45 Year Old David Brown Tractor Still Earning It's Keep

Putting the hay in the barn before it gets rained on. Case David Brown 885, Massey Ferguson 375, Ingersoll 7020
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The Mac Farms Channel is based on our small family dairy farm in Nova Scotia Canada. We farm approximately 150 acres, and we milk 45-50 cows.
We run mainly Massey Ferguson tractors, our equipment lineup is as follows:
Massey Ferguson 135, 375, 4253, 3070, and 1105. Case/David Brown 885, AGCO White 6710, and Challenger MT465D.

[@dondouglas1321]

I love that old David Brown tractor. Of course, I am 67 years old and appreciate good working tractors.

[@macfarms]

Some of the best tractors there has ever been in my opinion.

[@jankotze1959]

Very very nice Mac, big like for the sound track when fasten the bolt, that was super awesome

[@macfarms]

Hahaha I had a good laugh when I thought of doing that, glad to see people liked it. Thanks for watching Jan.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

The old David Brown still gets it done!! That little Ingersoll Rand could probably move bales too... Probably lift them ok, but packing them around might be a little much for it..

[@macfarms]

LOL yeah it wouldn't be able to lift high enough to stack but she'd have no trouble lifting one off the ground. The hydraulics are almost too strong for it's own good.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@macfarms ya, they didn't short them on hydraulics!!!

[@antonyfarming]

Great to get them in before rain love that Db keep her going 👌👍👍

[@macfarms]

Yes don’t need them getting rained on. Thanks for watching 👍

[@halfpintranch2700]

Great to see the older iron in use! Thanks for sharing !

[@macfarms]

Thanks Bob, the old 885 is a good tractor 👍

[@jeffmckinnon801]

best music on the net

[@macfarms]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@ramkumarchourey9677]

👍👍David Brown

[@GerraldFarms]

She handles the bales good. Have a good one buddy

[@macfarms]

Thanks Jacky, have a good one 👍

[@larsonvalleyfarm]

Good old DB! One of my landlords has a 990 for a toy, mowing field edges, grading his driveway and pulling logs. Handy tractor

[@macfarms]

Yep those 990's were popular here too. Great old tractors though some don't seem fond of them lol.

[@johnosullivan6439]

Hmm... much more than a 'toy', buddy. We had a 990 and it used to pull a 1,000-gallon tank full of slurry and spread it through hilly fields, no problem. Engine-wise yes, by today's standards it's small, but for a 55 horsepower tractor there was no other make of tractor that could compete with it for sheer pulling power.

[@Johndonvan861]

@@johnosullivan6439 was yours a white selectamatic? A ford 4000 wouldnt pull with her anyway

[@johnosullivan6439]

@@Johndonvan861 Yep that's right, a white 990 selectamatic built around 1968/69. Awesome tractor for its 55 hp. A truck skidded off the road beside our house and a neighbor tried to pull it out with a Ford 5000, and couldn't shift it. Our father went out with the DB 990 and pulled the truck out no problem! All those selectamatics were the same, they all punched way above their weight for pulling power - we had a smaller DB 880 (45.5 hp) as well and it too was a great tractor.

[@Johndonvan861]

@@johnosullivan6439 yes the david brown definitely too punch above there weight when it comes to pulling power i have a 64hp 995, i thought your 990 was 58hp. Yes an old man who was very knowledgeable on tractors once siad to me the david brown 880 was the best brown for her size & that the Db 880 was the best engine ever made hard wearing &they had a big radiator they woulded over heat in heavy work

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day thanks for the video the song was a great choice mate.

[@macfarms]

Thanks Murphy!

[@tomglidden7938]

Love those 7020's

[@macfarms]

They are an awesome little tractor, so glad to have it.

[@tomglidden7938]

My father has a 73' Case 646 still runs great today. A lot of power in a little package.

[@macfarms]

Yes they have strong hydraulics, more capable than one would think at first glance. These really don't exist around here, I've only ever seen one come up for sale in the 5 years I was casually looking for one. Eventually I decided I'd have to import one from the US, I wanted a 648 but one thing led to another and I ended up finding this 7020, kind of right place right time. Glad it worked out. Still find myself wanting a 2wd though, I think the 644/646 can turn a little sharper. May have to add to the fleet someday haha.

[@jean-francoislarhantec2410]

Thanks for the video and nice music, you don t leave your new hat 😂

[@macfarms]

Thanks for watching !

[@richmaniscalco201]

nice video Scott! I liked the soundtrack that fit great. I’m back on the island but will be back on the farm in two weeks

[@macfarms]

Thanks Rich, glad you liked it!

[@brentreid7031]

Please don't tell us if that longer probe was a pain in the ass ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Thank you for the video update eh.

[@macfarms]

Hahahaha 🤣 thanks for watching Brent.

