So the big question is, what is the real cost of owning a classic tractor ? We look at the highs and the lows with the Ford 7810. Merchandise is available at www.lordmuckshop.com and you can follow me on Instagram at LORDMUCK4890
What's great about classic tractors is that they require minimal maintenance. What's bad about them is you really have to know what maintenance actually needs to be done to prevent hefty bills 😄
The two basic rules of thumb for restoring any vehicle. 1) Thoroughly and honestly ork out how much you think its going cost - then double it. 2) Work out how long you think it's going to take - then treble it 👍
Best tractor for me is a tractor I used to drive, when I was about 17 I worked for a small contractor, and we had 1984 IH 1455XL. It was well tweaked , 188pto hp. I used it on a DP7 Dowdswell 5 furrow plough and Reco Mengele forager.
There were so many amazing 6 cyl tractors made in that era I'd love to own 1 of each John Deere 3140, Massey Ferguson 399, Ford 8210, Case 956 XL, Fiat 110/90, Renault 106-14. I couldn't say 1 more than the other I'd want the lot.
Classic for me of that era would be Track Marshall TM135, there use to be loads in the fens when I was younger & always thought they looked awesome lined up new at Crawfords of Frithville! Still handy tool now in a wet autumn! Great video 👍
Thanks for this, At last, an actual break down of realistic costs. None of this, l had one lying around, or look what l found behind the shed. That exhaust blew my mind, l had it at 500 at the most! Keep up the good work!
The John Deere 4450 has always been a favorite of mine. I worked at a Deere dealership when the 50 series came out and was impressed with their performance.
I have great memories of ploughing in a John Deere 3140 with the round cab. I thought it was a luxury tractor in those days compared to the Ford 7000 which I used as well. Great days and nights spent in that machine pulling a 4 furrow reversible plough. Very enjoyable video.
A classic for me of that time was the John Deere 3350 4 wheel drive with the castor front axle, great turning circle, and when a turbo was added a good pulling tractor 👍 had one for 5 years. The 7810 will look great and be a lovely tractor to use when done 😁
The one for me would be the case 1455, spent a fair amount of time on one in my younger days. Great tractor, and the whistle from them was something else👌👌 I recently sorted a IH 674, not to show room just to working condition and I’m still getting over the cost of it☹️☹️
Great video 😊 keeping up the good work. The tractor I would love to get is a John Deere 2650 4wd with SG2 cab. I remember the first time seeing one in the mid 90’s in West Cork. I was about 11/12 when my cousins bought a secondhand one. What a lovely tractor when the first time driving her with its light steering and the 40km box. I still remember the sound out of her when I was with my cousin opening her up in the field. A lovely tractor 😊
Great vid again Kurt , nice classic 6 pot 👍 we run a couple of 1055 xls and we love ‘em great tractor , but I really would like to get my hands on a 1455 xl I feel in my opinion this is my favorite classic tractor 🚜 👍👍👍👍
Good video, it's always good to have a rough figure in mind when stating out on projects, it's usually the smaller things that hike the cost up, £30 for this, £40 for that, it soon adds up. As for tractors it would have to be a David Brown/Case 90/94 series, about every farm where I stayed had at least one of them, most were replaced with a 7810
Great video kurt, love these sort of vids showing how costly a tractor can be. If I could I’d have a Massey Ferguson 3070 lovely little tractor. The one on my dads old farm was used for top dressing, hedge cutting, rolling and pulling the game cart.
We had a 2wd mf690 fitted with a turbo. I think she was putting out about 90hp. Fantastic little tractor that definitely punched above her weight. Gear box worked flawlessly and the cab was such a nice place to do a days work. The note and whistle coming out the exhaust was top notch. Obviously had rust issues and a few oil leaks here and there. Also had a knack to starting it on a "cold" morning. All things considered my favourite tractor I've operated from that era.
Looking forward to seeing more of this. I had a few vintage tractors, and there's always money to be spent and hidden surprises. If I won the lottery, a fiat 180-90 would do nicely :D
Great vid. Got to be a Fiat 95-90 or 110-90 for me bring back memories as a kid helping at the family farm. Nice user friendly simple cab no electronics and a beautiful distinctive exhaust note from them. Still got a Fiat 1280 today still doing a hard days graft time to time, bulletproof engines.
