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Post by **Minerva** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:57 am

Looks good! That's a really nice view.

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:36 pm

i drive that road nearly every day
if you lot want more scenic pics i can get them
thats just the thursden valley

and my tractors sprung a nasty oil leak from the final drive

Computron · Post by **Computron** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:13 am

ouch that's not good dirge. while driving? did anything break? great pics BTW

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:25 am

nothing broke

its just the type of oil i put in wasnt thick enough for this kind of heat we are having so liquid grease it is

my new slogan = BNS trading

Bodge it N Scarper

seriously though it is my own fault for using 15 - 40 oil insted of liquid grease cause it was cheaper

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:09 pm

i fixed the oil leak by filling the final drive with liquid grease it has the consistency of treacle

i also fixed the brakes so i can stop before i crash into the pond

all i need now is to wire the dashboard

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:15 pm

the commanders going to kill me

those are oversize tyres

Correct, your day of reckoning is close at hand. You are in for the mother of all dressing downs at AA son...

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:21 pm

hey they were cheap oversize tyres

and even you have to admit they make it look good

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:24 pm

I can't deny it makes them look good.

How much are they normally?

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:30 pm

about £500 for a set of oversizers i got these for £300

they were cheap because i know the tyre dealer very well and he owed me a favour

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:34 pm

An excellent price Dirge, the tractor looks the part with them.

Grimlock · Post by **Grimlock** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:59 pm

It looks like you are doing a very good job of it.

My only complaint is that you took it out on the road ..... WITHOUT BRAKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:05 am

who needs brakes

* looks around to see if cm is listening *

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:59 am

Dirge1 wrote:who needs brakes

* looks around to see if cm is listening *

C.M. IS BLOODY LISTENING!!!!!

Primus help you at Auto-Assembly. No brakes, are you mad?? What if something had happened to you?

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:10 pm

this tractor has that wondeful thing called engine braking

if i take my foot of the gas the engine does all the braking for me

it works cause the fuel pump stops feeding the injectors so much fuel and so the engines rpm slows down therefore so does the tractor

What if something had happened to you?

i never even gave that a thought

are you mad??

completely

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:23 pm

Saints preserve us!! Kath, we need to have a quiet chat about him.

Dirge · Post by **Dirge** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:30 pm

a somewhat sad ending to this tractors story happened today

i sold it at auction and the hammer fell at £2000 GBP

this tractor and i have been through some good ( and bad

and sad

) times

i know its not the done thing to grow attached to a machine ...

but yes ...

there was a tear in my eye as the hammer fell and it made its way out without me at the helm

i just hope its new owner takes as much pride in it as i did

it never let me down and its the one tractor that stood up to everything i dished out to it

farewell SBT 867N

Roadbuster · Post by **Roadbuster** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:10 pm

I understand why it went to auction and know what you're pursuing. Hopefully you'll be able to land the tractor of your dreams soon and this portion will help finance that dream.

Good luck bud.

Post by **Minerva** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:03 am

I second that. Good luck Dirge.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:05 pm

hard times are harsh. I have been going through them for the past 3 1/2 years. I know how you feel.

But you got a bright future ahead of you. Is there even any land to drive a tractor in Denmark?

Bumblebee · Post by **Bumblebee** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:30 pm

for his and the tractors sake lets hope not

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