URGENT TRACTOR MECHANIC ,DEAD MERLO Alan Clyde | FarmFLiX

[@maxxum1184]

We've a Merlo a bit younger but same dash, most of the dash has been bypassed to seperate switches, the ignition switch also rewired & changed to a normal one, had a problem starting with the fwd/rev stalk but new ignition switch cured that.

[@alanclyde8253]

Yup you do what you gotta do to keep her alive😉

[@ThomasAnderson-uw5pk]

Keep up with the great videos ,love listening to your irish voice , all my working life i only once had a new tractor ,worst move i ever made ,the depreciation was horrific ,better an older machine and a few repairs from your mechanic friend ,you know your machine ,wish i had the money to buy a full set of tyres for you as it is not easy what with money being so hard to make in this day and age ,keep the chin up things usually come to those who have the patience to wait ,take care be safe Tom

[@alanclyde8253]

thanks Thomas. that is it, one step at a time and slowly but surely i'll get there

[@arwelagrimachinery]

Just seeing other comments thing is with JCB and manitou is they have a torque converter and gears , better for going up hill and pushing/pulling but the merlo's with hydrostatic wont run away down hill and are better for delicate/fine movment work tbh, dont have to knock merlo constanly into neutral so engine isnt straining like the torque converter machines too

[@arwelagrimachinery]

Tbh im a JCB man but i rather a merlo handler 😂

[@alanclyde8253]

@@arwelagrimachinery see i think i would struggle moving away from hydrostatic

[@arwelagrimachinery]

@@alanclyde8253 have you seen the JCB Teleskid ? JCB robot skid steer but with telescopic boom , probably half the price of a handler new , you have 1 joystick for forward/back/ right/left and another joystick that works the loader like a quickie loader joystick on a tractor , would do as a yard machine and keep the merlo for the pit/field work . Have a Robot 190 here tbh 1 of the best things we bought but extra forward reach is what shes missing.

[@alanclyde8253]

@@arwelagrimachinery havnt seen but I like the reach with.the handler

[@arwelagrimachinery]

@@alanclyde8253 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6rWhX2bp5Z_rK8

[@philipoconnor2236]

It's great having a phone book full of handy guys to give a dig out when needed. It's indispensable

[@alanclyde8253]

Very true

[@jasonwilliams4558]

Self employed agricultural engineer in a van, in South West Wales and I charge £30 an hour. great content have subdcribed

[@farmflix]

Good man Jason :)

[@caragray7010]

Yes, probably the 8grand would be against an over priced newer one, maybe a loader on one of the tractors would help, always a back up and you could take it of and on, l like your videos showing the ordinary guy trying this best to work away, not everyone has minted stuff. Keep the videos coming now spring is just round the corner, when do you start lmbing, April will be early enough this year.

[@alanclyde8253]

yup, a loader could appear on a tractor yet. glad you like the videos. lambing trickle starting now

[@deutz3904]

as you say yourself with the amount of money needing spent around the place best thing is to fix all problems with the merlo as she isn't bad and she should keep going another while. a lot of lads with newer model teleporters (all makes) seem to be having trouble with them.

[@alanclyde8253]

thats it, have to prioritise what needs money spent on first, shiny toys are great but plenty of other things to sort first

[@magsprettejohn2160]

Glad you got the Merlo fixed. Might be old but, whilst you can still keep it going that's the way forward for you. Not everyone in a position to buy shiny new machines.

[@alanclyde8253]

thanks mags, just have to work with what we have got

[@magsprettejohn2160]

@@alanclyde8253 absolutely, when your mechanic admits defeat and it cant be fixed with bailer cord and cable ties, you know it's done, but until then it's a keeper. .

[@alanclyde8253]

@@magsprettejohn2160 😁

[@colinmackenzie0]

Loader on the tractor as a back up, plus you could use it for carting bales instead of taking a tractor and handler. Changed a tractor a 3 years ago and ended uphaving two tractors and loaders wouldn’t go back now you use both a lot more than you’d think

[@alanclyde8253]

have thought of it but i think it would be hard to get onto after being so used to a handler

[@colinmackenzie0]

Get the father on the loader, what could possibly go wrong 😂

[@alanclyde8253]

@@colinmackenzie0 What could go right would be the questionlol

[@DarLav8]

What age is that merlo anyways and what type of hours is on her? Bit of a tighten up and a new set of shoes and it could be back to being efficient again. For a beef farmer that yoke seems about right and as u say it wouldn't make sense to be upgrading that yoke considering u will only be getting pennies and a middling second hand one would be 25-30k

[@alanclyde8253]

2003 just over 9000 hours. It will come down to luck that nothing major goes but just hope she keeps trucking until my finances are in better shape

[@kamil.8329]

hello I have such a problem in merlo p28.7 evt that after work and warming up I do not want to go knocking on this driver goes on. maybe you know what the problem is

[@joshs30]

Have you thought about getting a 2nd hand loader for one of the tractors, be a good backup at least and would be there for only a few grand

[@philipoconnor2236]

Twud be like going from a ride on back to a push lawnmower!!

