. Last Two were a 990 red. A 1200 white. Fond Memories. I now have a DB 770A. & a DB 1212. In Pennsylvania. Both Running. Some Day I will Hopefully Restore to Like New. We Should Start a DB Club in America. 🧐🤔
I was fortunate enough to get onto a factory visit at Meltham while it was still running , in the mid '80s , it was a fascinating place , built on several floor levels , with partly assembled tractors either coming up through trap doors in the floor , hanging on chains , going on to the next stage , or going down again for final track assembly . As tractor factories went it was a small-ish site , but as Lord Nuffield ( William Morris of Morris Motors ) once said "they kept the walls bulging" . It was very steep down a hill into Meltham , & by then everything was pulled in or out again on artic trucks , all Volvos . We asked why & were told "they,re the only ones ( trucks ) that can stand it holding the trailers back down here then back up out again loaded lads " As an aside this is testimony to the toughness of Volvo trucks . I have come into ownership of an old 1490 , bearing in mind I,m actually a fairly devoted Massey - Ferguson & Leyland man this is a venture into new territory , although my best farming friend ran 2 D.B.s , a 1212 then a 1412 , I loved the Hydrashift gearbox , a real timesaver , & the engines are surprisingly good on fuel taking into account their capacity , but when you have been used to other makes , they are initially a nightmare to work on , as D.B. never went metric , & the hydraulic ports are either SAE or JIC depending on location , not BSP . The hydraulics on a D.B. must be kept clean , this definitely includes the oil , & use the correct grade , or all sorts of problems arise due to the intricate complexity of the hydraulic system , when it,s O.K. it,s one of the best , highly versatile when you understand it , & run return oil back in at the correct point as this is used to lubricate the back axle bearings . Those of you having problems out there please take time to watch the videos put up on here from D3Sshooter in Holland , he has a marvellous knowledge of these systems , also videos from Barry = AKA Man From The Mist , he is somewhere in Northumbria , both these guys have done terrific work on old D.B.s & understand them well as a result . I,m re-purposing an old front loader onto my 1490 , & these guy,s knowledge is being priceless in achieving it . Happy Spanners to all .
Great video, thanks for posting. I've had a 1962 db 990 implematic for about 37 years. As was mentioned before with basic maintenance they will run forever. Mine would sit for over 6 months without being used , throw a battery into it and it would start up no worries. They are a very solid tractor and very good on fuel. I've since bought a kubota but kept the db and it has rescued the kubota a few times. There are still plenty of them around in Australia.
My Uncle Jim started farming in 1968 with a little 780 UBU 777G Absolutely brilliant tractor and he provided his 1210 for my wedding day in 1976!!. Additionally, he arranged a tour of the factory in Meltham - an awesome day out never to be forgotten!!!
My family were Rootes Group, Chrysler and David Brown dealers in NZ. The DB’s came as semi knocked down kits in ply wood crates. It was always exciting to see a new DB being unboxed and assembled in the tractor bay at the dealership. Great memories as a young fellow. I don’t have DB tractor, but I do continue the connection by way of my DB9😊
@@alexjohnward from memory, most of the new cars were delivered to the dealership by rail from Todd Motors in Porirua from 1974 to 1980, but the tractors were all SKD to each dealer. There was quite a lot of damage caused by the automatic shunting yards at Te Rapa, so road transport was used after 1980.
I am a Farmer from the US.Almost all of the equipment we have are made by John Deere,so I guess I could be called a John Deere snob as well. There are alot of great tractors from around the world,with great stories about their origins. Keep making great videos
We had a David Brown dealer in our town, many farmers had DB tractors in our area. My dad had a 770, 885 , 990, 1210 he is 90 years old now and still uses the 885. I had the newer ones 2090, 2294 ,and a 930 comfort king, still have a mx 150, magnum 7230, Steiger 335 and a David Brown 995 Brown and White (1971}
My husband worked for Gibbs brothers in Somerset big DB dealers in the 1970s in the workshop, he is one of the few people left that knows how to strip and repair them even the hydraulics .
Yes, people with these skills and experience are dying out. Thankfully, there are a lot of really good guys on RUclips sharing their knowledge.. Thanks for watching 👍
I have enjoyed your video,especially the comments from around the world. Concerning the colour of DB tractors they were mainly red up to the mid sixties first of all “hunting pink” then poppy with yellow wheels. DB was entering the US market by supplying the 850 and 950 tractors badged as Oliver 500 and 600, these were painted green. An opportunity arose to sell tractors as David Brown when a number of Ford dealers lost their franchise. These were implematics but painted white and brown to match their other franchise of Howard Bowlen . This colour stood out and soon all DBs had this colour scheme.When Tenneco affiliated Case and DB initially DBs continued white and brown but soon changed to white and power red. In 1984 they became white and black and later red and black with CaseIH badging. There were runs of other colours for certain customers but these were the main ones.
With your coughing and wheezing.... God love you. I wouldn't be mistaking this for a Hollywood production! But captivating nonetheless, even someone who's never sat on a tractor since he was a kid. Fascinated to finally learn what the DB stands for in relation to Aston Martin.
My Uncle had a couple brand new David Brown tractors in the 70's that he worked in the Louisiana hay fields. I remember the first time I saw one. They looked nice and beefy but I never worked on one. The tractors he had were in the Ford 4000-5000 range so they were not little but not huge either.
Great video lad 🤙 we had 780, 996, 1490, 1394 and 5140. As someone said above the maxxums are db with a 6.8 Cummins engine, unreal machine! Pity all those brands got swallowed up by the conglomerate machine
My father had 2x red 990’s bought in late ‘60’s He bought a new 990 in 1972 and a s/h 1212 in1976. I bought a 1390 in 2010 and restored it. Great tractors for sure. Tenneco owned Ji Case when they bought David Brown in the early ‘70s and bought International Harvester in 1985. David Brown tractor genetics lived on in the 51 series Case tractors which are still hard at work.
The first tractor i drove was a 1947 David Brown cropmaster, I was ten years old i was in good hands the chap that let drive it was twelve. The first tractor I owned was a 1964 David Brown 990 selectamatic, it still runs.
As a schoolboy in the 1950's I remember waiting for the morning bus on the Leeds ring road in Yorkshire and hearing the growing whine as the Aston Martin factory test cars were put through trials. In those days you could get way with it on public roads if it was early enough. The DB2 and DB3 were the most visually appealing cars ever in my opinion.
