Attractive alternative?

Today, the Muir-Hill name is synonymous with powerful, four-wheel drive tractors, but this was not always the case. In days gone by the company was a successful producer of dumpers, loaders and railway shunters, but entered the agricultural arena in the mid-1960s with the 101 – based on a Ford 5000.

To the untrained eye, a Muir-Hill is simply a yellow County, but a closer look will reveal that the basic design makes one of these tractors an altogether different proposition.

Due to the fact that, in crude terms, all Muir-Hill tractors are the same – a Ford rear end mated to a drop or transfer box and powerful engine, and fitted with equal-sized wheels – this is a basic guide and anyone intent on buying one should consider the intricacies of each model carefully.

ENGINE

If you are thinking of buying a Muir-Hill tractor you will find either a Ford or Perkins engine under the bonnet. Due to space limitations we will refrain from going into great detail, but as with any engine there is a basic checklist of common faults