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I had planned to build a new workshop and as such I was not too concerned about my workshop space being used for storage. A new workshop is not on the cards for a while now and my current workshop is so full I can't actually do anything. As such I decided to build a temporary tractor store and have a complete move around, which hopefully will give me my workshop back and put everything in a logical place. It will take a while! This the new temporary store which is 20x9ish foot Today I emptied my workshop so I could get to the tractor stand at the back I then moved the tractors down and out before dismantling the stand The stand will be modified and reassembled in the new temporary store. With some of the tractors outside it gave the opportunity for a tractor line up (complete with my helpers) I started to run out of time so all the equipment got hurried back into the workshop. Tomorrows job try and get everything back in the workshop and start modifying the tractor stand. Time for a beer or two now If anyone is interested in the way this progresses I will update as things move on. Progress will be slow. Iain

I have but the size does not work that well for our size tractors, hence making the new store 9' wide rather than the 8' of the container. Having said that I will probably be gettng a couple of containers for something else. No saying they wouldn't work just not ideally dimensions Andrew, I think I have lost that '62 Ride-a-matic to tractor boy. Thanks Alain, love all my tractors no matter the colour or make Security is always a big concern of mine and part of the reason for the move around. None of the tractors in the pictures will end up in the new store. I am planning to move my parts tractors from a secure store to this one and then move good tractors to the secure store. Even though the new store is insecure I have a very bad habit of leaving large lumps of steel and wood in dangerous places and anyone breaking in would be very lucky not to get hurt. I should point out that I have not created traps because that would be illegal, I just have lots of dangerous stuff laying around. Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Iain

Added last coat of paint, 10m of new stainless cable and I'm done. Ready for use

Its great to see all those different colors on the Bolens Machines. You have a fine collection sir.

I popped round to see Harry about a deal (not for this WH) I did see it & its very tidy for its age but needs the electrics sorting out as they are a total mess. I told Harry to ring the Showman

Unfortunately we are not allowed to shoot the poor deprived unfortunates, who would rather steal than do honest work.

This is unfathomable to me. I leave my tractors and garage open every day all day, even when I'm not home, I have never even had a key for my house in 20 years. People do not come up on peoples land around here, if they do, they know they may be on a missing persons list that no one looks at.

They make a 3.50-8 tri-rib and the 3.50-8 tube is for that tire. The 4.00/4.80-8 tri-rib takes a 4.00/4.80-8 tube. I wouldn't put a 3.50-8 tube in a 4.00/4.80-8 tri-rib, they're tubes, not balloons.

Just to clarify the problem I believed I had with the Tubes for these narrow tyres, here's a link to a previous thread on it- -LINK- . Regards

Me too, a good use for my spare BCS 603, 16 hp, dual rear wheels- - - -

That's a really good find Harry I like that a lot so what's under the bonnet ?

Sweet!

bag of skittles springs to mind

Looks good, I think I need to build something similar, or a shipping container as Norm said. Keep us informed with the progress you make

Is it such a good idea to publicise that valuable kit may now be housed in less secure premises? Not everyone watching the forum may have honourable intentions.

Great line up of all your family! I see Joseph is on his favourite ride! Keep us posted on the workshop move; the temporary rigged up storage looks to be robust enough to withstand the weather over the winter months.

Ever thought of buying a shipping container?

I like the self levelling bucket, not something you normally see on a small loader. I hope you can find a replacement fender, I guess the US version of the auction site is a good place to look. Iain

Thanks Joseph, please spread the word Most of yesterday was spent filming this, that and the other but I did find time to start cleaning the rear axle/swing arm... Here's just a small amount of the 14 year old mud that was stuck between the diff and the diff guard! The mess that was the inside of the diff guard.. Me thinks it maybe past it's best! The bolts holding the diff guard in place were very chewed up and no sockets or spanners would shift them.... Sometimes ye olde tools work best though A few parts arrived yesterday... Two upper ball joints, one lower and new swing arm bearings... Struggling to find a second lower ball joint though!

Should have everything for that shroud, including a complete used one.

Have you checked if it's the piston/cylinder or the starter mechanism that's the cause of it being seized. I had one of those later style starters with the starter reel seized due to corrosion, I never managed to un-seize it and noticed a couple the thin alloy sections of the housing were cracked, so ended up buying a replacement from Webhead. David