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Hi all A great day at the Workshop on Saturday morning resulted in this Tractor coming out to a great cheer , It has been quite an interesting Project to get running with a big learning curve for me on diesel engines and Clutches , Some more work to do on the Tracks and wipe it down with a oily rag i think and finally enjoy having it hope you like i ,I think its superb

I got this engine about 10 years ago it was given to me by a farm owner.i was in a sorry state,i started to take it apart and just gave up on it and put all the bits in a box and left it.i even cut the flywheel up because i wanted the centre part for something else.anyway I put some photos of a brockhouse engine i took out of a hoemate 20 odd years ago and someone mentioned about the villiers mk10 engine.because i had cut up the flywheel up i was going to offer it as spares but someone said that the engine was quite rare because it was a old one.he could tell buy the v carb its got.i know nothing about the engine.i just know how to fix them.anyway I have started to take the rest apart,clean and polish a few things up but now i think the project is on hold because i need a fly wheel part no R56/A.55.if theres anyone who as a spare flywheel i would be very greatful if you could let me have it. i would like to finish it off because its a nice little engine.i don't know if i should polish the brass flywheel if i can get one or not polish and just put the cowling back on.anyway here are some photos,

Happy Birthday Doug, hope you have a great day matey

Happy birthday Doug

All the Best, Doug. Have a good day.

One last thing to think about when making the new baseplate, I would advise not to drill the holes for the feet to the final size until you've bought some, again I've not found any the same as the originals. David

The original baseplate is indeed aluminium, I had to make a base for my Tiny Tiger model 400 as it was also missing (they often are), one of the stalls at an engine show had an off-cut of stainless steel in the correct thickness at a price I couldn't refuse, aluminium would have been much easier to work with though. I also made the little spacers that fit the screws between the base tank from paxolin rod. The two screws are #10-32 with a slotted mushroom head, I had to order way too many to get the right size over here in the UK. I never did found a source for the Acorn Pal-nut though, I believe the correct part is Palnut AC 1032 if you can find any. David