Cub Cadet

Nice!
I need a log trailer that big...

Did a few more hours in the top field. The GT14 even came out to play, though it only just made it up the hill. It's still really only 4x4 territory.
Me and the kids did breakfast outdoors too

Put your hands together for Johnathon who has just come away with 2 firsts for the Ransomes

Just back from a long road trip...
Nice to meet up with the gang
Here's a few interesting pics from the auction

Some photos from today
More photos to follow when home in the week and downloaded the camera

Took my display along this morning, heres a couple of photos of the set up day.
Met up with a few members, including Expeatfarmer and Stormin. (thanks again
Norman for the Baloon, James Loved it)
Looking forward to tomorrow., hopefully will get lots more photos.

Be grand for after Newby.

Hi guys,
 
The martin markham made it's way too its new home tonight. Unfortunately I felt I needed to let it go because of my recent, much larger, purchases! It went to a very local collector who says it will be attending it's first show next month!! I'm glad it's only gone down the road.
 
Tom

Short on updates, but decided I needed a proper brew area in the workshop.
I recycled two very nice pieces of solid oak and beech worktop for a kitchen area.


Bought a hot water heater too, so I no longer need to wash in the stream

Are you sure Norman...They do look good Black... But W/H s   I think should be Red..But mines GREEN..

What about BLACk?    

Come on Ewan.
You could paint it Red. Yellow. and White.  Be different from every body...    

Looking really good ewan I bet you have plenty of red paint kicking around the workshop

You're doing a cracking job Ewan, I'm looking forward to seeing the tractor at Newby Hall !!  

A few more bits done over the weekend and yesterday.

Finally started work on the other side of the chassis which was in a worse condition than the other side, we replaced the side in three sections so that the chassis didn't twist.

Just before welding in the last piece.


Finally finished all of the repairs on the chassis, it just needs its final coats of primer and then I can start on the yellow paint
With thanks to my grandad the tyres have been taken off the rear wheels so I can start cleaning them up.


Some more bits sandblasted

nice tractor tom, just remember
 

Looking good Ewan, the chassis is looking awesome, you have done a great job of it.
 
Tom

Nice work Ewan, your find the blast cabinet so handy when it come to cleaning up the rear wheels..  Way better than doing it by hand..

Hi all a bit of a major update on the project , I've always admired Mark ( meadowfield) c 4x4 and how he did the drive etc any way a couple of weeks ago I managed to get an axle the same as marks what he used I was gonna use it for another project but I thought why not make the 4x6 into a 6x6 so I sat and thought about it after all the work I put into making the steering etc work any way I bit the bull it and using marks thread as a guide I decided to offer up the axle here is what I've done so far!!

A few more bits done over the weekend and yesterday.

Finally started work on the other side of the chassis which was in a worse condition than the other side, we replaced the side in three sections so that the chassis didn't twist.

Just before welding in the last piece.


Finally finished all of the repairs on the chassis, it just needs its final coats of primer and then I can start on the yellow paint
With thanks to my grandad the tyres have been taken off the rear wheels so I can start cleaning them up.


Some more bits sandblasted

you know, for lifting dashels! dashels a thistle, must be a regional term, my grandfather used to use one to remove the dashels and the docks from our pasture fields, cause sprays expensive and manual labour's free!  you place the tongs in around the root and lever back on the handle, that way you get the whole plant and it dosnt grow back.

A few more bits done over the weekend and yesterday.

Finally started work on the other side of the chassis which was in a worse condition than the other side, we replaced the side in three sections so that the chassis didn't twist.

Just before welding in the last piece.


Finally finished all of the repairs on the chassis, it just needs its final coats of primer and then I can start on the yellow paint
With thanks to my grandad the tyres have been taken off the rear wheels so I can start cleaning them up.


Some more bits sandblasted

A few more bits done over the weekend and yesterday.

Finally started work on the other side of the chassis which was in a worse condition than the other side, we replaced the side in three sections so that the chassis didn't twist.

Just before welding in the last piece.


Finally finished all of the repairs on the chassis, it just needs its final coats of primer and then I can start on the yellow paint
With thanks to my grandad the tyres have been taken off the rear wheels so I can start cleaning them up.


Some more bits sandblasted

While on his weekly fix to John's today, Chris and I decided to start up the Kobota digger which had not been used since the last time it was used to see if we could unearth the 3 furrow Ransome plough which had sunk itself a couple of inches into the ground.
 
John, when asked, didn't want to drive, so I did the pushing and pulling while Chris placed lumps of wood under the now uncovered lower sections which, apart from a bit of rust, were not as bad as we had expected.
 
As the digger usually lived outside, and as there was now space available in the barn, we thought it would be nice to offer it a new home.
 
After hearing the cogs clanking in Chris's cranium, and guessing what he was thinking, he was asked if he wanted a play.  Silly question.  He was like a little kid at Christmas with a new toy.  To cut a short story long, he managed to get the digger through the barn doors without scraping the paint.  A tank would have gone through with room to spare but I didn't want to upset Chris by mentioning this.  He said he used to drive mini diggers BIG brothers years ago.
 
A few action photo's.  As can be seen while on his way to the barn, Chris is trying to decide what new project he can use the digger for.  A few thoughts spring to mind.  First, will it fit into the Sprinter.  How about a half track Wheel Horse.  The engine would look good in a Wheel Horse RJ.
 

 
In the third photo it is difficult to decide if Chris is dreaming of his new project or if he is nodding off.
 
And finally, Chris wanted to take home a little present for Nigel.  Not wanting to splash out on a bunch of roses and with no pansy's in sight, a dead branch of drowned leafy things was spotted in the digger bucket after tipping out a lot of frozen water.  With a naughty gleam in his eye's he muttered THAT WILL DO.  Only the best for Nigel.
 

 
 

A few more bits done over the weekend and yesterday.

Finally started work on the other side of the chassis which was in a worse condition than the other side, we replaced the side in three sections so that the chassis didn't twist.

Just before welding in the last piece.


Finally finished all of the repairs on the chassis, it just needs its final coats of primer and then I can start on the yellow paint
With thanks to my grandad the tyres have been taken off the rear wheels so I can start cleaning them up.


Some more bits sandblasted