No just a farmer in Suffolk. They were a great tractor. Had the hydrashift that did have problems. But it was a great gearbox compared to other makes. God cab aswell. My barber 20 years ago in Suffolk used to do Sir David Browns wife`s hair and her father worked at the factor. Also head of sales lived in Suffolk to But all gone now. One story she told me was a David Brown gear enegineer and boy went from the factory to Portsmouth to work and the old guy told the boy to get a tool from the van and he drove back to the factory in Yorkshire??? Other stories gearboxes were found with overalls in them or spanners. Lets hope that was not true.
There are still some old David Brown tractors in service here in Ontario, Canada where I live. Nuffield, Leyland, Ferguson, can still be found on the odd farm or rural property as well.
Another very enjoyable video.When I was a young lad in primary school and agri contractor near me had 3 red Davy,s,a 770, 880 and a 990 all without cabs,they were bought in Smiths Garage in Canon Row Navan who were main agents.Few years later he bought a 1212 and a Ford 5000.Today his grandson is a haulage contractor with about 20 lorries..On a side note,the first ERF lorry built in early 1930,s had a David Brown gearbox..
Thanks for watching Pat.. I'm from Navan myself actually, remember smiths well, that's the old Joe Norris site correct? They were very popular in the area.. Who's the contractor you are talking about?
The contractor was the late Paddy Henry from Cortown,there is also a picture of him somewhere taking delivery of a Massey Harris combine from Malones Garage which was on Railway Street back then.. Yep you are correct about the location of Smiths Garage,they were also Renault car dealers and had another garage in Dundalk..@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery
Very good, yes I've heard of Paddy Henry. My grand uncle bough masseys from Malones back in the day. Interestingly I worked for Malones on the Kells road as a technician for a period around 2010
A tillage farmer I worked in Athboy was a Massey man,over the years he had Massey 65,178,three 188s,1080 which he still has,1135,590 and a John Deere 2020 which came 2nd hand from Malones.He,s mostly a Valtra man now with a 300hp Styre and Case 240..Big move up from the 65 that used to do the ploughing..@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery
I seem to remember an article in Popular Mechanics from the mid 90's about the world's largest gearbox that was made by David Brown and was used to lift ore out of a mine.
I walked to junior and infant school between penistone and springvale. Walked by David browns daily. Recall walking up an down rail lines dis used abandoned rail lines regullally passing tank ranks, concrete ramps to equip rail trucks with weapons of mass destruction. Also as children at school we also found around the area tin hats and gas masks. I was born in 72.
We had a 990, 995 and a 1212 back in the 70's in Hespeler Ontario Canada. Great tractors. We worked them so hard that the red mufflers would turn purple.
I remember David Brown tractors as a young lad in the 70s and all ways wondered what happened that they just weren't seen anymore never realised they were taken over
A very interesting history. Never knew that David Brown was such a large company or that they were involved in the motor industry. I always knew the tractors and thought that white was a very impractical colour for a farm machine. Then again, white may have made the dirt more visible and helped with keeping it clean. The cab looked very tall compared to other tractors. David Brown tractors were rare enough in West Donegal. It was mainly Masseys.
They were initially red in colour, but when they were bought out in the early 70's they changed colour to align with the Case brand and colour scheme. Thanks for watching 👍
I remember in the late 50's as a 9 or 10 year old going with my brother in co tyrone for a load of firewood in the little red david brown with the bench seat which I believe you called the vac 1 or similar.I remember it being a really pokey tractor in speed and pulling.
Lagonda wasn't a "fledgling engineering company" after WW2 when David Brown bought it. They started building cars in 1907. Similarly, Aston Martin didn't just build one car when DB bought it. AM began in 1913 and raced at Le Mans in the 1930s.
"Fledgling" as in it was under developed despite being in business since 1907.. I'm well aware of AM previous vehicles. However, they had "one" car in production when DB bought it as they had stopped producing cars during the war to concentrate on the military effort. Thanks for watching 👍
I live in the village where the David Brown factory was. The gear factory was in lockwood about 3 miles away. The Valveless car was ingenious ( it is , or was? in the Ravensknowle museum in huddersfield
I am from huddersdield i live about 4 mile from the old db tractor factory. I remember the fields behind the factory with dozens of tractors. I remember driving past at the time of the workers flooding out if the main hates my dad worked at gears in lockwood on the battleship gearboxes he was sent up to tractors for a while and he disliked it and insisted on. Being sent back to gears my grandad worked on the tractor line and also my uncle brian was one of the last guys to be finished at tractors. I remember flat bacl artics coming through lockwood carrying cabs for the tractors
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery well yes i have been aware of the db aston range and the fact it stands for david brown my dad told me also as a child in early 70s my brother and sister and me went to the xmas parties at gears at park works my dad worked 7 years straight on nights he was a toolsetter by trade i like watching the old browns footage we yorkshire folk are very proud of our lical history i pass the factory daily the production line building now houses a fabric company. Even the doorway that the new tractors came out of is still ther just panneled over incidently as a 12 year old kid i worked on a farm and me and my bro regularly drove the old db tractors my mothers famaly were farmers around holmfirth and butchers.
@austinmatthews347 My mother's family were farmers and butchers too.. and they had David Brown tractors!! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 👍
Never had a David Brown tractor, I know their tractors are quite well build. I'm more of a Deere guy to be honest always have run Deere tractors till now but i sure would like to get my hands on a David Brown tractor. Not only for collecting but just for putting work on it and restoring it a little.
