Tractor & Machinery

780 rescue

PART 1

YOU CAN DO IT

DIFFICULTY RATING

Regular readers may recall seeing my DB 780 in T&M when it was rescued from the brambles back in May 2019. I did do an assessment of what work is required, which was also covered in the magazine, but since that time the tractor has sat in my orchard awaiting its turn for some attention.

Everything in the way of controls was seized, due to lack of use, and initially

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