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Kubota Z series is twin i.e. Z482 - Z602. Triples - D722 and so on.

Just realised that I haven't updated this project in a while. With
Tractorworld only a week away, heres where it stands at present.
Just a bit of touching up todo with a few minor adjustments.

The next stage in Mole evolution Chris,they dig the tunnels, carry away the spoil, and hide it. They just haven't learned yet to put a cover over the entrance so you can't see where they've been!

Kubota Z series is twin i.e. Z482 - Z602. Triples - D722 and so on.

Applied green machines used a twin cylinder version, Nigel's is a triple

I didn't even realize they made a Super XL-12, and I already have a Super XL Auto, but hey I never turn down a vintage saw for cheap. I found these on craigslist and they were on the way from our house in Oklahoma to my Mom's house in Wichita, Kansas. The ad said Maple City Kansas, but the house was miles from any town (Maple City has no stores, no churches, no Post Office, just a cemetery). The people selling the saws worked on a large ranch in Cowley County Kansas, its over 10,000 acres and isn't even one of the big ranches. As a hired hand on a big ranch you get a small stipend and found (trailer on the ranch), upon pulling up to the dilapidated trailer people slowing began pouring out of the front door and dogs of all shapes and sizes came out of shaded areas; with them came eight small hound puppies, three chickens, and four cats. While talking to the guy about the saws, a couple with a baby appeared from a field from God knows where holding a small child. At this point I count nine souls of various ages, shapes and sizes. The owner (father?) and oldest male have shoes, the rest are barefoot. He pulls these two saws from a outdoor cabinet that housed another six to eight Super 2's, XL-2's, and Poulan chainsaws, just junk. He claims he cuts and sells firewood out there, but the land contains approximately 1.9 trees per hectare (maybe a tad more) and none of these trees I would waste time cutting. The two saws had been on craigslist for several months and the owner seem glad and surprised to see me ( just remembering I had my derringer in my boot made me feel good), and we settled on 30 dollars for the two saws. My wife and I loaded the saws in the side door of our custom conversion van with an audience attempting to peer into the strange looking vehicle. We considered stopping by the next town and buying some lice/tick/flea spray, but by the time we got to a sizable town an hour had passed and we had not experienced any itching or crawling feelings. I believe we are safe and happy to be heading home.
 

Here's a few photos i took of the arena display today.









The only thing i bought was a couple of galvanised signs for £2.50 each, worth the money i thought

Bought this as my winter project, it needs lots and lots of work

Only Chris and I in the horticultural section today.  Will there be more tomorrow. ?   A selection of photo's as we know you all like photo's, especially Norm.
 

 
A cutaway Gardner engine.
 

 
The remains of a Scammell open top Fire Engine.  A good weekend project for someone.  Mr Showman ?  Fire Engine, RED paint. OK, maybe not.
 

 
An unusual tracked Mobility Scooter. 
 

 
Something else which Norm likes.  A kit of parts and the end result.
 

 
And the last for today.  The first tractor which friend John bought years ago.  Now in the hands of a MoM member.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Many Happy Returns Harry

Great find, I have exactly the same grease gun, mine has 32 grade hydraulic oil in it, it is perfect for oiling my Myford Super 7 lathe. Much better than the original Myford one

A few days ago I went to the local tip to depose of some rubbish when I came across this old Spade and an old grease gun. You never know what you will find in the recycling 'shop'. One man's junk is another man's treasure as the saying goes. Anyway, I paid a quid for both these items. The Spade was made by Skelton a Yorkshire firm and I am guessing it is 1950s or 1960s from the style. I treated it to some woodworm treatment  to kill any lingering pests in the wood. I then wire brushed the rust and the crap off the blade, followed by a medium sandpaper finishing with a fine grade  sandpaper I wiped it cleaned with white spirit to remove the dirt and dust a few times. I then concentrated on the wooden shaft which I think is ash agiain using a medium to fine sandpaper. I cleaned it off using white spirit. I used boiled linseed oil on the wood several times which bought the grains out and on the metal I used an old oily rag to preserve the metal. I am pleased with the results of my labour and this will be a working tool; not bad for 80p! The grease gun is a telcalmite hand grease gun bought for 20p which I quickly cleaned up and filled with Casttol LM grease. I tested it out on my Bolens 1050 and it works just fine.
 
