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Been a while since I updated things... firstly new rubber! after getting the wheels powder coated I stuck a new set of 6-12 on. I couldn’t find another Dunlop ag tyre. Ewan fixed the hood... made a smart job, where it had been butchered then this happened. I made a three point for the back. then this 😀 the IH club helped me get the original number plate. Registered in Carlisle in 1964. I painted a plate in scale with the tractor. Not legal, but I’m hardly likely to drive it on the road... Still need to sort a trip darn south to see Chris and pick up that engine. Then I can think about adding hydraulic lift 😁 in the meantime I’m planning a pto on the back...

Decided to experiment with finishing out a crude soup can gas tank. I bought something a long time ago and it came with a soup can that was mid way through being made into a gas tank by the previous owner. I have the bug to start learning how to solder so I thought I would give it a go and try to finish it up. With a bit more practice I may try to make one entirely from scratch using a can that is a better copy of the O&R tanks. This one is literally a soup can. The can had a hole punched near the filler hole so I just soldered the intake tube there rather than making another hole in the bottom. Since the hole was too large for the 1/8” brass tube I ended up using a piece of 5/32” for the main pickup and added a small section of the 1/8” for the connection to the 3/32” fuel line. I’ll probably just use this tank on one of the engine test stands.

Rennie’s trimmer project inspired me to work on my Paramount trimmer. It’s a bit of a Frankenstein but nice to finally have it complete. The piston was frozen and had a broken connecting rod. I was able to salvage a piston and rod from a parts engine. I found a reasonably good cylinder head from another parts engine along with cooling baffles. I was able to fix up a recoil cover from misc other bits. Got the gas tank repaired and cleaned up inside. The only thing left to do now is wire up the stop switch (I’m waiting for some wire I ordered to arrive) that goes on the handle. Then I’ll have to give it a test run. It’s got really strong compression now so hopefully all the salvaged parts work together correctly.

So, I took the carb apart again, and reassembled it properly. Little bit of fiddling with the mixture and it runs nicely. Hunts slowly at idle, but when the throttle is opened up it runs quite well. Dunked it in the pool and it wanted to pull me in! I'll get a video when I put it on the canoe next week and post the link if anyone is interested.