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it seems to be two steps foward one step back with this but its geting there slowly

As Wheel Horse, Bolens and Cub Cadet's are thin on the ground over here my only other option is to build my own. So i have started collecting parts that will be required for the build. Managed to find an old generator engine Cheep! A Honda GX270 9hp, it might be a little under powered for what i want to do with it but it will do until i find something bigger. Next up i got a hold of a Suzuki Vitara axle with a 5.12:1 ratio which will be narrowed Panzer style. Roughly 12 inches will need to be cut out of each side. After a couple of hours cleaning, cutting off brackets and a coat of primer it now looks like this. Just need to build up the courage now to break out the grinder and start chopping up the axle. A couple of rims were found next. 6x16. O/A height of the rear wheels will be about 28inches. I already had the front axle that came with the chassis for the silage harvester,so that will be used with larger wheels. The axle is a heavy cast iron unit so should be plenty strong enough. Last part for now is two new 4.00x8 three rib front tyres. O/A height 16inches. Thats all the parts for now, going on Thursday night to have a look at a Bedford CF gearbox, it might be a bit of overkill but at least i wont have to make any wheel weights up to get traction.

I thought the pink help set the gold off

Mmmm! A gay RAM. Wouldn't last long up here.

Hi all, Picked up a plough today, it was all ceased up and a bit rusty albeit only surface rust.. Yep, a brinly plough I'm over the moon. After a few hours on it, lots of heat and a tub of copper grease later it ended up like this: I'm very happy with how it has come up and how everything is so free now. Hopefully I'll be able to take it to a local ploughing match soon and give it a try.. Oh and to top it off I got a set of John deere rear wheel weights for my 110 Tom

like this one?

allready like it it's on my to do list to build a tractor one day

If you have a look at my C-120 refurb thread, you will see how I fitted tri rib fronts. May be of help. About page 17. Ian cut down a Reliant axle for Why Not. May be worth a look at how he did it.

for trying the plow and setting it a long patch is prefered so the plow has time to settle after altering the settings

Way to beat the bushes Tom. Contrary to what many people think these ploughs were not meant to be able to turn sodded soil that has been a yard or lawn without scrapping off the grass, but rather to plough a patch that has been prepped to plough. You could plough heavily sodded soil with this plow, but you would need a fairly large or heavy tractor such as a Gutbrod 1032 or bigger. All that said, it would be advantageous (and fun) to find a small patch to practice plowing techniques and plough settings. Again, great find.

i seem to still have got a lot of bits left

whats different? not a lot after another 8 hours