[@joshs30]

It wouldn't be ideal but It would do the job, and not cost the earth

[@alanclyde8253]

@@philipoconnor2236 that would be my worry

[@alanclyde8253]

@@joshs30 it has been on my mind, it's a good idea in principle but having came across many decent loaders that aren't still quite dear

[@joshs30]

Yeah just an idea to consider I guess, we have a quicke loader that is top spec, does a lot of hard work, cant match a new merlo but for 6k brand new does a good job and is reliable

[@Paul-vd2sp]

Ask Tom Pemberton for his old tyres!! He's just changed his Manitou tyres for new ones, the old ones have more tread on than you have. Lol!! Seriously if funds are tight keep her going as long as possible. A few hundred quid a year on repairs is cheaper than a new one. Have you thought of looking for a part worn set of tyres from a breakers or looking through the adverts for some second hand ones just to keep you going for now?

[@alanclyde8253]

sounds like a plan lol i'll be runing her til she quits. Yeah always keeping an eye out

[@jamieshields9521]

The poor Merlo, new tyres would like million dollars👍 it’s easy to say replace old girl but if only small repairs n total operation cost like fuel, parts, insurance is still reasonable then keep her. Maybe one give her TLC a full clean down, take all panels off blow/wipe her down, full inspection n replace anything looks warned out. Future replacement maybe JCB or Bobcat, we are running Bobcat TL38.70HF its been good so far.

[@alanclyde8253]

yeah we will keep her running a while yet. ive never got driving a bobcat as yet

[@ryanmcleister6411]

Takes Danny 2 fix her he is the man that fixes our merlo

[@alanclyde8253]

He'll keep her living forever😁

[@ryanmcleister6411]

Aye hes a wile good man like

[@adrianohalloran1395]

Just wondering what kind of meter was he using

[@AgriFarmModelsTV]

I’ve a lotto ticket got for tonight ... if the numbers come up I m getting you a 2020 merlo 🤞🤞

[@farmflix]

Good man yerself!

[@alanclyde8253]

I'll hold you to it😁

[@jamesnevin6076]

I would advise you to go for jcb 310s it has piles of power

[@c4lv1n26]

but an expensive machine. your not talking cheap for a 2nd hand machine

[@alanclyde8253]

May as Well dream big, though I never see myself going for anything brand new

[@jamesnevin6076]

How about a krammer?

[@garethsinnamon4401]

Just keep working with old merlo. New ones give trouble too. As you say. Getting someone when you need them and them good at job is worth every penny. Thats what gets to me sometimes. Im a mechanic and a farmer. I would go to anybody, to try and help at any time r day. But then when bill is made, it might just not be sorted as quick as yoke was. Lol.

[@alanclyde8253]

that's the plan. big difference when your downtime is reduced

[@matthewcraig1575]

Whatever Danny charges he deserves it for coming out so quick and getting a whole lot of things fixed while he was there, mechanics are generally very underpaid considering the amount of investment they have in tools etc and the knowledge they have to acquire to know the ins and outs of all the different machines

[@alanclyde8253]

i agree but we'll not tell him that incase he ups his price on me lol

[@casto-]

The merlo is still better than a shovel! Wonder if it's time for John lad to up your pay??😊😉

[@alanclyde8253]

Lol sounds like a plan

[@limousin1013]

You should buy a manitou 627 turbo, absolute work horse and ours has never lay down

[@alanclyde8253]

What horsepower is it

[@jonny23c]

Danny has be doing my uncles tractor work for years he cant speak highly enough of him.

[@alanclyde8253]

Does a good job

[@wlagri7794]

weve got a 2003 26.6 merlo. When she does run she doesn't run above maybe 1500 revs after 10 mins of work. At the moment shes sat standing not starting, pretty sure its a fuel issue. Anyone any ideas as to why she struggles to rev up?

[@alanclyde8253]

Not sure, I've had issues with lift pump before but that was more she would stall if you didn't keep the revs on

[@Paul-vd2sp]

Have you checked the fuel filter? Had a Deutz DX 110 do the same thing a few years ago.

