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Looking nice Mike, love the early tractors. 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

Those wheels are just the ticket for keeping a blower out of the gravel.
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

Around my neck of the woods, that looks more like springtime when the cotton wood seeds start flying! 

Those wheels are just the ticket for keeping a blower out of the gravel.
 

Those wheels are just the ticket for keeping a blower out of the gravel.
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

My 1267 "Skonkfest" tractor has had a checkered past. I got it after my heart attack to help with snow removal at work. I t had had a stuck exhaust valve in the past. I found assorted other things like no carb base gasket, silly putty sealant on the breather ect. I repainted it last spring because I got tired of a pinkish tractor. It had run good since I had done some tinkering so I only replaced the head gasket and decarboned the head when I painted it.
 
On it's way to it's first show it had fouled the plug. I cleaned it and didn't think twice. It ran through the Big Wheel horse show parade with no issues but this winter it started fouling the plug again. so bad I had to dig out the crud in the plug. It got to the point where it wouldn't run longer than 15 min with out fouling the plug even with an anti-fouler in it.
 
I got a 14 HP K321 on the shelf of of an much newer tractor  but I wanted to keep the original starter/genny set up.
 
The donor motor:
 

 
Ring gear needed to come off for the original shroud to fit:
 

 
Shroud mocked up on 14 to see how it fits:
 

 
Had to use the head off of the K301 for the correct bosses for the genny bracket. You can see all the oil on top of the piston and gunk around the exhaust valve. This was all cleaned up when I painted the tractor and is only a couple of hours of run time. I'm shocked that this really didn't smoke much:
 

 
Look at the build up on the plug and antifouler after only a few min of run time:
 

 
New engine painted up:
 

 

 
Ready to drop in:
 
Mounted on the tractor. This frees up the lift table to lift the tractor! 
 

 
 
 

 

 
Running with different stack. I stayed with the smaller one. 
 
 

Nice picture of a frost !  When are you expecting the snow?

Have you not got any paint? I've some black I could let you have.

Fantastic work chaps , George you look younger than i thought in your JCB overalls. 

Hope you like 
The ploughing took place on an area of ground that used to be an open cast site. it was very hard, very stony , wet, and raining managed to help a new member of our group to set up his plough. some of the big tractors struggled as well as us in the horticultural group but all in all a good day

I had a 604 growing up. Dad bought it brand new. Went thru 4 Tecky's in 13 years! Here I am the first day I was allowed to drive it! Already on it's first replacement engine! 
 

I had a 604 growing up. Dad bought it brand new. Went thru 4 Tecky's in 13 years! Here I am the first day I was allowed to drive it! Already on it's first replacement engine! 
 

Looks like it got stuck on wet grass! 

This is my latest purchase and arguably my favorite one yet. An aveling barford calf dozer, a very early one being the hopper cooled one and the original 800cc dorman Petrol engine. A beast of a machine and built to with stand the test of time. Due to the nature of use, usually these machines are worn out but this one is pretty good in my opinion. Starts easily and will run all day. Has the front blade with it and drawbar. Wanted one of these for a while and now finally have one.
here are some pictures for you guys.

That's neat Andrew
 
Back in the mid 80's a friend of ours used to tow two vintage motorcycles to shows behind a saloon version, we all wondered how the car put up with it !
 

Last year I bought an old DAF 66 estate locally. It's a quirky little old car that is powered by a 1.1 Renault engine with variomatic transmission. It will need some TLC on the sills. The colour is Tundra Green. These are photos of when I got it back in December and have yet to update the photos.  Very unusual to find a DAF, let alone an estate. I have sorted out the engine with a service including finding a new alternator. The DAF Owners Club is a gem of a club and have helped me out with a few items.DAF Hobby, in the Netherlands, sourced me the outer sills. Here are some photos for Koen's benefit.
 
 
 

Just a few photos of various things over the two days, weather not great.
 

 
 
 
 
                                
 
 
 
 

My friend has some old Homelite saws and I know one of them is #1 real old #2 it's big. I even want to say it has a 36" bar and it screams when it wants to run. Another thing he has is a hydraulic driven two man chainsaw  . I think it's a Von Ruden . It's all self contained as one unit . There's a pump that hooks up to a pto and tank that sits on the ground or mounted. Two hoses go to the saw . The teeth on the saw if I remember correctly are like a 1/2" wide and the bar is 48" . Definitely something you'd not want to getaway from you  . I found a blurry pic of one in use and a smaller saw with tank pictured .
 

Hi all here are some pictures of the Horticultural working section at our local rally at Scone Palace grounds it was well attended although I was never out the working area as I was busy assisting some new members  with their ploughs great fun last one is my wee dog dog tired after a hard day peace at last