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Some people got nothing better to do

Deciding not to alter things to much, I cut off the folded edge of the foot plate and that has give 3/8" to 1/2" of clearance for the tyre. Next, out with the jigsaw and I opened up the hole for the fuel tank filler cap .        
  Put everything back together and time for a photo shoot.
 

 

 
And a comparison photo.
 

 
   By 'eck!  Wasn't expecting that much difference. 3-1/4" difference.
 
  That throws up another problem. Getting enough ploughing depth. Maximum I will be able to get is just over 4" deep. Could be another addition to the Black Horse topic.
 
 
                                                                                                                                                 

Veeeeery nice Norm, I'm going to have to do the same with mine now!
You'll notice the increased height when driving, especially i you've raised the fender for clearance.
If you're thinking of wheel weights, Aldi have been selling some nice cast iron 10kg ones that fit nicely inside the wheels after shaving a couple of mill off the rim.
 

Drew a blank on the weights. Guess they have all be snapped up by body builder types.
 
Got the wheels top coated today. Got told they looked like new. Then got asked when I was going to do the patio by her studio.
 

 
Got them fitted as well.
 

 
Spacers made and fitted to lift the fender by 7/8th".  This showed up three more things to modify.
 
(1) The hole for the filler cap needs to be opened up. You can't get hold of the cap now.
 

 
(2) The tyre fouls the back edge of the foot plate. Needs the edge trimmed and/or bent forward.
 
(3) Also the front bottom edge of the fender will need to be altered, to allow the foot plate back to be bent forward.
 

 
 

A couple of quick photos Norm, 35kg's, to fit, they only need a couple of mm shaving off the diameter, the bolt holes fall just about in the middle of the outer section.

This is becoming embarrassing, I'm definately going to have to paint mine now😎

More for protection really Doug.
once they are fitted to the tractor and got weights bolted in them and been up and down a field their going to be covered in mud and you wont see much of them
 

Some people CLEAN their tractors after use.

This is becoming embarrassing, I'm definately going to have to paint mine now😎

Found a pair of narrow rear wheels and tyres in my store and thought now the weather has warmed up i would clean them up and fit them on the back of my Raider 12 that i use for ploughing hopefully will give me a bit more traction 

Yah! It works. Not set yet, I will have to find some virgin ground to work on. Also fitted my Xmas present of a tool box behind the seat. 

A couple of quick photos Norm, 35kg's, to fit, they only need a couple of mm shaving off the diameter, the bolt holes fall just about in the middle of the outer section.

A couple of quick photos Norm, 35kg's, to fit, they only need a couple of mm shaving off the diameter, the bolt holes fall just about in the middle of the outer section.

A couple of quick photos Norm, 35kg's, to fit, they only need a couple of mm shaving off the diameter, the bolt holes fall just about in the middle of the outer section.

Got the tyres and tubes fitted today.
 
  Chunky!
 

Yesterday the little RJ started going back together, lift cable first followed by the engine.
 

 
 
I put a couple of bit's of inner tube on the frame before dropping the engine on.. It makes it easy to line the bolt holes up and stops the frame getting scratched while moving the engine about.
 

 
 
Cleaning out the grease nipples in a little petrol
 

 
 
Pulleys and drive belts on.
 

 
 
Front axle and steering on.
 

 
 
The crowning moment..... The tank isn't fixed under the hood yet, but we just had to have a look
 

 

 

 

 
 
Not much left to do, the paint for the wheels and the fuel tank sealant should arrive tomorrow, and I need to sort the carb out now the rebuild kit has arrived..

Bit more done now. Wheels all cleaned up over the last couple of days. Had to do it the hard way, as damp air and the need for a bigger compressor, didn't allow the use of the blast cabinet. Electric drill and rotary wire brushes.
 
Not a bad job if I do say mesel'.
 

 
  The valve holes had to be opened out to allow for the tube valve.  The centres were then  treated to some filler, (NOT the cement, Chris), either side of the bands to do away with any sharp edges. Smoothed off then taped.
 

 
I was going to prime them, but rain stopped play.

Before and after

I see you've got a bag of cement ready to pug up the joint

The standard rear wheels on the C-121, (Black Horse), though fitted with ag tyres, are a little wide for ploughing. The earlier narrower wheels tend to be a bit hard to come by.
   I acquired a pair of 700 x 12 ag tyres off the Fife Pooman. These had come off a walk behind and practically new. Tubes with them as well. Bit narrow for the standard wheels, but as I had some spare wheels a plan was formed. People widen wheels, so how about going t'other way?
  Off to a local engineering firm with a pair of wheels. A week later I had six wheel parts and my wallet £20 lighter.
 

 
  Today I had some workshop time and started to build them up.
 
  Gavin who had machined them for me, had marked them up. So each half would match it's respective other half. The cut out centre pieces I cut through once to make a band that would hold the two halves in position. Yes, I know. I should have taken a photo.
  The band was placed round the two wheel halves and clamped in position. I only used one G clamp, as I only had one big enough and moved it round as I tacked the band in place. With both wheels done and the welds cleaned up a bit, the result is below.   
 

 
  Not pretty I know, but they will be. Next job is to clean off the old paint. One job I really enjoy.

Yeah, it snowed... here are the obligatory pictures
 

I remember going out as an RAC patrolman to an HC one evening in the late 70's on the A1, burning oil, running like a pig on three cylinders. Two elderly ladies in the car heading home somewhere up north, RAC rescue, not recovery membership. Engine had a holed piston, I pulled the rocker cover, rockers and pushrods on the duff cylinder, topped the oil up and away they went, on three cylinders, no smoke, running as sweet as a nut, try that on a modern engine!
I seem to remember they also used to burn through the "hot spot" between the manifolds, resulting in an early example of E.G.R. 

Here's a couple more

Now i had the gearstick in the right place, after turning the axle i had to modify the engine frame and turn the engine all the rest of the controls were cable operated so made it easy to change. photos are --- engine fitted   bodywork from A90 offered up  and with bonnet fitted. to fit all the bodywork i only had to weld some angle along the frame as it was the same width. 

The next day i spent a while working out how i could operate the gearstick from the front. looking at the gearbox / front axle i noticed that it was held on with u bolts, simple all i had to do was turn the engine and transmission around the other way, so the next 4 photos so the progress