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Got some paint on the main body this afternoon.

had an about turn on this   did"nt like the tractor mudgaurds on this so ive gone for trailer gaurds the lump of box that you see is just there to hold them in place and will be cut off later i will be building a box between them, this should give the 1947 look that i have in mind
 

did a bit more today
 

Today I removed the engine and hydraulic tank from the frame. After a pressure wash I was amazed just how good the engine started to look.
I was right with the fan, nearly 4 solid hours to get it off the crank, with lots of heating and penetrating fluid it eventually gave up the fight!
The good news is though, that the engine looks in pretty good condition internaly, I will probably fit a new set of rings for good measure, and regrind the valves,but that's about it.

Had a bit of luck today. At work we are in the middle of moving to new bigger premises, and whilst clearing out a draw I came across this collection of new old stock spares for a Beaver 1 that I didn't even know was there. They are all obsolete and if I hadn't purchased this machine,they would probably of ended up in the skip.

well its been a year now since this site was launched in the uk, i would like to say many thanks to all the members that have made the site what it is, good company good banter and very diverse, lets make it grow bigger and better in 2015

Today I managed to remove the hydraulic pump, this in turn has allowed access to the drive cog and cooling fan which both have been soaked in plenty of freeing oil, in readiness to try and get them to come off the crankshaft. As the pump was filthy even though it was below freezing in my yard I gave it a quick pressure wash.

Have been sorting out some of the engine parts this afternoon. The Recoil starter in my store was lightly beat back into shape then given a small skim of filler to make perfect. I found a brandnew but slightly dinked fuel tank in my one shed(I know you can buy Chinese ones but the profile is different and new genuine Honda ones are horrendously expensive and recently the design has changed slightly aswell). A very light skim of filler was again needed to make perfect.Both have been given a coat of filler primer which once set will be rubbed down.
At the bottom of a cupboard I also found this old type badge, again not perfect but if I cant turn up a better one, then at least ive got a pattern to get it reproduced.

Have been sorting out some of the engine parts this afternoon. The Recoil starter in my store was lightly beat back into shape then given a small skim of filler to make perfect. I found a brandnew but slightly dinked fuel tank in my one shed(I know you can buy Chinese ones but the profile is different and new genuine Honda ones are horrendously expensive and recently the design has changed slightly aswell). A very light skim of filler was again needed to make perfect.Both have been given a coat of filler primer which once set will be rubbed down.
At the bottom of a cupboard I also found this old type badge, again not perfect but if I cant turn up a better one, then at least ive got a pattern to get it reproduced.

Have been sorting out some of the engine parts this afternoon. The Recoil starter in my store was lightly beat back into shape then given a small skim of filler to make perfect. I found a brandnew but slightly dinked fuel tank in my one shed(I know you can buy Chinese ones but the profile is different and new genuine Honda ones are horrendously expensive and recently the design has changed slightly aswell). A very light skim of filler was again needed to make perfect.Both have been given a coat of filler primer which once set will be rubbed down.
At the bottom of a cupboard I also found this old type badge, again not perfect but if I cant turn up a better one, then at least ive got a pattern to get it reproduced.

Always handy when you have the literature and manuals etc for the machine

Looks a nice machine paul, hopefully we will see it at a few shows this year.

Thankyou for the link.
Heres a couple of shots of the proposed engine, very squat in construction, so should give me a low bonnet line.. I know perkins badged some up a few years ago, so the quality should hopefully be ok, but its only going to get light use anyway.

Thankyou for the link.
Heres a couple of shots of the proposed engine, very squat in construction, so should give me a low bonnet line.. I know perkins badged some up a few years ago, so the quality should hopefully be ok, but its only going to get light use anyway.

Look forward to seeing what you make of this derelict  (look's about the same condition as my C-120 when I got it) . 
If you need a Service Manual for your 'Uni Drive' Transmission, there is one available.
As said, your Tranny should be the 3fwd, 1 rev (4spd) - 5084 version that was last used on/fitted to the 74/75 B80 series in the US.
Raider 10s were normally 8 speed Trannys (6 fwd,  2 rev incl Hi/Lo) from 1974 on.
Belgium Built units used up the old surplus 4 spd Trannys in mid 70s.   

Good project! Narrow fronts are pretty rare and only on the short frame tractors. You need to look for a commando 7 or 8, or maybe even earlier....

it probably will be all right. I've just had a lot of nightmares caused by customers trying to use modern hammers of the packs then getting cross saying i hadn't fixed them right. Due to a combination of age and higher pressures I've found the packs can be a bit of a bugger to make oil tight aswell.

Your soon have it up and running Ben
The seat looks so low it makes the steering look like ape hangers

This brochure turned up today its rather nice...
 
 

Here you go
http://2014.iog-saltex.com/content
 
Hope it helps

Here we have few pics of today's visit to sedgemoor vintage rally in Somerset

Only a 1600 polo engine. Am toying with dropping in a 1.9tdi out of a golf. The white one has allready got the normally asperated 1.9 diesel.
Thanks paul, only involved a 660 mile round trip to north of Dumfries to get it, but I'd never seen one so tidy. Only just over 300 left on the road now.

This is the first show of the season I am very proud of my achievement ,  with a lot of help from friends and I came home with a first prize and a cup Thanks all  who helped to make it possible

Just picked up a water pump to add to my collection of Solo Multimot accessories. From the 80's so are they classed as
" My old Machines "?. You bought an engine then buy various accessories depending what you wanted. I now have 4
engines, a water pump, a chainsaw, hedge cutter and 3 brand new boxed hover mowers. I am always on the lookout for
more. Would these look out of place at a vintage show ? I like them but they are perhaps too modern to show.