Great video Mucka, no nonsense breakdown of the cost. For me I would have to say Ford 8210 with the super Q Cab, when I was a young pup local contractors always had a fleet of 8210s in Q cab and Super Q cab form, carting silage or spreading Slurry the Look and raw sound of the 6 cylinder always brings back fond memories of the good ole days.👍
I would absolutely love a mbtrac 1500 because my grandad and dad use to have a whole fleet of mbtracs and I would love to have one back on the farm to show my grandad that his passion for mbtracs is also my passion
A dream favourite for me has to be a schluter super 1500 (still available in the 80’s just) for the simple reason the cutting edge phenomenal engineering and high specs. Yes designed in the 70’s but built right through the 80’s to be 150hp, air brakes, synchro box with the turbomatic clutch, sliding door, forward facing windscreen (behave Massey with your new shiny 8S) and a hydraulic rear tilting cab- a feature still not available on a 2021 high spec fendt or Deere. For repairs you’d still struggle today to find a tractor for ease of servicing like a schluter but then again they were the rolls Royce at at least twice the price of a 1055 international or a 3050 Deere but obviously twice the tractor- imagine how you’d feel to be at the helm of such a big tractor in those days.
There was a number of Schluter tractors in '70s and '80 in Ex-Yugoslavia. During the war,my village was occupied for 8 years,after reintegration of occupied territories to Croatia,including my village,there was a state company in village which had about 2500 ha of land,the main working tractors during occupation where very badly maintaned Schluters, 125-140hp,4 of them. They where bought new in mid '70s.. from than to late '90s, those tractors where known to work for 2 months day and night. Especially during occupation,ploughing few houndreds of ha, heavy soil, each one of them And all 4 of them,where still working. I think that they where the most durable tractors ever made.
The Case IH 7120 MFWD would be the classic in your age range for me. Thanks so much for your videos! They're so much appreciated, from Manitoba Canada.
Great vid mucker as always. For me it would have to be the mighty ford 7810 such an iconic tractor. I’m in Suffolk and back in the day they were in pretty much every field you looked at.
When I was a kid in the 80's / early 90's I was friendly with the farmer over the road, lovely old boy, would do anything for anyone if he could. He had a variety of classic kit but the daily workhorse was a Massey 595. First tractor I ever rode in that was. He had it from new right up to about 2015/6 when he retired and sold the farm yard (the fields were leased if I remember but the house and yard were his). Shite new build houses on it all now. At least they left the conker trees.
Got to be a International Harvester 956XL for me one of the best tractors I ever used and if I could afford one I wouldn’t hesitate in buying one great work horse
Tractor I'd like from 1980 to 1990 is a IH 956 2wd. I had a 1056xl 4wd and we still have a IH 1455 XL on the farm. Lovely simple tractors. Great to see you have a Super Major as I've one now ☺️
Hi Lord M, now of the age when we bought new in the 80s so lived, worked, (ploughing matched a couple of I think classics, Mercedes MBtrac 900 and Same 90 explorer 2, classic lightweight livestock/arable tractors. Great informative video again 👍
Great video as always try AP air for your air con pump I paid £250 last year from them. My choice of classic tractor within you criteria would be a ford 7610 bubble cab with h pattern gearbox was the first 4wd we had at home and was an awesome tractor was replaced by a 7810 in 1990 which was no where near as good in my opinion
Great video. Watching you from across the pond in Canada. But as a teenager I lived in Cumbria and helped out on weekends and holidays at a local dairy farm so a lot of these tractors were on the local farms in my area. I dont see them much now because many of them were never sold in North America. 3350s and 7810s are rare over here. Instead its mainly 7710s, 6610s and 8210s in that size for Ford and 2955s, 3150s, 3140s, 2950s for Deere. One tractor they had on the farm I worked on which I loved and again you dont find in North Amerca was a Case 1694 with the Hydra Shift. i think thats what they called it. It was such a nice tractor to drive and that would probably be my choice for a UK tractor from the 80s
Have a good one😉 There will be lots of videos coming up and next year will see more classics, vintage and modern tractors as well as diggers, trucks and I want to have a look at alternative fuels and what it will mean for us all.
Classic tractor prices in the US have skyrocketed in the last 2 years. Have looked @ some of the UK dealers w/ sizable export operations & those values for classic machines are rather inflationary compared to just 5 years ago. Although not classic models, you know Wes Pandy made some attractive UK purchases not long ago.
I would go for the fendt favorit 612lsa. Being small child and spending a lot of time on a ford8100 tool then to have a massive passenger seat was great. Many yrs later I’m working amfor an agco dealer working on modern fendts. How ever I’m the first to jump when the old school stuff rolls In. Still have the pleasure of playing with 611-615 and even tool carriers.👍👍
It’s the one your stood by. I so miss my Ten Series 78 like you I had 8210 as well but that 7810 Series II was a great tractor. I love that view across the bonnet and the Flat deck SQ çab. Beware the shiny paintwork. Unless there’s receipts to prove the works been done!
