hangman

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Hello all. I pulled the engine out of the 444 this morning, and I'm now taking it out to my shop to perform a full autopsy.   I've tried to assure the patient that it will live once I've given its heart a triple bypass, but its looking quite sad sitting there with no engine!    More pics later of the inside of the engine. 
 
Matt

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All my words revolved around that same word too

hmm i've got a couple of 70's one that need a bit of attention s1g lol, back to topic those engines are great

they certainly do neil

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its good to be with folk with liberated views your totally right nigel i think it came under the umbrella of mend and make do  . so if it didn't fit and you needed it to you would take it to the smithy and he made it fit. I guess we have evolved though as most of us have a welder and a have a go attitude. 

Here is some photos of us enjoying ourselves ploughing in aid of charity Unusual but the ground was very dry this made it a very nice change We in Scotland are trying to promote horticultural ploughing days
It seems to be working we have been allowed to put on a demonstration at the Scottish Championship ploughing Match in October this year it is a two day event  will keep you updated     

Howdo all, I thought it was about time I posted up something about my small herd of Wheel Horses, so let's start with my GT-14+2
 
 
I bought this beast from Neil as a non runner last year back in the days of warmth, blue sky's and some green on the trees.
Here she is shortly after delivery..
No she wasn't delivered by Wheel Horse, but it was a handy way of getting the non running GT from the van around to my shack.
 

 

 
 
A big thank you to this chap Paul for collecting the GT from Neils place and bringing it all the way to Kent.
 

 
 
The GT at home in the shack.
 

 
 
The first job on the list was to get the GT's engine running. As it was producing no spark my first port of call was the points.. I got a bit of a shock to find new points that hadn't been set up!
 

 
 
I should point out that Neil had bought it for spares for his other GT and other than unloading it at his place hadn't touched it at all. I'm just so Glad Neil offered to sell it to me.. I love the GT
 
 
With the engine now running she could be driven about and tested out.. The hydro trans works well as did the hydraulic side of things.
 
Here's Mark (Meadowfield) a fellow GT owner giving my GT a test drive round the garden.
 

 

 
 
Although the GT's engine ran it was showing signs of it's age which after almost 43 years it has every right to..  Burning oil was one problem but the one that worried me the most was the engine was getting very hot very fast!
It was getting so hot that my 1st planned long drive only lasted about 3 min's before I decided to turn back.. At least it was a nice day for it
 

 
 
Some quick thinking was needed to get the GT in usable condition again, which resulted in a bid on Fleabay and I became the proud owner of this Wheel Horse Raider 10 that had been fitted with a big Kohler Magnum 16hp engine
 

 

 
 
So out came the GT's original 14hp engine..
 

 
 
And and in went the 16hp Kohler Magnum lump.
 

 
 
 
One slight problem as you can see was the bonnet wouldn't close due the size of the engine..
 
Not a problem
 

 
 
Filling the hole.
 

 
 
Now the bonnet closes
 

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!