[@georgedoorley5628]

if a perkin flat top engine fitted might have a diafram on the outside ofthe injector pump that splits and draws air and might cause the symptoms you have .......also check that the strainer over the diesel pipe in the fuel tank is not blocked .....

[@wlagri7794]

George Doorley ah cheers mate I’ll have a look

[@markdeane8332]

If you were buying a new shovel I’d suggest you looking into a Volvo such as a L50D or somewhat

[@alanclyde8253]

new is probably never going to happen but i can dream:)

[@matthewboyd2721]

You r like many farmers that have cows. It might not look the best but it does the job as all we care about are the cows and how good they are

[@alanclyde8253]

thats it Matthew :)

[@farmerleyton4344]

You should get some tele-handlers on demo

[@alanclyde8253]

nobody would trust me in a new machine lol

[@feidhelmmagee3665]

The cat loader is a good yoke or you could buy a back up machine like a matbro or another merlo

[@tomhandley7025]

i thought he had new tyres on the merlo?

[@farmflix]

Yeah there is now, that was an older video

[@tomhandley7025]

@@farmflix oh yeah 😂 I didn't read when the video came out

[@youngfarmer5414]

Have you ever had sub axle go on her Alan?, weve same merlo here ours had 4 new sub axles in 3 years.

[@alanclyde8253]

Needing a front axle hub

[@gerryhayes6385]

Keep her going 😃😃

[@alanclyde8253]

she'll outlast me lol

[@Robstew9000]

Great video but just had thought if one of the new Holland tractor had a loader it be back up for the merlo

[@alanclyde8253]

have thought about it. but good second hand loaders are still dear but will be keeping an eye out

[@Robstew9000]

I can imagine nothing is cheap even second hand ..hopefully the merlo keeps plugging along a while 👍

[@alanclyde8253]

@@Robstew9000 I hope so too🙈

[@davidmurray8539]

We just got a bobcat wouldn’t compare to anything and moneys not the worst compared to rest

[@alanclyde8253]

would like to get a drive in one sometime

[@isaacgoulding2990]

put a loader on one the tsa

[@alanclyde8253]

I could end up doing that yet

[@isaacgoulding2990]

@@alanclyde8253 we put a loader on our ts115a and it works like a treat

[@Dickbound05]

If you were going for a new one go for a weidemann 5522 👌

[@alanclyde8253]

never have drove onne

[@alexcahill2715]

My da is the best machic in Ireland for fixing merlo he has been working on them for 25 years

[@alanclyde8253]

He will have plenty of knowledge of them after 25years 😃

[@1234MultiFarmer]

With good regular servicing no reason why it cant keep champing on, especially now itll be bossing the pit with all wheels turning... and hopefully new boots

[@alanclyde8253]

hopefully she goes for a good while yet :)

[@jakeharper1301]

Real first Nice vids 👌👌

[@sam-ov1mx]

Just put loader brackets onto one of the new Holland's and buy a loader. That way u cant take the loader off if needs be and use her like a normal tractor

[@alanclyde8253]

i might do if i come accross the right loader at the right price

[@joshhamore1124]

Speak to Cooks Midlands Ltd, best merlo dealer in the UK

[@stephenmceleee5377]

More of oul Tom please 😂😂😂✌ #legend

[@alanclyde8253]

I'm sure we will see a bit more of him ;)

[@4270lad]

Good video. Just mind her a bit more. Put the buck rake on the tractor for silage pit. A tractor loader would be handy too, but anyone use to loading shovels hates tractor loaders. And sometimes it cheaper to pay the bank manager than a mechanic. BUT DONT SELL HER.

[@alanclyde8253]

I think I would struggle going to loader on a tractor but it might happen at somestage. Will try keep her ticking over for now

[@amps8lfc]

Haha old Tom!! Legend!! Get a jcb telemaster 👌🏻

[@alanclyde8253]

he is indeed

[@nickcasement]

Jcb - just continuously broken

[@Kieran-wi9xm]

Good man big Tom 😂..... flat out like a badger on a bypass

[@alanclyde8253]

ha he's some man

[@Ricey_1640]

ya may ask santa for a new yoke next xmas 🤣

[@alanclyde8253]

i'll get the list sent early lol

[@Ricey_1640]

@@alanclyde8253 defo

[@starkeythemadclimber]

£40/hr for an independent here in the east of England...could be up to £100/hr for a main dealer

[@alanclyde8253]

Think the merlo could bankrupt me at dealer rates🙈

[@starkeythemadclimber]

Alan Clyde think dealer rates could bankrupt us all!!

[@channeljp1607]

Alan, beanie bought.

