meadowfield

did you look at the front of Dads and Ians?

We had a flypast at this years tractorfest - still have goosebumps now!

see you there!

It might not fit on the trailer!

Finally finished the tow hitch, the hydraulics and added some paint.

volvo C30 tow eye

heavy duty drawbar on bendy

On 5/12/2019 at 8:52 PM, Stormin said:

 Looks good, Mark. Taking it to Newby?

I was thinking of it...  would like to get the hydraulics running though

Looks good Norm

thanks guys,

here's a video

Been a while since I posted a project, this has been in my head for years and I did the axles early last year...

Left over axles make good bogies.

Been stalled for a few months until a few weeks ago a tracked barrow skip turned up on that site.

So so that set the juices flowing

Building a frame

Sprung drawbar

does it run better and longer with the choke on, that's usually indicative of crap in the carb.

Another favourite on briggs and kohler carbs is the float needle sticking so it might not be pulling enough or any fuel through.

measure the width and pitch, it's almost certain to fall into a standard type i.e. 3/8, 1/2, 5/8"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_chain

you can then cross reference to:

https://www.usarollerchain.com/Metric-Roller-Chain-Chart-s/4870.htm

then buy from 

https://www.engineersmate.com/products/BRITISH-STANDARD-ROLLER-CHAIN/C106058

or 

https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/British-Standard--1305-c

that's where I'm buying it from at the moment...

hope this helps, if you get stuck, ping me the width and pitch.

mark

Spent many happy years cutting the grass on a 25. Think we got it when I was about 8 and it ran faultlessly for another 8 until we upgraded.

I think my brother bought one out of pure nostalgia a few years back

Have a look at my Bendy build on the other channel... I build one from scratch

Trying to organise another wheel horse round up, but other than family and Norm I’ve had no interest. A few years ago I managed to get 36 together!

Have wheel horses had their day? Do I call this the final meet?

Happy new year boys! And Nigel :p

it was marketing, before 74 they were 6 speed (with 2 reverse) after that they became 8 speed (inc 2 reverse)

6 and 8 speed are the same

shift boot is easy to get from the US pt no #3577

my first horse had a gearbox full of water, I stripped it - but it didn't need anything

thats still running in my 4x4 horse

happy belated birthday Norm!

Pto switch, I've had a few fail now causing the 12v to the coil to drop.

13 hours ago, Stormin said:

He'll have used the square hole drill he got for Christmas.

https://youtu.be/rjckF0-VeGI

they do exist, I've got a set that do holes in wood

great photos!

I wasn't out to cause controversy and agree that none are shift on the go. I've replaced the selector on on one and can see it was never designed to be pulled through the middle under load, it's just not berry enough!

agree on the grease too, I'd rather have something that splashes around rather than is thrown to the extremities! 

Btw never seen a spicer one, always been foote or peerless... 

those peerless boxes will generally allow shift on the go if the are the ones with a spring loaded key that runs through the gears. They are usually 5+reverse all in constant mesh and packed with sticky bentonite grease.

happy birthday old man