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Thanks Mark, yep it's about that decal thinking time.. It's about time you headed down too We have take off!! I did wonder why the steering went everywhere, I was going a bit to fast to notice I was almost airborne She does indeed. Thanks Ewan Ta muchly Charlie I will try not to break her Norm And now the moment you have all been waiting for.. That's me included... Yest it's test drive video time

That's good Chris!. Although I did leave some of it there . I'll probably arrange another visit soon anyway. On the subject of scrapping and salvage, I've now accumulated several bits of Villiers Mk2 (Midget) engines from Donor Machines with some good bits from each. The Sidewheel ATCO mentioned most recently had a seized solid engine and very corroded (on right in Pic), but after pulling the Cylinder, I found a 0.030" oversize Piston. Yep, it has had a re-bore in the past and although the Cylinder was Shot with heavy rust, the Cast Iron Piston cleaned up good, if a little scored. The Bottom end of the Donor 14" ATCO Mower's engine is in very good condition despite being original and 61 years old !(left in pic). Several noticeable differences in Crankcase design between the two- I have one fairly decent spare Cylinder, so my plan is to find someone to re-bore it +0-030". I should then be able to build a very good Engine without too much expense for a future project and will retain all the correct serial/date marks for 1954. ......Just have to suss out what the output end Clutch Housing is sitting on , taper or threaded ?. No Keyway visible . Will have to make a decision soon about refurbishing the Original 'Grass Catcher' that was an optional extra,.... yep even got that as well!.

that third pic is EPIC!!!

That sounds a bit drastic to me Norm Well, I didn't quite make the test drive deadline today, but getting very close.. Due to a measuring problem I had to make another sleeve to join the 2 parts of the prop shaft together... For once I can say the measuring cock up wasn't down to me but measuring calipers.. Nigel will vouch for that as well! Getting the engine running again was fun.. The spark at the plugs which was there yesterday had vanished today!! After lot's of searching and ing I traced the problem down to the run/stop switch which had decided that the run position just wasn't an option any more! So sorting those two problems kinda killed any chance of a test drive today But there's always tomorrow The amended "To do" list.. Find out why the fuel tap is leaking.. Fill diff with oil. Finish the wiring, it's about 90% done. Finish the prop shaft.. About 50% 90% done. It just needs welding and fitting. Bleed the brakes again to get the last of the air out. Warm the engine up and change the oil. Set the front end up. Get WN off the bench.. Go for a test drive With WN off the bench it only seemed fair that I rolled her outside for a few photos.. For me... This one really hits the spot

Only cos of all the weight over the back wheels :d

Gents, I finally found a photo of a decal that I need for the refurbishment of the HDT1000. Unfortunately it isn't in the best of shape and some of it isn't readily readable. Some of it is unreadable but I'm thinking that if you know German, French, or Swedish you can help me fill in the blanks. Here's the decal in question. I may be getting a bit higher resolution photo of it and might be able to post that if necessary.

Silloth Vintage Rally this weekend. On Silloth green as usual and free entry. Jonathan, (expeatfarmer) will be there with his Ransomes and I with my Wheel Horses.

Going to put a mouse trap in it at the Silloth Vintage Rally, Richard. See if I can catch any fiddling fingers.

Airborne! I like it. I'll be down in August definitely. DO NOT break it before then.

That's brilliant

Awesome!

Omg! It lives

Good you have another Richard & yes that was the one I had seen at Alans friend John place. Something else I dont have to put in the skip for thim

ime not going to say anymore but a vidio will be along soon

it is generally known that planets have a magnetic field around them

pics or it didn't happen

I hope you all know i used to be a babe magnet

well the test drive happend only one word to describe it MENTAL

true rat rod - best get on with designing some decals... and paying you a visit!

.................Wonder how many Pilots have said that in the past?. Very nice Norm. Like the Sandwich Box ! ......Can't be for Tools, you shouldn't need any after that Rebuild

Boeddha then

I like the stance on the last photo too Ian.

Pleased to have been of help Richard, and good to have met you.

Freakin awesome!

Wow Ian that is one mean looking beast can't wait for the next video of the first test drive maybe ?

I don't know what to say. Superlatives seem so inadequate.

That is so mean looking Ian!! You have created a monster I look forward to seeing a video of in action, don't rush it, you want to get it right! Tom

Thanks Chris! So today I went about sanding it down and painting it. I was going to add a skim of filler all over it to get rid of the pitting! but I thought if I do that it may look like its made with new iron, I thought if I leave it a little pitted and give it a few coats of paint, its rough age will still be there, so anyway the frame is now all painted up with a few coats of gloss black, just waiting to put some good quality grained wood into it and varnish it up.

If you had come to Yorkshire you could of tried

Martin Markham spreader collected from the farm by the courier today Couriers lorry too tall for the farmyard (overhanging trees) so the farmer came to the rescue with his tractor - cheers Tom !

Our increasingly popular Vintage Harvest event is on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September this year 2015 at our family farm in East Sussex. We will have working vintage machinery, rural crafts, our rare and traditional breed farm animals, shearing demonstrations, spinning demonstrations, local produce, tractor and trailer rides, wood workers, beer tent, our home reared meat on the BBQ, other refreshments, and much more. If you'd like to be involved or would like to visit give us a call on 01444 471352 or visit our website for more information www.towningsfarm.co.uk.

Here's some I took on the first day. Not as many as Paul though. Chris and I had other things to do and think about. Many hands make light work. This had Chris and I doing some thinking. This lad was making pencils. His work bench is a sidecar on a bicycle.

They drive like that up here as well.

I'll take a Ford, Chevy's seem to fold, seriously