The great thing about them Kevin is the price comparison to a classic Deere from the 80's. They are easily half the price over a comparable JD. You could get a very good condition one for 4/5 k. I'm a deere man myself also, but I love a good bargain 🤣
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery haha true. I've recently bought a jd 2030 (without cab) it was around €5,5k. The hood and al are in quite good shape only the back fenders are a little rough. Steering is quite good little play on it good transmission and back end the lift is quite good as well. Pto doesn't spin when it isn't on which is a big point for me. It's a quite good machine for its age and it looks quite well also. So I think I've gotten quite a good deal on it. It needs a little attention on its bodywork and replacing some bits here and there. It can go straight to work though it's in good working order so I'm glad about that. But those JD sg2 tractors in a bad shape also go for 5,5k they really go for quite a lot of money to be honest.
hi,I have what I think is a pre ww2 David Brown. but what I would really like to know is how much is it worth it does need quite a bit of restoration . but it still runs, I'm almost certain it's a vac 1 series. thanks
The first Vak 1 was built in 1939 and the last in 1944 so they were all built pretty much during WW2. I'm sure these are valuable at this stage, and if you have one, you have a real piece of history. Perhaps look up.some of the DB groups on Facebook etc, they would have a better understanding of their current value etc. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video. It’s commonly written in Ferguson Tractor history books that 1,250 Ferguson Brown tractors were built… I can’t vouch for the accuracy of that number. VAK1 stands for Vehicle Agriculture Kerosene 1, again as far as I understand. I really enjoyed the video, very refreshing subject. I did know DB on the cars was David Brown of the tractor fame but l presumed he was the son of the original David Brown. Keep up the good work.
Grew up in Ireland. Father Always had DBs. 990s & a 1200. Fond Memories. I live in Pennsylvania Now. Have a 770A. And a 1212. Eventually I will get them back to Showroom Condition. Great Everlasting Tractors 🚜. We in America should start a David Brown Tractor Club. 🧐🤔
So a friend of David Brown met him at a lunch. The friend was excited to hear about the DB5 Aston and asked David if, as a favour, he would sell him one at "cost" price rather than "list". Sure said David. He invoiced him for £7500 when list was £4500, i.e. Aston Martin was losing £3000 on every one sold. Was it ever thus.
It was a sad and depressing day that Tenneco took over David Brown for the paltry sum of £12M My sister in law was secretary at Lloyds bank in Huddersfield and handled the actual cheque prior to depositing it the David Brown account, They were, are still, great tractors free of complicated electronics. It is a crying shame that bad management destroyed the company after "BLACK JACK" Thompson retired. What happened to David Brown tractor company? David Brown Ltd. - Wikipedia In 1972 the tractor operations were sold to Tenneco of America, who owned the JI Case tractor company. The sale was due to a combination of a reduction in the UK tractor market, increased product development costs, the need to meet new regulations on health and safety, and increased competition from imported machinery.
My Uncle had a David Brown Cropmaster, it was a good little tractor and there were plenty of them here in Australia. There are a lot of similarities between David Brown and Bob Chamberlain. They were both into fast cars and were successful tractor manufacturers. Bob Chamberlain had no formal engineering qualifications but designed and built his own tractors, engines and drivetrains. He also built several racing cars for his own use. His 9G prototype went in a couple of the famous Redex rallies with a 60mph diff, it was a master marketing ploy as it stole the show. It still exists. David Brown tractors were well respected in Australia, I remember my old boarding school taking delivery of a brand new white 990 in 1974 and I thought it looked pretty good. There was also a couple of Nuffields and Massey Fergusson 135s. Because it was a dairy farm there weren’t any Chamberlains, they were for real farms. Jeff
Some great information there Jeff, thanks for that. I actually plan on doing a video on Bob Chamberlain in the next few weeks when I have my research done.. He certainly was a great character and would make an interesting video. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Yes indeed. Bruce Lindsay’s book on Bob Chamberlain is very good. He was very inventive, coming up with many innovations. His brother Bill was too. His uncle on his mothers side was Harry Hawker of aviation fame. Will keep an eye out for that one. I have a few Chamberlain owners manuals, service manuals and sales brochures for both tractors and machinery. His combine (seed drill for foreigners) gearbox is brilliant, infinitely variable feed rate from a crank drive for seed and fertiliser. Jeff
Great video. My late father had a David Brown Cropmaster TVO, a 25D and an 880 Selectamatic in the 1960s. While my understanding is that the gearboxes were mechanically very efficient, they sure were noisy and whiney as I remember them. Our tractors were secondhand and we didn't have any manuals, so operating what was for the time a rather complex hydraulic system on the Selectamatic was a bit of guess work. Stuart Gibbard's two books on The David Brown Tractor Story covering the period up to 1964 are historically definitive. Herbert Ashfield, David Brown's chief engineer in that period also published an account of his work with the company.
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachineryYes Gibbard was to write a third book covering the period after 1964 but I don't think he ever got around to it. He has a 25D himself as can be seen here: ruclips.net/video/2kuKS92Xyqw/видео.html
Got my welding and playing apprenticeship at David Brown's in Penistone back in the 80's. Edit: should read 'plating' not 'playing'. Was going to correct it but the former is more apt.
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Unfortunately the factory closed and all apprentices were made redundant. The skills we were taught were 1st class and have been a huge factor regarding my engineering work.
I guess my Dad ran a David Brown in the mid 60’s to the mid 70’ s here in Alabama, don’t remember the number of size, but was roughly 40 horsepower and it was a great tractor for years and then the Gentleman he worked for bought two Deutz tractors. I don’t think there were as good as the David Brown.
@donaldellis3609 I don't think they would have been laid when he sold as the company was sold as a going concern in 1972 to Tennecco and the plant kept manufacturing tractors ending with Case in the late 80's
Awesome background on David Brown.
Thanks 😊
Thanks. I was contacted by an old farmer here in Ontario Canada. He was the first employee of David Brown Canada in the middle 50s. Other company's had imported DBs prior to that but David Brown opened up here in Canada. Long story short this old guy had a huge collection of David Brown tractors and Chrysler vehilcles. He was retiring and decided to have an auction of all his antique tractors and cars. I organized it for him and we did a huge auction in which we sold 34 David Brown's. The smallest a 2D through 20d's 30d's right up to modern. It was a great day.
Take my word for it over here in Australia the local tractor dealers that sold David Browns did very well they were everywhere and at that time a lot of them also had New Holland dealerships as well the two together were immensely popular
Wow, my kinda auction. Thanks for watching 👍
Really appreciate the video great
Got to be Jim arm strong his he passed now
Good day Edrouse. I am from Kitchener Waterloo , so were was this that took place ? Thanks
We live in Ontario Canada and own 2 David Brown's. A 1961 David Brown 880 Implematic and a 1971 David Brown 880 Selectamatic.
Both collectors items now. Thanks for watching 👍
Excelente repaso por la historia del Sr.David brown , resido en Toledo ,España y tengo seis modelos DB actualmente trabajando y al dia de todo, muchas gracias por compartir esta bonita vida, un saludo..