[@alanclyde8253]

good man :)

[@A1Agri]

I’ve a beanie bought 😁 let’s hope John sticks to his word haha

[@alanclyde8253]

good man,im sure he will

[@paddygoesracing]

What is your day job

[@alanclyde8253]

work in office for farmflix

[@paddygoesracing]

Alan Clyde cool. I do like your videos .

[@alanclyde8253]

@@paddygoesracing thanks boss

[@markmcg7728]

Loader for tractor for backup?

[@alanclyde8253]

Has crossed my mind but decent 2nd hand loaders still seem pricey

[@claas6504]

Buy anything other than a merlo. Jcb and Manitou (up until last year model) pretty good, if the money's there buy a claas scorpion.

[@alanclyde8253]

Havnt driven many jcb

[@claas6504]

@@alanclyde8253 526-56 is a good model 2.6t 6m don't buy a 525.

[@con-iw5tg]

Now, that's a machine that doesn't owe you a day in your life.

[@farmerleyton4344]

JCB 526-56 would be good for you

[@alanclyde8253]

Plenty of power?

[@SimonStevensonJD6810]

Keep her in good working order at this stage she’s not loosing any more value, all them Wee small things fixed and tyres you wouldn’t know her 👍

[@alanclyde8253]

Yeah and just fingers crossed nothing major goes

[@Daniel-mu4ms]

Tm310s jcb would be ideal

[@alanclyde8253]

maybe need two shovels lol

[@sheehyagri4440]

Once u happy that all

[@kevintighe958]

Jcb 2019 tm 320 some yoke

[@alanclyde8253]

should run a poll on the best handlers

[@cormacheneghan5239]

put a loader on one of the New Hollands

[@mikeysky8917]

Once you’ve had a telehandler, you will never go back to a front end loader.

[@alanclyde8253]

it could happen but like mikey says it would be hard to go back from a handler

[@alanclyde8253]

@@mikeysky8917 thats my fear

[@ciabhanhanley8327]

U should get a jcb

[@alanclyde8253]

What model is the best farmers machine

[@davidlittle256]

You should keep her As a spare and buy a new one or secondhand one

[@alanclyde8253]

that thought has crossed my mind

[@georgedoorley5628]

@@alanclyde8253 would you recommend one of those from the mid 90s ...........a 27.7 ...?

[@seanking9325]

Is it nearly time for an upgrade Alan ?🚜

[@alanclyde8253]

Long overdue lol but we'll keep her going a while yet

[@lathamindustries6316]

Get your self a bobcat Telehandler, Though and cheap.

[@mariadowling532]

JCB TM 310 or a 526.26

[@alanclyde8253]

seems a lotta love for the jcb

[@mariadowling532]

@@alanclyde8253 my uncle has a TM 320 it's very comfortable , reliable and has plenty of power to push up grass (not like the merlo ) should trade in those tsa's and get 2 propper tractors like a John Deere 6420 S!!!¡!!!!!!!

[@alanclyde8253]

@@mariadowling532 😂😂 I feel like you just insulted my wee merlot and beautiful tsas lol

[@mariadowling532]

@@alanclyde8253 i have been asking my father for a John Deere and loader for 2 year . We only have a 2WD 390 T and no loader

[@alanclyde8253]

@@mariadowling532 But I bet it still gets the work done😉

[@johncourtney8605]

Stay with her . Put tyres on and she be sound

[@alanclyde8253]

She'll out live us all😂

[@davidnicolson6443]

Think of it like this Alan if you get evry last breath out of evry last breath out of her then when you get a new one you wil really notice it

[@alanclyde8253]

Lol take her right the the end😉

[@andreipaiu8284]

Hello you can send my 2 foto ...with sistem hydraulic ?

[@seanking9325]

You should get a manutou. They're meant to be a great telehandler

[@alanclyde8253]

A lot of men like them

[@eoinmcnally2445]

Alan it would be worth your while buying a few hats yourself

[@alanclyde8253]

yup. plus with my balding head they'd come in handy

[@eoinmcnally2445]

Alan Clyde ol Tam needs one early Christmas present

[@samsfarminglife3244]

A jcb loadall 536-60

[@alanclyde8253]

Could be a popular shovel

[@gregsmith7319]

Buying a multi farmer be great for you

[@coreybeattie7634]

JCB is the way to go

[@alanclyde8253]

whats the next best brand then?

[@mhagrivideos7641]

Get a jcb tm320s agri

[@alanclyde8253]

seems to be popular

[@james_burgess5177]

Manitou telehander there good manchineel

[@alanclyde8253]

What model

[@james_burgess5177]

Alan Clyde manitou

[@james_burgess5177]

627

[@jasondavies4887]

Keep her till its dying day. Look for 2nd hand tyres. Every time we put new tyres on anything, they would die on us.

