Stormin

Pity about the plate. New toy eh! I'll be up as soon as I can drive again.

Have you actually got it registered with that plate, Jonathan or is it just for show? Looks good either way. I like the idea of being able to stop it without dismounting.

Or a couple of white fivers.

Bring it up in suggestions/issues.

Looks like it'll be well looked after, as by the last photo I'm assuming he's a Land Rover man.

Go to STORE at the top of the page. Karl has to pay for the site and I think it's cheap. It keeps it free from unwanted add's being privately owned.

I'll see what happens. No problem.

Now it's inside, what's keeping the shed door closed?

They look ok. I'll see if we can get them over here.

Unfortunately I will not be able to attend now.

All the Best, Ewan. Have a good day.

£4 for the head gasket? You need to persuade him to advertise on here.

Just some of the part on the roof. The rest will be done at a later date.

It gets better Mark. Got the tree off the roof bit by bit. I have some tiles left over from when we built the workshop. So just to make things water tight, used some to replace broken ones. While getting down off the roof onto the ladder Carol was holding, I missed my footing. Though I didn't fall, I took skin off my left elbow and kicked Carol in the face. She escaped unharmed but I've pulled a muscle or ligament I my right leg.

Woken at 5am this morning to a loud thump . On investigation I could just make out some bushes in the yard, 'tween house and workshop through the kitchen window. Funny! We didn't have any there yesterday. Further investigation, after getting dressed, showed it was not bushes but tree branches that had snapped off a larger limb. That was using the end of my house for support. This is the end off the tree. And this is where it came from. Now maybe someone will see sense and do something about the rest of the tree.

That's nothing Tyke. I should have been so lucky.

Proper engineering there, Ewan. Nice to see some done by a young 'un and no CNC.

Good little display. Though poor Wendy looks cold in the 10th photo.

You can't beat starting 'em young, Alan.

The Kubota would do me nicely. Bit big to hide though.

A little more progress. Found a 1/2" x 6" bolt and the threaded remains of a couple long (once} 5/8" bolts. Turned the 5/8" down to 1/2" and that gave me three pieces of 1/2" bar. Drilled the spindles where they were welded to the securing plates, welded in the replacement spindles and the result is below. Old spindles included for comparison. Fitted to the shell and lift arm refitted as it should be. I found the bore of the double drive pulley to be 30 thou bigger than the blade spindle. Didn't look worn and neither is the spindle. PO bodge? Pulley off a different deck? I bored the pulley out to 1" ID, then turned up a sleeve a tight fit, tight as knocked in with a hammer, and will be tack welded. When that's done I'll finish the bore to 3/4" to suit the spindle. I'll have to get the key way cut, but I know a man who has the gear..

Interesting info, Alain. We'll just have to keep on supporting Karl and RS and MoM.

Thanks for the info, Richard. I've actually found some thin nylon sheet. I also realised I'd fitted the lift bar the wrong way round. Left it for tomorrow as it was getting near dinner time.

No! Testing for leaks.

Some more assembly done today. Tensioner assembly and wheels on. Bracketry for attachment to tractor assembled. That's it for now. Some bits and pieces to make, beg or steal next.