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@@ianwallett7438 It's joined me in being like my younger self 🫣 🪮

Yeah we have a spare blade We were going to change it before the storm but didn't get time

Not really in a rush to sell it, had a few offers over the years on it. Feel free to make one, runs and drives, starts on key, have all panels, need a seat and breaks need attention

Taking the weight of the combine, thankfully no damage in the end to it.

@@georgedoorley5628 Because the old man won't listen 🤦 we all told him to leave it, but also he didn't want us all walking under it to access the chickens as we regularly have to use that way to check them all so bit unsafe.

@@robo919 Yeah it needs alot of work, we thankfully have every panel, but value wise, time to do it wouldn't be cost effective. Will end up with a tidy up before selling on

​@MowersFamilyFarm Yeah, I understand. Hopefully, it will get a restoration later down in its life as Leylands is worth quite a bit nowadays. Stay safe

@@Sambo46 Ah yes not to far from us, we are in letterston, seen that puncheston and over that way lost power hours ago, looks like you might not get power till midday tomorrow 🫣🤦

@@antonyfarming even know it seems extremely windy, has dropped of a touch but still not far off this morning's winds

@@SteveFilby Parker brand, about £80ish on there website, when we moved here 4 years ago we had a Parker brand brush cutter/strimmer and thought it was brilliant, got the chainsaw end of last year and it's been really good 😊

@MowersFamilyFarm thanks for the info on the saw, I've heard the parker stuff is good value for money.hope you get your farm put back together soon. Take care buddy, catch you soon

@@simongleed Thankyou hopefully won't have to risk going out tonight in the dark, hoping everything stays battened down 🫣

@@phillipcleaver7063 thank you for commenting! I will have a read over both comments when I get in later and talk to dad, one hell of a paragraph to soak In, just out experimenting in manual photography which is a headache on its own 🫣 will have a good read through with dad and get back to you, thanks for your help ! 🙏🙂🤞

@@andrewdougal2262 not sure if I posted the final video, turned out most our issues was a simple overtightning of a bolt, can't remember which but it effects the size of the nots that the baler ties, by loosening the bolt it allowed the twine more length to tie the knots.

Yeah think it's going to be the last resort, looking at around £200-£300 for high speed starter, it's turning over alot faster with the earth lead running to the starter.

@@MowersFamilyFarm It’s well worth a go. It could be a tired engine would you rebuild it? An engine kit off agriline doesn’t cost that much. I’d keep going with it. They are a great tractor I’m looking to buy one. 698 with a tb turbo bolted on sounds great.

@martindalelawnlandscaping6660 We know the engine runs as seen it running a when bought and had it running a few times so wouldn't need a rebuild, we did know it had starting issues but hopefully it can be sorted with cheaper options first 🤞 stripped down a 675 engine few years ago, never rebuilt it in the end and still made a profit on the sale.

Thank you! Will aim for injector cracking, diesel filters, and portentially look at the glow plug, and then if to no avail will look at the iskra high speed starters again, yeah at one point we had no smoke not sure why 🤔

@ personally I’d go to the easy start especially if it’s been running before. If you play with too many things you might chase your tail or add more problems in but that’s just me

That seems to be the common reception I've found out on forums 🫣

What cold cranking lamp battery are you using🤔

Drove a 698 for over 5000 hrs and never a problem to start even in the coldest winter up here in Scotland

@@bobpaterson1845 1000a battery, about 6 months old and only used about 15 times 🫣 we recharge it every time we try just to to make sure it's charged enough

Will give the injectors a crack hopefully next week once this ridiculous weather disappears 🫣

when you change filters the perkins motors are hard to get reprimed . you may have to do it 2,3 or 4 times

@@happyglampers9053 Fresh diesel put in last week, even dipped a pipe in off camera and the diesel looked lovely and fresh. Will get onto cracking the injectors next, have fuel filters ready to change but a lovely 3 day weather warning to life so I don't fancy the cold windy weather, that barn gets windy lol 😆

