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Three (or four) very different Majors
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:25 pm
by essex pete
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:27 am
by Brian
The only one to show is the Bray Pete, just a glimpse of the Doe. Who on earth would want to sell a Doe on E-Bay?
Did you get my message asking if you knew of a scrap yard in the area with lots of crawlers?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:32 pm
by Dandy Dave
Is it just me, or was that old Bray Bucket made from an old oil drum
I've seen, and worked a lot of buckets in my life, but most all have had a flat spot on the bottom before they stated to roll upward. Dandy Dave!
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:17 pm
by essex pete
Brian
Did you mean that the other machines do not show on the link?
There should have been a Chaseside crane.
Dandy D. That would be a large oil drum! I would not be too sure of lifting that with any thing other than a very light material. I would of thought a machine of that build/era would have maxed at 1.5t. A fairly rare machine I thought as the later Brays had a styled engine cover and less of the Major skid on view.
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Please see pm Brian
Three(or four) very different Majors
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:01 am
by Kim
I've used buckets like on the Bray as a young fella working on dairy farms. Bedding 100 + holsteins takes a lot of dry sawdust and shavings which is why the use of the oversized buckets. Large volume and light weight material.
Re: Three(or four) very different Majors
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:08 pm
by Dandy Dave
Kim wrote:I've used buckets like on the Bray as a young fella working on dairy farms. Bedding 100 + holsteins takes a lot of dry sawdust and shavings which is why the use of the oversized buckets. Large volume and light weight material.
Hey Kim, We had 90 milker average, and about one hundred Heifers on the family farm . My dad sold it about 4 years ago and moved to Virgina where the taxes are a whole lot cheeper. Good to meet you at the Kent, Connecticut show. Yeah, that looks like a farmer built bucket. Dandy Dave!
Three (or four) very different Majors
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:54 pm
by Kim
Hi Dave. Having seen your handiwork at the Kent show, I think you should share a picture of it with the rest of the forum. Although not strictly Fordson, that digger took some innovative doing.