Thai farm machinery

**hillbilly** · 21-01-2007, 09:26 AM

Here is a typical Thai farm truck. They are loud and slow. I think a new one sales for about B110,000.

A look at the engine. Many are still started with hand cranks.

How about some of you farmers out there help out and show some farm machinery pics?

**lom** · 21-01-2007, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

A look at the engine. Many are still started with hand cranks.

The universal engine for the farmer, takes less than an hour to remove it from the E-taen.
Then used for plowing the rice fields, or together with a pump to water the fields. I don't rememember the name of the make right now but it is a Chineese/Thai merger.

**RandomChances** · 21-01-2007, 10:42 AM

The universal engine for the farmer, takes less than an hour to remove it from the E-taen.
Then used for plowing the rice fields, or together with a pump to water the fields. I don't rememember the name of the make right now but it is a Chineese/Thai merger.

They usually use Kubuta or Honda engines, you can even buy them with lights on for the walk behind tractors.

These things are probaly the standerd "workhorse" in Thailand

heres a "sporty version"

This is what I had, bought it "referbished" from a local dealer, with hindsite should of spent a bit more and got 4wd

The most used around here as we tend to have large relitively flat fields is the old fords, if you want to do serious ploughing the small ones wont hack it, stick a blade on the front and you can do land leveling ect as well

If I was going to get a new one I'd go for one of these with a front bucket, this one would be OK

but this one would be better

To justify the expence of a big Ford I recon you need at least 100 rai, if you dont sub out to others (even then you have the added expence of finding a driver). Less than that and its cheaper to get someone in to do the haevy stuff

**El Gibbon** · 21-01-2007, 01:31 PM

Several years ago I saw these farm 'trucks' used in the rice fields in P-Look. I noted at the time they were using the same one lunger deisels that the long tails used. I think they were Yanmar, a Japanese based company that is known for reliable motors.

Yanmar has quite the rep. with regards to the long tail motors anyway, run forever with little maintenance at all. Hand crank and a basic shot off switch is about the level of complication as I recall.

E. G.

EDIT: They do build them here in Thailand.

**Anonymous Coward** · 21-01-2007, 01:48 PM

I think this one's a Kubota:

**Anonymous Coward** · 21-01-2007, 01:50 PM

This one was taken in Buriram in 2000.

**hillbilly** · 21-01-2007, 02:06 PM

Here is an older photo of the family's combine. About a million baht.

**Thetyim** · 21-01-2007, 02:51 PM

Lots of muddy, noisey farmlike thingies here :

Kaset Phattana Group

and again here :

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**MeMock** · 21-01-2007, 03:30 PM

The old mans wants to import one of these into NZ. Doable?

**Anonymous Coward** · 21-01-2007, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by MeMock

The old mans wants to import one of these into NZ. Doable?

Not if they have emissions standards for that sort of thing....

**MeMock** · 21-01-2007, 04:01 PM

yeah knowing the kiwis they would have.

Bloody green bastards

**Anonymous Coward** · 21-01-2007, 04:03 PM

^Perhaps you could order one with a catalytic converter and fuel injection.

**klongmaster** · 21-01-2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by MeMock

Bloody green bastards

thanks for the compliment Memers...

**blackgang** · 21-01-2007, 10:40 PM

Shouldn't be that much emissions, thing is a diesel, have to check and see, if anything you could but a water tank on it for a scrubber, we use all diesel stuff on tunnels and under ground work and a scrubber is all that is ever added or done.

**Thetyim** · 21-01-2007, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by blackgang

Shouldn't be that much emissions

The problem will be that the engine has not been certified as complying to NZ regulations.

**blackgang** · 22-01-2007, 08:19 AM

OK, sounds about like california then.
I brought a 1979 Lincoln Mk.7 Continental from Oregon to Calif. the bastards charged me $300 import taxes because it didn't have a Calif. designated engine altho I had to pass Calif smog test.
The reason was that the engine without Calif. E designator would get better gas milage and the $300 was for lost taxes at the gas pump, now ain't that a bitch.

**Eliminator** · 22-01-2007, 08:22 AM

Think you might be able to get a gasket kit for it and then just take it apart and ship that way. Then just put it back together. Not positive but think it would get by the NZ customs as parts.

**RandomChances** · 22-01-2007, 11:32 AM

I would'nt of thought the engines would have too many problems as they are mainly Japanes makes that are sold all over the world and used for many applications ( generatore, boats, pumps ect) there probably 101 "safety" and legal issues that they could pick it up on though

**forreachingme** · 22-01-2007, 11:45 AM

KUBOTA is absolute leader in this field in Thailand...

Mitsubushi made a plant to manufacture the similar at same price or cheaper, in Rayong, but the factory could never compete with established Kubota, it's kinda printed in the brain of the farmer that if he needs one it will be the Kubota, spare parts everywhere and people who know the engine for repair are every where...

interesting to follow up in this thead all the application this motor is used for...

Transport - Pump - rice field dough - boating - generator - crane - ...

**Aquaman** · 07-04-2007, 05:53 PM

ive got one of these things and love it.

**Aquaman** · 07-04-2007, 05:55 PM

you can get the whole deal for 70-80kbaht.
thats the arms/controls, rubber wheels, metal plow wheels, engine, tiller, rake, and trailor.

mine is about 9 years old.

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