Stormin

While down south at Rural Pastimes, The Showman kindly gave me this motor, pump and ram along with hoses. The motor was seized solid and when opened up it could be seen why. Must have spent some time in water. With the application of plenty of Pocket Rocket I managed to get it apart. After a good clean up and wash in petrol, bearings checked for wear (both ok) it was reassembled. Electrics are not my forte, but I have a mate who is an ex BT engineer. So off I went to him. He checked it out then attached it to a battery. Ran like a good 'un in both directions. Today I decided to see where it could be fitted. The best place was amidships, 'tween engine and hood stand. So a bit of measuring, a mounting plate made and below is the result. Now all I have to do is workout where to mount the ram and how to connect to the slot hitch. And then see if it will lift the plough. No problem. PS. No Chris, you can't have it back.

All the Best, Doug.

Good find.

All the Best, Koen. Hope you have a good day.

Closer to Winterburn than Malham then?

Is that you house and is that Grimwith reservoir?

The main problem with the unidrive, probably the hydro as well, is the main ball bearing is now obsolete. Remember what I had to do.

Just a point while on the subject of trans. If possible, get the rear wheels clear of the ground and see if you can lift each wheel. If you can, then the needle roller bearings are worn. That could lead to big problems. See my C120 refurb thread.

I had one of those. Unfortunately it had been used for some time with the rear axle bearings gone. So much so that the casings were so worn as to be oval. The rest of it was pretty rough as well. The front axle is now on my dolly and engine and some other bits and pieces in store. The rest went for scrap.

Should that not be asses?

I agree with you there, Neil. I've always found when you have someone to work with, it is much better than working alone.

After reading that account, I think I'd be putting in a complaint against the police for negligence and, unless recovered, compensation. I'd be writing to the local papers as well.

Carol says a washing tub.

That's a bit of a mess.

Foot bath for shire horses.

Methinks some serious drainage work required.

Certainly an improvement on the first photo. In the 4th photo of tonight, is that Ian's pet parrot on his left arm?

Something I've just noticed as well. I can see why my C81 is so noisy. The exhaust has had the bit with the small bore pipe cut off and replaced with the large bore outlet.

Have you plated those tracks, Jonathan?

If you look at the photo' Alain, you will see the shackle. By the shackle is a piece of flattened box section. That is slipped over the arm on the slot hitch, that the shackle was originally attached to. The hitch for the plough slides into the slot hitch.

The reason for the turnbuckle, Alain, is so the cable can still be connected to the slot hitch.

Did a comparison today and the plough is slightly easier to lift with the mod. What it will be like buried in the ground is to be seen.

Good showing of horticultural stuff, Paul.

Same up here, Koen. But we don't have the modern stuff either.

No shame in coming last in your first comp', Koen. Hopefully you'll get better and have more equal competition.