Tom

Hi all, After having cleared up my workshop and bought myself a few new toys to go in it the next thing I am wanting to renew is my welder. Currently I have a small Clarke mig welder which has the disposable bottles which does the job but not to the standard I would always like. It's definitely getting a bit past it now. What welders do you guys use? I am tempted by another Clarke as they have good reviews, something like a 160EN or even a 160TM. Also I am not sure whether to go for disposable bottles again or rent some bottles, I am tempted by the latter but I don't weld that much, although recently I seem to have been welding loads! Any advice is greatly appreciated Tom

It was you Paul who made the post about it in 2009 on another forum Tom

I have just been looking through archived threads on another forum and saw that the GT14 had been sold before in the Ardingly sale in 2009 WITH a cutting deck for £320.. the reason I recognised it was because of the seat! Interesting.. Tom

Awesome picture Mark, what a beautiful collection you have! Tom

Awesome find, a very nice little RJ. You are one lucky man Tom

Nice pictures and you have an awesome collection. What shows do you go to? I really like the discs, I have been looking out for a small set of dual discs for a while and you don't often see them, good find! Tom

Looking great so far Norm, excellent job. I bet you have quite a few hours into that hood, I bet it will look amazing! Tom

Wow some absolute bargains there, I also would have paid around double for that GT14, they are cool machines. Tom

Thanks guys, I don't think the bag is original Ian, it's like some sort of plastic, I thought the original was fabric. Tom

You're getting there now Iain, the H16 looks real nice too! Tom

Thanks Andrew and Nigel No updates yet, hopefully I will get some more done this weekend... Tom

Thanks guys, I really appreciate all the positive comments. I can't wait to test it and hope the geometry of it works out OK. There is a fair bit of adjustment on the plough itself so I am hopeful. Keep watching as there is more to come soon Tom

Hi all, With the recent sale of the Brinly plough for over £600 and having no luck finding one and after seeing Marks amazing adaptation of a Barford atom plough I set about adapting a spare Barford atom plough I had. I only have a slot hitch at the moment so I adapted it to suit a slot hitch but no welding or modification was made to the plough I just used the original bolt holes which means it can be reverted back to a plough for a Barford atom or even changed for a sleeve hitch. I cut a part out of some 8" box section we had to make the L-shaped bracket and then used a piece off of an old forklift carriage for the bar which will go in the slot hitch and be welded to the underside of the L-shaped bracket. It's currently only G-clamped. I will cut the bracket down so there is no risk of it hitting the fender and so the adjustment lever has enough space to move. Tom

It looks amazing Mark, I bet you're very happy. You have created a monster! Tom

Great photos you did a great job, looks like you had lots of fun! Tom

Thank you all very much, I appreciate it, hopefully I'll be on the road in the next few weeks, I passed my theory Saturday! Tom

Happy birthday Ian, have a good one!! Tom