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Im vacation in denmark which was a good excuse go and visit the denmark Ferguson museum. Here's some pics And here's something we saw while driving Thats all for now, i'll put more pics up at the end of the week

Not a great deal of progress, but I blame that on the heat as it's rather warm at the mo A couple of extra tubes have gone in the frame just in front of the fuel tank. They partly add some extra strength to the back bone, but also divert the eyes from the engine mount under the tank. We have been thinking about what to do about the exhaust and the lack of space to fit one in! There is no space to run any pipes on the N/S without legs getting burnt, there isn't that much more space on the O/S but there is space to make some.. er... space Anyway, to make the new system I needed to get some more pipe.. As the steel place is just over the road the GT came in handy Where's the best place to start an exhaust system? I trimmed down WN's 1st system till they were just stubbys sticking out the front of the engine (see the first photo) and then went straight to the back for a bit of exhaust box work.. To make them fit under the seat they needed a little trimming in length, so 2 1/2 inches came out. Both cans welded up and welded together. They will go a tad more forward so just the pipes are sticking out the back.. I looked out the workshop door yesterday to see a gent looking at WN.. It tends to happen a lot so I didn't think anything of it.. But when the said Gent said, "It looks much better in real life" with a strong Irish accent the brain thought I'd better think something of this... The said Gent was Noel who as you know is on holiday in the UK.... It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday Noel, sorry WN was not running for you to have a drive (pre book next time ). And thank you for the humbling words yesterday, when I told my Wife we both got a bit choked up.. The hooligan on the left you know.. If you hadn't guessed (or are just not awake yet) the kindly Gent on the right is Noel..

While at John's yesterday we decided that as there was nothing else left to find we would try and find something else. There is / was a tangled pile of drain pipes, plastic pots, tins, angle iron etc partly buried in undergrowth at the front of the barn. So out came the digger and with Chris practicing his lever twiddling skills, helped with a bow saw, cutters and our hands, the green stuff was cleared. The first new find was a David Brown attachment of some sort. Took a bit of removing from the roots of a tree. The hydraulic ? motor at the end would have revolved via the hand wheel. No idea of it's use although I expect someone might know. The only other find today was this grass cutter. Approx 5 foot wide. Wheels still turned although one is badly bent as another tree had grown attached to it and put up a good fight. It was VERY hot but Chris thought he would be cooler in the digger as he had the roof acting as a shade. He found out he was WRONG and finished up looking like a boiled lobster. Now, what else can we find. Where else can we look.

I think next week we're look for the other 4, I saw the towing pole so that's a start

Good weather for painting so the frame and the sides got a coat of paint after being primed yesterday.

hi im having a clearout and ive got these engines for sale they can be seen running Kohler KT17,Techcumseh OH16,WisconsinTJD18hp,Briggs Vangaurd 14HP,ListerAC2 diesel 11hp ,lister AC1 diesel all electric start there are pics of the wisconsin and the ac2 in my album cheers nick cheers nick

They are Ransome's gang mowers btw

It was great to meet you Noel hope the rest of your holiday goes well, and the showman is awaiting your call

If Bella's behind them, don't set off quick.

That cylinder mower would look good behind my mg crawler if it was in better condition

Wasn't to bad Paul, the tea was flowing

I like the idea of chains on the rears, they had some cheap in lidls but only had 13" and 14"

Impressive video of two iconic garden tractors going through their paces. I would not want to subject my Bolens to this harsh treatment but it just goes to show how rugged these little tractors are.

I can understand the appeal of going for a romp on a tractor, I just couldn't bring myself to do it to one of mine.. Saying that I don't take it that easy on WN That's because I moved it

Nice work Ewan, the black frame and white side will look great

As I've a lot of tools and Halfrauds were doing a deal I've just bought this bad boy Half price, should tidy things up for a while...

The box finally tips and lifts twice as high First of all we made the lift arms that would do all of the lifting and also multiply the lift off the ground. Then we made the tipping mechanism, once the box is on the ground you can disengage the mechanism using a handle and then by lifting the box it can be emptied. Some tidying up of edges and welds will be done and then it is ready for paint. I am going to paint the mechanism yellow but I am unsure whether to paint the whole box IH white like the bonnet, or all black, or the frame black and the sides white. Any ideas will be appreciated!