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I then stripped the engine back to a point where I could respray it to the correct colour. Before painting and to ensure a good adhesion I lightly 'scotch bright' the surface and then began the process again. Here's the engine now in the correct colour. Fuel tank was next.......I do like the finish with these ProXL products! Refitted the cowling once dry and the various bits removed for painting back on the Villiers.

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.

A treasure trove of old cars has been found in a Barn in Denmark and auction is upcoming in a few weeks

finaly got round to getting the cutter out and waving the stick welder about so I thought id give you a little up date on this haven't received the rams yet so I haven't welded on the ram pin plates yet but they are cut ready but I just thought it would be better to wait just incase they not the size stated my next port of call will be to make the bucket im thinking that the loader arms are to long but ill see when I get the bucket made and on

Found my third plough and second front weight for my ploughing tractor, i dont know what the plough was from but it's Wheelhorse red which is always exciting

Here's a couple more with a quick brush and a squirt of wd, and the disc goes round too I keep thinking that Andrew but then something pops up and i get all excited again

If you find a picture or the M.E. Magazine, would like to see it Norm. Must have been in a copy before 1984, which was when I started reading the Mag. I'll have a go at it Ian . Have to visit a Wood Turner I know to obtain some hardwood blocks when I'm ready. Got some Lathe time in recently. PTO work is still in progress. Decided to change the Brake/Strap set up design and not employing a Spring Steel Strap like the Brake layout on some Garden Tractors. Instead, I'm opting for a pivoting Clam Shell type or external version of a Brake Shoe set up. Have obtained some 6" (152.7mm) ERW Steel Tube which will cover 2 jobs. Bit of a challenge Cutting slices off with only a manual Hacksaw - First slice in the lathe for finishing the cut end to size- Will have 4 more of these slices to cut and they will used to make Truck Wheels, as original Cast Iron ones are rare and expensive. The steel ring is perfect in dimension to accommodate the 3/16" thick Friction Lining and the PTO diameter- The bearing surfaces of the PTO are having their faces skimmed and have been 'Spot Faced' where the Bolts pass through- Phosphor Bronze Bearing Insert finished to outer diameter being 'Parted Off' from the Cored Billet- Used a 1.1/2" diameter Live Centre in the Tailstock to support the work. 'Parted Off' and a light fit in the Bearing so it can be Soldered (200c) in- Internal bore will be finished last before mounting back onto the Carrier Plate. They were retained by 1/4" Iron Rivets originally and the stress of 'Closing' the rivets originally had cracked the Bearing flange edge at it's thinnest point. I will use specially made Countersunk Screws in reamed holes. Have the other bearing to remove next and repeat .

If I remember right, someone ploughe their mothers lawn. Ewan??

Great find! I think it's a plough off a barford atom, here's one that I had.

A good find Chris. Surely you must have picked John's place clean?!?!.....

I made my own, just bought 5/8 spherical bearings and pressed them in.

Got a few more parts today. 8inch trailer rims for the 3 rib tyres. Bearings for the front hubs. And the wheel studs, nuts and grease nipples. Off now to the local engineering shop to get the hubs made.

A little progress with the painting today. First top coat applied. Was going to paint it MF red, but as I'd a full tin of IH red, that's what's going on. One of the small idler pulleys got a really good coat of paint. Can you tell which one? Slipped out of my fingers and dropped in the full can of paint. The other side of the cutter bar is yet to do. Maybe tomorrow, unless I'm herding cattle. Below is part of the mounting frame that Jonathan kindly cleaned up for me.

The Insomnia is back! So I thought i'd show you what I have done with the 1st of my days off. I haven't been happy with the flat colour supplied by the paint shop, so took some bits from the 2nd machine along and trawled through their colour chips until we found what we think is the perfect colour match to the original metallic finish. Its odd how when these machines were made they were able to mix a metallic paint which had a gloss finish to it, yet today it has to be a 2 stage, base colour and clear coat process! The bits were given several light coats of the base and left for around 2 hours to dry. I then activated the 2K clear and sprayed light coats over the base colour. .

Winning just... Ewan sent me a few more pics, I've added a mezzanine for further junk storage

I only arsked!

Probably because non driven chevron tyres run and steer better that way

Oh hello the tyre direction police are back !!

Are you going to extend the frame underneath to fasten at the back? And why are the front tyres the wrong way round?

The 3 point on my Wh GT-14 is Cat 1, I think the size suits it perfectly. Not the best of photos!

check out ians thread on narrowing the axle i have done this the same way many times and never had any problems

Do they have to be Cat 0? Cat 1 3 point kits are quite cheap on Fleabay..

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

Looks like you have made a good start with your loader, looking forward to seeing it finished and being used

Been out marshalling today on two stages of the above. The rally is not a full blown thing but more of a series of auto tests. Some photo's below.

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

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.

brief update, front all boarded and lights done. next stop doors...

Hello all got a new toy yesterday here are some pics hope you like seems very original except the the engine

He lives close too the Canadian border and was infected by the French "Influencza", lol

A low of 42 this morning turn into a high of 88 degrees this afternoon. So after cutting some firewood I decided to turn the garden.