The classic from that era for me would be the ford 8210 gen 111 we had one on the farm where I worked we also had a 7810 although the power output was similar the physical size and weight of the 8210 meant it was on top of the job especially on the big slurry tanker
Great insight into owning a classic tractor! Really shows you what you're in for. Loved the sound on 7810 and the Deere out on the road👌 Six pot all the way. Classic tractor I'd love to own would be a Case international 1455 XL. Loved that bit of brick top 🤣 All the best your Lordship!
1056 XL. Good tractor pulls like a train, well built, easy to maintain. Still very much an international with a few modern upgrades, On top of all medium sized farm jobs. Great cab. 👍
Great Original example you have there! A bit of your TLC, and it will look amazing! A Classic I would love to own would be a Ford 6410. My Dad bought one back in 1990 and it was his first 4 wheel drive tractor. We (regrettably) sold it back in 2012. My first time Power harrowing solo was with that tractor, and I felt like the bees knees at 13! I grew up around the tractors of the late 90s and 00s, but that 6410 was the tractor I really learnt to drive and work with. They're a great little tractor, which I hold with some sentimental memories of my childhood years.
Great vid as always mucka, for me the 80s/ 90s tractor has to be fendt 614 , as I drove at the time a 311LSA , lovely tractor such quality, one of the first with electronic hydraulic lift , the local big estate ( carrot growers ) had the 614 what a dream tractor , I aspired to drive one for years . Still do , Thanks again and keep up the good work , Mark
Great videos mate dream tractor would have to be a case 956xl as a young boy remember a local farmer had one. Whenever I could hear that distinctive exhaust note working nearby where I lived I’d pester my parents to go for a watch. And me dad knowing couple of driver I’d sometimes get to go for a ride. But the best part of this story is as a younger man (college student) I got a part time job on this farm which this same tractor was an still is as far as I know is the main tractor on the farm.
Always loved the sound off a 6 cylinder ford then over a few years off saving I got the opportunity to buy a 8200 but the cab was rough so between welding and interior and 2 windows an seat I think it cost me £2500 tho it's not perfect but it's in a good usable condition now but it's scary how much u can spend
I'd love a Deutz DX 120 or possiblya DX6.05, spent plenty of time on them in my youth. Great tractors, pulled well and what a sound( still have tinnitus from having the front window open too much)
I said to myself about 350 quid when you asked about the silencer, & then close near crapped my laundry when you said how much. Then I did the exchange to the Canadian Peso & about near fell off my chair $1479.39 for a freaking muffler. I love my old trucks & stuff but that is just insane. I can't justify that to myself never mind the Missus. She would hand me my head & tell me to blow out the dust. Great video. Old tractors like old cars or trucks are expensive.
The beautiful beast that was the Fiat 90 series does it for me, I remember being driven round in one of these as a boy whilst staying on a working farm for a family holiday, would love to see a fully restored and working version of this legendary tractor. Do well Mucka 😊
Bought a 80-90 a few months ago. Was after a slightly newer NH or Massey but it came up nearby. Probably needs a few jobs done some day. Seller was also a bit economical with truth... However I wouldn't change it even for 390 or later MF.
The tractor I would love the most is a Same explorer 80 or a 90 there's just something about them that does it for me and they sound unreal too, other than that it'd be a Leyland 2100 which I believe was built up until 1980 so it barely qualifies and I would like it simply because of the memories my dad has of his friends one driving the trailed harvester and to let him relive that again.
As a classic car restorer I’d always have something honest and ropey than “sorted” made that mistake one never again. Just started on the classic tractors got a Massey 35 and a Marshall 704 arriving soon
Thanks for showing us that breakdown. All out in the open. You have the right idea. Get them so they are presentable and useable when needed. That way it keeps your further costs down. Let's not forget to regularly service them. Not the half ass look over.
Very informative content many thanks so looking forward to watching the major rebuild learned how to drive on a super. My favourite classic tractor would have to be a ford 7610 or a MF 398 good luck and all the best with the 7810 👍
For me, I'd choose a Zetor 16045. Reason? When you're six years of age standing beside one, it is absolutely huge. And the noise was just unreal. So in a nut shell, I'd love one purely for the memories I have of when I was a child. Couldn't care about realibility, sore on diesel, etc. and for my son to experience the same now would be amazing. Also, good vid as usual.
The classic tractor I would like to own is a Leyland / Marshall 802 . I drove a new 804 back in the day and loved the engine note and distinct turbo whistle and at the time was the most comfortable tractor cab I had been in but I do like 2wd tractors hence the 802
I would be happy with any model from the 76series with the 1st series space cab, brings back memories of doing my old Nuffield several years ago love to see more of the same plus chats with George.
