Updated 30.05.08 |
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Jim, from England. MF298-V8, MF2680 and more |
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The MF298 before... |
The P510 onboard |
Ted |
Jim and Ted |
Test drive |
Working |
Jim's
tractors |
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Above: Jim have one of the "hottest"
looking 2-series tractors I have ever seen. A 298 with 4 big cylinder on
each side of the tractor, two big exhaust pipes and two big free-float
air filters. The whole job took about four months, working around two
full days each week. Read on.
Jim and his friend Ted put a Perkins V8
in their MF298. The MF298 is originally born with a 4 cylinder 5.2 litre
Perkins A4-318 engine ratet at 92 hp. Jim says:
"The 298 project was a big one the engine is a Perkins 510 same as was put in the
American 1150 MF'. We had to make conversion
plates as the bell housings were totally different, that's a shame, we also had to
make thousands of other adjustments like lengthening the whole tractor it was a
real experience. We hoped the V8 would be 180 hp but it certainly is not, its about 120
which was a massive disappointment, another big problem is a normal tractor
runs between like 600 rpm and 2400 this thing ticks over at 1100 and peaks at
over 3000 so its totally uneconomical, you also have to rev it to about 2000 to
move anything not like a 6cyl which will pull well at low revs" |
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Right: Jim's newest
beast. A huge MF2680, biggest of the 26XX series. Powered by a 5.8 litre
turbocharged, 6 cylinder engine. He also just got a 5 furrow plough, you
can set it in action on the pictures. |
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The MF2680 with a 5 furrow Dowdeswell plough |
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Updated 30.05.08 |
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Jim have got some new
"toys" lately. A big and strong mid 1990 MF-3645. You can see it on
the pictures here. The 3645 have now done 7700 trouble free hours
and have been upgraded with a Dromone hitch fro trailer pulling. For
those not familiar with the MF-3600 series they Jim gives a short
introduction:
"The 3645 is in
the 3600 series which included the 3630, (Perkins 6354 engine) 130
hp 3650 (Perkins 6354 engine 150 hp), and 3680(Valmet 180hp
engine) Those are the early models and the 3635,45,55,70 and 90
late models with Perkins 100.6 engines and larger Valmet engines all
3600 tractors had 7800Kgs lift on the arm and were a very strong
tractor ahead of their time with electronics. The 3645 is 145 hp and
uses the 100.6 Perkins 6000cc engine, it has the legendary Dynashift
transmission, all 3600 series tractors came with the first
Datatronic systems as standard which monitored forward speed, Pto
speed, fuel used, wheelslip control, rpm etc" |
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Picture at
left: Jim and his 3645 together with friends and their
Massey's carting silage. From left to right: Dougy MF-3095,
Jaco MF-3090 and Jim MF-3645. On the picture at right you
can see, Jim and Tim's MF-298 is still going strong. Take a
look at the picture and note the engine! Not many V8-powerd
MF-200 series tractors around. |
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THANKS for the pictures and
information. |
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