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Your attention to detail is incredible!
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Happy Belated Birthday Norm!
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Just had a look, my dream Wheel Horse, really rare with the front cylinder mower
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Imperial-Woodruff-Key-Various-Sizes-Packed-in-10-5-2pcs-/302382364118?var=&hash=item466764b5d6:m:mqqgfcQe_DMYFzDxB94gOpA
are these any good?
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Sounds similar to a card scraper/ cabinet scraper I use, brilliant tools!
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Good work Norm, were the SD decks the biggest?
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Top job you've done there! It'll certainly last a lifetime
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Since the chassis and gearbox are now operational i thought i would take a look at the bonnet which was in a very bodged state, fibreglass had been used to reinforce the metal and i thought it must've been in a bad condition underneath all the filler, I managed to file the filler off which revealed just what a state the bonnet was in and then the fibreglass which was on the underside just peeled off as it was stuck to paint and rust.
Before photos
After some filing
The only way to fix it was to cut the whole section out and weld in fresh metal, it took some bending to make a piece that would fit but its worked well and its now very strong.
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Its been a long time since I did an update! The restoration is moving along nicely, heres a few pictures from what seems to be months ago now.
Heres one of the wheels cleaned up, notice all of the welding. We have replaced a lot of metal which had completely rusted away.
The chassis was primed, its currently in the stages of being painted red.
The brake drum for the trans was missing so when I was at Newby hall I took some measurements from Chris' RJ. We had a cast pulley hanging around which was a near identical casting to the original and the bore and keyway were the same. With lots of turning I ended up with as perfect a match as I would ever get
Before and after
In situ
More updates to follow shortly
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Nice wheel horse Suburban there! don't see too many of those.
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Yes, i've seen those, they go for quite a bit of money on ebay, fortunately last month I managed to purchase a fairly small one with a stand at a show for a reasonable price. Its a good size for me and fairly easy to move around which is good!
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Some very nice exhibits there, the miniature D series looks awesome!
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Fantastic Norm, if I had a use I would be commissioning one
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I was lucky because the RJ one was built out of steel bar etc. I think yours will work and look awesome when finished!
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Fantastic job Norm, I happened to make one the other day for my RJ using measurements from Chris' at Newby.
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They're the narrow 6x12 ones. Thanks for the offer, at the moment out of desperation I think we will have a go at welding them and see what happens.
Thanks Chris
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Looks an absolute minter! Superb job
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Another little update on whats been going on with the resto
Chassis nice and rust free
Pits were filled and sanded down and then given a quick coat of red oxide primer to keep the rust away for a few weeks until I got back to it.
Next were the wheels, the front ones are missing and i'm struggling to source some.
The rear rims are pretty much ready for the bin, the metal is extremely thin all the way around the edge, 30% has rusted all the way through.
On the plus side I have managed to source a cub cadet steering wheel with just one small crack in it, its now been repaired. It just needs painting now and we need to figure a way of mounting it to the steering shaft, the original used a roll pin but we won't be able to drill a hole for one now.
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