 

Decided to give the 800 a little TLC, during it's tour of duty at johns towing a heavy trailer the drive belt started to slip.
i had a rummage in the shed and found a few spare belts and found one a tad shorter so went about fitting it, once stripped down i found the drive pulley loose and one hub . All tight and belt fitted also changed the oil in the tranny.
all good to go to Kingsfold at the weekend.

Just a few photos of various things over the two days, weather not great.
 

 
 
 
 
                                
 
 
 
 

Thanks Chris, unusual shot of me at the trough then !!
 
Here's some more photos including the obligatory group photos...
 
 

Spent a lovely day at Newhaven Fort Battle of Britain day, took the Chicken plucking machine as its pre-war.
Lots of stuff to look at in nice weather with two bands playing 40s music, very enjoyable and chilled day.
Heres a few photos.

Just a few photos of various things over the two days, weather not great.
 

 
 
 
 
                                
 
 
 
 

Many happy returns Douglas. Hope you have a good one

Time to get serious with the front end..
Not the best of photo's as someone had put an exhaust in the way, but the front is now welded to the rest of it.. I will put a load more strength in this area but it's one of those jobs best done later when the frame is stipped down (again) and I can turn it upside down.
 

 
 
So I could do some structural slicing the front diff needed to be moved forward and out the way a bit..
Of course two of the Allen Key bolts came undone with only a small fight, the front two refused to budge and eventually got chewed up..
The only way to undo them without grinding the heads off was to weld a bit of bar to the bolt head and hope the heat would free the thread up....
 
Which it did. 
 

 
 
There's no two ways about it, the Quadzilla front strut towers looked ugly, really ugly.. So why not turn it around and make them a feature
With yet more tempoary bracing in place and the top of the towers already mostly wrapped in tube, half the O/S strut tower was cut out!
 

 
 
Cleaning up the welds was not fun as they were very hard!
 

 
 
Fresh tube welded back in to replace the metal I had cut out, and a Nigel holding the rear tube in place..
 

 
 
A close up for you.
 

 
 
And a view from the front and top.... By the time we are finished it will look way better and be much stronger than the original Quadzilla strut towers
 

 

 
 
Oh..... Much to my and Nigel's suprise I found the Quadzilla gear/transfer box the other day..  Both Nigel and I thought it had long gone!
 

 

 
 
If I can make it fit in this space, MadTrax will have HI/Low ratios and a reverse.. Well 5 of em
 

time for a small update methinks, picture time
 
found some numbers on the back of the base, d 21. no idea what these numbers mean but they've been painted over once before and put back on in a slightly different location

 
also found some stamped numbers in one of the scraped surfaces. could this mean this is the thirteenth lathe build?

 
mostly bare metal now, time for some red oxide

 
now sporting a nice coat of RAL 3011

 
tadaaa! first coat of paint on the outside. collour/collor code is RAL 7005

 
thats all the pics for now. i did hot pressure wash the ways and some of the other big bits as they were pretty greasy and it also took most of the non original paint off.
and before you ask yes i did dry and oil all the machined surfaces after washing it

Hi  Neil, Front tyres are 4.00 x 10 3 rib, rears are 7.00 x 12. Weights on rears are 35 kg's each side of Aldi weight lifting weights.
For the show, which was a last minute entry, the wheels got a quick coat of Screwfix "no nonsense" zinc galvanising spray.

My hundred dollar (and 90.00 shipping) 6KW Onan generator mounted to my Ariens GT14H

Wow, those are really great pictures. Are you a professional photographer? Thanks for sharing

Just a few photos of various things over the two days, weather not great.
 

 
 
 
 
                                
 
 
 
 

A few more photos.
 
                                        
 
 
That's all Folks, I thought I'd taken more than this.