My dad was a mechanic for 70 years. He always said that David browns were the best of the smaller tractors made.
He's wasn't wrong. Super machines 👍
Glad ya posted this...have heard talk David Brown machines were (and are) well thought of, and was interesting to learn of the man and company a bit more that made them so.
Thanks for watching, glad u enjoyed it 😊
Great message
Early 70s my grand father got a tractor David brown an unforgettable memories
I'm from sri lanka olmost 50 years back tnx
Keep it up sir
@zaheermahroof5469 Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
We had two David Brown tractors on our farm, one was a 1959 model 900 and the other was a 1963 model 880 both red with yellow trim. Well made tractors very reliable.
Very well made and simple machines. Thanks for watching 👍
A very informative video, I knew most of the info because Sir David Brown was some sort of hero of mine. We farmed in the Yorkshire Dales and had a 25D, 900, 950, 770, 990, 880 and a 996 over the years. They were very good tractors and we loved them because they were built in Yorkshire.
You have a great history with them.. Thanks for watching 👍
In 1967, my parents purchased a farm in New South Wales, Australia. At the same time, they purchased a David Brown 990 tractor with an underslung dozer blade, and it was customized for use on the steep hills of the farm. It was a fantastic tractor that I learnt to drive on.
Excellent.. Thanks 👍
I drove David Brown 880 mounted on a standard solo beet ,a 990 , 1200 ,1412(my favourite),1490 then we converted to Case Agri King. Mind that was over 20 years ago.
Great stuff.. 👍
I loved growing up with David brown tractors here in NZ, awesome video. One thing to mention in brief, it was my understanding that JI Case (Owned by Tenneco at the time) purchased David brown and started badging tractors as Case - David Brown then a few years later Tenneco purchased IH and formed CaseIH dropping the David brown name completely but still continued building the 94 series badged as CaseIH until production was stopped. In reference to the UK devision of CaseIH only what would resemble the original International harvester models continued production and were updated several times first with the continuation of the 85 series then forming the 95 series and onto the 32 and 42 hundred series which would be the last models to resemble its international roots, here on out it would be complete new models and series and later would become McCormick. German and American built International models continued under the CaseIH brand name for a period but would eventually be phased out and only completely new American models would be formed. The Nuess factory in Germany was closed which ended production of the tractor range and the renowned 3, 4 and 6 cylinder nuess engines. This led to various new engine suppliers including perkins and Cummings to name a couple. CNH is another whole story for another day lol. Keep up the good work really enjoying some of your other videos, cheers
Thanks.. I have more info in the merger on my latest video on International. Case video will follow in a few weeks. Thanks again 👍
Sounds great
I remember back in mid 1970,s Lough Egish co op growing peas between Kells and Athboy.They had a reverse drive David Brown that they had converted themselves with a fingerbar mower and a combine-like real cutting the stalks before the harvesters came along behind picking them up and seperating them from the pods.The pods were then hauled to Lough Egish,outside Carrickmacross on Seddan single axel trailers behind Ford 5000s,nearly 40 miles
Wow, that's interesting.. you done what you had to do back in those days. It would be hard to get lads to make that long draw these days in a Ford 5000 😆
I had a 990 ( white one ) on the farm in the 70s ( Ontario Canada ). Very nice machine with great pulling power.
Thanks for watching Bob.. 👍
Fab story/ history....started restoring vak 1 some 25years ago...sadly never finished
Thanks for watching. Whatever happened to your Vak1?
Used to work for David Brown Pumps Ltd in Penistone. Good bunch of people, highly skilled and an excellent test center. They had a foundry and machining center in Penistone. Now unfortunately closed. They also manufactured gears in Huddersfield. They manufactured transmissions for not only the military but for Formula 1. Sir David Brown’s office was kept as a memorial at that facility. They also manufactured the first DB cars on the second floor of the manufacturing building and then lowered them down to the first floor. Interesting guy. Thanks for posting.
Great information there, Robert. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video I drove a David Brown 880 and I believe a David Brown 995 red with yellow wheels and a front loader in the Yorkshire Dales , memories from the seventies.
Great memories to have, thanks for watching 👍
JC Banford still in business with a production facility just down the road from where i live in Pooler, Georgia.
I worked for a Lt Col in the British Army during the 1990’s who was also called David Brown, myself being from a farming family background and having used DB 850, 780, 885 and an 1190, And having seen a photo of Sir David, I thought could he be related , so finally asked him one day and yep he was his great Nephew, on reflection the family resemblance with out the moustache was obvious, he took no offence when I asked, in his military role he was a very driven man, clearly a family tradition 😊
Wow, that's very interesting. Thanks for that. And thanks for watching 👍
GREAT VIDEO OUTSTANDIND OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT DAVID BROWN BECAUSE I HA A 995 MADE IN 19 74 GREAT TRACTOR GOIN PERFECT GREAT LIFT DOSENT BURN OIL AND GREAT POWER BODY BIT ROUGH BUT GREAT TRACTOR . THANKS FOR ALL THAT WONDERFUL INFORMATION BEST OF LUCK FROM WEST OF IRELAND
Thanks for watching.. And all the best to you from Oranmore, in the West of Ireland👌
Thanks for the history lesson. We had a 995 David Brown on my Grandfather Beef farm. I have a lot of seat hours on that tractor. The 995 was my favourite tractor on the farm. We had lots of different tractors on the farm over the years. My Grandfather was a farmer equipment dealer. He started selling Cockshutt in 1953 then White , Kubota, and New Holland implements among other popular brands. 18:33
Very good, your family has great history in farm machinery. Thanks for watching 👍
yep they were a top tractor we had on the farm, 950, 990 1 td30, 1 td40, 2 td50 s mark 2 all down here New Zealand
Excellent, do you still have any?
I bought a used 1390 Case-DB in about 1990 (I'm in New York State). It is now 33 years later and I'll never part with that tractor. The engine is still original from the factory. Whenever I work on it, I think of the people in UK that built this magnificent machine. I suppose they are all dead and gone, but what a great job they did on those tractors. Congratulations and thanks to those DB workers!
You have a great piece of history there John. Thanks for watching 👍
I drove a 1390 DB ( GUA 251Y) new in 1983 for the parks department for leeds city council....it was my pride and joy, spent many hours, days, weeks, years, driving that tractor round leeds grass cutting ect.....
