diggerjames

Hi all just a quick update the new fabric weather shields have been made and the new tyres have gone on which I am really pleased with ! I'm also learning to take pictures with my phone the right way up

Awesome mate nice find

Hi all had a nice surprise today the logbook came for the turf Trac and the last registers owner was Severn Trent water . I've also managed with help to get the new 24x12x12 ags on the rims can't wait to fit them on tomorrow

I hope we can take our ransomes dumper

cheers Mark

Hi all I've had a pretty good day today I've made the conversion plate to fit the new engine to the toro transmission bell housing, re drilled the fly wheel and aligned the clutch , then I fitted the engine in , which went in with no bother at all I just need to make some engine mounts and plum everything up ! Here is a video of the engine in

Very good mate when's that ransomes show you was telling us about at newby ?

I bid £ 650 for that as well thought I'd won it as well but ebay freezed up on the count down , I'm going to mout a 5 foot snow plow on mine so should be good after seeing your pictures I think mine maybe a little bit bigger what size tyres are on that one ?

Really looking well from a time served excavator operator eyes smart machine Johnathan

Just an update on the project and answer to your questions , it's 4 wheel drive and rear diff lock it has a rear pto same as normal tractors ' it has in place tipper gear for the rear body it's manual three speed with hi and low I think , the engine is a 25 horse power kubota unit , it came out of a compact tractor. I'm hopefully going to mount a gritter body on the back for winter work and use as a tipper in the summer ! I've made a conversion plate today and hopefully tomoro it will be in !!

Headache tablets at the ready

Hi all oh well I've done it again as the turf Trac is nearing completion I've got my next project lined up which I bought on that auction site it's come with a blown Mitsubishi engine so I've decided to put a kubota engine in , but this isn't gonna be no straight swap,everything has to be changed to make it fit and within havin a manual gear box everything needs to be just right for the clutch here's what I've got

How much is the three point linkage John?

Nice find buddy

Looking good norm I bet your pleased with it mate !

I nearly bought another last week it was on the bay I was out bid last minute I've ordered the new tyres which should be here next week looking forward to building the snow plough !

I'm doing a turbo diesel lol

I'm gonna fit same size but ags to make it better for snow ploughing

New tyres next week and new lights and she won't be far off then it's snow plough build!!!!!

apprently the factory fitted ones are fabric similar to curtain siders on lorry so see pic I found on Google

cheers Nigel need to design the doors next !

Hi all a little bit more done today reassembly has finally taking place here is what I've done

Wow that is a great thing I really do like that

at a guess Ian and i will stand corrected but I think it's a bmc mini , tractor built by British Leyland had the Same engine block as the mini car but diesel !