The Last Ever David Brown! Test Drive Tuesday EP1

The first ever Test Drive Tuesday brings us this 1988 Case David Brown 1594, the last one to ever roll off the line. I get the opportunity to give it a test drive and boy, it is nice!
Big thanks to the David Brown Tractor Club for letting me have a go of their beloved 1594. If you are a fan of David Browns and their history, I recommend visiting the David Brown Museum, run by members of the club.
Here is the link to the DBTC: dbtc.co.uk
Link to the Holmfirth Motor Sport Festival: / holmfirthmsfltd

[@glen1555]

Tenneco who owned JI Case, didn't immediately close Browns down. They invested hugely. I worked in accounts from 1971 to 79, and saw invoices for new machinery like computer controlled lathes, that would do the work of 4 existing lathes. Incidentally some of those machine tools were quite old, having plates attached saying "property of the Ministry of Aviation Supply". Though one machine was from pre-war Germany, with a manufacturers name plate with an address of Adolf Hitler Strasse, Berlin. I found that interesting. Meltham Mills was a shadow factory during the was making parts for aircraft.

[@twinturbo199]

Mr BMW.... There's a word for you but not here... Great to see such an original Brown,, beautiful 👍

[@The762x39mm]

My boss at the farm own a 1976 990 selectamatic. I love that tractor so much, diesel purr like a kitty, seems you can work forever with a full tank, very good on fuel.

[@keith-nb8ps]

Good Video even got a glimpse of my 2D in the museum..

[@xx_cribbzz_xx8356]

Came off the line in Meltham on March 11, 1988 the End of a great era🚜

[@lukeclarke8270]

I saw this tractor at Newark today cant believe it

[@deanbrown4512]

Unnessary, beautiful tractor. I would love to own it

[@allanperry6507]

Great tractors my dad has always had the 990 series and inevitably he 84 yrs old now has two. Loader tractor and one for field work

[@Mackeson3]

Strange isn't it? When I was a nipper my elders bought a new 990 with a loader and they couldn't wait to get rid of it again.

[@reaguurder1285]

@@Mackeson3 David brown are really bad, someone who says david brown is good they never used other tractors before. Even my grandpa said never buy a david brown because its not worth buying its wasting money. i could say because my grandpa had one back in day and i have used it.

[@Kyle-yl1kw]

@@reaguurder1285 David browns are very good

[@martinwarl5019]

Very Good Traktor, we have a 1594 With 4wd and hydrashift in white. I think it was the Best gearbox you could buy in 1984😍

[@reaguurder1285]

you think it but it definitely wasn't.

[@lucasbergfors9446]

Hydrashift is bad because the tractor goes slower and the hydrashift transmission has lots of problems when it breaks and it is very expensive 🤨

[@yesterdayfarm5273]

@8:18: Re: Oil dripping; to be fair, that is likely because all the seals are dry-rotted through lack of use. But yeah, it drips, so what; it LOOKS fantastic! 👍

[@tomwilliams8546]

Yes thats a nice tractor i drove it when over there in 2005, i myself had a 1594 hydrashift great tractor.TW DBTCA

[@Cotlandfarmer]

Great video Tom 👌

[@Robstew9000]

Hello lads I went to the David brown tractor club day this Sunday..saw some good stuff and came away with a mug with that tractor on it..

[@kennethcrowe253]

I worked at david browns in Leigh Lancashire. Then went to work at meltham Mills and was there when the the tractor you were diving was driven off the production line and I have photographs. Sad day

[@scoyle1750]

Lovely tractor I used to drive a 1494 case David brown so this brings back great memories, the boy in the car needs to catch himself on before someone flattens him just subbed👍

[@MrHlund007]

Spent many hours on neighbours DB 770, 880 and 990’s from the dealer Albrecht Hennings near Flensburg helping each others ie. in beets on our dairyfarm. My dad had Deutz and Renault (with MWM motor) and i and the neighbours kids always had a batlle over which tractor was the best. I have to say the David Brown did it good and were reliable. Also later on in the eighties when i helped out driving the 1690 for a contractor silaging grass and corn, they worked well. Even though i liked our own Renault 981-4 a litlle bit better and when the contractor bought MB Trac 1000, 1300 and 1500 and i had the choice i certainly picked the fast and sofisticated Mercedes Benz Trac. It was a sad day, when they built the last DB 1594 friday,11’th march 1988 in Meltham.

[@tomwilliams8546]

Great tractor i drove this one when over there in 2005, i had at the time a white 1594 great tractor i air conditioned. TW DBTCA

[@benjaminwoodworth4906]

Cool my dad always like David Brown tractors he likes 990s best

[@mauricehayden8835]

What makes that tractor even more special is the fact it is a 94 series with no hydrashift

[@dirt_and_diesel]

Definitely. It was like that for the American market I believe where this tractor went to

[@colbypacholko7166]

I love David browns

[@summerfarmestates]

GREAT VID 11 MARCH 1988

[@mrrooter3630]

Your man in the bmw needs to get over himself

[@scallylad5037]

Couldn't agree more!!!

