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Funny you should say that. I checked last night and I have all the parts I need to make one, just need to find the time. I think it would be a great time saver as the bench can easily be moved to the wood rather than the other way around. Iain

Chris, they look great. Your 1886 will be unstoppable with them on.

This would be a good base for a forklift project, to make something like a mini Moffett Mounty

I like that, great idea

Looks like you are getting very organised, with everything having it's place. A far cry from my workshop especially at the moment.

Happy birthday, have a good one

Assuming the forum rules don't pose a problem for posting, I for one would welcome your advice on Lathe reference material.

Unbelievable. That is fantastic.

I bit the bullet and bought a digital 3 phase inverter converter. Lots of money but it does my lathe, mill, shaper and eventually my 4 post lift and hoist. Looking at my lathe it would have been relatively easy to fit a single phase motor and this is much easier to do on the older machines. When I was looking I found a few 3 phase machines that were being sold complete with a inverter. Some even had a DRO fitted, oh how I would love a DRO. I was lucky in the end and got my lathe locally but if you were willing to travel you have so much more choice. Iain

This would be fun to watch

All the best, have a great birthday

Tom, Unfortunately second-hand lathes are as rare as rocking horse poo in our part of the country. I ended up with a larger Colchester as I was looking for something that would take at least a 3/4 bar through the stock. I have found that I can do small work on a large lathe but would have really struggled with a small lathe. The lathe at the last Dove auction would have been perfect for you as it was in fantastic condition. I didn't see what it went for but from memory I think it was a Boxford. The only consideration for a large lathe, as flagged by others is moving it. I do have some gear to help with moving if you get stuck. It is always worth looking for one that comes with a selection of chucks and steadies as they can be expensive to buy afterwards. Iain

great video and so sad...

This looks very interesting, I am looking forward to following this. The Bolens tractors I have with hydraulics have a very small reservoir and it copes with most things. Hydraulic attachment lift is a great bonus.

This is a great post and has the makings of a good movie, in that it is a great story, it made me laugh (a lot) and had some sad moments (poor Limpy). Ian, I think you and Nigel are going to have lots of fun and I am looking forward to hearing the stories.

My Haban flail has casters on the front but I find that because it is so far out front that even a very small change from flat ground results in the flail lifting or dropping a lot. You might find you would benefit from adding a belt tensioner so the belt tension is constant on all terrain. Iain

Looking great. I like what you have done with the exhausts. The Matador in the background of the last picture looks good, I have always wanted one. Iain

Interesting picture of Nigel doing his Mr Universe impression. Mr November in the impending 2015 MOM calendar?

It really looks the part, great work. The Haban flail I have is really heavy and I always use it on a tractor with hydraulic lift. Will this be too much for the manual lift or am I just too feeble?

More great pictures. I notice that the last picture has a blade rather than a disc to make the cut. Which is better? Thanks

That was my approach but I seem to forget everything these days, including birthdays. I got married on my birthday so that I have one less date to remember. I have just got a whiteboard for my workshop, just need to find wall space to put it on

Great new workshop Ian and space for luxury items too, bonus. I hope the house move went well

Unbelievable how much grass was hidden, you got a free compost heap with the tractor! It looks like a really tidy machine, I like it. I also like the new exhaust, you didn't waste any time sorting that out. When I put a tractor exhaust on my D-160 I put a support from the bend to the chassis to remove some of the stress from the exhaust port. I am not sure if it is necessary but it made me feel better. Before my C-121 auto was parked under the hedge the auto was swapped for a 3-speed so I have not idea what an auto would be like on a C-series. My Bolens H16's hydro are really fun to use so I imagine it would be much the same for a C-series auto.

As part of my current tidying up I found an old Hayter mower over the weekend which I had forgotten about. As soon as I saw it I realised that it was waiting for me to get a crank oil seal, but I never got around to it because I kept forgetting to write down the engine specification. I then put something in front of it and now about ten years later it needs a bit more than an oil seal. As such I realised that am really struggling to find a way to keep track of my equipment information and a combination of small children and old age is not helping. At one time I wrote it down, then I started creating files on the computer and now it's just a mess. This is some of the information I like to keep: - Serial numbers - List of outstanding jobs - Translation of part numbers (belts, bearings, bushes, etc.) - Good suppliers - Parts I need - etc. I should point out that have never written down a list of outstanding jobs because this is a bit too much like the lists I get given by the wife, although her lists are handy for lighting the woodburner... What do you guys do? Does anyone have a simple but organised way to keep track of this information?

I have a C-121 auto which was dragged out from under a hedge where it had sat for a lot of years. It is currently in storage but the great projects on this forum has started me thinking.