Two spring to mind for me, 1986 Fiat 160/90 which I operated for a farmer on a large veg farm nr Lincoln, it was the main tractor for ploughing (6 furrow Dowdswell and lempkin press), Simon three bed bed former,and Hesston 4800 Baler. Fiat was replaced half way through 1989 with a Massy 3680 which in its day was bloody awesome ,Datatronic, and all that came with that spec.Both special to me ,as a driver ,best one? Massy all day long but closer than you think. Have a good Christmas Mucka and thanks for all you do mate.😃👍
Now that was a superb video on your Ford, it was good to explain the bare minimum costs that are predicted to get it up to scratch again, obviously people must realise all on top of the initial purchase price too !!! Will be a nice tractor when complete, but will be interesting in other videos to watch !!👍👍👍l hope when people go to ploughing matches & country fairs they understand the costs a bit more now , 😳 As for a tractor for your period stated , got to be IH 1455XL for me
Cracking insight best kept away from the wife's prying eyes!!! After all, we all know how dangerous a rusty pre-cleaner can be so a replacement is a must 😄. I was brought up on a farm running Fords and although we never had one, I loved and still do really like the 7610 with the super Q cab !
Great video! Best tractor from that time for me is the 8210 with the Q cab. Nice proportioned tractor, good horsepower, minimal electric and it hasn't got the electronic dash!
For me there's a fewa few to choose from, but I think it has to be a Deutz DX110 4wd. Tweaked pump and wide tyres it used to pull like a train!! You didn't need air con with one of them - just keep the front and back windows open!!! Always enjoy your vids - keep up the good work 👍👍
Hi mucker, great video.the 1980 John Deere 3130,would be the tractor for me.my father drove one,and it was the very first tractor I learned to drive on.
I always fancied a 3000 series when I was younger, never been in one though, I probably liked it because I was given a leaflet at a show and read it cover to cover!
1980 massey 240. Why? Because I had the opportunity to buy it with a genuine 460 hours on it. It was previously a grass mower with brackets for a belly mount and was offered with grass tyres. The story goes it was ex mod stationed on Gibraltar air field but I have yet to find actual proof of that. It now lives in semi retirement being occasionally used with a transport box for moving the odd sheep or logging jobs. It's only fault was needing a new fuel tank as bits of shite got into the pump. It's a beautiful thing.
Great video again mucker.. Choked on my tea at the portion where you said you could do the paint job.. Brilliant👍.. Can't get past the 7610 column shift was a tad ropey but god could she pull and she could make the taarup precision chop sing..
I’d go for a 2WD 8210, just like the one I passed my tractor test on ‘back in the day’. That was an ‘83 / A-plate, with the reverse pattern gearshift - left and down for first, forward from there for second and so on.
It wouldn’t win many popularity contests but for me it would be a zetor 10145 with the Duncan cab. When I was 16 my father owned one, it had its faults the gearbox took some mastering and when the brakes warmed up you had none but when you pushed the lever forward at the steering wheel to knock it up to 40k it felt like you were doing 60mph and with little to no brakes it left life interesting but would still love one back in the yard.
Great video as always chap👍🏻 I think for me it would have to be one of the late County tractors something like a 1474, mostly because my earliest childhood tractor memories are of my dad driving a County in a sand quarry near Charing in Kent and being totally in awe of what was at the time an absolute monster of a tractor. Sadly the prices of even really rough Countys are now way above my price range so I’m not likely to ever own one but the contribution made to British and worldwide agriculture by County and other 4wd conversion companies like them really is in my mind somewhat under appreciated.
Fantastic video prices for item are creeping up at the moment. I would love an 8210 super q cab brilliant tractor in there day and ever so popular round here in Essex many farms run then when I was younger.
great video, certainly not a cheap hobby for sure , will you be fitting front mudguard’s on her at some point ,never sure if they were standard or not on fords of that age . my classic, our old MF 698t swb, was a real pocket rocket,would on one given the chance any day ,dealt with everything we needed from it with ease,and was great in the yard being a swb
Don't know if you class it as a "real" tractor, but a Ford 1500 would be ideal for looking after a few acres at the stables and small enough to live in the storage tent we have.
