rog8811

This was one of those things, i saw a picture on the internet and had to have a go.
The first picture was my first mod, front wheels the same size as the back ones.
The rest are the finished Jeep.
If you want to see more info on this I did a blog on instructables
 
http://www.instructables.com/id/Gas-petrol-powered-jeep-from-ride-on-mower/
 
If the link isn't allowed/doesn't work just search my screen name in google images.

I'm sure it's been done, but would check if you need to tilt the machine back more with a Wheeled Seat than when walking behind it.
I know Kohlers have a 30 degree safe tilt limit for short duration to prevent starving the Oil Dipper of adequate Splash Lubrication, but I don't know about the Villiers  MK10,12 or 15 on yours...I know they don't hold as much Oil. Otherwise go for it.
 

Thanks for the info AT, It aced the glades in 2 days barely missing a beat, I will have a shufty at the breather to see what the score is, I will do a search on the forum for more info on it.
I am so pleased with this machine, far better and more refined than any Allen scythes I have worked with.

Hi peeps, I am surprised to see that I didn't get round to posting about my bargain Mayfield last year, I used it once at work to put the glades to bed for the winter.
I gave it a good sorting out and resharpen during the quiet seasons. Last Wednesday it was cranked up once more to cut the glades again. It is doing a sterling job.
There do seem to be a couple of issues though.... First is one of my volunteers was starting it with the handle and the shaft snapped off like a carrot!  Lucky I can still use a cord.
The other one is I noticed that when the sun back lit it that there is quite a smoke haze from the engine breather, is this likely to be worn rings?
Anyway bottom line I am really pleased with the machine, it does the job I got it for and my volunteers love it!.

Hi peeps, I am surprised to see that I didn't get round to posting about my bargain Mayfield last year, I used it once at work to put the glades to bed for the winter.
I gave it a good sorting out and resharpen during the quiet seasons. Last Wednesday it was cranked up once more to cut the glades again. It is doing a sterling job.
There do seem to be a couple of issues though.... First is one of my volunteers was starting it with the handle and the shaft snapped off like a carrot!  Lucky I can still use a cord.
The other one is I noticed that when the sun back lit it that there is quite a smoke haze from the engine breather, is this likely to be worn rings?
Anyway bottom line I am really pleased with the machine, it does the job I got it for and my volunteers love it!.

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

I found the right man to move her so here are some pictures of the move from garage to my driveway. Last night I pumped up the tyres then I was able to get a trolley jack under so that I could remove the back wheels and give the drums a good belt with a hammer until the brakes let off.
 

 
Out in daylight for the first time in years
 

 
Leaving this bit to the experts, nice bloke, good job and a good price.
 

 
The only missing part seems to be a rear over rider, the sills, front valance and front wings are a bit crusty but it is 55 years old.
 

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

I was just perusing the site and came across this thread, an ideal place for another one of my machines.
 

 
This was started when my son was a babe in arms, It was going to be a piddler....I couldn't bring myself to build it so simply. it grew like Topsy all scratch built made up as I went along. My son is now 30... the engine is nearly finished 
 

 
It has been steamed once and I towed myself along standing on a pallet truck:)

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

An update on this one, the car is sold and has another amazing twist, I have copied and pasted this from the Wolseley forum....

Back to the entombed Wolseley.....Now I've worked out that this car is in Dorking, I've now also recalled that Peter lived next door to the building/shop in Roger's photo's
and recalled that Peter had a BIG Wolseley 40 years back.
Roger had revealed that he was dealing with the tomb opening for his uncle, and now I'm thinking....could this be Peter's old car? ...was this where Peter stored it? surely not, 
not after all this time!
All it left me was to PM Roger and hope he would call me.

The same day I received a telephone call and within minutes Roger revealed that it WAS Peter's car and YES, it was the same car that he had all them years ago.
I explained the above situation and I believe he was as shocked as me.

Within an hour and a half I was on his driveway with my 6/110 and uncovering a very large Wolseley 6/90 in grey, the very same vehicle that Peter used to drag me to work on many a cold
morning back in the mid 70s .........UNBELEIVABLE!!!

I made an offer to buy it there and then and had it confirmed today by Roger, that Peter was SO SO happy that the car was going to me and sent a message that the deal
was good, only if I took him out in his old car when I'd returned it to the road.....

PETER, it will be an honour to return the favours you did me all them years ago...a wild, party going, discovered girly's, candle burner from both ends, long haired (the fashion) 17 year old. It's a CHALLENGE mate.

I found the right man to move her so here are some pictures of the move from garage to my driveway. Last night I pumped up the tyres then I was able to get a trolley jack under so that I could remove the back wheels and give the drums a good belt with a hammer until the brakes let off.
 

 
Out in daylight for the first time in years
 

 
Leaving this bit to the experts, nice bloke, good job and a good price.
 

 
The only missing part seems to be a rear over rider, the sills, front valance and front wings are a bit crusty but it is 55 years old.
 

Well the roof was dented in but once I got into the almost perfect interior I was able to pop it out again!
Pictures of the rescue follow.
The pile of treasure and trash I had to remove.
 

 
The interior
 

 

 
Anyone remember green shield stamps?
 

I have a job on my hands, this 50's classic needs saving, tomorrow I will be trying to free it from its tomb of 40 odd years, I will keep you informed of progress if there is any interest.

Well the roof was dented in but once I got into the almost perfect interior I was able to pop it out again!
Pictures of the rescue follow.
The pile of treasure and trash I had to remove.
 

 
The interior
 

 

 
Anyone remember green shield stamps?
 

Well the roof was dented in but once I got into the almost perfect interior I was able to pop it out again!
Pictures of the rescue follow.
The pile of treasure and trash I had to remove.
 

 
The interior
 

 

 
Anyone remember green shield stamps?
 

Well the roof was dented in but once I got into the almost perfect interior I was able to pop it out again!
Pictures of the rescue follow.
The pile of treasure and trash I had to remove.
 

 
The interior
 

 

 
Anyone remember green shield stamps?