David Browns - Good? Bad? What are they?

[@kentkent537]

I have grown up on a dairy farm in Sweden, I was 5 years old when I got to start driving a tractor a David Brown 950(1959) later 880(1969) and 995(1973) so my heart beats a little extra for David Brown tractors.

[@John-jg5dh]

Great tractors in their day. Pioneering in hydraulic loaders, 3 point hitch controls, fuel efficient engines etc.. Definitely made for smaller operations and tighter areas of work. I grew up on them. My dad had a 995, 1210, and I still use the 880 that he bought new in 1968 when I was born! I bought my own 1494 in '85. Sharp looking units too in white. 👍

[@johnnycampbell2719]

David Browns are such neat tractors, i dont see them often in my area unfortunately. But i remember when i was a little tike my grandpa had a DB parts book and i used to love looking thru it with him

[@markhicks9545]

A cool thing about david brown he also made the Aston Martin cars that's why the cars are all dB models

[@lambfarms1]

You know, I’ve heard that, too!

[@goatfarmmb]

in Europe as far as I know they never changed the shaft of the PTO's

[@johnnysharpe3812]

They're awful tractors and you should sell them both to me 😂😂😂 No I love David Brown and the case tractors that are rebadged David Brown tractors. Your really lucky to have the ones you have.

[@lambfarms1]

I sold my 1210 back this fall, but I sure loved it. It just didn’t fit my operation.

[@johnnysharpe3812]

@lambfarms1 yea I forgot you said you were going to sell that one. I've got a 1290, 1490, 1394 case and I really like them