Oddly enough, I'd love to have a Ford 1000 to 2000 series. I drove a1900 diesel for a few years at a park district I worked at in the 80s. Loved that tractor!❤️
Enjoy watching the video and learning more about Classic tractors but unfortunately I cart tell you mine because I was only 8years old in 1990 so cart remember much about wot was about then
Good stable of classic tractors, the right ones better than money in the bank. Case ih/David brown 1394 75 ish hp but pookie wee bugger pulled like a small train. My Dad pulled a 12 dump trailer with ours brakes in the spool that was Good crack. We had a mf 390 at the same time I'd pick the 1394 over it every time.
Lord Muck ,I would love to have a Ford 4600 bubble cab . My uncle used to have one and I remember summer holidays that seemed to go on forever in a good way helping with the harvest . Grain and straw carting with one . Such memories,he had an old Ransomes 802 combine ,that used to chug on and on too .
Would love a Leyland 604 (harvest gold) to sit next to my 602, that’s about the stage after your 7810, it’s already apart and I’m moving forward with her. Obviously I’d love a Marshall 100. But that’s lottery time 💰💰🙈😆
Really enjoyed that video mucker, thanks for doing it. I know my way round a motor but not tractors so I found it rally interesting and informative. I guessed £500 on that exhaust, £876 is nuts!
Best tractor would be a 1982 fw 60, always wanted one but the closest I've got is watching one at a plough match and trying to explain to a uninterested wife that it's the dogs bollocks of tractors, chunky was more interested in the burger van. Keep up the great and informative vids, kick the old fud weasel and do well 👍
I think modern tractors are for contractors, classic tractors are great for farmers and collectors for investments or a hobby, I run a fleet of classics and get told by modern tractor owners that I should buy a new one 🙄. I really couldn’t care less for a new one, just because a tractors new doesn’t mean it doesn’t break down.
Great post it's going to be nice build its one of the best project 7810's I've seen in a while most are to knackered to salvage 👍if I had a choice I would have my dad's old1985 Massey 240 back got plenty of memories of happy times 👌
I was lucky enough fulfil my childhood ambition to own a Deere, I now own a 1985 JD 2140, 4wd, SG2 cab. Still a useful tractor for a lot of jobs and if you can offset some of the costs involved with maintaining a classic by doing some work with it, happy days!
I would have many tractors from the 80’s ranging from Valmet, Massey, Deere, Case and Fendt but since I like being a little Different; the classic tractor I would love to own would be a Same Hercules 160. Not very common but they were a strong tractor, mainly for cultivations. They were also used in forestry around Europe due to their weight, high torque and low maintenance.
The real cost is quite Deere, not unafFORDable, a CASE of FENDTing the spare brass and even at INTERNATIONAL level going on trips to NEW HOLLAND with an old MASSEY could be a steep MUIRHILL to climb. However, STEYERing on the subject I believe you don't need to be as rich as Catherine ZETOR Jones or have an Aston Martin DAVID BROWN 7 in the garage to visit mount Kubota in Japan with your old McCormick! My brain is hurting melody, please forgive me!
I have great memories of the Chamberlin 4480 on duels fully weighted and water in the tyres. The most honest tractor I have ever operated. I wish the Harvest gold Leylands came to Australia because I would have to rate them if they are as good as the 272 and 270 I own.
A favourite of mine has got to be in that era the Ford TW15 Force 2, lovely looking machines with stacks of power but without the hugeness of the 25 and 35, well layed out mechanically and make a wonderful sound, and despite the crash gearbox, like most Fords of that era once you got it right was a nice strong box to use.
Fantastic video Mucker!! I’m with you the 8210 was one of the best tractors of the late 80s-90s but at that time I was driving a 4450 JD nice tractor that. Fenland Rob
Great video mucka. For me would be a gen2 4610. We had one was such a amazing work horse. old girl just lasted and lasted like yours was getting rough around the edges. Had the opportunity to buy old girl but buying my first house had to let her go. But I still keep an eye out just in case she pops back up
The classic tractor I’d like to own is a 1990 case fwd 7150 magnum. The reason for this is it’s the first tractor I ever drove, it’s for nostalgia reasons. I am loving the videos! Really informative I am learning a lot through watching it. I have done classic cars and always fancied the step up to tractors, also have the real itch to do a classic lorry.
Lord Muck, i would love to re own at John Deere 3040 2wd sg2 cab, i bought a X reg one as a toy back in 2003 but it soon got me going with my own contracting business, i used it for arable work and then put it on a hedge cutter and served me well for 6 years, put 5000 hrs on it and sold it for £500 more than i bought it for, the one regret is selling it, would love to own one again (currently have a JD 2450 as a toy) but long for a 3040, true power of the 80's everyone says you need 4wd, i managed fine with 2wd in the floods of 2008, its a case of drivers and screw drivers! keep up the good work, i love your channel
