Anybody know anything about a David Brown 990

[FarmboyBill]

Bought one today. Great grill and hood, GOOD tires, turns like a dream. Got bale buggy spears on the back. $2100.
Im going top get my boy to make up a material list to put extensions on the 3 pt that can be taken off that will raise the forks to 5ft, and have a back guard that will hold a 2 way cyl so as to tilt the forks.
Im going to put and fill the fronts with water, as I don't intend to use it for anything but bailing, as I have other tractors for farming. I have also a 6X6X24in block of iron ill rig onto the front to keep the front of the tractor down when lifting a 4X5, or 5 X 5 bale.
Im liable to have trouble sleeping tonight as ill be thinking I stole it at that price lol.

[1948CaseVAI]

There is a Case - David Brown forum on yesterdaystractors dot com. They also offer many parts and manuals.

[FarmboyBill]

Posted there too. But im a LONG time regular here.

[jwal10]

Tough tractors, enough gears, kind of light though. Does it have fluid in the rears. Not the best hydraulics....James

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-trac...brown-990.html

[FarmboyBill]

Yeah James, I noticed on U Tubes there were several vids about the hyds on DBs
Why would I need fluid in the rears? This is Okla. Its almost all flat here.

[jwal10]

Is it the later syncromesh- 1971 newer? Is it a Case/David Brown? They are pretty light with no ballast, that baler is not light with a bale in it. Starting out on soft ground, Stopping on the road (without bale of course). Not fun anywhere when the machine weighs more than the tractor....James

[FarmboyBill]

I havnt found out the exact age yet James. Boy has a duelly, and he said that, at 55 it was causing the truck to fidget around on the road a bit. Its not a Case DB, I know that.
When im starting out, there wont be a bale in it, AND were likely going to be bailing in a low gear anyhow due to the hp being minimum. Its a whole lot heavier than the bailer when its empty im sure.

[agmantoo]

This link will let you determine the year manufactured by the serial #
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-trac...brown-990.html

[jwal10]

There were 3 versions over the 19 years. The red implematic or early tractors, the selectamatic and the later syncromesh. Case/David Brown were the later ones....James

https://www.google.com/search?q=Davi...ml%3B960%3B720

https://www.google.com/search?q=Davi...ml%3B960%3B720

https://www.google.com/search?q=Davi...ml%3B575%3B399

https://www.google.com/search?q=Davi...tm%3B359%3B248

[jwal10]

Specs....James

http://www.dbtc.co.uk/index.php?modu...c=view&pid=238

[FarmboyBill]

Well, as I said, my boys got it at the moment, and is going to take it to a tire store to have the front tires loaded with water before he brings hit home.