rotoscytheben

well done just try not to break it before tractorfest

im glad to hear it ian sadly mobiliticus wont be

i purchased this some months ago from a seller ive bought from before in cornwall it was restored about 12 years ago by the maya trust and sold on it came back to them recently and i purchased it it was collected whilst i was on holiday in cornwall unfortunatley i didnt realise how big it was and when i arrived at crossgate to collect it soon found out it wouldnt fit through the door of my camper van luckily i have a bicycle rack fittede to the rear of the van not really supposed to take the weight of a vintage rotoscythe but thank god it did a sterling job and dint break off whilst on the 340 mile trip home !!! here is a picture of her she will also be at tractorfest this weekend if anyone wants a proper look

i picked this up on my way back from cornwall last week it was won on the famous auction site it not running at the moment but it will be soon here is a picture if you want to see it in the flesh it will be at tractorfest with a few of my other machines

have fun chaps i will be in sunny (i hope) cornwall this weekend

i like the army style mobility scooter in the last pic nice work

i have the aspera tecumseh version on my bench at work came of an old mountfield m1 rotovator

well monday came around and the beast was pulled into life being brand new i ran it up first without the 5ft bar and 173 drive link chain then once id made the chain i assembled it all and ran it on the workshop floor my collegue adam help steady the the saw whilst running it so i could film the beast i will post the video although fairly boring its just running on the floor no actual cutting going on i will ask the customer if i can attend when its in operation to video it in planking mode

not sure mate i would guess late 80,s its built like a tank your right and it will cut anything in its path thanks to the 8hp briggs lump it was originally equipped with a 3.5hp briggs lump

well aftert more than a few days i collected the wolseley 500 grass cutter here she is

its looking very nice mate good work

me too i think it needs lots of testing

yes its getting a 404 chain and its going in a rig somewhere out near rare breeds centre all will become clear on monday you would need to be built like leatherface to use this in the normal way having said that once you have it in the air the weight of the machine and the 120cc will do the rest for you

i have

well think of me on monday when i have to fire this thing into life and test it

too right it is its all i can do to lift it as you would a normal saw and it hasnt got the chain on or fuel in it yet i would like to see it at work though im sure it will be a sight to behold !!!

hi nigel its going to be used to plank whole trees the saw will go in a gig and slide along whilst ripping through the tree ive got to rig it up on monday and fire it up and test it not reeally looking forward to it!!!!

this turned up at work today specially ordered for a customer of ours it is one beast of a saw!!!! the saw is a stihl ms880 which is 120cc the bar is 5ft long without the motor the chain will have some 172 drive links needless to say we dont sell these very often!! the engine retails at over £1800 alone i will be assembling this and testing it on monday i dont know if that thought fills me with excitment or fear to be honest

oh look and it was supplied new by culverwells i think i remember who owned this machine it came from a house of the appledore rd if im right

at a guess id wager its a rather burnt massey ferguson tractor bought from a local trader of garden machinery im right arent i nigel

well a bit more was achieved today on mobility madness monster wheels aka mobiliticus quad frame was chopped and engine offered up for mounts to be fabbed and seat mounts were made tomorrow i will stick them to the frame here are the picshere is the frame with the seat in position

nice one ian its definately coming on now i much prefer the front end now looks nice that wiring was hideous though good job its history mate

a couple of weeks ago a customer of ours brought this old webb cylinder mower in to us saying it hadnt run for years and could we get it going so i set about breathing life back into it after getting sparks back the carb was stripped and sonic cleaned several times but sadly this didnt do the job on the old carb which you can no longer get bits for i managed to get it to run but it was very temperamental and wouldn't idle at all well after discussing the options with the customer it was decided to fit a new engine to the old machine given its pedigree and it was in fine condition other than the motor it was well worth the effort and expense here are a couple of photos of the finished article

dont think lead will work the diff will chew it to pieces its too soft me thinks

im glad he liked it ian more to come soon