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Hi guys, The martin markham made it's way too its new home tonight. Unfortunately I felt I needed to let it go because of my recent, much larger, purchases! It went to a very local collector who says it will be attending it's first show next month!! I'm glad it's only gone down the road. Tom

I've put a bid on it, plus the other two he had, thanks for the heads up

Two more from the same seller...

Thanks I'll have a look at that one

Paul, I spotted this on eBay, a brochure pertaining to MM Lincoln trailers that may be of interest to you?

I'll have to blame the smoke from mine on your pipe and the ST Bruno now Jonathan!

Better fortune today, Whitlock proved to be a pig to start after I fixed the fuel leak and then I remembered that it likes heat to start from freezing but you have to turn the heat off before you turn it over otherwise it wants to run backwards. Fixed up carb on the digger and it now ticks over nicely. 137 fired up after a few goes but it was below freezing. Brought it into garage for some touch up and a clean up. The ITW has been extremely difficult to start from cold and very smokey. I managed to find a brand new injection pump,injector, reed valve and governor all new old stock. Decided to bite the bullet late this afternoon and changed everything, my theory being that if I changed all the influencing parts for new then I was not leaving any unknown's in the set up. Guess what ! it worked runs much better much less smoke and dare I say it I started it on the crank handle not once but twice WOW ! I kept thinking how unpopular I would be at Malvern churning away on the starter and filling the place with smoke so took the gamble.

This is my resurrected project that I started many years ago on tractorbox, but due to a number of issues never got finished. I purchased this machine in 2009 as a very good runner after wanting one for years. Overall it was very sound just needed lots of silly niggles sorting. Here's where I'm up to with it, but some things are going to need improving on.

Thats a tidy restore! Nice welding too

Good to see you finishing the Gem projects Gareth! Would love another big project but space is my problem and prices for storage are outragious!!!

That's a nice bit of kit buddy

Be grand for after Newby.

I made this one a few years ago for my 312-8, I took apart the original, not difficult, it was rusted out, I copied the internal volume, pipe sizes, number of holes in the internal pipes (baffles) The only difference was, I fitted a 'stack' outlet, it is sooooo quiet. Stainless from the internet was used, I made 'hammerforms' to shape the ends and centre baffle, all 'tig' welded, and then I cut the outlet for the stack the wrong shape and made the mistake of filling the gaps with weld instead of fitting a 'patch' / 'doubler'. I can't remember what it cost, but the materials were not that expensive. .

Digger is sorted just needs to clean up the carb, fuel bowl had water in it. Lovely seat fits a treat.

Great looking tractor Tom. You could always sell me that EK if you need the space :-) Iain