I’m Irish Living in Pennsylvania
I grew up on the Farm in Laois Ireland. My Father Always had DBs. Last Two were a 990 red.
A 1200 white. Fond Memories.
I now have a DB 770A. & a
DB 1212. In Pennsylvania. Both Running. Some Day I will Hopefully Restore to Like New.
We Should Start a DB Club in America. 🧐🤔
I was fortunate enough to get onto a factory visit at Meltham while it was still running , in the mid '80s , it was a fascinating place , built on several floor levels , with partly assembled tractors either coming up through trap doors in the floor , hanging on chains , going on to the next stage , or going down again for final track assembly . As tractor factories went it was a small-ish site , but as Lord Nuffield ( William Morris of Morris Motors ) once said "they kept the walls bulging" . It was very steep down a hill into Meltham , & by then everything was pulled in or out again on artic trucks , all Volvos . We asked why & were told "they,re the only ones ( trucks ) that can stand it holding the trailers back down here then back up out again loaded lads " As an aside this is testimony to the toughness of Volvo trucks .
I have come into ownership of an old 1490 , bearing in mind I,m actually a fairly devoted Massey - Ferguson & Leyland man this is a venture into new territory , although my best farming friend ran 2 D.B.s , a 1212 then a 1412 , I loved the Hydrashift gearbox , a real timesaver , & the engines are surprisingly good on fuel taking into account their capacity , but when you have been used to other makes , they are initially a nightmare to work on , as D.B. never went metric , & the hydraulic ports are either SAE or JIC depending on location , not BSP . The hydraulics on a D.B. must be kept clean , this definitely includes the oil , & use the correct grade , or all sorts of problems arise due to the intricate complexity of the hydraulic system , when it,s O.K. it,s one of the best , highly versatile when you understand it , & run return oil back in at the correct point as this is used to lubricate the back axle bearings . Those of you having problems out there please take time to watch the videos put up on here from D3Sshooter in Holland , he has a marvellous knowledge of these systems , also videos from Barry = AKA Man From The Mist , he is somewhere in Northumbria , both these guys have done terrific work on old D.B.s & understand them well as a result . I,m re-purposing an old front loader onto my 1490 , & these guy,s knowledge is being priceless in achieving it . Happy Spanners to all .
Thanks Philip, some great information there. Good luck with your DB 👍
Great video, thanks for posting. I've had a 1962 db 990 implematic for about 37 years. As was mentioned before with basic maintenance they will run forever. Mine would sit for over 6 months without being used , throw a battery into it and it would start up no worries. They are a very solid tractor and very good on fuel. I've since bought a kubota but kept the db and it has rescued the kubota a few times. There are still plenty of them around in Australia.
I'm sure it will still be going in another 37 years when the Kabota has had enough 🤣 Thanks for watching 👍
I worked as a millwright in a Veneer Plant and we had David Brown gear boxes.
My Uncle Jim started farming in 1968 with a little 780 UBU 777G Absolutely brilliant tractor and he provided his 1210 for my wedding day in 1976!!.
Additionally, he arranged a tour of the factory in Meltham - an awesome day out never to be forgotten!!!
Wow, that's something special alright. Thanks for watching 👍
My family were Rootes Group, Chrysler and David Brown dealers in NZ. The DB’s came as semi knocked down kits in ply wood crates. It was always exciting to see a new DB being unboxed and assembled in the tractor bay at the dealership. Great memories as a young fellow. I don’t have DB tractor, but I do continue the connection by way of my DB9😊
That's nice way to be connected 👌 Thanks for watching 👍
My Grandpa ordered a new David Brown in New Zealand, the family all watched it come in on the back of the train!
@@alexjohnward from memory, most of the new cars were delivered to the dealership by rail from Todd Motors in Porirua from 1974 to 1980, but the tractors were all SKD to each dealer. There was quite a lot of damage caused by the automatic shunting yards at Te Rapa, so road transport was used after 1980.
1979 when i first left school worked for a contractor, driving a DB 1412 brilliant.
I wish i could find one to but now.
I'm sure if you look hard enough you could find one. Thanks for watching 👍
Very interesting, didn't know the early history of DB 👍☘️🇮🇪
Thanks for watching 👍
David Brown gear systems still going in West Bromwich drove past not long ago thought the name was long gone. 995 selectermatic favorite as a kid
Yes, still going strong in a few different companies. Thanks for watching 👍
I am a Farmer from the US.Almost all of the equipment we have are made by John Deere,so I guess I could be called a John Deere snob as well. There are alot of great tractors from around the world,with great stories about their origins. Keep making great videos
There sure is, thanks for watching. Glad you are enjoying them 👍
We had a David Brown dealer in our town, many farmers had DB tractors in our area. My dad had a 770, 885 , 990, 1210 he is 90 years old now and still uses the 885. I had the newer ones 2090, 2294 ,and a 930 comfort king, still have a mx 150, magnum 7230, Steiger 335 and a David Brown 995 Brown and White (1971}
You gave great history with them.. thanks 👍
Interesting information sir, well done.
Thank you very much 👍
My husband worked for Gibbs brothers in Somerset big DB dealers in the 1970s in the workshop, he is one of the few people left that knows how to strip and repair them even the hydraulics .
Yes, people with these skills and experience are dying out. Thankfully, there are a lot of really good guys on RUclips sharing their knowledge.. Thanks for watching 👍
Wow. Good to know Someone is doing Repairs.
I have enjoyed your video,especially the comments from around the world. Concerning the colour of DB tractors they were mainly red up to the mid sixties first of all “hunting pink” then poppy with yellow wheels. DB was entering the US market by supplying the 850 and 950 tractors badged as Oliver 500 and 600, these were painted green. An opportunity arose to sell tractors as David Brown when a number of Ford dealers lost their franchise. These were implematics but painted white and brown to match their other franchise of Howard Bowlen . This colour stood out and soon all DBs had this colour scheme.When Tenneco affiliated Case and DB initially DBs continued white and brown but soon changed to white and power red. In 1984 they became white and black and later red and black with CaseIH badging. There were runs of other colours for certain customers but these were the main ones.
@anthonyheath7549 Thanks for watching. There is some great info there 👍
Father was at Rossall school with David Brown; they shared the same birthday - 10th May 1904.
