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A little gift arrived from Chris this morning! A big thankyou from me! I'll pop into town and get the numbers etched on tomorrow and collect some more rivets that size.......

A small update for you all.. A quick test fit of the new 3hp motor showed that it would fit in the right place and even one of the bolt holes lined up which makes making an adaptor plate easy. Thank you Nigel for the thick tread plate. seven holes drilled and two captive threads welded on later... The adaptor bolted bolted on the lathe bench. The new motor bolted on but not tightened up as it needed to come back off to be re-wired to spin in the oposite direction. A big thank you to Sandhurst Mark for doing that for me on Friday. No photo's but yesterday the lathe was fired up for the first time in oh... Too long... I'm a happy chap

So are we !!!

Here's a couple of photos, not sure what its off but fully adjustable just needs a little tlc

I've used tractol on quite a few things, as already mentioned, it brushes well. When I have sprayed, I just thin it with a drop of white spirit.

Top job again Gareth.

I used to use Tractol enamel to paint my Land Rovers and trailers. I didn't spray it but applied using radiator rollers and brushes. These days I use Tor agricultural enamel. Both types are quick drying.

This may assist https://www.boards.ie/b/thread/2057437399

Today I finally applied the decals to the fuel tank, something ive been dying to do for a few weeks now, but wanted to get the bonnet refitted in order to line everything up. When it came to connecting up the fuel lines, as ive been struggling to find some one to make new ones up at a reasonable cost and the damage to the old ones was only asthetic, I tried using some heat shrink tube. It seems to of worked a treat.

Spent my usual Tuesday rummaging though the brambles and to my surprise this got uncovered from it's hiding place

Looks like a trusty tractor plough Chris

I can't wait for the next installment of... "Rusty treasure hunt" It's amazing what you keep finding buried in the bushes!

These arrived this morning in my postbox. Many Thanks to Titch for a brilliant job , i spose I'd better get my paint brush out.

Had time to get the plough out of the van and have a better look at it. Found a id tag under a coat of paint and managed to scrape it off to reveal the maker and serial number, next was to free off the adjuster which didn't take to much. The wheel was free so i just lubricanted that, i also freed off the bolts to enable height adjustment. on the hitch end I noticed that was adjustable so freed off those bolts. The fitting plate bracket thingy is welded on at an angle so i can only assume that when ploughing with the 2 offside wheels in the furrow the plough will be upright, ( your comments please ). heres some photos

Never seen Chris so excited. I was at the other side of the barn while he was digging. Thought I had better go and help him load the trailer. Went round the barn to see him coming towards me, arms waving and eye's like saucers. Thought he must have found something red. Wondered why his feet were wet, thought he had wet himself with excitement, but it turned out that his mouth was dribbling badly. Had to sit him down and calm him with a cuppa. We must have passed that spot countless times. The Morris bonnet was surrounded and partly covered by junk so didn't expect anything exciting under it. How wrong can we be. Next weeks task is to find something else.

And it fits my new hitch.