A BIGGG Turnip Digger.

Deas,

That is a interesting machine and is the largest rototiller I have ever seen. I can't quite feature how the tines are driven but it must be direct mechanical drive through the rear of the transmission. The hydraulic pump only serves the lifting rams correct?

With that tiller hanging off the back, that D 13000 looks like it wants to leave the ground and fly!

Jan

Hi, JanM.
It's kinda hard to get a good shot of the drive with the hyd. pump above it like that but, yes, the hyd. system only raises and lowers it. Here is another photo with a slightly different angle that gives a bit of a glimpse of the drive shaft.

[attachment=32456]DSCN0923S.jpg[/attachment]

(My Gawd, Jan. The things I do for you. I had to reduce that photo THREE times, from around 3500 X 3000 megapixels down to around 2700 X 2100, to get it to load here. LOL.)

I didn't count them but I would not be surprised if there has been an extra leaf added to the equalizer spring 'cos, like you said, it sure does sit up and take notice.

There is this jigger made by Fowler In England that would certainly rival the D8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3ca1JTjyk

That link will probably come up with a few more links to other videos of the same and similar beasts.

Just my 0.02.

Hi Jan,
I have the little bit smaller American version in my yard. I bought it with the clutch out. I have the new clutch and plan to get it back in next spring. I did make sure the 4-71 screamer would run last fall when it followed me home. This one is a Hillman Tiller. They were mainly used to pulverize old asphalt and mix new asphalt for a few years doing a better job than rolling the gravel with oil added back and forth with a grader. Then the hot mix plant became popular and these tillers went on the wayside. This one has two transmissions, one for the tiller, and one for the machine, and has 3 different style sets of teeth came with it for different applications such as grinding hard asphalt, making new asphalt, and there is one set for grinding up brush. My owners manual says that for 3" diameter brush and down they recommend you simply drive over it and pulverize it instead of cutting it first.
The picture has nothing to compare size in it but the front tires are 10:00 twentys and the back tires are near 6' tall. I wonder how big of brush the monster Deas posted will crunch up?

That D8 8R is also quite unusual in having the right hand drive option, I wonder why that was necessary ?

Hi, Gauntjoh.
We drive on the right side of the car on the left side of the road, just like you. Maybe they didn't want to confuse themselves. Or just maybe they were going anti-clockwise around their fields.

Wunn wundaz.

G,Day Deas.
This tractor looks to me like an early 1H chassis fitted with a 8R engine. When I was there last week I did not get time to study it properly. The frame serial no is hidden behind the hoe mounting.
Also my understanding is the hoe was used for road building rather than for a farming implement..
Thanks for the photos..
A..K...
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Hi, Andrew.
You may be right on both counts. I'm not well enough up on the history of the beast to know. And, as you said, the hoe mounting obscures the rear serial number.

Just my 0.02.

Deas, can you ask them PLEASE to run the tiller in the paddock so it can be videoed with detailed closeups of the action and post it to youchoob. I've seen too many functional machines go into museums never to run again because some well-intentioned docent decides it's "too old" to run again. I hope this unit isn't one of them.
We don't often get to see these old Cats running mechanical PTO operations (I mean beyond auxiliary functions like CCUs and hydraulic pumps) and this one certainly is unique and I'd love to see it in operation, especially lugging down in some heavy clay.

Hi, JanM.
It's kinda hard to get a good shot of the drive with the hyd. pump above it like that but, yes, the hyd. system only raises and lowers it. Here is another photo with a slightly different angle that gives a bit of a glimpse of the drive shaft.

[attachment=32456]DSCN0923S.jpg[/attachment]

(My Gawd, Jan. The things I do for you. I had to reduce that photo THREE times, from around 3500 X 3000 megapixels down to around 2700 X 2100, to get it to load here. LOL.)

I didn't count them but I would not be surprised if there has been an extra leaf added to the equalizer spring 'cos, like you said, it sure does sit up and take notice.

There is this jigger made by Fowler In England that would certainly rival the D8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3ca1JTjyk

That link will probably come up with a few more links to other videos of the same and similar beasts.

Just my 0.02.