Wow, that's fascinating.. Thanks for watching 👍
Very interesting indeed thanks for that , ive had a few in my time , some red and some white !
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👍
Nice one
Very interesting and informative video
Thanks for watching, happy u enjoyed it 👍
With your coughing and wheezing.... God love you. I wouldn't be mistaking this for a Hollywood production! But captivating nonetheless, even someone who's never sat on a tractor since he was a kid. Fascinated to finally learn what the DB stands for in relation to Aston Martin.
Apologies, I've been dosed with a cold for the last two weeks, but the show must go on 🙈 Thanks for watching 👍
My Uncle had a couple brand new David Brown tractors in the 70's that he worked in the Louisiana hay fields. I remember the first time I saw one. They looked nice and beefy but I never worked on one. The tractors he had were in the Ford 4000-5000 range so they were not little but not huge either.
It seems from the comments they were very popular and liked all over the world. Thanks for watching 👍
Absolutely fascinating, thank you😊
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video lad 🤙 we had 780, 996, 1490, 1394 and 5140. As someone said above the maxxums are db with a 6.8 Cummins engine, unreal machine! Pity all those brands got swallowed up by the conglomerate machine
Yeah it's a shame.. They were bought up as a tool for the huge companies to gain a foothold in the UK and Irish markets
My father had 2x red 990’s bought in late ‘60’s
He bought a new 990 in 1972 and a s/h 1212 in1976. I bought a 1390 in 2010 and restored it. Great tractors for sure.
Tenneco owned Ji Case when they bought David Brown in the early ‘70s and bought International Harvester in 1985. David Brown tractor genetics lived on in the 51 series Case tractors which are still hard at work.
Mighty stuff, u have great history with DB. Thanks for watching 👍
The first tractor i drove was a 1947 David Brown cropmaster, I was ten years old i was in good hands the chap that let drive it was twelve.
The first tractor I owned was a 1964 David Brown 990 selectamatic, it still runs.
My grandfather had a crop master Eamonn.. and my uncle had a 990 selectamatic, which also still runs 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching 👍
I have a circa 1953 David brown 25hp rebuilt top end electronic ignition, starts every time Vancouver Canada. 18:33 ❤
Very interesting. I learned lots. Thanks for the video.
That's great, thanks for watching 👍
As a schoolboy in the 1950's I remember waiting for the morning bus on the Leeds ring road in Yorkshire and hearing the growing whine as the Aston Martin factory test cars were put through trials. In those days you could get way with it on public roads if it was early enough. The DB2 and DB3 were the most visually appealing cars ever in my opinion.
Cars today just don't sound like they used to. Thanks for watching 👍
67 years old and family had them back in the 1950s. Still got two 1490 and 1494.
Excellent, do you work them? Thanks for watching 👍
No just a farmer in Suffolk. They were a great tractor. Had the hydrashift that did have problems. But it was a great gearbox compared to other makes. God cab aswell. My barber 20 years ago in Suffolk used to do Sir David Browns wife`s hair and her father worked at the factor. Also head of sales lived in Suffolk to But all gone now. One story she told me was a David Brown gear enegineer and boy went from the factory to Portsmouth to work and the old guy told the boy to get a tool from the van and he drove back to the factory in Yorkshire??? Other stories gearboxes were found with overalls in them or spanners. Lets hope that was not true.
🤣🤣 Thanks for watching 👍
David Brown made excellent tractors
Thanks for watching 👍
There are still some old David Brown tractors in service here in Ontario, Canada where I live. Nuffield, Leyland, Ferguson, can still be found on the odd farm or rural property as well.
Same here in Ireland. Great to see it. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Thanks for the video!
Same here in New Zealand.
We just bought an 880 a few months ago. Very good tractor.
Nice, best of luck with it 👍
Another very enjoyable video.When I was a young lad in primary school and agri contractor near me had 3 red Davy,s,a 770, 880 and a 990 all without cabs,they were bought in Smiths Garage in Canon Row Navan who were main agents.Few years later he bought a 1212 and a Ford 5000.Today his grandson is a haulage contractor with about 20 lorries..On a side note,the first ERF lorry built in early 1930,s had a David Brown gearbox..
Thanks for watching Pat.. I'm from Navan myself actually, remember smiths well, that's the old Joe Norris site correct? They were very popular in the area.. Who's the contractor you are talking about?
The contractor was the late Paddy Henry from Cortown,there is also a picture of him somewhere taking delivery of a Massey Harris combine from Malones Garage which was on Railway Street back then.. Yep you are correct about the location of Smiths Garage,they were also Renault car dealers and had another garage in Dundalk..@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery
Very good, yes I've heard of Paddy Henry. My grand uncle bough masseys from Malones back in the day. Interestingly I worked for Malones on the Kells road as a technician for a period around 2010
A tillage farmer I worked in Athboy was a Massey man,over the years he had Massey 65,178,three 188s,1080 which he still has,1135,590 and a John Deere 2020 which came 2nd hand from Malones.He,s mostly a Valtra man now with a 300hp Styre and Case 240..Big move up from the 65 that used to do the ploughing..@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery
@patwatters8205 I know who you talking about. I drove Finnegans Farm Steyr 6300 Terrus for a few seasons.. beast of a machine 👌
Appreciate the history, I just got a Massey Tea20 usable and over the last week, found 2 Cropmasters. Will have running in a few months. Qld Australia
@justatj Thanks. I have lots of Massey videos I'm sure you will enjoy 👍
That was interesting. We used to see a lot of them in Canada.
Yes, from what I see, there were a lot of them exported to Canada 🇨🇦 Thanks for watching 👍
..I worked for a market gardener that had more David Browns that workers...
🤣 Thanks for watching 👍
I seem to remember an article in Popular Mechanics from the mid 90's about the world's largest gearbox that was made by David Brown and was used to lift ore out of a mine.
Wow, that's interesting.. I must look into that. Thanks for watching 👍
Well done , great information .
Thanks for watching 👍
My father bought a new 996 in the 80's great memories.
Thanks for watching 👍
Interesting video, I used to drive a 995 many years, was very light on diesel,.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Good video interesting history of David Brown
Thanks Martin.. 👍
I walked to junior and infant school between penistone and springvale. Walked by David browns daily. Recall walking up an down rail lines dis used abandoned rail lines regullally passing tank ranks, concrete ramps to equip rail trucks with weapons of mass destruction. Also as children at school we also found around the area tin hats and gas masks. I was born in 72.
