Ford 9700 with NH550 harvester lifting grass | Silage 1991

[@tw20turbo]

Jack's 97 was legendary. Maby one of the largest machines in the Braid back then. Great footage and sound.

[@OldSchoolNI]

Some machine and I think very unusual in the 2wd

[@hughcarrigan7824]

Most 97 were two wheel drive, I drove one harvesting with a potting harvester in the 90s on contract it was very reliable.

[@MrHYDRO84]

Cor yeah that 97 is a rare beast and 2wd can't of been many at all, and particularly loving the young lad in the Brown bloody marvellous stuff!

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks for watching. If you know of anyone else with stashes of old tapes let us know. Happy to digitise anything we get.

[@MrHYDRO84]

@@OldSchoolNI You directed me to here through FB this morning, got some old demo tapes here still I think of a particular popular machinery firm now gone.

[@OldSchoolNI]

@MrHYDRO84 can you please get in touch via facebook? Would love to hear more about what you've got.

[@thetwoboyos8366]

Very young driver on the 1490...😮 Good pilot...👍

[@OldSchoolNI]

Yep living the dream at that age!

[@garethmarcus4515]

I think that's denver in the db1490 jacks son he used to lift in the tw15 when I was there

[@johnscales206]

I'd say he is delighted

[@stuartwarrick6444]

Nothing better then a big 2wd Ford we used to run a 2wd tw15 with 5 furrows and a press on pretty tough soil and a7 leg shakerator great machines.

[@OldSchoolNI]

Your right, hard to beat! More old stuff to come soon...

[@paulthompson8467]

Just brilliant and very well filmed the ford 9700 in 2wd would have been unusual nice to see the Marshall and the David brown when they were in their prime👍

[@OldSchoolNI]

Glad you enjoyed. We can't take credit for the filming as it wasn't us but certainly is impressive - no image stabilisation back then! We just do the work to capture, digitise and restore it. More good stuff to come!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

Absolutely fantastic video, field full of classic tractors that were only 10-12 years old at most then.

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks for watching as always David. Absolutely class fleet. Just wait to you see the next one!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@OldSchoolNI Looking forward to that!

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video

[@OldSchoolNI]

Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!

[@johnearle6667]

Great video , love the big Ford

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks John, 97 very unusual. Don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh

[@peatoken457]

love the David Brown.. my uncle had something similar.. possibly a 1690 but definitely 2wd 🤩.. and the lovely JD with yellow roof we got a glimsp of at 35sec 🥰

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks for watching, we love seeing the old stuff and triggering memories of the good old days. Yellow roof JD is really going back into history :)

[@davidbrennan3613]

Absolute class video, perfect footage

[@OldSchoolNI]

We enjoyed this one too, some great stuff stashed away on old tapes I'm sure. Thanks for watching.

[@kennethhudson9568]

Brilliant action memories of the old days

[@OldSchoolNI]

glad you enjoyed it. More to come, especially if you like the blue stuff!

[@kennethhudson9568]

Brilliant like it 8700 on double chop 7700 and 7000 on trailer duty and John deere on pit duty

[@kennethhudson9568]

No video camera then or camera phones lol 😂

[@croft9046]

Brilliant video 👍🏻🚜💨

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks for watching! More to come

[@Massey-man]

As someone who never had anything to do with chopping grass, is it possible to have the trailers collecting on the right of the chopper ? I’m just thinking of the chopper drivers neck and how he would see the spout better that way.

[@OldSchoolNI]

Aye that's a good point and I think some of the newer models were built that way. Definitely hard on the neck otherwise!

[@millarcontracts]

Great video Proper old school grass Do you know anyone driving?

[@OldSchoolNI]

Thanks lad, I don't personally, but think the 9700 driver still works in Kennedy's?

[@garethmarcus4515]

Think that's denver carting in the dB 1490 an think that's Brian fleck in the marshal yeah i remember the guy in the harvester is it william kennedy?

[@davidbrennan3613]

I ve seen an 8700 but didn't know there was a 9700

[@OldSchoolNI]

Yes very unusual round these parts. There was a 4wd option too. Class looking machines.

[@davidbrennan3613]

@@OldSchoolNI their is an agri contractor in Kilkenny who back in 1991 had 3 8700 2 wheel drive Fords drawing in silage, they were mighty machines

[@OldSchoolNI]

@@davidbrennan3613 nice, any videos of that knocking about?

[@davidbrennan3613]

@@OldSchoolNI not that I know of but if i hear of any footage i will let you know,eddie Byrne agri had a 2100 and a 2200 new holland self propelled harvesters picking up the grass ,he also had a ford 7700 drawing in with the 8700's ,and eddie himself was driving a 312 farmaster pushing up the grass

[@tadhggibbons3644]

He is from gowran in co Kilkenny he had all fords 8100s 8700s 8200 goin' better than ever today