[@lucgagnon5241]

I kept following until engine sound was replaced by soft rock music... I own a 1967 DB880. I thought at the time (2012) that it was the best tractor for me to restaure. It reminded me a lot of my young age. But I should bought a DB885. It's still an old machine but there are features on it that are vital like synchro transmission and power steering.

[@macfarms]

You know it's funny, half of people prefer the engine and natural sounds the other half like some music, I make videos that always have a blend of both thinking everyone will be happy. But sure as shit everyone still complains about the half of the video they didn't like. The 885 is nicer than the 880 in a lot of ways but it is a bit lighter tractor, the 885 was more of a replacement for the 780, and I guess the 990 became the next size up when the 880 was eliminated.

[@lucgagnon5241]

@@macfarms Hi. I studied in agriculture. I know tractors a bit but you're right about 780. I was thinking more of the 770 that replaced the 880 to an 885. Engine is pretty much the same. Engine bonnet is bit smaller. It says in tractor spec that 885 is like 300 pounds heavier. Well I think it depends on weight add to it in tires or on rims. We're talking about similar tractors here but the 885 had a better hydraulic, power steering and a waaaaaay better transmission than the 880. It has been a real issue on mine. I bought another 880 with 12 speeds (3 shifters) livedrive and joint the engine of the 6 speeds to it. To finally understand that final drives were mostly responsible for the noise. Mine as the old style wire tipping bucket and loader and I'm so proud of that tractor. I wonder if today's tractors will still exist in 60 years ??? Nope !

[@clintach5081]

How many hours does she have ? I'm pushing 3000 on mine. Love me 885 Clint indiana.

[@macfarms]

Somewhere around 7800 I think give or take.

[@malcolmchapman3032]

How does the 885 compare to the 135? In terms of reliability, fuel use etc. ? Here in uk the 135 is certainly more expensive to buy so the on the face of it the 885 looks a better buy.

[@macfarms]

IMO between the two, the 885 is the better tractor. I guess it is technically a little newer. From a reliability standpoint they are both pretty comparable, I don't think we've really had much trouble out of either tractor over the years, and we had them both since new. They are both easy on fuel, the 885 might burn a little more but I think it would be hard to tell the difference. The 885 does have a little more power, it is a little heavier also, but no less maneuverable. Because of the added weight the 885 seems to have a bit more 3pt capacity. The steering on the 885 seems to hold up better, it's a lot tighter than the 135's, even considering they have similar hours and the 885 has had a loader on it. 885 has better hydraulics, actually our 135 has no remote valve on it at all, but GPM wise I think the 135 has a little better than half the flow of the 885. The 540/1000 PTO on the 885 is nice too, something the 135 doesn't have, but the 135 does have ground drive PTO. 885, or at least ours, has a better transmission than the 135 does. 12/4 vs 8/2, the 135 has no syncronized gear changes, where the 885 has several (1-2, 2-3. 3-2). Ergonomically the 135 is easier to get on and off of, but neither is really great. They are small tractors, and I'm not really a small person. Anyway, that's just a few of the points off the top of my head. I like both tractors, but if I had to choose one it would be the 885.

[@malcolmchapman3032]

@@macfarms Thanks for the reply. Have been thinking an 885 would make a good cheap back up yard tractor.

[@johnosullivan6439]

Speaking from personal experience, the David Brown is a far superior tractor to the Ferguson, certainly in regards to pulling power. The 885 is 47.3 horsepower, the 135 is 45.5 horsepower, but the 885 would pull the 135 round the field. This is confirmed by the tests carried out in Nebraska on both tractors, the results of which are available at TractorData.com .

[@farmerfarmer2801]

It ll be funny when it hits 90 years old and still working lol 26 sets of tires and 40 batterys later only did the clutch twice lol

[@macfarms]

It'll out live me I'm sure. It's hard to believe thats a tractor that's seen 4 generations of my family driving it working on this farm lol.

[@farmerfarmer2801]

@@macfarms lol most massey owners are shocked to see a tractor last 4 generations lol haha i ve never drove the snaller 880 770 or 885s i have a 995 1200 1210 and 1410 and a 1490

[@macfarms]

lol well the MF135 has been here since new too....I wouldn't mind a 995, there is a 4wd one around somewhere I need to track it down. The 12/14's are good tractors too but I was never really struck on the long hoods.

[@farmerfarmer2801]

@@macfarms lol the massey 135s thier because the david brown did the work lol ya i like my 995 on the 9 foot haybine best tractor to cut haywith ya a 4wd would be nice a friend of myn has a 1490 4wd real nice to plow with a 4 furrow semi mount

[@macfarms]

ran our 9ft haybine on the 885 for years grand father always liked it. Nimble tractors, haybine doesn't take too much power. Be nice to get plowing again, love plowing but hate picking rocks. They used to run a 2 furrow kverneland on the 885 years ago.