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I see the BBC are showing off thier latest piece of outside broadcasting equipment, (photo 6) so this is where our licence fees are spent!

Great pics Paul Just up the road from me

Looking great mate, :thumbs: Here's couple of mine, the C121 has a kubota silencer which had been "repaired" on the outlet. I'm going to make a stainless version now I've got the pure argon for the tig. The 312-8 silencer I copied from the original,ie internal volume,number of holes etc because the carb has a non adjustable main jet,& added a stack pipe no wadding inside but it is very quiet,I'm not happy with the outlet as I cut the hole the wrong shape & instead of putting a plate over I filled the gaps with weld,looks horrible!

Many happy returns Kev :thumbs:

Hi A few pics, the shell is fibreglass & looks as though it has been roughly trimmed after coming out of the mould. A friend gave itto me about 25 years ago when I was building a model A pickup. It has hung in the garage ever since, so it should have a nice ripe flavour by now It's yours if you want it, Nigel , but you'll have to change the Land Rover engine for a Kohler if you want "A little duece coupe with a flathead mill"

I'll fish it out tomorrow Nigel and take some pics.

Cadet 76 in Gillingham for sale on a certain auction site, 23 hrs to go,not as smart as yours though!

Hi Ian, prices I paid are delivery charge= £20.00. no charge for pick up.ARGON 15, 50LTR (BIG BOTTLE) = £18.00. PURE ARGON, again 50 ltr bottle.= £29.00. cylinder rental = £5.95 per bottle per month. no other charges,except vat. I haven't checked the pressures yet but I believe they are either 230 bar or 300 bar. Tel-01400 282626.

I've got a 32 Duece grille shell in the garage ;)

I've used 5% on car bodywork and 20% on thicker metal, the 15% seems a good compromise,the pure argon I use for tig.

I don't know if this is in the right section, but I notice on occasion on various forums, members asking where to obtain Argon gas for mig welding. I have found a company 'Gas Direct' nr Newark,I opened an account and have just received a 50ltr bottle of argon/co2 15% and the same size of pure argon at a good price. If it is allowed on the forum I can post the prices I have paid. These are the large bottles ie BOC 'w' size

"WOW" says it all Mark :thumbs: :thumbs:

How are the centres attached to the rims Ian ? Before anyone says, I know they are welded, but, a set of wheels I bought from the sale had the centres more in the middle than to one side of the rim. However, the 'spokes' were held with a couple of weld runs instead of spot welds. I just ground the welds away and the centres were then re-welded further in I think they may have been J D wheels, the PCD was the same as WH. Is it possible to transfer the centres from the wheels I sent you to the WH rims? The WH centres in the narrow rims would then become desirable ( £££) items for someone with an older WH.who wants to fit say 6x12 ag's

Evening Ian, How about fabricating spacers by turning flanges,one to suit the axle,one to suit the wheel and joining the two with a spacer tube between them. This could be dimensioned to allow access to the nuts for the axle and the outer flange threaded for the WH bolts. this way you shouldn't have any conflict between the 5 stud to 4 stud positions Or a solid spacer threaded 4 stud one side, 5 stud on the other, remove the wheel studs and fit the spacer to the halfshaft with cap screws from the back face of the flange. "Lookin Good" :thumbs: p.s. In the machinery sale there was a Nice lathe, Wilson-2 metre b/c 280mm centre height, £950. and a Bridgeport mill which didn't reach it's reserve of £500 with this lathe you could turn the wheels without taking the tyres off

Looks like something out of 'Mad Max 2' Ian, "hmmm" A 2 wheeled horse, flotation tyres, the ultimate pit bike!! Or fitted with a cutting deck you could mow under ovehanging hedges/brambles without geting scratched. Now theres a thought!

Great videos Ian, I must find out how to upload videos, it will remove a lot of strain from my shutter button finger as I would then only have to press it once per shot instead of a couple of hundred times to take seperate photos haha.

Thanks Ian, I've just checked my camera & have space for another 269 pics @10megapixels. The card still contains all the photos I've posted from the other shows + a wedding we went to. As for the MF1200, it's only a 'Bendy' with a cab! Your next project perhaps?

So many this year I had to take shos of the rows of exhibits, rather than each one. I'll find out later how many people attended, the site manager is my mate 'Farmer Boyce'. I spent a couple of days getting his Gunsmith Mk2 & Bonser truck running but he didn't take them in the end. The next time I'm in his barn I'll take some pics of his gear, Bristol 10 crawler, Ransome MG 5 x2, A/Chalmers B x2 Major County crawler, Dexta, MF TED x2 Loads of Lister D's etc,etc,etc.Not counting his John Deere's MF's Ford's & International's

A half track would be nice ;)

Day 2, NO WHEELS, ONLY HOOVES!!THE RIGHT COLOUR THOUGH.

more pics from day 1.Didn't expect to see the 6x6 here.A view accross to the village where I live.

Plenty of things for sale, a couple of Myfords, a speed 10 and an ML7, I don't know what he wants for them but he sold me an unused Mini radiator (old type) for £20.00p which looks about small enough to fit the raider 10 if I decide to fit the Kubota Z482 or Z722 in it. On my way back there again today, it's only round the corner more pics later

More pics.

Yes. it is usually a very well attended show, this year the rows of tractors seem to go on forever,a large number of traction engines/rollers also,classic cars/trucks also in attendance. A stubble field available as a working area for heavy horses as well as tractors.The displays of stationary engines virtually 'surrounded' the rally site! The rally site is also just outside the next village along from the one I live in.

just a few pics today, more to come tommorow.