I live in the U.S my uncle had two David Brown tractors on the farm was the first vehicle I learned to drive, was maybe 10yrs old
Great machines to learn on.. Thanks for watching 👍
We had a 990, 995 and a 1212 back in the 70's in Hespeler Ontario Canada. Great tractors. We worked them so hard that the red mufflers would turn purple.
They were well able for it John. Thanks for watching 👍
We also had a 1212 here in Sweden. It had a 4 speed quick shift.
I remember David Brown tractors as a young lad in the 70s and all ways wondered what happened that they just weren't seen anymore never realised they were taken over
Now you know!, they got swallowed up by the case brand. Thanks for watching 👍
A very interesting history.
Never knew that David Brown was such a large company or that they were involved in the motor industry. I always knew the tractors and thought that white was a very impractical colour for a farm machine. Then again, white may have made the dirt more visible and helped with keeping it clean. The cab looked very tall compared to other tractors.
David Brown tractors were rare enough in West Donegal. It was mainly Masseys.
They were initially red in colour, but when they were bought out in the early 70's they changed colour to align with the Case brand and colour scheme. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinerywrong they changed colours in 1965 .
@donaldellis3609 In 1973 the colour of the engine and chassis changed to ‘Power Red’ as the new owners, Case, made their presence felt.
I remember in the late 50's as a 9 or 10 year old going with my brother in co tyrone for a load of firewood in the little red david brown with the bench seat which I believe you called the vac 1 or similar.I remember it being a really pokey tractor in speed and pulling.
My dad would say the same Greg.. he always said they were a little flyer of a machine. Thanks for watching 👍
Interesting story I only knew about the gearboxes having worked on many and Rubicon boxes .
Thanks for watching, happy you found it interesting 👍
Lagonda wasn't a "fledgling engineering company" after WW2 when David Brown bought it. They started building cars in 1907. Similarly, Aston Martin didn't just build one car when DB bought it. AM began in 1913 and raced at Le Mans in the 1930s.
"Fledgling" as in it was under developed despite being in business since 1907.. I'm well aware of AM previous vehicles. However, they had "one" car in production when DB bought it as they had stopped producing cars during the war to concentrate on the military effort. Thanks for watching 👍
I live in the village where the David Brown factory was. The gear factory was in lockwood about 3 miles away. The Valveless car was ingenious ( it is , or was? in the Ravensknowle museum in huddersfield
Thanks for that... Hope you enjoyed the video 👍
I drove a 1210 great tractor
They sure are.. Lots of them still putting in a good shift on many farms 🚜
I am from huddersdield i live about 4 mile from the old db tractor factory. I remember the fields behind the factory with dozens of tractors. I remember driving past at the time of the workers flooding out if the main hates my dad worked at gears in lockwood on the battleship gearboxes he was sent up to tractors for a while and he disliked it and insisted on. Being sent back to gears my grandad worked on the tractor line and also my uncle brian was one of the last guys to be finished at tractors. I remember flat bacl artics coming through lockwood carrying cabs for the tractors
@austinmatthews347 Thanks so much for that fantastic information. Your family has deep roots in the DB history.
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery well yes i have been aware of the db aston range and the fact it stands for david brown my dad told me also as a child in early 70s my brother and sister and me went to the xmas parties at gears at park works my dad worked 7 years straight on nights he was a toolsetter by trade i like watching the old browns footage we yorkshire folk are very proud of our lical history i pass the factory daily the production line building now houses a fabric company. Even the doorway that the new tractors came out of is still ther just panneled over incidently as a 12 year old kid i worked on a farm and me and my bro regularly drove the old db tractors my mothers famaly were farmers around holmfirth and butchers.
@austinmatthews347 My mother's family were farmers and butchers too.. and they had David Brown tractors!! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 👍
Never had a David Brown tractor, I know their tractors are quite well build. I'm more of a Deere guy to be honest always have run Deere tractors till now but i sure would like to get my hands on a David Brown tractor. Not only for collecting but just for putting work on it and restoring it a little.
The great thing about them Kevin is the price comparison to a classic Deere from the 80's. They are easily half the price over a comparable JD. You could get a very good condition one for 4/5 k. I'm a deere man myself also, but I love a good bargain 🤣
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery haha true. I've recently bought a jd 2030 (without cab) it was around €5,5k. The hood and al are in quite good shape only the back fenders are a little rough. Steering is quite good little play on it good transmission and back end the lift is quite good as well. Pto doesn't spin when it isn't on which is a big point for me. It's a quite good machine for its age and it looks quite well also. So I think I've gotten quite a good deal on it. It needs a little attention on its bodywork and replacing some bits here and there. It can go straight to work though it's in good working order so I'm glad about that. But those JD sg2 tractors in a bad shape also go for 5,5k they really go for quite a lot of money to be honest.
hi,I have what I think is a pre ww2 David Brown. but what I would really like to know is how much is it worth it does need quite a bit of restoration . but it still runs, I'm almost certain it's a vac 1 series. thanks
The first Vak 1 was built in 1939 and the last in 1944 so they were all built pretty much during WW2. I'm sure these are valuable at this stage, and if you have one, you have a real piece of history. Perhaps look up.some of the DB groups on Facebook etc, they would have a better understanding of their current value etc. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video. It’s commonly written in Ferguson Tractor history books that 1,250 Ferguson Brown tractors were built… I can’t vouch for the accuracy of that number. VAK1 stands for Vehicle Agriculture Kerosene 1, again as far as I understand. I really enjoyed the video, very refreshing subject. I did know DB on the cars was David Brown of the tractor fame but l presumed he was the son of the original David Brown. Keep up the good work.
Yeah I see different accounts of how many were built, anyway it was around that number. Thanks for watching 👍
Friends had a brand new David Brown tractor with a front end loader, around 1972 at their ranch in British Columbia. I can't remember the number.
Thanks for watching 👍
Grew up in Ireland. Father Always had DBs. 990s & a 1200. Fond Memories. I live in Pennsylvania Now. Have a 770A. And a 1212. Eventually I will get them back to Showroom Condition. Great Everlasting Tractors 🚜. We in America should start a David Brown Tractor Club. 🧐🤔
Thanks Brian. Good look with your restoration 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Thank you. Hopefully You will Continue to make More Information and Pictures Available
Good Luck
@briancostello6892 Oh, I will. 👍
We needed tractors in upper Canada as well so Daniel Massey a direct ancestor begat one.
