Ploughing with a David Brown 1594 and Dowdeswell DP8

[@lakenvelder98]

Absolutely brilliant video. The commentary was good and informative; wish there were a lot more videos like this out there

[@scooby7346]

Thanks Sam, that was very kind of you to say that. I ought to know a bit about ploughing though, I've done enough of it. But ploughing is a strange job. I once ploughed a field for 15 consecutive years for one of my customers and I reckon that every year it ploughed differently. The best is when you've ploughed it when it's bone dry one year and haven't mauled it when it's been wet. It will plough a treat the following year.

[@lakenvelder98]

Thank you for sharing that. Im only seventeen and have been working on the family farm full time for about 8 months. I love learning everything i can and i really enjoy seeing the older kit working. I used to drive an international hydro 84 a few months back and to be fair i liked driving it more than some of these more modern tractors we have now

[@scooby7346]

Thanks again Sam. Just go for it which is something you can do at your age. I am over half a century older than you are but I like to think I learn something new every day. It sounds as if you have set your mind on some sort of farming career and I will pass on some words of wisdom that a lawyer friend once said to me. He was a very clever and well respected man but he said that he envied me. When I asked him why he answered " because you have spent your life doing exactly what you wanted to do" And I now know he was right. Just being outside, working with the soil, the weather, the wildlife etc. What more could anyone want ? It's not all about money but I admit that the stuff acts as a lubricant some days !! Good luck whatever you do.

[@lakenvelder98]

+scooby7346 Thankyou; its been great talking to someone with so much knowledge and skill

[@scooby7346]

My pleasure Sam. I think you have the right attitude to life and I wish you all the very best of luck.

[@scooby7346]

Thanks Allis. This is actually a working tractor. Used to be part of my contracting and farming arsenal !

[@wickerman76]

Great Video,classic tractor,classic plough and a beautiful part of the world. Keep up the good work

[@janetgould9140]

hydrashift box was bloody marvelous ,shifting under load was as good as many modern semi auto boxes

[@scooby7346]

Agree entirely with that comment. I had quite a few H-Shift tractors from new and as long as you looked after them then they looked after you.

[@phoebeheath9138]

Thank you for making such a good video.You have looked after both tractor and plough very well.

[@scooby7346]

Thank you Phoebe. British engineering at it's best. Both David Brown and Roger Dowdeswell were remarkable men.

[@twinturbo199]

nice ploughing, beautiful tractor, thanks for this video

[@nikspanakis]

That's a tractor. Beauty.

[@valtralad1]

wonderfully kept tractor and plough it is nice to see you a knowledgeable owner using it and maintaining it properly I am getting fed up of seeing idiots on abused and ill-maintained equipment coming at the dealership I work at..

[@scooby7346]

Joshua Tomlinson Thank you Joshua for those kind words. When I was farming as well as contracting she was a really useful bit of kit. She doesn't do as much work these days but always fires up and is ready when I ask.

[@bobpaterson1845]

Great video seeing a classic at work and working well, only ever drove a 1694 hydroshift for one day when we had one on demo great gear box 💪💪 ended up with a ford 7610 instead 😕

[@scooby7346]

Thanks for hte kind words Robert. Glad you liked the video. Hydrashift was a brilliant box but then David Brown were market leaders in gearboxes for all sorts of vehicles.

[@scooby7346]

@m648mvp 1594s were the last to go down the line on 09/03/1988. Lots of tractors sold after this because word got out that production was ending and DB and their dealers had a stockpile of tractors.

[@m648mvp]

@scooby7346 right o thanks , could get hold of the david brown club , or even inta trac ? oh great video btw , we run lorries and im on tractors till im 18 then im on long distance work then

[@stubbenmonkeyfencingtractors]

looking to buy one of theses ploughs dont know much about it could u give me a few tips on what i should be looking for thanks

[@jimmymannion6874]

Tractor and plough like new credit to the owner not many like that around anymore !

[@scooby7346]

Thanks Jimmy. Used to do a fair bit of ploughing with it when I was contracting, hence the many sets of mouldboards. Last time I used it I cleaned the soil engaging parts off meticulously and then sprayed it all up with proper Dowdswell green. Almost like new now and I doubt I will ever use it again. Everything used to be ploughed but not any more. Different era and I count myself very lucky to have been there.

[@jimmymannion6874]

@@scooby7346 pity David brown stoped makeing tractors .Was at meltham 2015 for switch to selectamatic massive factory.shame to see it not makeing tractors!

[@scooby7346]

@@jimmymannion6874 Yes, great shame but that's progress. I used to go up to Meltham for tractor bits if needed urgently and sometimes up to Leigh for DB reversible plough bits.

[@m648mvp]

@scooby7346 o right thanks , there will be a plate telling me the date of manufacture ?

[@scooby7346]

@rakerman Thank you. It was a bit of nice dirt. When I was near the end of the field I fetched up a very large piece of stone that two of us could only just move with an iron bar to get it into the loader bucket. I was ploughing the field for a neighbour and they reckon that the piece of stone had been a nuisance for many years.

[@m648mvp]

iv just got a 1394 commemorative edition on a F plate , must be one of the last ?

[@scooby7346]

@m648mvp There is a VIN plate on the bell housing that will give you the serial no. But I don't have build records for 1394s.

[@RayH6]

Great video - Love plowing

[@d4c24a]

nice clip scooby ,the commentry is good too has it got a bit of exhaust wobble or is it my eyes

[@m648mvp]

@scooby7346 i will do this week when i collect the tractor , thanks so much for your help , much appreciated !

[@simonspeedo8122]

Have you still got her?

[@scooby7346]

Oh yes, and the plough. Great combination.

[@scooby7346]

Thank you for your kind words. Glad I did it now.

[@scooby7346]

Thanks Roger.

[@massey4255]

very good scooby. just what she was made for. regards bonser db

[@scooby7346]

@twinturbo199 Thank you for those kind comments.

[@manosent6219]

hello we just bought the same tractor and want plough what gear you use for this

[@scooby7346]

It all depends what sort of ground you are on.

[@manosent6219]

it same as yours ground we had corn planted

[@scooby7346]

manos ent 2nd gear, Hydrashift 2 or 3.

[@scooby7346]

@RayH6 Thanks for that. Just a bit of fun.

[@scooby7346]

Thanks d4c24a. No, your eyes are telling you the truth. The exhaust does wobble. It's a poor design. I have to keep dribbling a few spots of weld on the bit of the manifold that it fits on to and then I get too much on and have to grind it off. !!!

[@scooby7346]

@m648mvp So I see. Now ask the question on the Forum. Somone will will know the approximate age of your tractor.

[@m648mvp]

@scooby7346 i registerd there yesterday , im younggun :)

[@scooby7346]

@m648mvp My pleasure. Come back to me if you need any more help.

[@johnmcgrath1628]

Great,,outfit,good,operator,🙋🧲💐♥️

[@scooby7346]

@m648mvp Register on wwwDOTdbtcDOTcoDOTuk I am the webmaster on there. Then ask your questions on the Forum.