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Beautiful job on the drive! I wish I had the money to bring in stone, maybe next year. These are not toys, anyone who thinks that is unable to put forth an appropriate thought or response, sadly that seems to be very prevalent these days.

I have just completed a similar job with Ransomes kit, 35 tonnes of road planings loaded and spread with the Steiner loader graded out to level with the MG40 and stone rake. My neighbour was impressed and asked me to do his drive as well !

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People laugh at boys and their toys but it is nice to prove them wrong a job well done

collected it today its missing a double pulley from the GRS and the GRS belt the guy i bought it off is going back to the warehouse he got it from to have a look .He said its full of engines boats and parts PO was a bit of a hoarder bought loads of new speedboats engines etc had them in an airconditioned warehouse had 6 containers of new stuff as well
my cleanest macine before i got this one

Hi just bought a ST160 with 174 hrs on it never seen one so clean before has deck with grass reduction system it came from a bereavment sale PO had it in an air conditioned barn
 

The non technical name is Hamburger, lol

I bet those 55 pounders on the back tires give it some traction! I didn't realize you could use them on the 10 inch rims as as well. That is a serious grass and garden system.

they are way out of the price range here, so yeah probably will be over there too

I thought so, the later ones are much bigger I think, and I believe they might be making a comeback. Maybe show the Hummer what a real off road machine can do. I'm sure if one came up around here it would be way out of my price range, but I can dream.

collected it today its missing a double pulley from the GRS and the GRS belt the guy i bought it off is going back to the warehouse he got it from to have a look .He said its full of engines boats and parts PO was a bit of a hoarder bought loads of new speedboats engines etc had them in an airconditioned warehouse had 6 containers of new stuff as well
my cleanest macine before i got this one

I think its an early Unimog made by Daimler Benz

collected it today its missing a double pulley from the GRS and the GRS belt the guy i bought it off is going back to the warehouse he got it from to have a look .He said its full of engines boats and parts PO was a bit of a hoarder bought loads of new speedboats engines etc had them in an airconditioned warehouse had 6 containers of new stuff as well
my cleanest macine before i got this one

collected it today its missing a double pulley from the GRS and the GRS belt the guy i bought it off is going back to the warehouse he got it from to have a look .He said its full of engines boats and parts PO was a bit of a hoarder bought loads of new speedboats engines etc had them in an airconditioned warehouse had 6 containers of new stuff as well
my cleanest macine before i got this one

Well,  I got the petrol tank off this afternoon after I put the wheel back on (tyre was still inflated). I tipped the stale fuel out into a see through container; looked like someone urinated in it! Specks of flaky rusts also came out. I then pressure washed the tank a few times. I then quickly dried it out with my air line before pouring  in undiluted  Sainsbury's  cider vinegar almost to the top. I am going to leave it in there for at least 48 hours,, possibly longer. Every now and again, I will give it a shake to slosh it around the tank. I am using this method as it's cheaper than using chemicals and also safer to the user and cleaner for the environment; all worthy reasons. To neutralise the acids I will use be using diluted baking soda after a thorugh rinsing. It will be interesting to see how clean it will be afterwards.
 
 

Thats as new Nick.
 
We should start a section on here for whos got the cleanest machine

Beautiful machine and very, very capable.

I love the jeep thingy, great pictures!

That's a Mercedes Unimog, Alain. More tractor than Jeep. Great machines.
 

mecedes unimog 401

yes i think i need to start a museum i agree its to nice to use

Some pics from Brimfield working day

Some pics from Brimfield working day

Hi just bought a ST160 with 174 hrs on it never seen one so clean before has deck with grass reduction system it came from a bereavment sale PO had it in an air conditioned barn
 

sweet looking tractor you got there ive got a series 2 kt 17 going spare but i think its to far to ship how much later is that than a QT17
cheers nick

It is a 1985 tractor, 5017 model, the QT series was 1666 models and include a 16 hp Kohler single cylinder, QS16, a 16 hp Onan twin cylinder. QT16, and the 17 and 19 hp Kohler twins QT17 and QT19.
Personally, I don't care for twins except the cast iron Kohler 482, 532, and 582. The design flaw on all the KT series and the cost of parts on the Onan's are behind those preferences. This particular model was also offered with the 14hp Tecumseh OH140, called the 1400G. I think the 16 hp Kohler K341AQS will do nicely. The engine in it was the second KT17 originally it would have been a series two engine. I think the Kohler KT17 series one engine was produced from 1978 to 1980 or 1981, after that they made series two engines up until around 1985 or 1986. If the spec number is below 24299 it is a series one, 24300 and above it is a series two. Obvious difference is a plate for a remote oil filter, different oil fill tube, and electronic ignition over a coil on the earlier series one.