@ Ha! Couldn’t agree more. Not nice working outside on cold machinery! Good luck👌

@@SteveFilby thank you, have the filters now just not the weather to change them 🫣

@MowersFamilyFarm there's no hurry your get there, a four wheel drive tractor will be a good asset to you. Be nice to see the leyland I've got a soft spot for them, I've actually started looking for one. Take care mate

@@SteveFilby Running a week late with an update, I have a few clips recorded but don't think there good enough, 2 year olds been ill so my time outsides been limited alot, hopefully have the Massey running instantly after playing around with wiring again but won't know for sure for few days of testing. Hopefully have something out by the weekend, depends on the weather aswell,

@MowersFamilyFarm no problem, hope the little one is on the mend. When you get time be good to see the massey running, be a good one to keep plus it has a loader. Take care, enjoy your farm.

@SteveFilby Thank you, will aim to get a running video in next hopefully she sticks to starting first time now 🫣was close to buying an iskra fast starting starter motor but looks like might not be needed now 🤞

@@SteveFilby Thank you! Yes I've for the most part ignored them as most highly likely wouldn't even bother servicing there own tractor/or even a car 🤦🫣

@@willtricks9432 sure has and will! Just needs a good bit of time tidying up, started sanding the wheels down for paint, engine starts on the key turned out the stop level wasnt fully disengaged which is why she wouldn't start, new cable on order. Thanks for watching

@@MowersFamilyFarm I have just started tidying a John Deere 2310 my mate has just got. Bit of tin work and needs the PTO disengaging properly. While keeping on top of my 1976, case 674. Cheers

@@darrensafezone yeah doing good mate just ploughing on with the jobs lol 😅

@@oakfarmagricultural506 Exactly it doesn't need 20k spent on it as that's literally relying on others to do all the work. Doing the work ourselves if we didn't count time as a cost which we don't as it's not a business thing then it's going to owe anywhere between £600-£1000 (welding, panels, paint, prep work, service costs etc) that's allowing for anything that could go wrong during, she's now starting off the key, this video was yesterday, the stop level isn't fully going over which is why she wasn't starting 🤦🫣noticed this morning it was half way over which is why she's chuffing in the video 🤣 But yeah she's had all terminals etc cleaned, battery fully recharged over night, will order a new stop cable as it's not retracting when pulled, and shes good to go. But will focus on the repairs next, already sanded/flated down two front wheels today as well, need to the rears next and get them painted. We've got the sheet metal now for welding and I got myself a new welding mask so I don't have to watch/learn in dad's old 1980s things that are like concrete on your head and so heavy lol. But yeah check out those tiktok comments if your on there and you'll see what I mean by them, it's like none of them can see past a bit of maintenance and repairs that need doing but most there profiles are filled with brand new John deers, claas, new Holland etc 🤦

I spent 20k on a 3070 that was in similar condition to this. Its concourse now but it was a nightmare

@@frankmurray7830 Guess it depends what sort of condition your after, and if you put in the time or someone else. Just needs to be reasonably tidied up, estimation is around £600-£1000 to tidy it, doing everything ourselves and not charging for time

Still got the blinkers on 🫣 Talk more 💩 than a cow can produce.

Time constraints but I've managed to free up quite a bit of time, started stripping her down, flatting paintwork, got the engine starting on the key, going to nibble away at jobs over the coming weeks, and profit! I will post figures up whenever she's sold id that's 1 year or 10 lol David brown will be up for sale soon which will be netting 4 figure profits. This Massey will be 2-3x the dB profit

@@SteveFilby Will post up if he ever decides to advertise it, think he wants to tidy the cab up a little.

@MowersFamilyFarm okey dokey, thanks for getting back to me

@@oakfarmagricultural506 yeah it's covered in a mixture of cow and bird crap 🫣 thankfully the cabs still in a repairable stage as the main structure of it is solid as you say and no roof leaks either, gave it a clean today and other than a small 10cm patch of rust on the roof it's all still pretty good on the top of the cab.

