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Just back from Northampton, been to collect a 1948 Pilot I bought some time ago. I had one when I was a student and always fancied another that I could use a a period towcar for hauling a tractor. It has been in a bubble for 9 years, I winched it on to my trailer but now have to get it to start to be able to take it off the trailer on my own.

Just knocked this sign up today for a friend who i have done a lot of work for over the past 18 months . The building was built in 1927 as a garage , The sign is over the old entrance which once was 2 wooden doors then blocked up in the 70's as 3 fuel pumps were installed in the alcove it created , then it has ended up following 18 months of work as a bungalow in the rear workshop area and tea rooms ( shop ) in the front . The sign is not the best as the new occupier wanted me to just paint the burgundy and cream onto the old plywood ! . But the vinyls have made it stand out along an otherwise plain , long road . Diverging slightly - When digging out for the foundations i had to remove the origonal 1927 floor , it was simply 1" to 3" limestone embedded in bitumen ( tar ) with around 3/4" of cement covering it , No need for the breaker on this one it just dug up ...But nice to see how it used to be done . The blue fencing , i cut down and welded from 10 foot high to 4 foot to give the new bungalow a more residential feel , taking away the industrial look of the high fence . My old 1976 Villiers powerd mixer can just be seen peeking around the corner of the building ( wheel and yellow painted frame ) The sign it's self was set out by using chalk to mark the center line on the sign boards and chalk on the lifting tape of the stickers to indicate the center length of the writing / graphics. The required heights marked with chalk on the frame and masking tape run between them to make a removable line to sit the lower edge of the words etc on to get them level . The top of the paper backing material was folded back to the top of the vinyl and folded under to expose the top of the lifting paper .The folded under paper keeps the lifting paper away from the sign allowing for easy positioning before sticking the exposed lifting tape down . The backing paper can then be removed , holding the sticker away from the sign whilst doing this . As the top edge of the lifting paper is stuck down , as the rest is lowered and swiped to remove air , the lifting tape positions the wording / graphics as you go due to it's stiffness . The sign is 2.5m x 2.5m in size , so the writing isnt small by any means , but the above method allowed for easy and precise placing , even in the drizzling windy conditions i had . Though due to the 5deg temp i had to leave the lifting tape over the vinyl for around 20 mins to allow the vinyl's glue to get a hold as otherwise the stickers just wouldnt have stuck to the painted sign boards and could have lifted / ripped . ( yellow bags on the floor have the removed backing paper in , a good idea on windy days ) .

Courtesy of Webhead Uses the larger 20A engine

As part of my O&R collection I have a Little Wonder hedge trimmer with O&R power, also 12 volt and 240 volt versions. New additions are a period sign for the display and today another 30" blade hedge trimmer arrived with the later style of O&R engine in it...

This was started a few years ago and never got finished it a quarter scale Westwood so. As I was quite this week I pulled it of the shelf to do a bit on it

Right, I have just familiarised myself with what you're looking for. I believe you mean the Hand grip that fits into the end of the Bar. Visible brass If it is a Mk1, If a Mk2 then the brass was covered in black celuloid. If you can post a good image and accurate dimensions and fixing method, I may be able to help........... if you need any.

Don't know of any originals, or what they look like, but could one be made/fabricated using the Right Hand one as a reference?.

Very nice acquisition Darren, a comprehensive set of ancillaries must be pretty uncommon. If it is the original paint on the Tractor, it look's very good. That's you fully occupied for Winter then!.

Should have been headed as "The Merry Tiller's " ...lol.

Would this be a good start?

High speed posting.

i saw that video today and was going to put it up here, looks like you beat me to it

Having a tank made would certainly be nice. I was thinking one good one out of the two, but you're way ahead of me making two out of two!

Well, I was going to wait until I got a bit more advanced before posting but here is my 1/2 size D series Wheelhorse. The Showman and I have just had test runs which look promising although it was difficult to sit properly with temporary tiller steering and footrests. Hopefully it will be better when finished, but if not plan Z is to be towed on a trailer. Just roughly bolted together for now.

Thats awesome! During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.

Just picked up this spinner spreader and the ex Husqvarna plough blade and frame . Just got to make it fit the Gutbrod now

I have finally got around to restoring the 2 machines that came from Wallfish in a deal we did some time ago....... Both these machines, along with my O&R engine and Paul Mackellow's collection will be displayed at the Autumn Tractor World show in October. Here's a reminder of the 'before' condition, not that bad really, but my OCD dictated that I should restore them with a new coat of paint and some of Titch's fine artwork!

Here's a Ward's Digger 10 which has the same design as a General model 10 ice auger. Both seem to be pretty rare items. Never thought O&R had enough power for an earth auger but here it is. These doubled as a drill with an added threaded on drill chuck.

I used a couple of pictures found online to send along with the carefully removed old decals for reproduction. Titch @ Machinery Decals has done it again! perfectly recreated decals to adorn both these machines....... Here they are wearing their new clothes! The Mustang's bar decal has proved a little more difficult, however it is being worked on!

Once the paint had hardened I reassembled the machines and sent Titch the details for the decals to be reproduced....... I then hand painted the raised ORLine logo. Here is the Chainsaw and Hedge trimmer all back together with the new paintwork!

Both machines were stripped down, had the old paint removed, a coat of etch primer and the several light coats of colour matched paint applied....... The fuel tank on the hedgetrimmer needed a bit of work!

Thought I'd add a few photos that were in my archives of some of my attachments.

Never used.

Another.

And one that I wish that I had....

Here's one Tecalemit from my late uncles garage. Plus one with no name. Also another nameless one. At a guess pre war, or even older. Steel body but the rest of it is mostly brass.