kevthegaff wrote: » Was shocked myself at condition of machines, thought the fords looked a bit better but I never even hopped into any of them. Anyways bought a fiat privately since, was able to drive it and check it out properly
kevthegaff wrote: We were there for 20 mins and left for home straight away
X6.430macman wrote: It's fun there just just to see, not with the view of buying. Thats the worst of it, they don't leave them running for long and you can't check out everything in them to see if it's working right.
kevthegaff wrote: » Wonder how the jd s got on?
timple23 wrote: i know its probably the last thing you'd think of looking at some of the tractors but would they have tax books? and what would be required to get a tractor taxed? i presume they don't have a reg plate?
X6.430macman wrote: » Being bord na mona state owned equipment I would assume that all that would be in order (??)
timple23 wrote: » i know its probably the last thing you'd think of looking at some of the tractors but would they have tax books? and what would be required to get a tractor taxed? i presume they don't have a reg plate?
Never wrestle with pigs wrote: » I was in charge of getting all their vans/jeeps serviced/fixed. Let's just say if the tractors are treated twice as good as the vans/jeeps they would still be lucky to be going at all.
jaymla627 wrote: The saying do as I say not as I do would be bord na mona's template, have first hand expirence dealing with them and it's a proper glorified semi - state can't get fired quango..... Wouldn't be unknown for tractors to get reddend on a Fri morning so lads could clock of early on full pay of course , and maybe pull another few days while the "mechanics/fitters" their try to fix it which usually results in a botched attempt and it having to go back to main dealers to sort out the mess
EJ88 wrote: » I'm wondering what are they replacing all this machinery with, if anything.
kevthegaff wrote: » Well lads after trip to bord na gon sale, friend saw a 1580 on dd. Went down and drove it, seemed very nice, brakes, clutch, gears all good. Body work v good for its age. Anyway long story cut short, brought it back Tues evening and when unloaded didn't get 200 yrds down the road. Pulled it home, up till 1 bleeding it to no avail, anyway air locked in the piston and got it up and running. Filled it with diesel, nxt thing diesel everywhere, fu Cher had jammed overflow down engine. So fixed this and nxt thing filled rad and water gurgling. Thought might be lazy thermo so yoked up temperature gauge which was unplugged!! Took it for a spin and temp gauge in the red and rad roasting. Rang dealer a lad and he said head gasket gone, cancelled cheque immediately but Luckily it eventually cancelled 2 days later. The dirty c*nt disconnected the gauge, drained out diesel, disconnected overflow to bide time for cheque to clear. He had the cheque in first thing that morning. Rang the b $$stard and he denied saying drive it on to f $$k it be the finest. He doesn't know the cheque has cancelled :-) so it be arriving in his yard Monday evening! Wouldn't mind if he had told me the prob and dropped the price I might have dealt, but he was too greedy. Think I should have bought at the bog!!
jaymla627 wrote: » Leasing in all tractors now for the season that they need on top of yokes they have themselves that are still driving haha, don't think they have purchased any new tractors for over three years, aren't the bogs and production of peat for fuel/power stations being shut down gradually over the next decade with the end result being total closure of bogs for fuel by bnm
twin_beacon wrote: I think 2009 was the last year the leased New Hollands, in 2010 they bought a new fleet of John Deere 6830s, and smaller 70hp John Deeres, cant remember the model numbers. The machines they got were very basic. The 6830 was not as good in the bog as the Nh 8360 or TM140. The John Deeres grilles would get clogged with dust very easily, and would over heat if they were not cleared.
GERMAN ROCKS wrote: put up a few pictures of her before you return it just to see the bodywork
kevthegaff wrote: » Would the mods change this thread to private/auction machinery purchases?
jaymla627 wrote: » The saying do as I say not as I do would be bord na mona's template, have first hand expirence dealing with them and it's a proper glorified semi - state can't get fired quango..... Wouldn't be unknown for tractors to get reddend on a Fri morning so lads could clock of early on full pay of course , and maybe pull another few days while the "mechanics/fitters" their try to fix it which usually results in a botched attempt and it having to go back to main dealers to sort out the mess