[@tommywallace2500]

Great video as always mate, bit of patience and a bit less ignorance wouldn't have done that man any harm 😂😂 Friday March 11th 1988 long before my time but still one of the best brands for their time

[@bradleamon4466]

Exactly I agree

[@philiphall4805]

For their time they were alright but by 1988 they were way behind , I spent a lot of time on a 1490 and they had lots of problems , 16 mph max on the road , hydraulics not great , turbos weak , huge job to change the fan belt , the exhaust would rattle round , melt the plastic in front of the windscreen and then fill the cab with fumes , none of which mattered when I was 14 because I loved it , but now ? give me a 595 anyday

[@Mackeson3]

@@philiphall4805 Hi Philip If you think a 595 (Massey?) is a good tractor then the DB must have been utter crap! They were one of the most unreliable tractors ever made by MF (And I like Masseys). It's predecessor The 1080 was just as bad, that Perkins 4.318 used to eat head gaskets. Our local IH rep used to squeal with delight every time he took yet another 595 in part exchange for an IH 955.

[@philiphall4805]

Mackeson3 the 1490 I drove was x reg , I liked it more than the 595 at the time but both faded into obscurity when I first drove a B reg deutz 3.90 , way out in front in every way , never drove a 955

[@bradleamon4466]

@@Mackeson3 I did my four years as an apprentice at the local fergy dealer the opposition dealer had db case db tractors were everywhere the dealer I was at also sold fendt yanmar and same they all have their fair share of problems the sames had fendt price tag and Belarus quality they were the biggest peice of junk I have ever seen

[@joshbutterfass5251]

March 11,1988 the model number was 1594

[@jdagri6450]

Great tractors I own a 1983 1490

[@cianmccarthy8051]

Jd Agri same!!

[@ebddenby8439]

Actually case went in with David brown in 1970s and bought up IH in the 80s those run side by side in the 80s by the late 80s-early 90s case IH destroyed David brown and left them to the dogs

[@aleccormack2562]

Its a shame cos tractors like this are amazing to c i always wanted a tractor and when i got a 1394 not that long ago i thought i would be able to fix it up very easly unfortunetly i was wrong and its a lot harder than i thought my family dont have much time to help sadly.

[@tudsgors5651]

Came off the line in meltham back in 1988 march the 11th

[@theunakker6849]

We have 3 David Browns

[@alaafouad4430]

Wievel kostet der Traktor ?

[@kemink5585]

Een echte BMW rijders reactie , komt mij bekend voor . Mooie opname , groeten van een" Inter" rijder uit Holland.

[@aarnqueenan5168]

Came off the line on 11th March 1988

[@fredfunk4049]

Funny. As a kid. Remember. David Bradley. Sold by Sears and Roebuck.

[@guntherglass8179]

Top traktor

[@andyharness9832]

Friday March 11 1988 sad day

[@rohanhawkins6301]

The tractor was made on Friday the 11th of March 1988

[@dermotobrien6814]

He came round that bend too fast

[@lightning1988]

Rolled off the line, 11th March 1988

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Basically a Museum piece like the 5 Millionth IH 1066 and the last tractor built at the Farmall Plane IH 5488...

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Plant

[@tijstimmermans8759]

March 11, 1988

[@rohanhawkins6301]

Wheres the tractor brand show down

[@73Shakes]

Always return the hand jester especially to someone who owns a BMW regardless of whos in the wrong!

[@9traktor]

Fine!

[@cianmccarthy8051]

March 11th 1988

[@colmanlong1032]

There's always one,AH about.🤕

[@garethifan1034]

No body buys a 2wd tractor any more..this was the end of an era in many ways - as soon as the 90's kicked in tractors seemed to be on steroids - electronics..big power..big weights..everything big 4wd - it was not only the end of a way of tractor making - it was also the end of farming as a family concern - and this seemed to coincide with a new way of making tractors. Sad in many ways..but good in others. I miss David Brown personally..having grown up with 990's and 1210's.

[@smithgraincattlesgc4940]

Gareth Ifan In certain applications 2wd is starting to make a come back and it honestly should

[@lolrudenkohl667]

I have one 880 on red

[@nielsknol2309]

an early maxxum i can see

[@olivertownsend4736]

11 of March 1989

[@bartjuhhh6416]

To be honest, the BMW driver is reaction was unnecessary. But most people who never have driven a modern(ish) tractor, don't know the limitations of a tractor.

