Cumbrian Hay 2024. Baling hay the classic Massey way with 2wd MF 3070 & MF 224 baler.
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- A completely by chance find and one I definitely wasn’t expecting on while on my travels during a very busy day filming in late July.
While filming the Same Silver 105 and MF 224 baler video that a posted a couple of weeks ago working door in the adjacent field was a delightful two-wheel-drive MF 3070 and again an MF 224 baler.
The 32-year-old MF 3070 was in beautiful condition, definitely one of the nicest MF 3000 series tractors I have ever seen (very stylish when the came out in late 1986 and still very stylish today) and is now a very rare machine especially in 2wd build and certainly up here in Cumbria. The 1980s MF 224 baler was working very well and was identical to the one working in the next field, definitely an unexpected coincidence coming across two in one day, never mind working within a stone’s throw of each other.
Also working in the same field but this time with big square hay bales were a 25-year-old Merlo P35.7 EVT loading the bales and a JCB Fastrac 2140 on trailer duties. I haven’t come across this size or type of Merlo before but it was a very tidy and looked a strongly built machine. Meanwhile the JCB would have been an ideal tractor for road haulage trailer work as I believe the farm was some distance away.
Filmed in Cumbria 31st July 2024.
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Great rural scene of the best time of year, harvest time, the 3070 looks great, the massey baler is eating up those decent rows, very nice video David, cheers Steve . 👍🚜
@@B1066agri
Thanks Steve. A great setup to film and watch this one. Cheers David
The 3070 is an absolute beauty
It certainly is David, has to be one of the nicest Massey 3000s I’ve ever seen. Cheers, David.
The 3070 is an absolute diamond, clearly someone who takes immense pride in their work and kit.
@@WoodtownVideos
Definitely and a lovely tractor (and baler) to be proud of owning.
Great video. We also have a Massey 224 baler,and it is a superb machine! Congratulations on your harvest. Very best wishes.
@@philiplewis7252
Oh they’re great balers Philip and still a few along with the older 120/124/128s still working well in the area. Would be a popular baler when they were new alongside the International balers which again there’s still quite a few working. Can’t beat hay time, great to see the tradition being kept alive in the fields. Many thanks for the kind words Philip and taking the time to comment. Cheers, David.
@davidwinthrop7077 They are indeed! Thank you for your reply, and my kindest regards and best wishes to you and your Family.
Great video as always
@@kenwood8665
Thanks Rick. One of my favourites I’ve filmed this year so really pleased you enjoyed it too. Cheers, David
Another great video.
@@stewartstamper409
Thanks Stewart, pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers, David
Its hard to beat the red paint 🙂
@@paulthompson8467
Yes indeed Paul especially when it’s as bright and vibrant as this one! Cheers, David
Beautiful 3070! Credit to its owner.
@@davew6170
It certainly is David on both counts. I’d be proud if I owned that beauty! Cheers, David.
Wonderful!
@@balmesh
A lovely outfit Alan.
Good afternoon David on this fine day. Now that was a sweet haymaking video, with that excellent MF 3070 looking right at home. It sure was packing what looked like a pretty heavy crop judging by the full pick up reel and number of strokes to a bale from that equally excellent MF 244 baler. Would be interesting to see this same footage in black & white to give it an even more aged look. The only slight give away of age was a little bit of rust on the front weights, otherwise a quick wash and you could take her to a tractor show. I have only ever operated a Merlo once (Cant remember the model but was construction spec) and found it a very good piece of kit. Never had the pleasure of operating a JCB Fastrac but that 2140 also looked very tidy too. Watching the baler and the stour coming from the nice dry crop, reminded me of being on a diamond sledge stacking bales and not being able to see for dust and also doing my best to stay on the thing especially when the tractor would lurch on a gear change, but hey, those were the days. Hope you have had a good week David and thanks for the video. Cheers, Fraser.
@@frasermathers2287
And a good afternoon to you too Fraser from a sunny Cumbria (although you couldn’t say that about it yesterday!) Oh that MF 3070 is a beauty, still very stylish after all these years. I remember a farmer friend bought a brand new 2wd MF 3060 in about 1990 (god I was still in my 20s then!) and I thought now that is a smart tractor and I still admire the styling on the 3000 series today which in my opinion was way ahead of its time. Yes a dry, heavy crop but the MF 244 baler coped well and didn’t miss a beat ! Umm, black & white, you’ve given me an idea there (you’ll probably be after commission now for coming up with the idea 🤣🤣), I sometimes convert my still photos to b&w and it gives them a nice effect and as you say that very slight surface rust on the weights lets you know the 3070 is over 30 years old but that might win it top prize in the originality section! I’ve neither operated a Merlo telehandler or a Fastrac (we have a JCB Loadall and Volvo loading shovels at work) but they seem very good machines as their popularity proves. It was a very dry and dusty crop, I can imagine the dust sticking to a sweaty Fraser too back in the day but that day was perfect hay making weather, I was very busy running around everywhere and have one more video from the day that hopefully you’ll enjoy to post. It’s been a busy week at work Fraser, 60 hours by the end of today with my one Saturday of the month half shift tomorrow so I’ll be ready for a rest over the rest of the weekend because it’ll soon be Monday again! Take care my friend, hope you have a great weekend too and I’ll speak to you soon. Cheers, David.
@@davidwinthrop7077 Come on David, what do you mean probably be after commission, as a Scotsman, I definitely will be 🤣. Yeah I was not a pretty sight after a days baling and at 12y/o, I was not wise enough to realise that everyone else (intentionally)skipped out saying they could not keep up, but I would keep up. I think you deserve your time off David. Cheers, Fraser.
@@frasermathers2287
I’m ready for it Fraser but knowing the better half she’ll have a few jobs for me to fill my time in while she’s at work on Sunday! I don’t mind though because it keeps the peace! 😀
@@davidwinthrop7077 A wise man keeping the better half happy. Have a nice weekend David.
@@frasermathers2287
And you too Fraser. Take care my friend.
Great video as always the good old days we didn't have a flat 8 it was all done by hand built by hand into 21s
I remember stacking the same way David, 21s for the bale squezzer to come and pick the stack up. Remember it had to go my uncles Fordson Super Major because it used to make the front wheels of the 35x lift off the ground! Thanks as always David, cheers Dave
@@davidwinthrop7077 Yep the good old days wish I could do it all over again it would be cool to meet up sometime soon you're welcome 😊
@@davidprentice7861
And me too David as I’ve lots of happy memories of those years gone by and being able to get out and film the great machinery round Cumbria reminds me of those happy days. That would be great to meet up and have a crack as I’m sure we’d both enjoy that. Hopefully that might happen sometime in the future. Always good to hear from you my friend, cheers, David.
@@davidwinthrop7077 Looking forward to meeting up sometime soon great chatting with you to my friend keep the great videos coming 😀👍
@@davidprentice7861
I do my best David
Perfektní! 👍👍👏
@@frantisekleiterman2082
As always thank you my friend. Pleased you enjoyed the latest video Frantisek. Cheers, David.
Great video, are Massey 128 baler never went that quick! Is the 3070 on 16-38 wheels?
@@michaelbambed7260
Thanks Michael, no bad thing if it’s running a little bit slower, I never complained when I was younger and had to keep up stacking behind before my uncle got a bale sledge! You’re right with the wheel diameter definitely a 38 rim but they’ve been upgraded to 540/65s with the 10.00x16 fronts. Looks the part on them though. Cheers, David.