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Next was the red paint But first heres a little reminder about what I started off with Now we have this

I don’t have anything in the way of a vintage garden tractor at the moment, several old mowers and other vintage equipment. I’ve wanted one since I was knee high as my dad was an agricultural engineer so I was brought up around full size tractors, a mini one seemed just right at the time and the want for one has never really left me .i’ve Been looking for one seriously for about 3 years having promised myself one for my 30th ... I started looking about a year before my birthday and I turned 32 last Monday. I was watching the round hood lawn ranger but didn’t buy as it wasn’t the dream tractor ... after someone else bought it I got reverse buyers remorse and really regretted not buying hence my post on here. Are there any any other forums you can recomend to keep an eye on? I’m already on red square. Thanks Chris, have sent you a PM.

That looks the absolute nuts mate, a brilliant job and well done to you.

Superb quality job Ewan. After all the various skills you've applied to finish this project, the result will never cease to put a smile on your face when you see/ride it. 

Looks brilliant Ewan.

Superb job, Ewan. I know where to go if I need any painting done.

Awesome, thanks Chris

Having injured my right arm slipping over in mud at new year workshop and tractor time has been curtailed and so I have been closely examining my old Ferrari which I am recommissioning . I pulled out the boot carpets and found some corrosion in the floor caused by overheating from the exhaust. Looking a bit harder I found a rust hole in part of the box section space frame that the silencer hangs off. 30 mm x 20 mm 1.5 mm box section easy peasy phone Tommy Graham the steel merchant get a piece off the shelf only want 9". No chance 3 month delivery and £60 for 6m! Looked on Google available in stainless but not mild steel just not listed anywhere. Tried Ferrari obsolete, slight lead on a London restorer that might have a bit. Frustrated I went back tom the workshop and had a ratch about in my scrap pile and there right in front of me was a 1.5m length of 30x20 x1.5 which I have actually had for years, it was part of a Thule roof bar system that I bought from a car boot sale, one piece of which I had used to make a roof mounted light bar for my Jeep CJ7. It was powder coated and bunged at each end with stoppers so inside is like new steel. Just shows that keeping hold of stuff you don't need today can pay off. ! Just need a new right arm so I can cut it and weld it in.

You know me Norm never one to make a fuss! Should be Ok for Edinburgh taking electric start machines.

Amazing collection of saws. Years ago I knew a South African Forester who showed me photographs of himself as a youngster using an 8Ft chain saw to cut a tunnel through a giant Sequoia so that they could drive timber trucks through it without having to cut the tree down.He was only about 5Ft tall and somehow ended up as head forester for the Earl of Annandale at Lockerbie.