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Well I'm afraid I've been hiding something from you all for about 5 months, I have busy re creating a rare if not singular example of a Ransomes ITW. Its taken a lot of hard work and to be honest I'm glad it's finished apart from completing the snagging list. The original is believed to be a one off, prototype machine which pictures are all that's left (as below) The likelihood of me coming across an ITW let alone buy one was very low, then even if i did find a genuine one I would have found it hard to cut it up to make it into the replica, so I started with a donor MG6... Here Jonathan is loading it with the help of a winch tractor to bring it back up for me from Hereford. I mainly made it for the Ransomes display at Malvern in February. Everybody has there own opinion of replica machines and cars and sometimes they are not appreciated the same but hopefully this one will because as far as we know it is been lost to us all and re creating it is a good thing....... I do have a video but not worked out how to upload it yet... To give you some idea of the engineering involved... the main shafts which hold the wheels are 90mm bright bar and the parts which hold the sprockets are 190mm! The engine came separately from a nice guy in Peterbourgh who kindly took a large hit to sell it to me from what he paid! Hope you like it.......

It was the implements that started it all Here's a few more pics

Refitted the cowling, then the carb........ Washed the fuel tank out. will remove all the old paint tomorrow afternoon........

hello guys some time ago there was a thread on here about a goodwood machine and even a restoration also well at the time i said i had one with the plough which nobody had seen well i have been and brought it home as it was away in storage anyway here it is hope you like it

This afternoon got the C-125 out and put the deck on. Mowed the green and verges, but something was not quite right. I usually have the height adjuster set with about 1-5/8 of thread showing. The deck was not cutting well and to close to the ground. The adjuster ended up so the lift lever hardly moved from up to down. Back in the yard, deck off and started to clean the 125 down. It was then I noticed a damp patch on the concrete, just below the lift arm. Petrol! The fuel line passes very close to the steering quadrant. As in very close. When on full left hand lock, the quadrant had, over the years, been trapping the line between it and the chassis edge. This had finally sprung a leak. Bad bit cut out and a piece of copper tube used as a connector and no leak. Oh! I did slightly modify the tower where it joins the chassis. Bent it out a bit so fuel line lies in the gap out of harms way. Next job was to clean off the deck, To do this, and for storage, I've made a timber stand so it sits vertical on it's tail. Started to clean the underside and it was then' I saw why it was not performing as it should and adjustment was all to pot. After the last mowing session, someone decided to sharpen up the blades a bit. This was duly done and all re-assembled. Only problem was, Mr Richard Head doing the job had not got his brain engaged. THE BLADES WERE UPSIDE DOWN.

Hi All More done to my corner table and chairs and bench now finished have added half barrel to my arbour as a table just need to paint it green hope you like

hello me again got this in a present at the last vintage show in september needs a bit tlc but i think it is worth saving havent seen one before

Got the chance mid week to grow the collection. Cue a day off work and 500miles in a day... Got stopped twice by the dibble and had a hellish drive getting home at 3 in the morning. I think it was worth it, but still recovering from the drive, 2 hour load up and the fact I spent a lot of money. Ewan has been sorting stuff, I haven't really had time. Here's a PIC the day after. And shortly after we reduced the pile. Theres even more goodies to unload and sort through...

Basically the fact that it has a steering wheel and a step through body, and lights.. Only 2 years older than yourself Charlie, it's amazing what you can achieve when you put your mind to it..

Clearing up done and last load. That's it for now. I need to finish felling the ones round the corner. Carol said, "The reeds need thinning out." "Be my guest", I said.

A friend of mine bought a Lister water pump from Johns place a few weeks ago and since then its had new bearings , springs and gaskets. He came round today and wanted a water tank and some pipes made up. Over the last few weeks I've been playing with a chicken plucking machine and i had a spare tank which is from a drinks vending machine made of stainless steel ( also from Johns). Out came the box of pipe fittings and pipe threading tool, with the help of the power hacksaw ( also from Johns ) we fabricated it all together. Here's a couple of photos, hope you like

i went to a little village in the sussex countryside today where every year its invaded by lumps of metal and people, Enjoy!

What I would like is a sales brochure on this model ranges 80 & 100. I narrowly missed out on this one.

Sorry guys, no idea when the next update will be. My Wife is seriously ill in hospital, so WH's will just have to wait until my Wife is better and life has returned to normal..

Definitely worth saving. Even the handles look good. Not worm eaten.

Not hanging about are we... Good effort! Looking good

I have used a electric 1750 PSI unit for 5 years so far, it cost 119.00 back then and when it goes out I will buy another electric one. The gas models are great if you want to take the chrome off of a bumper, but they are loud, they put out more pressure than needed, they take routine maintenance, and cost money for gas and oil. You can buy two to three electric models for what one gas models runs, if each electric model runs 5-7 years, that 10-21 years, say 15 years to average, no gas, no oil and I doubt many gas models would run 15 years. The electric models take up less room than the average vacuum and are light weight to move about.

Go to BQ get one then in 11 months time break it, then take it back and they give you a new one, I've had 3 so far

That's going to be one handy machine. I think I could do with one.

A bit more today. A little pull from the Disco and it's on it's way down. Another trailer full. Hard work this logging. Flamin' ivy.

Hi all I've been busy doing different things on the project ive sorted the wiring out it now starts on the key I've swapped alternators with the original Mitsubishi one as this had the extra terminal for the rev counter which now works I've got the temperature gauge done , I've also fabricated a drive shaft for the hydraulic pump , and I've now started making the tipper body out of box section here is a few pictures so far !

Here's the recut valve seat and the reground valves, The exhaust valve now sits a little lower in the seat due to the amount of material needed to be removed to get a un-pitted seat. The valve should be ok and not burn up! Here's the block, cylinder head and sump all painted in this 'lovely' shade of green, Linden Green!