That's interesting.. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video
Thanks for watching 👍
So a friend of David Brown met him at a lunch. The friend was excited to hear about the DB5 Aston and asked David if, as a favour, he would sell him one at "cost" price rather than "list". Sure said David. He invoiced him for £7500 when list was £4500, i.e. Aston Martin was losing £3000 on every one sold. Was it ever thus.
Wow, that's interesting.. Thanks for watching 👍
It was a sad and depressing day that Tenneco took over David Brown for the paltry sum of £12M My sister in law was secretary at Lloyds bank in Huddersfield and handled the actual cheque prior to depositing it the David Brown account,
They were, are still, great tractors free of complicated electronics. It is a crying shame that bad management destroyed the company after "BLACK JACK" Thompson retired.
What happened to David Brown tractor company?
David Brown Ltd. - Wikipedia
In 1972 the tractor operations were sold to Tenneco of America, who owned the JI Case tractor company. The sale was due to a combination of a reduction in the UK tractor market, increased product development costs, the need to meet new regulations on health and safety, and increased competition from imported machinery.
Wow, thank you so very much for that piece of information.. Yes, a crying shame to see it swallowed up in that fashion. Thanks for watching 👍
Good video 👌
Thanks for watching 👍
My Uncle had a David Brown Cropmaster, it was a good little tractor and there were plenty of them here in Australia. There are a lot of similarities between David Brown and Bob Chamberlain. They were both into fast cars and were successful tractor manufacturers. Bob Chamberlain had no formal engineering qualifications but designed and built his own tractors, engines and drivetrains. He also built several racing cars for his own use. His 9G prototype went in a couple of the famous Redex rallies with a 60mph diff, it was a master marketing ploy as it stole the show. It still exists. David Brown tractors were well respected in Australia, I remember my old boarding school taking delivery of a brand new white 990 in 1974 and I thought it looked pretty good. There was also a couple of Nuffields and Massey Fergusson 135s. Because it was a dairy farm there weren’t any Chamberlains, they were for real farms. Jeff
Some great information there Jeff, thanks for that. I actually plan on doing a video on Bob Chamberlain in the next few weeks when I have my research done.. He certainly was a great character and would make an interesting video. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Yes indeed. Bruce Lindsay’s book on Bob Chamberlain is very good. He was very inventive, coming up with many innovations. His brother Bill was too. His uncle on his mothers side was Harry Hawker of aviation fame. Will keep an eye out for that one. I have a few Chamberlain owners manuals, service manuals and sales brochures for both tractors and machinery. His combine (seed drill for foreigners) gearbox is brilliant, infinitely variable feed rate from a crank drive for seed and fertiliser. Jeff
Aston Martin!
They were a basic enough old tugger but holee fock,,, the whirr of the transmission would do the head in.
Straight cut dog box will do that alright 😅
Great video. My late father had a David Brown Cropmaster TVO, a 25D and an 880 Selectamatic in the 1960s.
While my understanding is that the gearboxes were mechanically very efficient, they sure were noisy and whiney as I remember them. Our tractors were secondhand and we didn't have any manuals, so operating what was for the time a rather complex hydraulic system on the Selectamatic was a bit of guess work.
Stuart Gibbard's two books on The David Brown Tractor Story covering the period up to 1964 are historically definitive. Herbert Ashfield, David Brown's chief engineer in that period also published an account of his work with the company.
Great info, thanks for that.. I'll be sure to look up the books for my collection. 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachineryYes Gibbard was to write a third book covering the period after 1964 but I don't think he ever got around to it. He has a 25D himself as can be seen here:
ruclips.net/video/2kuKS92Xyqw/видео.html
Brilliant, thanks for the link 👍
Got my welding and playing apprenticeship at David Brown's in Penistone back in the 80's. Edit: should read 'plating' not 'playing'. Was going to correct it but the former is more apt.
Excellent, did you continue to work there after you qualified? Thanks for watching 👍
@@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery Unfortunately the factory closed and all apprentices were made redundant. The skills we were taught were 1st class and have been a huge factor regarding my engineering work.
Excellent, well done 👏
I still have a db990 1967 frist of the white and brown , dont forget aston martin DB cars
Aston Martin, James Bond, and the DB cars get a great mention all throughout the video. Thanks for watching 👍
I guess my Dad ran a David Brown in the mid 60’s to the mid 70’ s here in Alabama, don’t remember the number of size, but was roughly 40 horsepower and it was a great tractor for years and then the Gentleman he worked for bought two Deutz tractors. I don’t think there were as good as the David Brown.
The popularity of DB in the States and Canada surprises me. Thanks for watching 👍
I still use my dads 1968 DB 880 Selectamatic!
And I'm sure you will be using it for a lot of years to come .. Thanks for watching 👍
very good tractors made in england .... why the english farmer buy usa and bosschh tractors ... it is crazy !!!! poorcountry !!!!
Thanks for watching 👍
Wooden peg gear wheel makers (mill type) shafting and related gear( pun intended) that is how I understood how DB kicked off in the days of yore!
100% correct.. Thanks for watching 👍
Are you telling me that a bloke from Huddersfield invented the Aston Martin!
Well Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford set up the Aston Martin Company, but David Brown perfected it 👌
Lamborghini made his money making tractors as well.
Sure did, and so did a lot of other modern car manufacturers. Thanks for watching 👍
David brown, leyland, county,
How much did sir david brown make from the sale of david brown tractors.
He sold his shares in the company for £46 million I believe.
@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery thank you ,I thought he got a big wad but not much wow I wonder how much redundancy pay the workers got 🤔.
@donaldellis3609 I don't think they would have been laid when he sold as the company was sold as a going concern in 1972 to Tennecco and the plant kept manufacturing tractors ending with Case in the late 80's
@AgrimotiveFarmMachinery thank you, yes I understand that, just thinking what they would have got in respect to what he got.
Aston Martin
You should show more pictures of his factory and workshop too much of talk .
Thanks for your input 👍
Not much about tractors, interesting but not what l expected
No, it was about the man himself. I have other DB and Case videos you might like 👍