Ford 9700 with NH550 harvester lifting grass | Silage 1991

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • This footage features a Ford 9700 lifting grass with a New Holland 550 trailed harvester. This was taken during summer 1991 where the harvester was a demonstrator model out of Kennedy's in Ballymena, County Antrim. Some real mix of gear carting in including a Fiat 780DT, Marshall 802, David Brown 1490 and a John Deere 2130 in the distance. This has been one of our favourite finds so far - what a fleet! This gear was used by J Millar & Son contractors back in the day in the Braid Valley, County Antrim.
    Credit: J Millar.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 44

  • @tw20turbo
    @tw20turbo Рік тому +4

    Jack's 97 was legendary. Maby one of the largest machines in the Braid back then. Great footage and sound.

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      Some machine and I think very unusual in the 2wd

    • @hughcarrigan7824
      @hughcarrigan7824 3 місяці тому +1

      Most 97 were two wheel drive, I drove one harvesting with a potting harvester in the 90s on contract it was very reliable.

  • @stuartwarrick6444
    @stuartwarrick6444 Рік тому +1

    Nothing better then a big 2wd Ford we used to run a 2wd tw15 with 5 furrows and a press on pretty tough soil and a7 leg shakerator great machines.

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +2

      Your right, hard to beat! More old stuff to come soon...

  • @MrHYDRO84
    @MrHYDRO84 Рік тому +1

    Cor yeah that 97 is a rare beast and 2wd can't of been many at all, and particularly loving the young lad in the Brown bloody marvellous stuff!

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching. If you know of anyone else with stashes of old tapes let us know. Happy to digitise anything we get.

    • @MrHYDRO84
      @MrHYDRO84 Рік тому

      @@OldSchoolNI You directed me to here through FB this morning, got some old demo tapes here still I think of a particular popular machinery firm now gone.

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  8 місяців тому

      @MrHYDRO84 can you please get in touch via facebook? Would love to hear more about what you've got.

  • @thetwoboyos8366
    @thetwoboyos8366 Рік тому +2

    Very young driver on the 1490...😮
    Good pilot...👍

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Yep living the dream at that age!

    • @garethmarcus4515
      @garethmarcus4515 Рік тому +1

      I think that's denver in the db1490 jacks son he used to lift in the tw15 when I was there

    • @johnscales206
      @johnscales206 Місяць тому +1

      I'd say he is delighted

  • @davidwinthrop7077
    @davidwinthrop7077 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely fantastic video, field full of classic tractors that were only 10-12 years old at most then.

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching as always David. Absolutely class fleet. Just wait to you see the next one!

    • @davidwinthrop7077
      @davidwinthrop7077 Рік тому +1

      @@OldSchoolNI
      Looking forward to that!

  • @davidbrennan3613
    @davidbrennan3613 Рік тому +2

    Absolute class video, perfect footage

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      We enjoyed this one too, some great stuff stashed away on old tapes I'm sure. Thanks for watching.

  • @paulthompson8467
    @paulthompson8467 Рік тому +2

    Just brilliant and very well filmed the ford 9700 in 2wd would have been unusual nice to see the Marshall and the David brown when they were in their prime👍

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed. We can't take credit for the filming as it wasn't us but certainly is impressive - no image stabilisation back then! We just do the work to capture, digitise and restore it. More good stuff to come!

  • @johnearle6667
    @johnearle6667 Рік тому +2

    Great video , love the big Ford

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      Thanks John, 97 very unusual. Don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh

  • @user-rw2um8ro2p
    @user-rw2um8ro2p Рік тому +2

    Great video

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!

  • @croft9046
    @croft9046 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant video 👍🏻🚜💨

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching! More to come

  • @peatoken457
    @peatoken457 Рік тому

    love the David Brown.. my uncle had something similar.. possibly a 1690 but definitely 2wd 🤩..
    and the lovely JD with yellow roof we got a glimsp of at 35sec 🥰

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching, we love seeing the old stuff and triggering memories of the good old days. Yellow roof JD is really going back into history :)

  • @kennethhudson9568
    @kennethhudson9568 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant action memories of the old days

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      glad you enjoyed it. More to come, especially if you like the blue stuff!

    • @kennethhudson9568
      @kennethhudson9568 Рік тому +1

      Brilliant like it 8700 on double chop 7700 and 7000 on trailer duty and John deere on pit duty

    • @kennethhudson9568
      @kennethhudson9568 Рік тому +1

      No video camera then or camera phones lol 😂

  • @millarcontracts
    @millarcontracts Рік тому +2

    Great video
    Proper old school grass
    Do you know anyone driving?

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Thanks lad, I don't personally, but think the 9700 driver still works in Kennedy's?

    • @garethmarcus4515
      @garethmarcus4515 Рік тому +1

      Think that's denver carting in the dB 1490 an think that's Brian fleck in the marshal yeah i remember the guy in the harvester is it william kennedy?

  • @Massey-man
    @Massey-man 5 місяців тому

    As someone who never had anything to do with chopping grass, is it possible to have the trailers collecting on the right of the chopper ? I’m just thinking of the chopper drivers neck and how he would see the spout better that way.

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  5 місяців тому +1

      Aye that's a good point and I think some of the newer models were built that way. Definitely hard on the neck otherwise!

  • @davidbrennan3613
    @davidbrennan3613 Рік тому

    I ve seen an 8700 but didn't know there was a 9700

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому +1

      Yes very unusual round these parts. There was a 4wd option too. Class looking machines.

    • @davidbrennan3613
      @davidbrennan3613 Рік тому +1

      @@OldSchoolNI their is an agri contractor in Kilkenny who back in 1991 had 3 8700 2 wheel drive Fords drawing in silage, they were mighty machines

    • @OldSchoolNI
      @OldSchoolNI  Рік тому

      @@davidbrennan3613 nice, any videos of that knocking about?

    • @davidbrennan3613
      @davidbrennan3613 Рік тому +2

      @@OldSchoolNI not that I know of but if i hear of any footage i will let you know,eddie Byrne agri had a 2100 and a 2200 new holland self propelled harvesters picking up the grass ,he also had a ford 7700 drawing in with the 8700's ,and eddie himself was driving a 312 farmaster pushing up the grass

    • @tadhggibbons3644
      @tadhggibbons3644 4 місяці тому +1

      He is from gowran in co Kilkenny he had all fords 8100s 8700s 8200 goin' better than ever today