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Since we are all missing it here in the UK, thought I'd post of few pics from the other year where I live. We get some good cold snaps, -13c is the coldest, with the kitchen down at 7c. Pretty well everything freezes, no where like the US recently though Last pic will show you how I get around

Well, I thought I'd post a couple pics of my B-80, that has been repowered with a Kohler K301 12hp. This has been my mower for about 10yrs now. It was missing its original engine when I got it, so I repowered it with a well worn K301 years ago, and worked it like a dog for many years. It finally came to the point it was burning more oil than gasoline, and the tractor had surface rust all over it, so I decided to give it a refresh. I rebuilt the engine, as well as anything else that needed some love. Its been almost 3 years since it was refreshed, and its still my full time mower of choice, although I use some of the other tractors occasionally. It doesn't look quite this nice anymore, but it still runs like new. Matt

Tonite I thought I would add a few pictures to this of my son and I plowing with almost matching 1963 Suburbans. His tractor is only 100 or so numbers higher than mine, and had the engine replaced with an 8hp, up from the original 5.75 Briggs. I have found the correct engine for it now, but haven't gotten around to installing it yet. He is pulling a 6" plow and the one with the cool factory duals I driving is using an 8" one.

This story get better, as through the RS site I found a second tractor with 4 more attachments, which were the riding sulky, a front blade, a cultivator, and the all important item...........a plow!! I had a show coming up in less than 30 days, so after a 500ml round trip up to Michigan, I brought back a pickup load. This tractor had the wrong engine, and again the tires were bad, but it had already been mostly restored, and just needed the missing parts replaced and some clean up. The attachments on the other hand were untouched, so I decided to do the plow and the riding sulky. The sulky proved to be the biggest challenge, as parts of it were missing, and had to be fab'ed up from nothing more than a photo of an original. I didn't take many pictures of this work, but do have a few still and one or two from its first showing:: These two tractor are the model PT-20, which used the 2hp Briggs model 6. You could get a bigger model 8 engine(along with other brands) with the PT-25, but tires on those units were 16" instead of the 12" ones of the smaller unit. I have not currently redone the blade or the cultivator, but am hoping to find one of the larger hp tractors and their larger wheels to go with. Maybe if I get really lucky I could find one of the deluxe models that came with a hood similar to the RJ rider series.

We are moving soon and hope I can relocate these one way or another. I feel a large 4WD Ford tractor coming along to assist!

Another hobby of mine is collecting these cool little O&R gas powered tools and engines. Most were manufactured here in the USA but there are plenty of others that were made in the UK and other countries. Here's a Bridges Mini-Mota Drill that I had shipped in from the UK. You move the chuck to different spots on the gearbox to change the rpm. Not sure why anything would need to be drilled at 6300 rpm, but it's there if you want to.

I just sold this, need a smaller tractor in order to maintain my bit of gravelroad summer and winter. No worries, I will manage

Here is a pic of four of my Gravelys: from left to right model C 1970 electric start 7.6hp exclusive rotary plough model D 1937 the same which was built for 20 years in England model L 1946 almost the same that the C with turf mower 30# model Pro 7000 1990 with the famous bushhog

Hello all here is my lister D type engine, I know it's bad of me but I can't remember the date I'll try get it for you soon,

As some of you might have guessed, I like big wheels and tractors. Here's a few of my favourites from last years Newby Hall show - this years venue for the UK wheel horse round up my dad is is one of the shots - if you thought you recognised him...

Just thought I'd attempt to post a picture of half my Suburban riding tractors, by DB from 59-65. I have a fairly large collection of these, and they are my main power in the garden and around the yard. I have 11 of the 22 different models built during the early period, and most of the attachments.

Just so every one doesnt think I only have garden tractors, I'll provide you with some pic's of tractors here not commonly seen. I do after all live in the middle of a large corn field, so some larger power is needed once in a while. Here is my 1959 Case 601-B, a 50hp diesel, with an 8 speed trans, not many of these made. The second machine is a 1961 M&M model M-5, which has a 60hp gas engine, a 5 speed trans with a torque amp. This tractor will go over 30mph on the road, which is plenty fast for a narrow front. I don't know much about the history of the Case's past, but the Minni belonged to one of two old bachelor farmers, who past on, and his brother never used it for 13yrs. It was only used with a 5 bottom plow, when it was used and has only 1100hrs on it.

