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Have been sorting out some of the engine parts this afternoon. The Recoil starter in my store was lightly beat back into shape then given a small skim of filler to make perfect. I found a brandnew but slightly dinked fuel tank in my one shed(I know you can buy Chinese ones but the profile is different and new genuine Honda ones are horrendously expensive and recently the design has changed slightly aswell). A very light skim of filler was again needed to make perfect.Both have been given a coat of filler primer which once set will be rubbed down. At the bottom of a cupboard I also found this old type badge, again not perfect but if I cant turn up a better one, then at least ive got a pattern to get it reproduced.

Hi Andrew, yes maybe about half way now... Once I have tacked the last of the hard/big stuff which is the front end steering and brakes, the rest should be fairly easy to sort... But there is a lot of "easy stuff" to get done

A friend of mine in the vintage tractor world rang the other evening asking if I know anyone who would be interested in a small tractor which was getting in the way in his garage. When he mentioned the make and model the radar went up as there were only 100 of these made (so it's rarer than a Mayfield Merlin) Wendy and I braved the ice and snow/rain/sleet for a short (6 mile) trip this morning to pick it up, it's a Martin Markham Colt Deluxe with a 10hp Kohler in it, these were made between 1965 and 1970 by Martin Markham in Lincolnshire. Also pictured is the brochure that arrived a few days ago.

Ahhh, here it is... An impromptu bar on Ian's GT14 one night They look a larger diameter...

It's not a JD wheel, it was just painted the wrong colour at the factory And speaking of strange coloured front wheels, the time had come to cut one of the centers out... The wheel is slightly too large to fit on my lathe, but it will fit on Nigel's lathe with a few tweaks.. A bit of chain drilling and chisel work later.. The inside of the wheel had some extra cutting to make the hole a little larger.. And on the lathe the wheel went. The inside taking shape. A few hours later... And to finish up this small update, a groove being cut in one of the new centers. This will center the new center in the rim

Ah can't beat a good ole burn up on a cold January morning . It reminds me of being a kid and building a den in the woods then having a bonfire around the den

ime suprised you did"nt take the 4x4 horse for a ride mark it looks the ideal teraine

There was someone with him who had a gold and white Bolens? was this you? if it was you, you also come over with him and had a chat to us? heres a few pics here's my cub its a 1962 "original" this is in the arena at netley marsh

Always handy when you have the literature and manuals etc for the machine

They are bigger than the average Wheelhorse Charlie, this is 41 inches wide, 6ft 9inches long and 41 inches high

I've always wanted a gutbrod and maybe try and make a wheelhorse D250 out of one as that is what they were underneath !

Wow! Nice little machine I too saw the one on that auction site in Hastings, this one is in far better condition, am I correct in thinking they are slightly larger then the average wheel horse? Hope too see it out and about this year! PS: I got the small holders show entry form through the other day, cheers, ill send that off to you as soon as

George, That's superb landscaping there and I am very impressed with the Gutbrod tractor earning its keep. I might have to look into the Gutbrod myself.

Took some finding, thought it was last year... But it's the year before!

Congrats Paul and Wendy, that's a great find.. I look forward to seeing it at Binnenden this year

Hi All more pics of the woods The barrow works fine, take your time and it will go anywhere, with caution Pics give an idea how it was when I started clearing the woods hope you like PS this was after I spent three days with a digger levelling it of and burying the rubbish

Ian, You are making progress; impressive workmanship. Are you halfway through your project? Cheers

Hi rolloman, I'll have them, PM sent.

I found when clearing some items in my workshop today a set of big end shells for Ransomes 600 petrol engine bought from Keith Jarett man years ago dont need them know so , a good home is needed , All i want for them is the postage thanks

Nice find, it's a cool looking tractor! Tom

Received my engine show banner this week for displaying the O&Rs at the local engine shows. Approx 3ft x 2ft on heavy 15 mil vinyl and less than $20 with shipping from Staples online.

Looks a nice machine paul, hopefully we will see it at a few shows this year.

Nice addition to the collection Paul

Apparently these were really expensive when they were first on sale, congratulations paul ,a great purchase

ive got a breaker for one of them sitting on my scrap heap if you want it give me a shout quick :)might have the cooler as well

There was a Markham tractor in the Hastings area a few months ago. I was tempted but the seller didn't fully answer my questions or evaded his answers. I was going to get my brother to collect it and store it in his barn had I bought it for collection at a later date. Paul, yours is in better condition than the one in Hastings. A good find. Here's the listing number 361112210236

well today i managed to squeeze some time in for the ranger work after the cousins left and this took a long time because of all the surfaces you have to sand and then clean but not too long i had a pair primed and ready to go, hopefully more later but i will have to see. james