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Picked up a few free logs today. Nice trailer full. About 2 ton. Some healthy exercise anyone?

Thanks for that info, now its running I will probably put it in the shed till I can strip it down and give it a coat of paint I have a few projects on the back burner. There was loads of smoke for the first few moments I more or less let it tick over for about 30 mins let it warm up real slowly, I have had engines smoke like hell ( mainly old tactors) with stuck rings in the past where they have been sat for a long time and with some slow warm ups sometimes they pop open and clear themselves with out diving into the block, It dont work every time though . Thanks Jordon

Good news that it's a runner and no smoke. A clean fuel system is a must have with the long pipe run on these models. One thing that does need attention before driving it around too much is the left rear wheel hub needs to be pulled back away from the Transmission case end Oil Seal. The Hub should be flush with the Shaft end so that the Lock Screw closes down on the Woodruff Key like in this rough sketch- The cause of this is often assisted by a seal leak where the trans oil works it's way into the hub joints and loosens it up. 3/8" Square head Lock Screw should tighten down onto the Key at 30 ft lbs (approx 40.7 Nm).

I managed to get an hour on it today the engine is now running beautifully, what a lovely sound its got a little whistle pitch dad said similar to his Ransomes MG6. Its not running on its original fuel tank yet I need to sort out a grommet thingy where the fuel tap enters the tanks. I did manage to drive it forward and reverse approximately a metre gears feel good. Next thing to sort out is the safety switches as is still hot wired direct to the coil. Things are looking ok for this little tractor.. Cheers Jordon

It's only a flesh wound. That will polish out

Been a while since I worked on this. Weather extremes have delayed setting up for paint preparation etc. Managed to finish the 4 tiny 1/4" square lidded Oil Boxes which was a 'Jewellers Job' Silver Soldering the tiny hinge tubes in place. The hinge pins are 0.5mm hard wire. The one in the picture is of the R/H 3rd Shaft, where I had to work around the standard bearing design and the additional steam valve I made and fitted there. The Oil Box is linked to the bearing by a short 1/16" dia copper tube. proper hex head bolts will be used in final assembly All the other Oil boxes not shown fit directly into their respective bearings- Changed the upper Steering Shaft bearing design with a more correct style version out of Gunmetal. Also fabricated and added the Tool tray on inside of the Hornplate to hide the dowel end of the steering shaft bearing. Steering shaft is 5/32" dia (nearly 4mm) - So till plodding on with this when opportunity arises.

Thanks, I'll take you up on that. Not the guilty party! Done all the mechanics including honing the bore and re-ringing, re-grinding the cylinder and bottom blade and repairs to the cowling and recoil.

Plonker Rodders If I brought it why would I want to sell the bit I would want to keep!