I have a few different toys/machines/tractors now but I must say my love is still with my little old wheel horse! I've had my horse a while now, it's been worked hard but mainly it just gets driven for fun, when I first joined the RedSquare wheel horse forum, my horse lead to some confusion, as it's a 1970 model raider 10, yet surrey county council road registered it with the registration APF 197H on the 22nd of October 1969. I have all the paper work with this and now a tipping trailer and a snow plough! (Typical) the year I buy a snow plough we get no snow! Aha still waiting,

Managed to sneak a couple of hours in the garage today before work. Wont be able to do much more until I have the cylinder ground. Here's where I'm up to.

Very Very nice, A restoration is of course maintenance too, giving it a whole new lease of life. Looks Fantastic! Titch

i don't know if you guys ever heard of these but they are called sparta-met, great fun, road legal and cheap Koen

I agree with him above me , it is too nice to send to work , she is certainly a museum exhibit . Buy anther use one and work that one , Top job Matt,,,,,,,,, one of the best ive seen

Too clean to work that one Matt.

just to get this topic going here is a compresser i once restored it ran a winconstan engine and i sold it to a aircraft museum in holland

Just insuring that we're friendly to the target audience. (and corner the market hahahahaha!)

What the heck, we own both now. MyOldMachine.COM MyOldMachine.CO.UK It will take a while for the .CO.UK to propagate around the world, but by tomorrow you can reach here either way but it will ALWAYS show .com in the browser once you're here.

Hi Darmac1 Joined up tonight ....looks a great site....great to see your Howard gem posted up here....I am as you know restoring a similar machine...will try and post photo later in week....not going to reach your standard though!!!

A beautiful restoration Matt, I could never restore a machine to that high standard.. Windswept and interesting is more my look

Superb restoration, well done !!

Another beautiful tractor - nothing wrong with a repower that's in keeping and a great resto. :thumbs: Andy

Top job......

Very nice, A job well done and will now last for many years more

thats it, I'm coming for a play make sure shes fuelled up and ready.... time for some night filming maybe?

Three minutes if water boiling. Five for a hard one. Teach you now't at school these days?

Just uploading your excellent myoldmachine trailer to my YT channel

The orginal engine, was a briggs model 6 and was really beyond effective repair, so I had a good model 8 sitting on the shelf and used it instead. After a lot of cleaning and painting we get this::

Beeeeaaaauutttifffuull..... A real credit to you

you men make some pretty good video's. Cant believe you got the award winner dirty

That is an amazing machine you have there, and the PTO driven trailer is awesome! I know of one guy by the name of Will, who has one here in the U.S., but he went thru a bunch of work to get it here. The Germans shure do know how to properly equip a garden tractor! Very Nice!!! Matt

I like it, I like it a lot...! GREAT JOB you have done..

Yes I do TITCH and still have it safe and sound.. Here is a side view..

With some chopping and changing a new slightly bigger engine was fitted into the Webb frame.. A Kawasaki Z200 engine with custom 1 into 2 exhaust that flowed into two Harley end cans which Garry turned up with one day A view from the back, Atco fuel tank and a pedal to take care of gear shifting.. A Webb with a 5 speed box don't you know As I had the rest of the bike the engine came from I thought I might as well fit the headlamp and indicators just for the laugh and to see the look on peoples faces The Z200 dash installed.. The rebuild after painting the frame. A new tow behind seat thingy was built. Here's the bare frame.. By this point in the build I had picked up a second Kawasaki Z200 for spares, which came in handy Wanting driver comfort a custom independent suspension was built. Here's Garry with a Z200 swing arm that was turned into a wishbone thingy. A view from underneath.. The nearly finished rear end... Independent suspension, Z200 front wheels with cable operated disc brakes, and a rear light cover I made from some computer case panels.. The Z200 speedo was relocated to next to the seat so I could connect it to the speedo drive on the right side wheel. The rear brakes were operated by this lever just in front of the seat.. The grass box getting a flame job.. Ta Daa..... I never did get round to fitting a good seat to it I still had hair back in those days Top speed was about 30mph which is as about as fast as you would want to go down a gravel track still on the Webb's original steel roller!! So how did it turn into a trike?? Your going to have to wait until later to see that part, got things I need to get done this morning.. To be Continued.... I'm sure the original engine was a Briggs of some sort.. All this happened a very long time ago, so the brain cell's are straining a bit to remember

Open auger snowblower:

you could relocate them in my garden titch if you stuck i could fill them with wheelhorse's