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All the Best, Tom. Oh to be 19 again.

All the Best, Phil.

Sid the fisherman taking a break.

Passes arrived today.

All the Best, Ian. Have a good day.

Hard paper round.

You were quite good looking then.

The engine in my WH C-125 had a slightly warped head. Sometime with a mirror, and wet and dry sorted it.

That looks a good buy, Harry. Well done.

Not the only match that's been cancelled this year due to the wet weather.

The new pound coins have been designed so that you can fit a spanner on them. This facilitates removing them from a Yorkshire man's hand.

Well done Joseph.

Match is cancelled indefinitely at the request of the land owner. Heavy rain Friday night through to this morning has left the ground in a water logged condition. Entry monies will be returned. Let's hope for better weather next year.

Cheers Alan. I was thinking of that Mountfield deck. I'll take a photo.

Good forecast for Sunday. Loading up tomorrow.

Very nice. Need to watch your toes though, methinks.

Thanks for the info, Richard. Appreciate it. Well it's all in bits now. Had a fight with two of the bolts holding one of the spindle housing. Heads were very corroded and sockets/spanners would not grip. After attacking one with grinder and chisel, it came out. The second one I needed to grind the head off. The bit that stayed in the housing is putting up a fight. Tried to drill it out using a pistol drill. Without success. I think a trip to the farm needed and try some heat. Other wise it's a replacement housing. One of the plastic rear rollers is missing so a replacement for that needs to be found/made. Also the two wheels for the rear height adjustment need replacing. One is more tyre than wheel. The deck shell isn't so bad. Underneath looks worse than it is. Repairs are needed to the left hand side and to the top. I'm going to see if I can get everything grit blasted before I do anything else. So that's it for now.

If it jogs your memory it's model number is :- 75-42MS. Serial number :- 155310. Made/assembled Amnor. Belgium. So I'm assuming 1975. 42 inch cut. You may chanced across it at Johns place.

Entries for both shows posted today Three tractors and a toe nail trimmer.

Last year I obtained a side discharge deck in need of some T.L.C. Today I got it into the workshop to see what needs to be done to make it usable. Though very rusty, it has only a couple of holes showing and the cutter spindle bearings are free and smooth. One of the rear rollers is also missing. The edges of the belt guard are suffering from tin worm in places and mouse nest and other debris cleaned out when removed. Belt didn't want to come off, as the tensioner was seized. The tensioner pulley was also right up against the nut holding the spring end. I think the belt was a little short. Deck is now mostly stripped down except for a couple of stubborn bolts and a pulley putting up some resistance.

If only I wasn't so far away. Can you bring some up to Newby, Chris?

Got mine and I'll return sometime this week. Three tractors and who knows what else.

A trick I use, but can only be applied to OHV engines after valves have been lapped in and re-assembled, is to pour petrol down the ports. If any dampness appears then I re-do them. If petrol can't get through, neither will gases.

To now be held this coming Sunday. April 2nd.