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I think I might, might be a while though!

Hmm stop trying to tempt me! Will i show them Jonathan or keep them waiting?

Well done, after many years of searching it must have been a satisfying drive home! I will be down in a fortnight to see them. Maybe a good opportunity to reveal my own project!

Not sure what they were main dealers for but I guess it would have been combines. I can only assume the sign is older than 1970 as Ransomes didn't use that type of lettering after that time, it change to more square letting and a square red background.

Cleaned sign up, looks good although bird crap has stained it.

No, I'm keeping it!! Took me 3 years to get!

No chance of finding another engine. How is the cylinder bore? Chester Hudson may have spares. Piston on eBay http://www.ebay.de/itm/Holder-Kolben-Fichtel-Sachs-DieselMotor-600L-Holder-B12-A12-E12-Holder-Piston-/311319310159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item487c13af4f http://www.ebay.de/itm/Holder-Kolben-Fichtel-Sachs-DieselMotor-600L-Holder-B12-A12-E12-Holder-Piston/281631758425?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140117130753%26meid%3Dbcc26da6269b4644875b6c0c126f40a6%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D311319310159

Yes you will need a starting wick, either that or fit a glow plug

What's it fitted to? Have you bled the injector pump? guessing its a bosch one. I have a sachs fitted to one of my ransomes MG40 crawlers

Hopefully will be taking it to Malvern next year, will give it a clean off, mostly dust.

Been after this sign for a few years now, the other day the boss said I could have it previously wanting £1000 for it! Rutherfords were a large agricultural engineers here in the borders manufacturing grain handling equipment, sheds ect, established around 1850 it went into liquidation in 1995. It has several branches, one survived in earlston however it shut down about a year ago. Anyway this sign has survived the building going through two sales and nobody removed it, it was obvious there was others around it but these were long gone. Will look good once the sparrow crap Is cleaned off, or do I leave it?

Baught a crawler in Aberdeen, collecting in about 2 week, if it was a bit earlier I would have brought it and they way back through!

Spotted this on the bay Item 231601164398

I guess a machine of that age is not going to be highly accurate anyway, not not to much of a worry

Nice old colchester although i wouldn't have strapped it around the saddle or chuck, thats a big no when lifting lathes. Should have strapped it around the Bed.

Last time I seem him was Hethersgill, it's not taken him long to grow that beard.

It is made by hermann lanz, Google it.

That one went for £1370 on eBay last year, not sure if there are any others in the UK, will have to import it from Germany.

The name of this has been on the tip of my tongue for a few days it is indeed a lanz - Hermann Lanz Varimot Tractor from probably around 1957, I'm sure it's been for sale on eBay.Few interesting videos on YouTube, loader version ect. Actually quite fancy one.

I have sourced a drayton engine so again no longer required, Thanks.

I have sourced some plate so no longer required, thanks.

Always wanted to build one of these.

It's a long time since i was called a wee boy...........

What you really need is a diesel ITW to tow your dead crawlers

Roll some thick flat bar or are the edges a radius? In that case roll some round bar and weld on? Will they weld ok being cast?