[@EC-lv5zf]

Theres just ni need for speeding like that. U couldnt have done mich better. Friday march 11th 1989

[@ammydahiya3730]

What is name and HP tractor

[@marycooper9221]

Came off on d 11 March 1988

[@ammydahiya3730]

And price

[@tylerflanagan2492]

Friday the 11th of March 1988

[@johnseaton1031]

11th march (day after my birthday) 1988

[@culmalachie]

AS for you and the other clown, ( I didn't know you HAD to turn right to the hotel) I'd have turned LEFT with an unaccustomed machine, - and THEN turned RIGHT ( U-Turn) at next junction to get back on course. ( Could have done slo-mo sidebrake drift :-) ) Would have been a great shame to have smashed up all those cars, jus 'cos you wis makin a vid for U-tube - THat junction waas so busy. TAKE your time. Och - you should have side-braked left and torn down his Bumper - Davies can do it in style! I did that once with a Power shift Deere at a roundabout - should have seen the rear passengers face when I bore down "on top of them". Power brakes & 4wd - invincible! Aye the Red Mist!. Great experience and thanks for the post. Pity about adding hours - but they do need some CAREFUL Exercise - what'll they do about replacing those fancy Goodyear X-Plies? ( Liked the PAVTs -not a UK fitment - or ? just subscr'd so I'll be watching you ;-)

[@kenzeyritch9958]

Friday the 11th March 1988

[@j.dgaming7464]

Friday the 11 of March 1988

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Typical none patient driver. Once again they just have to blow the horn as if that is going to stop the accident from happening. By the time you hear and figure where the horn noise came from the accident is already over.

[@3cx71]

ji case bought david brown in 1972

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Yes,in NZ I did many hours on Case badged 885 narrows.

[@JA-fn7le]

an 885 was a rebadged IH from the doncaster plant, NOT a david brown.

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Justin Altemeier not in NZ,just like an old selectamatic.12 gears.Im 55 Iv worked on orchards my whole life ,I know a pommy made 434 or 454 when I see one,and the D.B.885 narrows Werent inters.

[@JA-fn7le]

@@vtecpreludevtec Ok, the 885's here were doncaster's. learned case wasnt as globally minded back then.

[@3cx71]

@@JA-fn7le there was a David brown 885 aswell as an ih 885.completely different tractors.

[@coley2057]

Tuesday March 15 1988

[@trevoryeabsley6299]

March 11 1988

[@glen1555]

His reaction was unnecessary: Meltham Mills was tractorland, back in the 1970s tractors were running up and down that road all day, as every tractor was road tested before being signed off as complete. The hotel was previously the training centre, and staff bar

[@Mackeson3]

8:16 No wonder David Browns and IH got together, they both had the same trouble. not many hours on the clock and out drips the oil!

[@cumbriafarmer6258]

11 March 1988

[@jamesmccaughan7176]

Friday 11th March 1988

[@danwaters115]

11th of March 1988

[@Harry-cj9gl]

Friday the 11 th of Mach 1988

[@brendanlcollins]

11th march 1988

[@Masseyman-nv2kl]

My grandad had one of the 501 David brown 1690's ever made and managed to go through 3 hydra shift gearboxes in the 4 years he had it as it would shear the 4th hydra shift gear

[@chrismanning1746]

I delivered grain to a small dairy farm in New Hampshire the guy owned a few of these old brown tractor's

[@Eoin-zn5li]

Good vid cool it looks good some rude drivers there too if only they knew it was u

[@Liambailey1]

Only has 75 hours because it’s a David let down

[@darraghdoyle3097]

1988 March 11th

[@boB7710II]

The problem with the driver is, he is on the wrong side of the road! Lol 🇺🇸

[@Kyle-yl1kw]

Your right lol

[@DiamondsGoBoom]

You were definitely not at fault, bet if this was your own tractor you would have carried on and forced him to stop haha

[@fatherrob5128]

It’s all about you and not the tractor

[@matthewcoupeofficial]

The BMW only just comes into view the split second you pull out, so very difficult situation as blind corner.

[@deerrudy]

Tells me there asshole drivers there too. Lol. Love that tractor. I own a Case IH great machines.

[@samhoey7762]

deer rudy it’s a David brown at heart

[@ianwindley70]

thought you would have mentioned aston martin not ferrari ,and no i dont think his reaction was appropiate

[@mulejumper]

Horn honking unnecessary.

[@eamonnmccloskey6175]

Car man on the wrong as he is going to fast 👋

[@Drottninggatan2017]

His reaction was perfectly correct. You drove recklessly and almost caused a collision.

[@magnusogri6136]

no

[@Grimley213]

BMW was speeding at a busy junction on a bend, his reaction wasn’t justified but expected from a bmw driver 😂 (no offence to decent bmw drivers)

[@georgefergus1863]

No sound like our massey

[@timaugustijn]

Answer of the question is :1 june 1988

[@stephenorr5816]

No his reaction was not needed

[@fredfunk4049]

Heck no. Rude. Farmer's rule. Fred from Minnesota. Yah. But RURAL MINNESOTA

[@calumdick7655]

Your in a tractor you go when you go that’s how it is can just take off like a car

[@dobcross]

Bloody typical BMW driver.......

[@staklar6101]

Bmw drivers are full of themselves

[@dannybroughton908]

Typical BMW driver id say

[@rchaven9667]

David brown copied case

[@alanodriscoll1302]

March 11th 1988

[@FSGAMER35]

11th of March 1988

[@hubertrobinson8825]

March 15 1988

[@hubertrobinson8825]

March 11 1988

[@dominicstokes5102]

March 11th 1988