Glad you found it mate...i have always liked the Claeys combines as farmer in village who dad worked for ran an M103 for a number of years, rare to find the smaller M80...shame that one couldn't be saved.
Hi Richard. Good to hear from you again. We had a 63 Bamford Claeys m103 and also a 64 which was badged as a Bamford Clayson m103. Ours both had Ford 6 cylinder engines and were 10 foot cut. The fuel tank was on the near side. This machine you have found looks smaller( m80?). The rear panels on the 63 machine was embossed from the inside on our machine. I can’t remember about the 64 machine. I did drive it in 65 and 66 harvest. It was a good machine with high output for the time and very reliable. Two of us used to cut 6-700 acres and our land was quite spread out in separate blocks so there was quite a lot of roadwork. The 64 machine had lights and indicators. They didn’t use much fuel and would run for about 10 hours on 27 gallons of diesel!
Be a good parts machine for someone, engine is probably salvageable - hopefully not much water has got inside (pipe missing off the intake manifold). Great seeing what is still laying around and have been forgotten. Happy Birthday for later in the week!
Good video Richard. I remember one of those in the middle of a field near Corfe Castle. Needless to say it has been moved on now. Have you got plans for your Gleaners this summer? It'll be good to see some videos of them in action again
Hi Richard, that Claeys was an interesting find (in the first initial shots I thought it was New Holland/Clayson ---- (they took over Claeys in 1967 I think), going by the colour), we've had a few of the later (and bigger) New Hollands through (we have a part dismantled 103, no engine but most of the chassis and header (12 or 14 foot cut can't remember without going to look) including belts and pulleys if someone decides to save that machine), they along with Laverda/Fiat Agri are very popular in Asian/African countries as they are mechanical not hydraulic or electronic so easily repairable and these places love that they have Ford, Perkins or Iveco mechanical diesels that are cheap and easy to rebuild/repair. The Bamford markings you found on the Claeys was probably because Bamfords were major combine dealers (they also sold Laverda/Fiat agri --- our main bread & butter export business) and in later years they offered all the above in enclosed cab forms with the cabs being built for them by Cabcraft.
Brilliant find Richard, good to see you back posting..
Yes its good to find something interesting
Glad you found it mate...i have always liked the Claeys combines as farmer in village who dad worked for ran an M103 for a number of years, rare to find the smaller M80...shame that one couldn't be saved.
Everything is possible but unfortunately this one is way past economic repair. Im glad you like.
Hi Richard. Good to hear from you again. We had a 63 Bamford Claeys m103 and also a 64 which was badged as a Bamford Clayson m103. Ours both had Ford 6 cylinder engines and were 10 foot cut. The fuel tank was on the near side. This machine you have found looks smaller( m80?). The rear panels on the 63 machine was embossed from the inside on our machine. I can’t remember about the 64 machine. I did drive it in 65 and 66 harvest. It was a good machine with high output for the time and very reliable. Two of us used to cut 6-700 acres and our land was quite spread out in separate blocks so there was quite a lot of roadwork. The 64 machine had lights and indicators. They didn’t use much fuel and would run for about 10 hours on 27 gallons of diesel!
Very interesting thanks.
Be a good parts machine for someone, engine is probably salvageable - hopefully not much water has got inside (pipe missing off the intake manifold). Great seeing what is still laying around and have been forgotten.
Happy Birthday for later in the week!
Yes always worth saving what parts you can if you have space. Thanks for the birthday wishes pal.
Good video Richard. I remember one of those in the middle of a field near Corfe Castle. Needless to say it has been moved on now. Have you got plans for your Gleaners this summer? It'll be good to see some videos of them in action again
Yes hoping to get a couple on the go soon.
Hi Richard, that Claeys was an interesting find (in the first initial shots I thought it was New Holland/Clayson ---- (they took over Claeys in 1967 I think), going by the colour), we've had a few of the later (and bigger) New Hollands through (we have a part dismantled 103, no engine but most of the chassis and header (12 or 14 foot cut can't remember without going to look) including belts and pulleys if someone decides to save that machine), they along with Laverda/Fiat Agri are very popular in Asian/African countries as they are mechanical not hydraulic or electronic so easily repairable and these places love that they have Ford, Perkins or Iveco mechanical diesels that are cheap and easy to rebuild/repair. The Bamford markings you found on the Claeys was probably because Bamfords were major combine dealers (they also sold Laverda/Fiat agri --- our main bread & butter export business) and in later years they offered all the above in enclosed cab forms with the cabs being built for them by Cabcraft.
Yes Bamford bought Allis Chalmers Uk. That was when Gleaners finished in Uk. I definitely prefer the older kit