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Hi all I have been busy this wee while converting my Little Tractor from a hand lift to a nice Hydraulic lift for the up and coming Horticultural plough matches / working days here are some pictures of it today after completion i think it was well worth the time and effort involved I think I might rename this Tractor Heinz 57 as it has a Villiers 44 h engine a countax seat two Fergy Headlights and now a hydraulic lift to boot but what the heck i think its great bring on the plough days

If you want to put a Clinton in it Ewan you will need the 1290 Clinton , you will be very lucky to find one of these , my opinion would be to hang of for the Kohler K90 or K91 , but make sure you don't buy the one with the tapered crank ,

Put the ignition system back together and refitted the back plate, refurbished the carburettor, fitted the new air filter and then the exhaust. just the flywheel timing and the cylinder head left to do and it should be a runner?

Got to work early this morning and popped the bonnet, air filter and exhaust off. The bonnet on the whole is very good, its just going to need a bit of panel beating on the front edge and a small crack welding up. The hinge is quite worn, probably caused by the extra vibration of the diesel engine. The fuel tank looks in exceptional condition, probably spillages of diesel have helped preserve it over the years. The air filter is going to require quite a bit of straightening and the spring clips sorting out.

Thanks Neil, Having worked on Kohlers before I would prefer one so I will be keeping an eye out.

Neil has got some

Well i had a very busy sunday and looks like I have plenty of work to get on with All that horrible yellow paints gone Now going to tackle wheels and remove that horrible silver with nice new blue paint. Also had help to get the plough ready all bolts have had a run with the taps to clean threads make bigs difference.

Well I cannibalised the spare MK12 today to recover the governor assembly, am pleased to say its exactly the same! Have also removed all the old paint and then reassembled the engine. I then etch primed it and once dry gave it a coat of top coat.......