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Further great work and I enjoyed the pictures and video

or you could conceal it in your clothing - "is that a tractor in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me"

Around here the Massey 12 is a 500.00US tractor in that shape and that's being generous, The 782 on the other hand has a good following and would bring 750.00 or maybe a tad more, but nowheres near 1000.00, let alone 2250 or 2500 euros, Of course, I must admit I could be totally wrong about this since I really do not know what a euros exchange rate is, but I'll look it up.

Dont like the hand painted decal. Maybe I should add D200 & that would make it worth more

Looking great, fantastic progress

After buying the Cub Cadet local to me yesterday, I thought I would drive to Oxford & buy this also
 
A Bolens 1050 c/w deck & rotorvator. All in need of some tlc.
 
 
 
 

Looking good, although my neck hurts looking at the pictures
 
Are you planning to use cellulose for the top coat or something more exotic? 
 
Iain

I would do that to my lawn if I thought my mrs would have my trousers down

The title says it all... Yes we got in trouble for ploughing the front lawn

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Hi all well today has been quite productive I've stripped down the Jacobsen with the help of Nathan and Sam what a sod they are to work on not nice at all but hay ho , the Jacobson has come with lots of usable parts pumps and wheel motors ready for another project ( how many is that Mark ) , so I've had to coo le a drive shaft together and use what I've had , and we have manged to get the engine in which is in and inline but just doesn't seem to sit right in the mountains so I'm gonna re design that but I have had it running and it runs well and every thing seems to work so now that ino it isn't a basket case I'm gonna look at making a longer drive shaft and sitting the engine in further forward , any way pics to follow!

Mate of mine called yesterday with some firewood. Couple of photo's for the Showman. What you can see is only half of what was on the trailer. The other half I logged this afternoon.
 

 

 
Tomorrow I'm off to collect another load. All in exchange for a few hours giving him a hand clear up brash.  

Nigel,
 
It looks fantastic. I just had a quick look back at a picture when you picked it up and the difference is unbelievable.
What type of paint did you use?

getting close to the end of this project now just a few issues to sort out, its funny how when you start a project like this you have a picture in your head of what it will look like, but as you progress your mind starts to wonder, anyway this is what it looks like, what do you think
 

Hi All
Found one pic in my folders of what the plough should look  like ,if you do not have this, where it shows the tip on the ground and the heel on the ground with a hollow in-between you will not get what they call suck and the plough will not stay in the ground
If the ploughshare is worn and you try to lower the point to get the plough into the ground it will not work This is called dancing on its toes you will never keep your ploughing straight

Another tip for the memory bank
Thanks
George G

What a brilliant machine, didn't get stuck once today and boy it was muddy!


Tom

Mate of mine has had this in his garden for 15 years. He wanted to sell it & thought it was worth a fortune in its current condition.
 
We finaly done a sensible deal we were both happy with & I picked it up today. Its got some wheel weights. It did have a snow plough & deck but they are long gone
 
Needs to go through my loving hands in my workshop.The steering is stuck solid!  When that maybe I dont know?

Hi all 
Thanks for comments,will be taking photos next weekend at charity match this will be of benefit to all, meanwhile
look in your area there will be tractor ploughing matches, go along and ask questions take photos and build your knowledge,in some areas they hold horticultural matches Find out where.
When you set up your Feering poles they must be in line ( photos next weekend}when you set them up then stand at one end look along the line you should only see the one nearest you,you have got it right
If you get it wrong do not worry the aim is to get better and have fun

 
Hope this keeps you happy  I will be taking plenty of pics next week to show settings required to improve your plough and ploughing
Thanks 
George G  
Horticultural-Rules-July-2012.doc

So today I decided I'd have a look at the fender pan and seat mounting...
 
There is only one way to work out where the seat will go....
 
Yep, that feels about right
 

 
 
This is the start of the seat/fender pan mounting frame, I do need to add more but I need the fender pan to fit first so I can work out what's what..
 

 

 
 
Hhmm... The fender pan needs a bit of work to make it fit.. It need to be wider and the bit the seat bolts onto need to be about 6 inches lower!!
 

 

 
 
Let's tackle the widening bit first..
 
The original fender pan was very rotten in the middle and at the back, but I kept the "arches" parts should they come in handy one day
 
A 2 1/4 section was sliced from the spares arch and plonked roughly in place.. Due to fender pans having lot's of different curves and contours a few tweaks will be needed
 

 
 
A bit of cutting and welding later and the fender pan was wider one side with matching curves up top.. Oo-er missus
The front and back don't quite line up, but I can't work that bit out until the center of the fender pan is in place..
 

 

 
 
You can see how much wider it is compared to the left side.
 

 
 
And that Gent's is this build up to date other than.......
 
 
A video
 

Great score!
 
Must be great to have a choice of which large frame to put it on
 
If you want to put it on the HT20D or HDT1000 I would have thought that it would not be too difficult to get the correct length shaft made, assuming you have the ends.
 
It is hard to see how it fits on the tractor from the auction pictures. It would be great if you can post some pictures once you have it on the tractor.
 
Iain

Hi all
Starting to put together some hints for all interested in ploughing for fun Here is what we should aim for
The Gutbrod and others rear wheels can been adjusted to suit but others you have to put a  slimmer tyre on the back or use spacers  but  it is important before we go any further that this can be achieved

The plough must be parallel with the ground the tip of the  ploughshare and the heel of the plough must be on the ground with a hollow in-between to create what is called suck I will take a pic of this to give you an idea
Hope you can follow me so far
Thanks 
George S

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This is the only rear PTO the will also work whilst the 3-pt hitch is installed.
 
If I decide to put it on the HT20D or HDT1000 I will still have to find the proper propshaft.
 
I can put it on one of my 1886s as it uses the same propshaft as the tiller, which I already have.

No problem, I knew you would highlight the best way forward

Andrew,
Great news that you have bought the plough.
 
I found a picture of my Brinley plough which may help identify the changes that have been done to yours. Maybe we can both go to Scotland to learn about this ploughing stuff.
 
 

No problem, I knew you would highlight the best way forward