Dibnah

AWESOME, THE DIARRHOEA DRAGSTER! Top work.

I have a new adjustable sprung seat that would look perfect on that Mark, F.O.C if you can collect.

Fuel pipe ran underneath Nathan and was sheathed in a pipe, I removed it as it had rotted.

James ---I already know!

Well done Nathan - get yourself a pump I have some cylinders =BULLDOZER.

Replacement plough discs can be made from old circular saw blades- grind or cut to required diameter and are very hard wearing.

I will take a look through them for you.

Ahh, fell for my cunning ploy! I need to make a modified one for widestrides winch fitment so may as as well make two.

The Ransomes plate has it as Mg40- The Ransomes register has it as a Mg40, I have a photo of the plate with serial no and designation (mg40) which I took when researching it. It only matters to members of the site who may need reference to info regarding an Mg40 who wont find it under Mg6. If you post a photo of the plate on the machine would this help. Id no is 15295.

Its a Mg 40 not a Mg6!

We can fabricate one, folder- shear- spot welder here james and you can tailor make it to suit

Im Happy to make him a front axle but that would look better with rear tracks and large wheels up front and a tipping back.

looks like my projects are on hold again---- stuck an axe in my right palm on Monday-- in Feb I cut my thumb off on the bench saw so its advice only I'm afraid Nathan!

Sorry to let her go but Widestride still needs finishing, its in good hands with Nathan.

Two large boxes of ------ David Brown manuals

A 114 of them Neil, Dated from 60s to 80s from the Wheatley Hall factory Doncaster.

That's just a few of the boxes Norm, I.H and Case tractors loaders crawlers and wheeled shovels. Field Marshall stuff to go through next.

Im thinking its mower transmission- possibly from an early Wolsey mower - take a look at the Wolsey thread and compare by ignoring the hydro unit.

Some of a recent find- yet to catalogue them 04.JPG]

Hi Norm, run a bead of weld around the groove in the outer race- this will shrink it and will tap out.

It started life as a Workhorse 700 but came to me with a 3.5 Honda in it. the first engine I put in it was a BSA unit 420cc- but that was rope start not recoil. That was removed and replaced with the current engine- a Honda 390 13hp unit and was still belt driven. This was approximately 2001/2 and I used it for landscaping jobs with an adapted Barford cultivator pulled from the tow hitch. Not happy with this situation- Namely belt drive- gearing- no implement lift, and the narrow rear track. I brought her back and dismantled it- out went the 3 speed box- the rear seat pan chassis- the lower half of the steering column mount. On went a 8 speed box- the Honda 390 engine moved forward to accommodate a 4 speed box tucked in behind the engine- sprocket drive from engine to gearbox/clutch- secondary drive chain down to sprocket now fitted to 8 speed box. Bottom half of steering column mount was replaced with a double acting pump from a hand stacking unit and steering column fits back on top. New seat pan/ three point hitch was fabricated from 3/16 sheet- an old trolley jack was adapted for the lift arms, hydraulic cylinder fits inside seat pan- taken from a trailer braking system. All linkages were then made up for the three point hitch including a PUH working separate from the lift arms.

To the engine sprocket was added a pulley to drive a PTO on the front of the tractor for various attachments Rear wheel spacers were made to widen the track so she stands "square". The fuel tank is made from 3/16 steel and is blended into the instrument console. Due to moving the engine forward a make up piece as welded to the tank to meet the bonnet. In a nutshell- she's stable- has plenty of power- (ask Digger James!)has gears for every job- benefits from the three point hitch and is capable of running front mounted attachments.

The part you require is a 12 blade fan anticlock wise rotation Pt no SHF 3793/01 made by Smiths- Axle is Peerless.