@MowersFamilyFarm it make a really useful tractor with being 4wd especialy for the arable work youll now be doing, I imagine itll be a great ploughing tractor

@@SteveFilby will hopefully be knocking out weekly videos on her for a little while 🤞thanks for watching 💪

@MowersFamilyFarm hello again, do you still have the leyland I've lost track

@@SteveFilby yeah still got the Leyland

@MowersFamilyFarm any updates on the leyland, is she a keeper or will you move her on.hope you don't mind me asking.

@SteveFilby 50/50 tempted to just put the panels on I've sourced and sell as she is, or just sit on her as she's not costing anything to sit on and doesn't owe me much, and saves sitting on cash or money in bank that i don't need lol 🫣 hidden house depo sitting in assets.

Yeah the 600 series are prone to rot unfortunately

The method used to construct the cab is what made them rot out - made of pressed steel panels, following car manufacturing practices, to produce what is known as a monocoque structure. And you're correct - they did indeed use Waxoyl in the cavities between the formed panels to reduce corrosion, again following car practices, where it was a common occurrence to put Waxoyl into the sills. The MF 698 was the last MF tractor to use the Perkins 4-318 engine - actually 4-3182 in this instance - an improved version, but too little, too late. The previous version of the engine was notorious for head gasket issues, both in the MF 1080 and MF 595 tractors - both built at Beauvais, in France. The MF 698 and its 4 - 3182 engine were consigned to history around the mid 80s, and replaced with the 698T, which sported a turbo'd 4 - 236 engine. This was done to achieve commonality of parts across the range and have fewer stand alone parts that had little commonality with anything else, the 4 - 318 /2 engine being one of them. As anyone who lived through the 80s will know, it was an horrendous time financially for all tractor manufacturers, but particularly MF and IH.

@@jamesbarbour8400 great reply .

@@anthony342 thanks very much - big MF fan myself, but that Perkins 4 - 318 engine was a nightmare ! When working as it should, apparently it was a right stump puller but sadly those instances were few and far between.

@@jamesbarbour8400 my old boss still has a 595 mk 2 . used to go like stink back in the day . had been a good tractor . had engine work done to it

@@MJADoingStuff hope all is well across the pond buddy 🙏 very good starter, hopefully get a video up next week, have a good weekend 🔥

Thank you, yeah she needs a bit of tidying up ill hopefully get a video of her running next week, the hydraulic pipe leaks way to much when we start her, should have a new pipe start of next week

@@richardleigh1762 must have the blinkers on still 🫣 easy project with an engine that starts on the key, already looks alot tidier with a wash and started wire brushing surface rust.

Lovely tractor 🚜 had a 698t loved it except for the tin worms if you are going to touch it up twill be a great tractor

⁠@@MowersFamilyFarm just came across this, its a wonderful find, no expense should be spared to restore it to its original condition. An absolute goldmine of a tractor.the guy with the woolly hat has just the right attitude towards it, i just hope the previous driver/farmer has been greasing it on regular occasions.

@@glyndavies591 sure would be! On a side note hopefully a certain red tractor arrives by this weekend, if so I'll do a proper edited video on it 🫣

@@elginsparrowhawk7203 I never managed to get any footage of him ploughing although he's on about ploughing up a bit more of the field yet so I'll try time in my day to fit around recording if so

Oh also 🚜🫣

@@major-skull-gaming busy busy!

I'm surprised he wants to sell it! Best cultivated I've seen him get, big red announcement by next week 🫣

@MowersFamilyFarm they are good cultivators althought not idea if youve got stoney ground because they often dig stones up. Ooo new tractor time?

@oakfarmagricultural506 🚜🚜🚜🚜 🫣🤫🤫

Thanks, just lack of time to crack on with it, owes me a grand (after parts) and hasn't deteriorated anymore in the 2 years I've had it so just leaving It sat for now. Only needs a new seat, new floor, breaks freeing off, and all the panels refitting (some neeed tidying up) but so have them all.