[@alanclyde8253]

She'll live til 100 😂😂

[@jasondavies4887]

@@alanclyde8253 longer thain me and you 🤣😂🤣😂

[@alanclyde8253]

@@jasondavies4887 definitely😂

[@alanmarshall874]

You should get a jcb tm310

[@jerryodriscoll3691]

Money is the issue lad, they aren't cheap and beef and sheep is a waste of time at the moment

[@upthereds4939]

This isn’t Farming Simulator lad you know that?

[@alanclyde8253]

Money is tight but i guess we can all dream big

[@lukesblogs4110]

JCB 310s

[@alanclyde8253]

Seems popular

[@isaachorgan5398]

Buy an older better condition merlo or manitou

[@alanclyde8253]

Hopefully get a few more years out of her yet

[@jerryodriscoll3691]

You'll have to follow in tom pembertons footsteps and buy an old manitou 😂 or maybe an old Sanderson or matbro

[@alanclyde8253]

Used to have a matbro before merlo😁

[@tractortamno1]

@@alanclyde8253 should of kept the matbro! 😉👍🏻

[@alanclyde8253]

@@tractortamno1 she would have been a nice spare

[@igagri4817]

Get her over to gery6420 for a full refurb lol. I reckon you would be surprised how good a newer tractor loader is sell the merlo and one tractor against a tractor and loader

[@alanclyde8253]

its probably the route i'll go when merlo quits

[@mauricecahill3385]

Al…..There ain't no price too high to pay for a great man on the spanners!!! Any lad that knows his way around kit with speed and timely diagnosis with precision of repair is better than 3 bad whooring dogs after 10 bad whooring sheep lol!!!!

[@caragray7010]

Spending good money after bad on that machine can be false economy, 8 grand for that l would have taken it, put a couple of grand two it and pay the wrest up, all those cows must bring abit in and the sub, in afew years when the sub is gone or away less you will not be able to do it and that machine won't last much longer.

[@alanclyde8253]

Yeah a lot will come down to luck that nothing major goes. The 8k isn't as good as it sounds as it was trade in value against an overpriced shovel. Truth is bankman wouldn't lend me enough to change so I'll keep fingers crossed and chance her on

[@winstonkirkup8577]

Get a JCB

[@alanclyde8253]

Havnt much knowledge of them

[@jaymcwilliams2986]

Get a a aul manitu

[@alanclyde8253]

what model?

[@jaymcwilliams2986]

Mlt 840

[@brendanmckernan3446]

Get a jcb

[@alanclyde8253]

What model

[@brendanmckernan3446]

531-70

[@seanhughes6861]

Jcb loadall of course

[@alanclyde8253]

If you couldn't have a job what would you go for

[@seanhughes6861]

@@alanclyde8253 kramer

[@keithdonnellan944]

Jcb 435s

[@alanclyde8253]

Too much power for me haha

[@mattrichardson2554]

Manitue

[@michaelrafferty373]

Put the hay on fire and make sure she the middle off it and let John boy video it:-(

[@alanclyde8253]

couldn't do that, love my wee merlo too much lol

[@upthereds4939]

Well Alan lad are you on snapchat

[@alanclyde8253]

Nope afraid not

[@eoinmcnally2445]

Alan Clyde get it setup on the company phone

[@andrewwalker1049]

One crying man the amount of money he makes on the videos

[@alanclyde8253]

😂 I don't earn anything from these videos chief. Not too many suck cow or sheep men saying they are flush with cash

[@kieranrafferty7545]

A set o slippers on her she do another while

[@alanclyde8253]

i hope so

[@kieranrafferty7545]

It will be a lot esier on the machine too having good tyres because you wont be rippin and tearin trying to get her up on the clamp

[@dylanbrennan7282]

Jcb

[@peterquinn4811]

Can I get shout out and come to my milking farm

[@agrifarmingireland1604]

All this fella has is sad story’s

[@farmflix]

Sure everyone loves a handlin' 😋

[@alanclyde8253]

Good days too just need to get the camera rolling them days

[@philipoconnor2236]

Sad reality of beef farming perhaps. But the farm sim boys don't wanna know

[@agrifarmingireland1604]

Alan Clyde in fairness there hasn’t been much good to talk about for any farmer in the last few months 🤔

[@alanclyde8253]

@@philipoconnor2236 it is the sad reality

[@majellamcgrath1631]

Jcb

[@alanclyde8253]

which model?

[@peterquinn4811]

Can I get shout out and come to my milking farm

[@alanclyde8253]

Always looking stockists leads