Stormin

No blue to go with the white and red?

Lawn as well by the look of things.

That's a rather big hole to my way of thinking. 1mm should be sufficient. If your brimming the tank, then yes, your putting to much in. But a photo would help.

That's been in there since I got it 7 - 8yrs ago. How the leaves got in is any ones guess. Anyway, the days been well spent. I now know all three have clean tanks, pipes and carbs. They all also now have inline filters. I also checked my jerry cans. All clean.

Having trouble with the Black Horse at the weekend and finding dirt in the fuel tank, I thought I'd check the other tractors tanks. The C-81's tank was spotless and though that has no filter on the tap, but an inline one, runs perfect. The C-125 does have a filter on the tap, but no in line one. Shone a torch in the tank and This is what I got out of it. I know one thing, there's nowt' wrong with the tap filter.

I'll look. Thanks Koen.

How do I update my signature add ons? Tractors etc. I don't seem to be able to find them in my profile.

Showmen are allowed to tow more than one trailer.

Is the plug wet when removed after trying to start it a few times? If not no fuel getting through. I know you've tried Easy Start but you may have a stuck valve.

Mmmmm! I think I'll have a look in the fuel tanks of the others. Not been giving problems, but they do have in line filters.

The Black Horse started playing up at the HVC rally. Symptoms of dirt in the fuel. This afternoon got it up on the lift and removed the float bowl. Sure enough, fine particles of grit in there of what looked like rust. Shone a torch into the fuel tank, to reveal a layer of the same fine grit. Disconnecting the fuel line from the pump, I drained fuel into a couple of clean coffee jars. Came out nice and clean. I then removed the fuel tap and rubber bung it fits into. Draining the fuel into a large jug while shaking the tractor from side to side. This dislodged some of the grit and I repeated the operation about four times till all the grit was out and the tank inside was spotless. Though the filter on the tap is undamaged, some of the finer particles had found their way through when I'd started up to unload at the HVC rally. The fuel being well shaken about on the trailer. There is no filter in the fuel line, but soon will be. How the grit got into the plastic tank, I don't know? Over the last year the tractors been on trailers several times and given no trouble. I'm going to check my jerry can to see if I've got dirty fuel the last time I filled it. .

I see it's being scrutinised in the seventh photo.

Is the pump driven by gear and toothed ring inside the wheel, Paul? A photo of the drive would be appreciated.

Nice quick job, Paul. I think that drive chain could do with some t.l.c.

I like the wheels on the swill bin.

Carol can't drive the tractors.

The Eicher is one of only two known to be in this country. Was a little cool, Nigel. But nothing to us northerners really.

Here's one I made earlier. Pull by hand or by removing handle, tractor. Filled with concrete and an old storage heater insert for a bit extra weight.

Sold it before I could get the straps off and off the trailer.

We had a good day for the rally. The rain, forecast for the day didn't appear, though rather windy and coolish. The Mountfield I took didn't make the action. Sold while still strapped on the trailer. Good to see two of our Scottish members travel down from Fife with a Wheel horse.

I can see I'll have to get my roller project done soon.

I think it will run down the ramps on it's own Chris. Tomorrow I've a cattle trailer of stuff to take, then take it back to the farm to be loaded with more. Saturday morning, another trailer we loaded this afternoon with Massey Ferguson parts for the auction to take. Then back for mine. It's going to be a tiring few days.

Very delectable, James. Can't wait to see it with a 5th wheel and swan neck twin axle trailer.

Started loading up for the rally today. First the Commando 800 C-81, followed by the Black Horse C-121 and finally the Mountield 11hp that's going in the auction. I did wonder how I was going to get the non running Mountfield, broken throttle cable, on the trailer. Recycled hospital bed to the rescue.