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Cinderella is now ready for the ball along with the six others. had to evict a stowaway today when cleaning 137 one of the track frame support tubes was packed solid with peanuts obviously the mouse was going to self cater at Malvern!!

Certainly plenty of Bruno smoke over the last few weeks. ITW fired first pull on the handle this morning , instantly ran on the starter with little smoke. I would have persisted with the manual start but knackered my back yesterday so thought I would save it for Malvern. Nice seat fits a treat.

Went to a show today bought a few new tools and some how managed to accidentally buy this hehe

Before getting into horticultural machinery I collected stationary engines with my father. Of the engines we own this Ruston Hornsby APR 2 1/2hp model from 1928 is our most rallied engine. The last photo shows it driving our Evans water pump.

I had a tough time deciding on a tractor lug, I finally opted for the 30x10-12 Interco Interforce because it was a good match with my existing wide rear rim on the D series. 142.00 apiece including shipping. I think that is a good price for a real AG tire, they have these in 27x7.5-12 as well.

I purchased a set of Deestone AGs several years ago and the lugs wore down in less than two seasons, they were not very deep lugs to begin with and now they are more like racing slicks. They were 6 ply "rated" which means they aren't 6 ply, but they rate them as 6 ply. They were half the price of the Intercos and a tenth of the quality, maybe not that good. Price is relative, quality is not. Many AG tires made for our little machines are cheap and poorly made, especially for the price, I for one consider a tire a one time investment, not a maintenance issue like oil changes. A tire worth buying ought to last at least 10 years, hopefully twice that.

Very, very nice. Looking forward to see them on the tractor.

They look grippy.

No, it's not Iain this time! Even more local, it's amazing how close other collectors are without you even knowing! Tom

Mr/Mrs Mouse had packed them in well. I got three or four good handfuls. I think it got a bit confused though. A small piece of gravel was mixed in with the nuts.

And he'd waited for me to arrive before doing so. Big smiles all round.

Hi all another short test video of the new steering setup there are still some points on the steering which need strengthening but overall I am happy with the result

Hello Steve, I have just joined the register,and scrolled to your page of 2014,showing the Vivian Loyd motor sickle, I have bought one in about the same condition of the photo,identical in every detail ,except it is called a "Four Seasons " Scrub Cutter, by " TETTS " of Faversham,Sittingborn,and Sandwich, Yours is probably all restored by now, and I wonder if I could ask you for some tech help and general information,for restoring mine, ? Regards, Pist/on Rust,

Short on updates, but decided I needed a proper brew area in the workshop. I recycled two very nice pieces of solid oak and beech worktop for a kitchen area. Bought a hot water heater too, so I no longer need to wash in the stream

Lucky you.

I bought the tools I wanted looked around the show and some very nice person had this outside the gate with a phone number and to top it of her in doors said yes I could have it