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Very smart, Alan. And I can't say on here what those spindle caps remind me of.

Going to be a shame to use it, Scott.

Some interesting machines there, Koen. Thanks!

Unleaded petrol, unlike leaded, doesn't keep for very long. I've used two year old leaded without problems in the past.

Yeah! Maybe you won't fall over again.

All the Best, Ethan. Have a good day.

Getting there, Alan. Best get a move on though. Only two weeks to go RPT.

Wanlockhead is nearer to me than the Plooman. Just a good few miles over the border. Now where's me snorkel?

I used to use Tractol a lot some years back. It's an agricultural enamel. Quick drying and tough. Painted my competition Land Rovers with it. Brush and roller. Not sure if you can still get it. An alternative is an agricultural enamel called Tor.

I bet Pam really loves that.

Happy Birthday Neil. Hope you have a good one.

They've put the hot tub at the wrong house, on the wrong side of the street and the wrong number, Chris.

No comment!

The early Rangies are really true off roaders, unlike the crap LR make today. Also you could work on them yourself. My V8 competition machine I built was Range Rover based.

With his legs he'd have too.

The battery on the C-81 stopped holding it's charge, so today I got a new one. Fitted it and tried to start the tractor. It does usually take a bit of spinning after standing for a while, but starts up after maybe 15 - 20 seconds. This time no go. Connected one of those plug testers and a good spark was evident. Off with the air filter and sprayed petrol in the carb. Fired up and then stopped. Did this a few times, all to no avail. Check the float bowl for dirt. Nice and clean but would not go back on. The seal kept dropping down. So off with the carb, bowl on and back on with the carb. The short fuel pipe 'tween carb and pump was a bit iffy, so I fitted a new piece. Before fitting the carb end, I decided to see if fuel was getting through the pump. Turn the engine over and...…….nothing. Then the penny dropped. I tried with FUEL TURNED ON. Runs now. DOH!

Good for them. H&S is out of hand over here. Whoever thinks up some of the rules and reg's needs to get a proper job.

Happy Birthday Dave. Hope you have a good one.

I first read that as BOMB. My excuse is I didn't sleep to well last night.

Got quite a bit done today. Took the wheels up to the farm and burnt out the centres. Back home and into the lathe to clean them up. Then it was the turn of the hubs. They had to be bored out from 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 bore. The eagle eyed will have noticed a chunk out of that hub. Not my doing. Like that when I got it. Honest Guv! The sleeves, as they now are, were inserted into the hubs. The sleeves were dimpled through the hub securing bolt holes and the bolts fitted. Next I drilled through hub and sleeve, tapping out 3/8 UNC to take a couple of grub screws. New keys were then made and then the assemblies fitted the drive shafts. I was going to fit two grub screws in each hub, but two was all I could find. So a good day in the workshop and that part of whatever is going to evolve finished. Next thing I think will be a chassis.

Reverse works, Nigel. If I lose it some time in the future I'll have a look.

Some useful info there, lads. This particular Spicer box came off a Husqvarna. Had a play with it today and it seems to have 6 forward and reverse. I'll have to see where I can add liquid grease now.

It says Spicer on the case.

Thanks for that info, Angus.

I've got some Wheel Horse parts and some Husqvarna bits. Now what shall I do with them? The transmission is 6 speed if I remember right. And though I'm not sure, I think you can change gear on the move. Someone may know better. Also I can't remember which is the front or back.