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On first look, it does not look that big but the fact it has a Ford 4 pot and the axles look substantial suggests it is certainly more than 3 ton model. Useful gear box set up as well. I am guess a late 70s/early 80s model?

Looks like you might have other "interesting" machines languishing! Thanks for posting.

I think there are still a few of that era of New Hollands running on smaller mixed farms with small fields and narrow lanes. Here, on the more arable orientated farms, of Essex and East Anglia, the combines (and everything else) have just got bigger and bigger. When I worked as a student over 40 yea...

XS650 wrote:Thanks Jeremy.
If the man who wrote the book on Hymac says 181 thats good enough for me !
Was asked the question over on IMCDB where I am considered the British plant man
Looks odd in red.

Craig

Perhaps the rest of the fleet were Poclain!

Has the boom an extra pivot or is it a slide out job? How do you know that is a Dorman? Not doubting our Hymac expert, just asking.

A PITA!

I would think a 15w/40 would help keep up oil pressure in warmer weather on an old engine. I still use mineral oil in more recent build engines.

Jeremy Rowland wrote:

essexpete wrote:

mechman wrote:Hi all
Unusual bucket arrangement on the tracked loader, second last pic.
Norm.

Looking at the bucket teeth, it must load over?

It does look like it loads over, bet the operator had a sore neck after a shift on that.

Jeremy

Proper nasty but better than a shovel!

mechman wrote:Hi all
Unusual bucket arrangement on the tracked loader, second last pic.
Norm.

Looking at the bucket teeth, it must load over?

Nice little machine. Quite a lot of Hyundai sold in this part of the UK by Ernest Doe.