Yes I remember the morning of 16th October 1987. The Hurricane hit us hard on the Suffolk / Essex coastal area. I went out in the early hours to rescue a tractor cover, off my vintage tractors in back garden. Roofing slates whistling down around me off the house roof. I have never experienced wind like it since. The woodland at the bottom of the garden, was carnage. Trees felled like match sticks. I had taken a Ford 7600 home from work the night before, that was normal. My father worked on the neighbouring farm. We spent days clearing trees from roads etc. Our electricity was off for 2 weeks at home, telephone telephone 7 days !!! Certainly saw some memorable sights and events. Used most of my nine lives, if i were a Cat. Sadly didn't take enough pictures though.
Morning Micheal, thanks for sharing your journey with us Your passion for machinery shines through for sure Your love of your journey and the machines, that let's face it, made you who you are today is abundantly clear I am really looking forward to the JCB journey, the nostalgia as you strip it back and breath fresh life into it Still not sure if I want to see a conservation project or a restoration Wonder if you know yet Keep up the great work Oh n your story on dexta matches mine with MF135 only it was at my uncle's farm, but I'd have been 6 or 7 Take care Geoff
Your grandparents really gave you a great start in life ,buying the greenhouse and letting you drive at such a young age,all has stood to you as you grew your business from thatfirst jcb
I’m 19 and work 5 days a week milking cows 5.30am - 6.30pm for another farmer, look after our beef cows and sheep every day, and do contracting with my own tractor in any spare time. Young people still can work hard, you’ve got no choice if you want to afford anything.
I have a good chuckle at my 20 year old grandson coming home “knackered” from a shift from his 35hr week. I’ve been self employed all my life and your working day was decided by Joe much you had to get through.
Yours is a modern Dexta - it has a handbrake!!! The one my Father bought new was one of the very first, in 1957, also fitted with a pickup hitch, the main tractor on the farm until about 1968 when he bought a used Nuffield 10/60. I eventually sold the Dexta in 1989, still running, on its 2nd engine but unsteerable due to the well known steering box issue.
Hi Michael your life reminds me so much of my life. Mine interest in diggers started in 1969 watching a guy with a cat d 8 doing land clearance pushing out trees and bushes it was on the wills estate at miserden making new fields I got well with him as my gran new him it was great just sitting next to him wile he was working from then on I never looked back when I was 14 my school helped the kids in the bottom grade find some work experience one day a week I found myself a place working for a tree surgery and clearance firm who had two jcb 3d a ih drot and a mf 130 and a ford 4000 this in 1977,78 they learnt me so much on how to operate the machines and maintain them I went on work in the forest industry I the UK and France and eventually in Denmark where I am now retired but I still have contact with the guy that helped in my career as a forestry machine operater when I was on work experience, I left school with no exams but I had my head and my hands my teachers all said I think with my hands which I still do today you don't need exams and bits of paper to get on in life, you make me feel proud that you a bit hard work never us ,best wishes for the future with your business, roy Denmark.
I remember when i was 16 pulling wild oats for weeks my dad would say well you are doing that you are not doing anything else and he was right it teaches you discipline something lacking nowadays 😢
I remember the hurricane well, worked just over 3 months clearing up , gaggle of ford tractors & trailers , sanderson teleporter and a cat 225 digger with a grab fitted
I remember Michael I in Holland when great storm I was truck driving then I was 33 years old waiting 12 hrs in Zeebrugge for a ferry ⛴️ ... I do remember the JCB 3c before truck driving I worked for roe roads civil engineering horsmonden
It's great what you can do with hard graft the young one now don't know how will off they are they don't want or need to work .with the odd exceptions. As my dad says have to is a good master .if you want to get on in life get your finger out and get on with it he's right can't beat a bit of hard graft .mabby some day your old 3cII will get it's concrete plinth next to your pond 👍🤘
Wasn't the 3c a dream to operate compared to the massey 65 based diggers, two levers as opposed to four. My uncles had them way back starting in the early 70s. Was operating a 3d at 16.
A powerful storm ravaged many parts of the UK in the middle of October 1987. With winds gusting at up to 100mph, there was massive devastation across the country and 18 people were killed. Googled it 😅 before I edited the video 👍🏻
Yes I remember the morning of 16th October 1987. The Hurricane hit us hard on the Suffolk / Essex coastal area. I went out in the early hours to rescue a tractor cover, off my vintage tractors in back garden. Roofing slates whistling down around me off the house roof. I have never experienced wind like it since. The woodland at the bottom of the garden, was carnage. Trees felled like match sticks. I had taken a Ford 7600 home from work the night before, that was normal. My father worked on the neighbouring farm. We spent days clearing trees from roads etc. Our electricity was off for 2 weeks at home, telephone telephone 7 days !!! Certainly saw some memorable sights and events. Used most of my nine lives, if i were a Cat. Sadly didn't take enough pictures though.
