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Thankyou for your kind offer of help, after reading your post the other day I have already put things in hand with them. Will have to see how it goes as all insurance company's are loading the premium.

Iain, so very happy things worked out for you in a positive way! I wish we had that type of mediator here in the States.

Just to add to this, I can't say enough good things about the Financial Ombudsman. They contacted to me today to say that they have spoken to my insurance company and I should expect a call from them. The call came in 30 minutes later and they offered me everything I was asking for and a 25% refund on my policy as a goodwill measure. Everything that was on offer was conditional on me telling the Ombudsman to close the case. They really do have amassing power over insurance companies.
 
If you are considering going this route and would like some tips on the quickest way to progress it, PM me with some contact details.
 
Iain
 
 
 
 
 
 

Great van, love it. A Vauxhall 2.3 would be a good choice too.

I might be getting this at some point.....
 
One owner from new with service history. Just got to assess a few things.
 
 

Now I wonder who you found the tyre info out from guys

I did see those tyres and wondered if they would fit. Thanks for the info.
 
The D200 looks great with the rotavator fitted. I wish I could find one for my D200
 
Iain 

I often forget to keep the batteries charged and end up with more dead batteries than I would like.
 
Someone I know has had good results with intelligent chargers but good ones are not cheap. I did wonder if you can get one that services a number of batteries and then it would just be a case of installing a low voltage power circuit.
 
Iain

I found that drive linkage on these can be a fiddle to get right and can work loose. They are great once you have them adjusted correctly.
 
It's good to see that it appears to have the original seat with the arm rests still fitted.
 
I seem to recall that the back tyres on these are an odd size, 27x9.50-15 comes to mind. Nigel, I would be interested to know what the size and make of tyres you have fitted on the fitted to the rear as I need to source some for one of my D's. It would be handy to know where you got them from too. Thanks.
 
Iain

I went to allterrain tyres and bought 27x8.50 15 they fit on the wheels well, make sure you get tubes with these tyres though 

Got the rotavator on it now 

Bit more done and new tyres on

I found that drive linkage on these can be a fiddle to get right and can work loose. They are great once you have them adjusted correctly.
 
It's good to see that it appears to have the original seat with the arm rests still fitted.
 
I seem to recall that the back tyres on these are an odd size, 27x9.50-15 comes to mind. Nigel, I would be interested to know what the size and make of tyres you have fitted on the fitted to the rear as I need to source some for one of my D's. It would be handy to know where you got them from too. Thanks.
 
Iain

Yesterday was spent cleaning and painting the engine.. Once the radiator and mountings plus the carbs were off the engine looked a lot smaller..
And a lot cleaner after lots of time with wire brushes on a drill
 

 

 
 
Parts like the fan shroud were very rusty..
 

 
 
But after a lot of cleaning, priming and top coating it looked good along with the radiator..
 

 
 
And the radiator/front engine mount thingy.
 

 
 
The engine looks quite good too
 

 

Once you have some insurance in place it would be worth giving the Financial Ombudsman a call. They are assisting me with an insurance problem atm and I found them to be really approachable and helpful. You should not be more of a risk to insure and if they agree they will be able to resolve the situation quicker and more effectively than you can and it does not cost anything for them to support you. Just a thought.
 
Iain

Once you have some insurance in place it would be worth giving the Financial Ombudsman a call. They are assisting me with an insurance problem atm and I found them to be really approachable and helpful. You should not be more of a risk to insure and if they agree they will be able to resolve the situation quicker and more effectively than you can and it does not cost anything for them to support you. Just a thought.
 
Iain

Got the new tyres on it 

Hope you got the drive linkage sorted out.

A couple of D-200 vids for you guy's... Enjoy
 
 
 
 
 

Pulled this in the workshop today for recommissioning will also be putting 4 new tyres on it, now this is a proper tractor with rear hydrolics and Pto 

I had planned to build a new workshop and as such I was not too concerned about my workshop space being used for storage. A new workshop is not on the cards for a while now and my current workshop is so full I can't actually do anything. As such I decided to build a temporary tractor store and have a complete move around, which hopefully will give me my workshop back and put everything in a logical place. It will take a while!
 
This the new temporary store which is 20x9ish foot
 

 
Today I emptied my workshop so I could get to the tractor stand at the back
 

 
I then moved the tractors down and out before dismantling the stand
 

 
The stand will be modified and reassembled in the new temporary store. With some of the tractors outside it gave the opportunity for a tractor line up (complete with my helpers)
 

 
I started to run out of time so all the equipment got hurried back into the workshop. Tomorrows job try and get everything back in the workshop and start modifying the tractor stand. Time for a beer or two now
 
If anyone is interested in the way this progresses I will update as things move on.  Progress will be slow.
 
Iain
 
 

I seem to remember that you could do this in our country when I was a kid, unfortunately no longer. It is an ongoing war, enhancing security at every opportunity and reviewing the situation when attempts are made. I really do find it a depressing situation and don't see it getting any better.
 
What makes my blood boil is when you contact the boys in blue and the first response is “would you like a crime number for the insurance company”, followed by “very little we can do sir”. I know police intelligence are two words that are often not used in the same sentence, but you would have thought that the person who was let out of prison for this type of offence and has no apparent income but drives a van, is worth keeping an eye on.
 
Anyway back to the task in hand. The job of getting everything back into the workshop turned into a nightmare. I knew that I would need to find an alternative location for the three tractors on the top of the stand but I was confident that everything else would drop straight back in place. This wasn’t the case for some reason but I did get it sorted, even though I had a bit of a sense of humour failure at one point. Seems mad that it took me two full days to empty the workshop, dismantle the stand and put everything back but it is at least a step in the right directions. No further progress until next weekend.
 
Iain
 

I seem to remember that you could do this in our country when I was a kid, unfortunately no longer. It is an ongoing war, enhancing security at every opportunity and reviewing the situation when attempts are made. I really do find it a depressing situation and don't see it getting any better.
 
What makes my blood boil is when you contact the boys in blue and the first response is “would you like a crime number for the insurance company”, followed by “very little we can do sir”. I know police intelligence are two words that are often not used in the same sentence, but you would have thought that the person who was let out of prison for this type of offence and has no apparent income but drives a van, is worth keeping an eye on.
 
Anyway back to the task in hand. The job of getting everything back into the workshop turned into a nightmare. I knew that I would need to find an alternative location for the three tractors on the top of the stand but I was confident that everything else would drop straight back in place. This wasn’t the case for some reason but I did get it sorted, even though I had a bit of a sense of humour failure at one point. Seems mad that it took me two full days to empty the workshop, dismantle the stand and put everything back but it is at least a step in the right directions. No further progress until next weekend.
 
Iain
 

They make a 3.50-8 tri-rib and the 3.50-8 tube is for that tire. The 4.00/4.80-8 tri-rib takes a 4.00/4.80-8 tube. I wouldn't put a 3.50-8 tube in a 4.00/4.80-8 tri-rib, they're tubes, not balloons.