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I think you should have supplied Carol with seat belts, a parachute, and an eject mechanism Norm.  Especially with you driving.    Mods look good though.  

Just after Christmas the log store was getting a bit depleted. So I reluctantly order a load of logs that where duly delivered. A week later, talking to a farmer neighbour I mentioned this. "You needn't have ordered any", he said. "There's a tree I want down and you can have it". Typical!
   This was a fair sized sycamour. Maybe 2-3 ton. What surprised me when I started to cut into it, the amount of water that came out of it. Anyway a few hours work and a few trips with the Sears/Roper and Saxon trailer and log splitter at home, the 2' x 4' x 8' wood cage is nicely full. Due to it being so green, it's being left to dry out for next winter.
 
 
 

 

 

  I've had a bit of a trim since that photo was taken. And Carol is just posing.
 

 

 

 
   Not long after that, my mate Dunc landed down from over the border in Scotland. 10' x 5' trailer in tow. Full of seasoned timber. And all for me. Some of that is now cut and logged and stored ready to use.
  About three weeks ago, the same farmer's son was felling dykes/hedges down the side of a field. I could go and get as much wood that I liked. Oh! I liked alright. I can't remember just how many loads I brought home. Maybe 8-9. Decent sized stuff as well.
 
   Problem now is, my little wood yard is full and nowhere else to store more.

 
And there's another stack for me waiting over the border.
 

I've been making a couple of attachments for the Sears/Roper recently.
 
First was a front tow hitch out of some scrap lying around. May not look pretty, but functual and cheap.
 

 
  Secondly a rack for the rear of it. I did make a tote box for the front to carry my chainsaw etc, but on really rough ground it would hit large bumps or ground out on deep holes. So I decided to make a rack to carry it behind the seat.
  Again made from scrap and an old scrap gate.
 

 
Box trial fitted.

 
 Finally some paint thrown on with a brush.

 
 Later I had an idea. I was bored BTW. A seat was lying on the shelf, so let's fit it to the rack.

 
Not ideal but good for a laugh.

 
Certainly strong but best not pull any wheelies.  
  

Good evening all here is some pictures of a machine  I  owned and sold some time ago and as I get older I am getting more sentimental I decided I wanted it back so here it is at home 

Here are a few photos of the 3point “Kit of parts” removed from the tractor. Winch now has a synthetic cable fitted, due to breaking the original, (my fault entirely, a design feature omission! ). A couple of pic’s show where the hydraulic oil tank, (original idea), would have been fitted.
 
 

Hi everyone
long time no see!
just thought I’d post regarding my latest find completely original and unmolested😀
unusually it has solid front tyres ?? 
 
 

Just wanted to wish my M.O.M family a Happy Easter today, God Bless! 

Hi Norm/All,
                      Well I made the pins from a larger size. I had to reduce them and 'draw down' the eye part to under 1/16"dia, which is still out of scale, but much closer and still manageable to fit/remove.
Well over the last few days, I've made a bit of progress with painting and assembly.
Got past the difficult bit of fitting the horn plates, shafts and the Backhead fittings with minimal need for paint touch ups. Bit difficult to get enough light into the dark areas of black painted bits-
 
   
 
The fitting of the Tender to the horn plates went ok and has 8 x 8ba bolts/nuts on each side, plus 4 x 7ba for the axle bearings.
Original design was just the 4 bearing bolts and a single bolt/nut at the top each side.
Quite pleased with the colour and should look plain, but smart when finished.
I even made the steps with a 'raised' pattern chequer plate, rather than just saw cuts. The bright handle fitting serves to bolt the coal bunker plate to the tender side -
 
 
 
The oil boxes all have filter screens inside to keep the moving bits clean.
I think I will dull off the duck boarding a bit, as it looks a bit 'orange boxy' yellow to me.
Regards.

Many thanks guys. Hope all are well and upbeat on the anticipation of getting back to normal. I'll try and make greater progress on this before I post more pics after this post.
Along with other parts, I have managed to get the last top coat on the Tender/Manstand part of the engine which was giving me a challenge trying to keep it free of contaminates while spraying.
Completed the assembly of the front axle with the addition of the 'Spud' ring and pan design to the model-
 

 
 
The 'Pan' part was fabricated with a lid from a Duraglit tin. The design was copied from  photos of a full size T Engine.
 Fitted the finished wheels that have smaller hub caps and correct style 'Oilers'-
 

 
The colour is a dark royal blue over black primer which is close to Prussian blue.
There will be no fancy fairground colours or coach lines, as this is to be representative of a 'bog standard' utility general purpose engine.
 
While it is mainly still in bits, I take the opportunity of fettling the 'motion' parts to ensure they are all clean, close fitting, but smooth.
The con rod is a redesign to full size spec, which was a bit of a challenge when I made it 30 years ago with little experience of working metal or machines-
 

 
The all important Reversing lever and quadrant are also redesigned as per full size versions. For size comparison, the 3 tapered pins in the weigh shaft (bottom) are 3/64" dia (1.2mm)-
 

 
The finish on the lifting linkage below is after it has been dulled off with sulphuric acid, which makes the appearance more in scale.
The tiny split pin in view is 1/32" dia (0.8mm). I had to reduce the size a bit and make 10 of them-
 

 
I hope to make more progress in a week or two and hopefully start to look like an engine.
Regards.
  
