porsche tractors

james911rs · Post by **james911rs** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:41 pm

I'm looking at buying one, anyone got any advice on what is best, or know anyone i could talk to?

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:09 pm

KS on here used to own one, just be careful if you PM him he's a little strange in a kind of 'comfy' way

julian911 · Post by **julian911** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:28 pm

I have thought about that too. Try http://www.porsche-diesel-classic.de/ and http://www.porsche-diesel.com/links.aspx as a couple of starting points.
Did a bit of surfing and found www.porschetractors.com that had this photo of the AP 108:

Air cooled Diesel - amazing... I liked this one because I think I could just about sneak it 'round the back of the house without someone noticing...

higs356 · Post by **higs356** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:42 am

...It depends what you plan to do with it ...
I looked at getting one last year
It was a pretty clever design ...1 .2 ,3 and 4 cylinder blocks with the same standard size of P&C for spares for the range ...they just ramp up the horsepower with extra cylinders
I looked pretty seriously at getting one of the higher HP ones.

If you just want the Porsche tractor kudos then the junior 1 cyl is perfect.
If you need any power or plan to do some work with it then std or super is probably better. The Master is rarer and seem to command a higher price and dont appear ofter.
The Porsche tractors were an evolution of a green coloured tractor ...I think it was caled an "Algaier" or something similar ...thats another option as they sometimes come up for sale too.

I eventually bought an aircooled tractor ...but it was a later one with 4WD and Italian

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:48 pm

Peter Bradley owns a whole collection of Porsche Tractors and has now opened a private museum at his place nr Sheffield which also includes a (porsche)engine from a helicoptor, a fire engine, a one off tractor which Porsche built for the Brazilian coffee bean farms.

Tosh · Post by **Tosh** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:14 am

julian911 wrote:

That is begging for two eyes and a smiley face, Pixar styleee

Mike Smith · Post by **Mike Smith** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:35 am

I run a Porsche Junior (Single Cylinder) with a 5ft cut Rotary Mower to slash grass but it will pretty much go through anything up to 6ft high and 1" in Dia

However the Junior is not as good my Diesel Engined Grey Fergi (now sold) - It is more fun though and has a lot more kudos

I also have a 3 ft Flail Mower for Hedge Trimming BUT it really is on the limit of the Junior both in terms of power and weight

If you really want a Porsche Tractor to do heavy work then Higs is correct, you need a Standard or a Super - Forget the Major, Very Big and now Very Expensive

You need to speak to John Hearn Chelmsford) - super honest and will know what is about and at what things are worth - he has also been involved in a number of total re-builds and also has access to spares

John Hearn - Home No. 01206 210 553

james911rs · Post by **james911rs** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:07 am

thanks for all the information. I basically want a little tractor for our small pony paddocks. To run a topper, harrow etc, a loader would be nice but i dont think they came with loaders. plus you need a fair buit of power for a decent loader.
I thought a junior with 12hp would not be enough and i saw a lovely orange AP22 on ebay last week that did not sell with 22hp which i thought be more appropriate. However it did look concours and it would be a shame for me to trash it in a muddy field. I have also been offered a 219 which has even more power but is quite tatty.
I am also considering a massey 35 which is quite a pretty little tractor and is 8 years newer and is easier to use apparently. I just have to weigh up what i want aqnd how much i want to spend.

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:24 am

What a great game of top trumps this could turn out to be!

Anyone got one of these in their back garden?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant

Dirk.

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:46 pm

Thinking of changing my username to Captain Tumbleweed, what do you guys think?

Is it my southern sense of humour?

Dirk.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:56 pm

DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote:Thinking of changing my username to Captain Tumbleweed, what do you guys think?

Is it my southern sense of humour?

Dirk.

as test of wether you have an odd sense of humour ..... which of these 2 TV shows do you find funny ? :

Ricky Jervais , The Office

or

Peter Kay's Pheonix Nights

If your answer is The Office then you are wrong & you have no sense of humour

Everyone knows this is proper humour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DjTIiCJwCw

julian911 · Post by **julian911** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:48 pm

As a Southerner, I always found this funny...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJxzDYJ4C3Y

Better than Ryanair, anyway.

higs356 · Post by **higs356** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:12 pm

Kinda coincidental ...I just had a mail today from an enquiry I made last yr for a P144 . The guy says he has an offer of 15K Euros
It is working order but needs a resto.

Yep ...they are getting towards 356 prices now

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:50 pm

Well I did find the office funny, but cant watch it now James. The outakes show from phoenix nights and max and paddy is the funniest thing I have ever seen on tv.

Anyway, I digress - back to tractors.

Dirk.