expeatfarmer

What makes this mower a cemetry mower?

Bicycle bottom bracket bearing cups are 2" and bigger>

Nice job on both occasions.

Some of the threads on mG2 137 were like that , they turned out to be what are known as "cycle " threads from the bicycle manufacturing industry. Which would fit with 137 having a Sturmey Archer engine.

Brilliant machines, at my school they used to mow the playing fields with a set of 5 towed by a series 1 Land Rover.

That's great that you have collected it another thing off Freddie's mind. Looks a very interesting roller should look great painted up.

Thinking ahead to the Newbury Tractor Show and the end of the 80th anniversary year I am trying to locate the last Ransomes crawler built in 1965/ 66 , I have serial number 15343, does anyone know of a tractor with a higher number ? I thought it would be good to display the oldest known along with the youngest .

Koen The engine is almost identical to 137 MG 2, you may find that the crankshaft output is longer . Keep some of your green oak to make some new rollers for the front of your mower,

I like the track mats where did you find those?

Looks superb well done I can see you spending many happy hours in there !

looks big now, is it double doors on the other end. Are the neighbors pleased?

Looks like frost damage.

That is quite a find are you going to restore it ,you could run it on compressed air driven off a wheelhorse mounted compressor.

Bit of steam and a few naked people and you could set up your own sauna.

The mice will be cosy when they get into all that insulation

Can also be contracted through eating your saanies with dirty hands!

Couple of tidy looking Ransomes the MG2 is very smart.

Make it 11 I have just got back

I shall be in Norwich today Norman collecting a car.

All plumbed up now works a treat tempted to take it to Newby to see the reaction.

I found another one a couple of weeks ago lurking behind a shed in Saxmundham the guy who owned it deals in obsolete Ransomes spares and told me he had seen a batch of six loaders sitting in the yard in Ipswich so there must be some more loaders out there somewhere.

I have been trying to make some space for a new venture and decided that the best way to start would be to finish some half started projects and get all the bits out of the way. First project was to fit the front doubles to the Turf trak , second job was to modify and fit a three point linkage /hydraulic lift arms I bought months ago and finally to fit the rear weights so that i can use full bucket capacity on the loader. The linkage frame had to be modified with some cutting and welding and a couple of extra mounts made but all fits well, just waiting for a couple of hydraulic pipes to connect up and then I can mount my grader and sort out the driveway. Fully loaded with soil and stable without me on the seat, lift height is over 6Ft.

It will when it digs under that fireguard! Yum Yum.

I have an old stick welder connected to mine after a few hours the electrolyte gets hot which makes it all work faster great for stripping off ancient paint as well as rust but eats the sacrificial anodes.