Morning Micheal, thanks for sharing your journey with us
Your passion for machinery shines through for sure
Your love of your journey and the machines, that let's face it, made you who you are today is abundantly clear
I am really looking forward to the JCB journey, the nostalgia as you strip it back and breath fresh life into it
Still not sure if I want to see a conservation project or a restoration
Wonder if you know yet
Keep up the great work
Oh n your story on dexta matches mine with MF135 only it was at my uncle's farm, but I'd have been 6 or 7
Take care
Geoff
What a great watch. You must be proud of what you have built. A True You Tube Hero. 👏👏👏👏
Look forward to seeing your old JCB running 👍
That was some greenhouse Michael. That £90 back then would be equivalent of about £750 today, thanks for yet another great video
Get the JCB restored Michael
Your grandparents really gave you a great start in life ,buying the greenhouse and letting you drive at such a young age,all has stood to you as you grew your business from thatfirst jcb
I’m 19 and work 5 days a week milking cows 5.30am - 6.30pm for another farmer, look after our beef cows and sheep every day, and do contracting with my own tractor in any spare time. Young people still can work hard, you’ve got no choice if you want to afford anything.
That’s great to read well done you. It’s nice to see someone have drive and enthusiasm
Another cracking video,I remember repairing agri buildings after the hurricane in 87,brilliant memories of putting up farm buildings👍
I have a good chuckle at my 20 year old grandson coming home “knackered” from a shift from his 35hr week. I’ve been self employed all my life and your working day was decided by Joe much you had to get through.
Great video Michael. You can hold your head up with pride.
Great video again Michael I worked on Farms picking stones on my own and then picking wild oats on my own in the 80’s and weeding beat.
Yours is a modern Dexta - it has a handbrake!!!
The one my Father bought new was one of the very first, in 1957, also fitted with a pickup hitch, the main tractor on the farm until about 1968 when he bought a used Nuffield 10/60. I eventually sold the Dexta in 1989, still running, on its 2nd engine but unsteerable due to the well known steering box issue.
Just go's to prove, hard work does know one, any harm.
Hi Michael your life reminds me so much of my life. Mine interest in diggers started in 1969 watching a guy with a cat d 8 doing land clearance pushing out trees and bushes it was on the wills estate at miserden making new fields I got well with him as my gran new him it was great just sitting next to him wile he was working from then on I never looked back when I was 14 my school helped the kids in the bottom grade find some work experience one day a week I found myself a place working for a tree surgery and clearance firm who had two jcb 3d a ih drot and a mf 130 and a ford 4000 this in 1977,78 they learnt me so much on how to operate the machines and maintain them I went on work in the forest industry I the UK and France and eventually in Denmark where I am now retired but I still have contact with the guy that helped in my career as a forestry machine operater when I was on work experience, I left school with no exams but I had my head and my hands my teachers all said I think with my hands which I still do today you don't need exams and bits of paper to get on in life, you make me feel proud that you a bit hard work never us ,best wishes for the future with your business, roy Denmark.
I remember when i was 16 pulling wild oats for weeks my dad would say well you are doing that you are not doing anything else and he was right it teaches you discipline something lacking nowadays 😢
I remember the hurricane well, worked just over 3 months clearing up , gaggle of ford tractors & trailers , sanderson teleporter and a cat 225 digger with a grab fitted
I remember Michael I in Holland when great storm I was truck driving then I was 33 years old waiting 12 hrs in Zeebrugge for a ferry ⛴️ ... I do remember the JCB 3c before truck driving I worked for roe roads civil engineering horsmonden
Great story’s
Brillant video more of these
Nice story off your start Michael got hat from your on line store today good quality
I was in the USA at the time and on coming in over Gatwick was astonished to see hundreds of big trees all lying flat.
October 1987, missed Ireland for the most part, did a lot of damage to the British electrical grid.
16 pulling seed sugar beet on my own for days and before that stacking straw on my own for days just get on with it, don’t we?
It's great what you can do with hard graft the young one now don't know how will off they are they don't want or need to work .with the odd exceptions. As my dad says have to is a good master .if you want to get on in life get your finger out and get on with it he's right can't beat a bit of hard graft .mabby some day your old 3cII will get it's concrete plinth next to your pond 👍🤘
Wasn't the 3c a dream to operate compared to the massey 65 based diggers, two levers as opposed to four. My uncles had them way back starting in the early 70s. Was operating a 3d at 16.
Hi Michael Nice one Thanks again
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A powerful storm ravaged many parts of the UK in the middle of October 1987. With winds gusting at up to 100mph, there was massive devastation across the country and 18 people were killed.
Googled it 😅 before I edited the video 👍🏻
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