DougC

First picture of me and my brothers 15 hp Fairbanks Z running an IH hay press at the county fair this year, it also has the factory water pump and Fairbanks Mag. Second pic is of the 15 and also my 6hp IH model M

I'm new here and these are my 2 engines.  Cool forum, I found it through Redsquare.

Some of the guys here have been talking about jigsaw puzzles they and or there wives have been putting together so I though I would show you guys some pictures of my wife's currant project.   
 
 

Some of the guys here have been talking about jigsaw puzzles they and or there wives have been putting together so I though I would show you guys some pictures of my wife's currant project.   
 
 

Some of the guys here have been talking about jigsaw puzzles they and or there wives have been putting together so I though I would show you guys some pictures of my wife's currant project.   
 
 

I bet that took some doing. Not sure I'd have the patience. Though swmbo has said she'd get me a 3D one.
 

Some of the guys here have been talking about jigsaw puzzles they and or there wives have been putting together so I though I would show you guys some pictures of my wife's currant project.   
 
 

Wow , I'm delighted my little baby is is on the operating table  this little tractor used to belong to the Straight from the horses mouth author  Michael Martino  and if I remember rightly he said it was a He , 

A little RJ update, she (Is it a she Neil?) has moved onto my bench ready for work to start on it Friday, it's a kinda joint mini project with Nigel..
It's going to be interesting working on such an old and fine machine
 

 

 

Yeah, it snowed... here are the obligatory pictures
 

Thanks for your comments Doug, glad you like it.

Here's a couple more

Now i had the gearstick in the right place, after turning the axle i had to modify the engine frame and turn the engine all the rest of the controls were cable operated so made it easy to change. photos are --- engine fitted   bodywork from A90 offered up  and with bonnet fitted. to fit all the bodywork i only had to weld some angle along the frame as it was the same width. 

The next day i spent a while working out how i could operate the gearstick from the front. looking at the gearbox / front axle i noticed that it was held on with u bolts, simple all i had to do was turn the engine and transmission around the other way, so the next 4 photos so the progress

once the skip was of i just had to have another drive round   before i backed it up the drive, the first photo shows where i think the seat will fit, the next shows my daughter trying out leg room, next engine cover off and the last shows the gearstick sticking out the front.
all this was done on the same day august 8th 2009

HAPPY New YEAR EVERYONE 

ALL THE BEST FOR NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

Happy New Year to you all.
Best wishes. 
Paul

Happy new year from the Scottish Rolloman 

Went out playing today to work off the extra lbs i put on and get away from the house

Thanks Doug. I will post the updates on threads I have already created for the tractors. Progress is always slow so I try to keep to one thread to each tractor so I can view my progress and keep track of comments and the suggestions made.
 
If you are interested, the threads are:
1962 ride-a-matic http://myoldmachine.com/topic/1333-bolens-ride-a-matic/
Wheelhorse D160 http://myoldmachine.com/topic/1136-wheelhorse-d-160/
and I am yet to create one for the 1961 Ride-a-matic.
 
Planned work on the 1962 Ride-a-matic was completed today, now onto the next.
 
Iain

Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing your family pictures, very enjoyable lain.
 
We may have to band together and have a group intervention on Mr. Norm Scrooge however.....  

Looks like you had lots of fun in the fresh air nigel.  

The tree would look better decorated with tractor bits and piece's.