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Loving all this room in the workshop, forgot what its like to be able to get to tools and walk about without climbing over something

Posted a thread over on RedSquare but wanted to share over here too since everyone isn't a member over there. This is being built quick to bring to the big Wheel Horse show in a couple of weeks. The feature tractors for this year are customs and since all of mine have been sold, I need to bring something. Started with a Snow/Dozer frame and trip springs, front axle and spindles for handle bars and any other Wheel Horse part that will work to get as many as possible on there. Springer front end won't be operational for the show but is being built to work once there's enough time to do it. Still a long way to go but this is what's done so far and just mocked up. Things will change as it progresses.

My morning visitor wants his breakfast

Ok then, Kinfastrax !!

There's a reason for that it's had a big Chinese engine grafted in and the bonnets been raised 9 inches, but it has got a steering wheel

With Newby fast approaching i thought I'd better start getting my stuff together, the first being the Trachorse as its been in the drive since last year. had a few things to do, here's the list. exhaust fell off, slew levers seized up, throttle butterfly and choke seized up. fuel tank had a load of crap in it and the fuel pipes perished and leaking. got most of it sorted today just need some fuel pipe and some radiator paint for the exhaust

Had a bit of fun yesterday with 3 of the bolens bit of tractor racing

The 400 is all done, cleaned out the fuel tank, changed the sediment bowl, changed the engine oil, all greased up cleaned and running. The same with the RJ58 apart from a small leak from the fuel tap, I'll change the O ring after lunch

Here's some photos from last Sundays show at Northallerton...

There's a nice Cub Cadet in there somewhere...

Thanks for all the great comments guy's, yes it was a very relaxed day apart from when I did a couple of "demonstrations" in the arena I couldn't agree more, I'd of loved to of taken it home Slightly off topic but I thought I'd show you this Norm

Stunning, just stunning.. That's a fantastic job Ewan

You have been busy Chris.. Did you find any WH's you had forgot you owned buried in the back of the workshop?

ashcombe scuffle was this week end, they always do a video of the weekend, and i managed to get in this one for once, i'm in it form 6.12 onwards, cracking day, great bit of fun! and the old series still showed it can hold its own!

Had a play with the cleaner today, first I measured how much water it takes which was 8 pints i then took a pint out and added the metal cleaning liquid. the heater took an hour to get up to 70c i then put the parts in for cleaning and set the timer for 30 minutes. i wasn't sure what to expect and a couple of bits were well corroded and i thought i might be asking a lot but was quite suprized with the results. heres some photos of before and after

I do like those winget tractors.

Belongs to Mr Bean.

Gud pics Bolens looks like the steering wheels missing!!

The Holder didn't go as we only had one day we just put whynot in my small trailer and the s wagon on the truck

Construction has begun!

Just popped in for a cuppa so here's a few photos of progress , the roundhoods are nearly out

Are he's not telling you the real story here, this has been blocking up my workshop for months it was owned by my boy Karl, now as you all know ime a bit of a grumpy git and have been moaning to Ian for months about it, so today I was ready to take Ian home and was sitting in my truck with the engine running then I cought Ian doing the deal with my boy he came out with a big smile deal done,hit me right up the ribs he did, bought it from under my nose, caught me napping,

OH 'ECK! I can only imagine.

Great photo's, Ian. Long time since I've seen a Kawasaki 500 triple. Rode on when they first came out. B****y lethal.

Five trax??

Looks a nice relaxed show Ian and some good photos, where's the Holder didn't see it in the photos ?

I loved the yellow Winget with FEL. Just damn cool. Also the Bolens also very nice too!

Nice

Great photos mate

Here is a ebay picture I found of the O&R winterising procedure, that came with an engine supplied through Rupert Ledger & Co. Ltd. (the UK distributor for O&R engines). It also mentions using a teaspoonful of oil in the cylinder and stopping the piston halfway to prevent damp air entering via the exhaust. David

Well it's about 99.9% finished, the fenders and a few other bits have now been bolted on ready for tomorrow's show so here are a few photos. The original number plate has now been put back on.

After using up all of the stock of yellow paint from my local ag merchant they ordered some more from another one of their stores, two days later it arrived and it was a different brand of paint somewhere along the line the paint code got lost so in desperation we made a 60 mile round trip (thanks mum) to another ag merchant and I finally got the paint meaning the last parts could be painted . I made a new gasket for the transmission. The wiring has now been finished and the lights work The bonnet got its final coat of paint and my IH wheel weights arrived (thanks @Charlie Smith) And here it is, nearly finished just a few little bits left to bolt on but it starts and runs like new! I'm very happy