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buy the end of the day we had chrisses horse ploughing well just needs narrow tyres and some wheel weights to make it surperb it realy suprised us both how good it was

Bit limited until I get the new Glasses, but I decided to make a Classic/Vintage looking replacement Spark Plug Screw Cap. Regretfully, I had to make it to fit a modern Metric threaded Plug . I made an Indexing tool a long time ago that allowed me to make and Mark Out a lot of parts for my Traction Engine. It just bolts onto the Change Wheel Quadrant (Myford ML7) and a Mandrel that fits/locks into the end of the Spindle to carry any number toothed Change Wheel. For this job. I only needed to use the 25 toothed Spindle Driven Gear (removed the Tumbler Reverse selector Lever and Stud)- Stub of 1/2" dia Brass turned down to shape, drilled and tapped M4 . I used a 60 deg pointed lathe tool on it's side set on the C/Line and proceeded to manually pass the Tool across the face taking small light cuts to 20thou deep, then turned and locked the Lathe Spindle with the pointed screw in the next tooth groove and repeated. In progress and prior to Parting Off from the Stub- . The result is a nice clean grooved rim to grip with the fingers for tightening on the Spark Plug. I do have Knurling Wheels so I can make a Clamp type Knurling Tool, but preferred the straight grooves for this job. I'll make a BA Threaded one as well for when I find a good genuine vintage Lodge CB3 Plug for the Villiers.

Yesterday I picked up a weight of a mate. So as I'd not much on today and a bit bored I cobbled together a mount for it. Took one front mule bracket and some other bits and knocked up this. Which with the weight on looks like this.

Here's a couple of photos of the hitch and the shiny plough after 2 days of hard ploughing

Nigel left early and missed the vintage tractor road run, it was over 2 hours through the fields and country lanes, 16 tractors many with trailers full of people all the different sounds of old machinery was very good. When we got back to the show the club organised a big BBQ which was very nice, lots of good food and good company

I've been looking for a diesel automatic for quite some time due to no cartalidge in my left knee.As you may be aware good diesel ones aren't common unless you've a small fortune to spend. When I was a teeenager I allways loved my cavillers, and always wanted an sri but due to insurance had to settle for bog std 1600. This morning I've just purchased this wolf in sheeps clothing in the shape of a v6 3.0 turbo diesel automatic vectra sri.(didn't know they did such a beast) It's the first car I've ever had that genuinely throws you back in your seat if hit the throttle yet the insurance is only group 12. Should do in the late 30's mpg and drives way better than clarkson ever claimed. Let's just hope it's not an expensive mistake. Can't be any worse than my horrible focus. Can't wait to collect it in the week.

I have a job on my hands, this 50's classic needs saving, tomorrow I will be trying to free it from its tomb of 40 odd years, I will keep you informed of progress if there is any interest.

Yes, another new tractor !! Collected today from Hampshire it's a 1979 International Cadet 85 riding mower, currently in a fetching (?) shade of purple, this will be changed to the correct white livery in due course Battery was knackered so not had it running yet, new battery on order Seems all there apart from the wrong seat, thanks to Mr Showmans eagle eyes at the Festival of Transport last weekend I do have the correct seat in stock Deck seems reasonably sound, weighs a ton like they do !! 8hp B&S in it, dates according to the lists I have to 1979 so quite a late one in IH terms Here's some photos, we took the seat off to get it home hence why it is not in place in the early photos

It was at Townings Farm, Chailey

nice Opel

Some time back, Vauxhall advertised the Vectra as the car with a thousand improvements. The joke of the day was that it must have been a bad car to start with. Having said that, I did work with a chap who had one and he swore by it.

Well the roof was dented in but once I got into the almost perfect interior I was able to pop it out again! Pictures of the rescue follow. The pile of treasure and trash I had to remove. The interior Anyone remember green shield stamps?