 

Superb work, Richard.

Hi guys 
Got this a while ago got it running fixed the oil leak. Undecided westher to leave it or fully restore it. I understand it's only a Westwood but it's my second Westwood my other been a w8 and there's something about them I like. 

And you have still got your checked shirt 😂

Superb work, Richard.

Well, It's a bit quiet here again. so I'll add an update in the hope someone will be along later and may want to view something recently posted. Would be sorry to see this forum close.
Switched my attention over to the Engine where, for longer than I had planned, have been making tiny bits I'd delayed until I began the final assembly.
Loads of preparation before I could dodge the weather conditions and get the etch primer on during the good still, dry days since last September.
Tested the water pump and all's well, so fitted to it's permanent location-
 

 
Did some micro milling on the pump's eccentric sheave using a 1/16" diameter Slot Drill to reflect the casting style of the full size. 
Finished the motion work at the cylinder end and has all the full size detail design specification incorporated-
 

 
The Back Plate carrying the regulator lever and the gear selector now has a number plaque fitted.
8mm between the fixings and the numbers bent to shape with tweezers from tinned fuse wire,  sweated into a bed of solder in the recess of the plaque and painted.
The numbers relate to the boiler's certification reference numbers-
 
 
 
I shall be dulling off all the bright polished steel bits using the same process as in the Water Cart wheel rim faces.
The pump eccentric strap and rod (2nd pic) have been treated and look much more realistic in this scale.
I have managed to get some top coat onto the Tender/Manstand and a few other parts today, so I hope I can maintain the progress rate.
 
Regards. 
 

Good morning
 Lovely  weather for the time of year  had a great day at the workshop yesterday ,  some of you will remember this machine i bought just before Lockdown number 2 . Well i thought it was time to remove it from my trailer and start to clean away years of grime and discover more about this conversion purchased a new drive belt and it fitted well .
First to get attention was the mag and the carb this done it was time to try and start it ,  2 pulls and away it  went not bad,  last ran at least 10 years ago  when i seen it first . now how to preserve what is  left of the seat and wooden mudwings as the wood worm seems to have left the building,  any ideas would be most welcome  thanks 
 

Can’t believe its  been 18 years ago this  month that I bought my first Wheelhorse, have got some good memories and I’ve still got it.

Thanks Chris! Haven't been on MOM much lately. Hope you and Pam are doing better. It's a full time job keeping nORM out of trouble on RS! 
 

A second snow day – The sequel and time to try ploughing snow with the Westwood D1200 and the Bolens 1054. It was good to compare all three tractors

 
 

Works well.   Had a darn site more snow than we did. Built my snow plough/dozer blade some years back. Not had enough snow to use it since.

Yes it is a molybdenum based lubricant for assembly where heavy grease or oil are not suitable also used on cams camshafts and sleeve bearings. Still available.

That's something I'd like. A tractor with a loader.

Hi All Snow almost gone now so just enough time test the Colt tractor with loader  and have some fun as well    

Had the 90 for seven years now and this morning was the first time there's been enough snow to try it out.
Set off up the road to collect my butcher order from village 4 miles away in the Grand Vitara to find a car stuck in drifting snow, turned around to go down the road and around the corner is an abandoned car stuck in more drifting snow. Went back and fired up the 90 complete with snow shovel and a chain thinking I might be able to help the car up the road but by the time I got there he had managed to get out and turned round, the 90 plowed through the drifts - about 1 1/2 to 2 feet deep and I collected my order. Coming back down the road I find a guy in a Citreon bellied in the same drifting snow, 'I thought I would follow the tracks he says' - bit of a difference between a Citreon and a 90 as far as ground clearance is concerned. I turned and reversed back to try and pull him through but his wheels weren't touching the ground and I was damned if I was going to shovel away all the snow to give his car clearance. So I am now stuck with him up the road from the house and the abandoned car down the road and no way home until I remembered the farm up the back has a track around to another road that I might get to. After a six mile detour finally got on to this track, diff lock engaged, second gear and it just sailed up the fairly steep slope through more drifting snow until I was back on our road between the two stuck cars.
Even with the best 4 x 4 it does you no good if some muppet is stuck in snow and blocking the road.

Thanks gents. 
                        Hope all are dodging the virus and keeping sane.
 
Hi Norm, yeah, long wait ,  I've decided not to go down that route. To get a decent 1/12th example, it's about a £100.
It will be stand alone with all the fittings options, or attached to the Engine, which would make the shafts redundant and were only really an exercise for me initially.
                       
Not much to show for in over a month what with the cold temps.
Geared up ready the moment the temp gets above 10c and low humidity to carry on painting this and the Engine.
Sorted the issue of dulling off the steel rim faces, well it will do-
 
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As I had already painted the wheels, I used a homemade type of 'Q' tip loaded with 37% Sulphuric acid and continually rotated the wheel to keep the applied acid even.
Took 5 mins each wheel, then clean off and neutralised. Did not affect the paint and will get a coat of matt lacquer over the whole wheel(s).
I should really paint the shafts and props the same as the body, but will leave them for now.
 

 
Spray bar and connections to finish.  Hoses to make next when the materials arrive. 
 

Beautiful job, Richard.
 
 I'm interested to see how you do the horse.