PART ONE
The mid 1960s brought updates to tractors and farm machinery from many of our popular manufacturers. By this time David Brown had established itself well in tractor and implement manufacture and had a comprehensive range of tractors on offer.
Its existing Implematic range had been successful, but by 1965 was ready for an update and replaced by the Selectamatic system. Many people think it coincided with the introduction of the white/brown range of tractors, but in fact it was the diminutive 770 model still in red/yellow form that first featured the new system, just prior to the introduction of the white/brown machines!
SIMPLE TO OPERATE
Although a good system, the Implematic took a bit of interpreting to get the best results from it, but the new Selectamatic system was easier to use. The main quadrant lever was the heart of the controls and was simply moved forward to lower an implement and backwards to raise it.
It was used in conjunction with a selector lever positioned to the right-hand rear of the driver’s seat, which selected the service required. The options were
