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Bought this as my winter project, it needs lots and lots of work

This is my latest purchase and arguably my favorite one yet. An aveling barford calf dozer, a very early one being the hopper cooled one and the original 800cc dorman Petrol engine. A beast of a machine and built to with stand the test of time. Due to the nature of use, usually these machines are worn out but this one is pretty good in my opinion. Starts easily and will run all day. Has the front blade with it and drawbar. Wanted one of these for a while and now finally have one.
here are some pictures for you guys.

Hi all, and of course Westwood fans that may be interested... I have bought a 1978 W8 Westwood gazelle 'pale face', starts on the key. 8 horsepower, column gear change. I have recently replaced points and condenser which seemed to of solved the problem, as before when the mower ran for a few minutes the engine used to cut out. I have also replaced air filter for the first time in 39 long years! 😂 I have also given the engine numerous amounts of oil changes as when I bought the mower last year there was lots of residue like sludge left in the oil. After all the work, engine starts and runs lovely. ☺ About a month ago... I was cutting grass and tried using the clutch and the clutch wouldn't stop the machine!!! So had to shut off the machine before I nearly collided. 😂😨  Only to find the drive belt had slipped off the pulley. This has made me by a new drive belt with two new pulleys. The pulleys arrived but wasn't convinced they were the right size, so I sent them back. Kept the drive belt. Unfortunately I am having troubles with finding the right size pulleys for the mower. If anyone has a pair of unused original metal Westwood Gazelle pulleys for sale, or know where to find some. Please tell me. Thanks. Here's some pics of my Westwood last year. 

Seems there is a new addition to the herd
 

 
As far as I know this is one of the earliest Westwoods. If you look at the foot rests they are very different from the later ones which rise up near the front of the mower, and have some pretty nice sharp angles The gear selector is in the same sort of place in front of the seat as a classic Wheelhorse instead of being column shift. The whole mower also seems to sit a couple of inches lower than my other Gazelle. It is basically exactly the same as my other one but everything is slightly different.
 

 
As far as I know this is from the late 1970s, but I shall check tomorrow, and get some better photos. It does not run currently, the carb needs some attention and the deck needs a new belt to mow with.
 
I plan on keeping this Gazelle as original as possible, I have rarely seen ones of this age about, and it isn't in bad condition at all, only some surface rust.
 
It needs some TLC but overall is very solid.
 
I think it would be a shame to repaint it but I wouldn't want it to eventually rust away, is there any product I can use to preserve it whilst keeping it with an original look? 

Latest little build. I needed more hight and reach for cutting a high hedge  and this is what I came up with. The old sweeper was past it as the bearings had seized and spun in the chassis. I can stand on the plarform at the   very back and not have the steering wheels lift. The front tyres have also been replaced to make them more puncture proof.

I like those front tyres. What and from where? 

They look like quad tyres ?
 

Latest little build. I needed more hight and reach for cutting a high hedge  and this is what I came up with. The old sweeper was past it as the bearings had seized and spun in the chassis. I can stand on the plarform at the   very back and not have the steering wheels lift. The front tyres have also been replaced to make them more puncture proof.

Latest little build. I needed more hight and reach for cutting a high hedge  and this is what I came up with. The old sweeper was past it as the bearings had seized and spun in the chassis. I can stand on the plarform at the   very back and not have the steering wheels lift. The front tyres have also been replaced to make them more puncture proof.

Latest little build. I needed more hight and reach for cutting a high hedge  and this is what I came up with. The old sweeper was past it as the bearings had seized and spun in the chassis. I can stand on the plarform at the   very back and not have the steering wheels lift. The front tyres have also been replaced to make them more puncture proof.

Latest little build. I needed more hight and reach for cutting a high hedge  and this is what I came up with. The old sweeper was past it as the bearings had seized and spun in the chassis. I can stand on the plarform at the   very back and not have the steering wheels lift. The front tyres have also been replaced to make them more puncture proof.

Here we have 4 of my British made  Trojan Toraktors
Built in  early the 1960`s




 
The Trojans here are a series 3 & the series 4
Only 500 tracters were ever built & i am told by the Trojan museum trust that there are less than 100 surviving & the MK4 i am told was the least made as Trojan ceased trading the same year that the MK4 went into production

Yesterday Chris made the three and half hour drive to spend the day with us and we had a great time showing him our collection, driving some tractors and doing some repairs to the Bolens HT20.
 
We made a video of some of the fun
 
 
Iain

Good weather and a dry day means mowing the lawn. We occasionally collect the clippings and dump them up the field. Here's a few pics whilst we were up there
 
 

Doing a bit of tiding up in the workshop today, I came across a couple of reversing lights I bought at a Land Rover show years ago. This gave me an idea for one of them. The result is in the photo's below.
 

 
 

 
  Should help when ploughing at night.
 

Spent my usual Tuesday rummaging though the brambles and to my surprise this got uncovered from it's hiding place

A friends Mom flipped his Work Horse on it's side 10 years ago.
Horse went to the dealer, repaired and a new 48" SD deck. Parked in his barn after repairs. Never used again.
Cleaning out his barn I offered, "I'll haul the tractor away 'No Charge."  Leon Redbone agreed.
 
After cleanup, a bit of paint,  added the Dial-A-Height, machine is excellent.
Didn't care for all gray, belt guards are now Rustoeum Regal Red. Coarse skateboard grip tape on the foot rests, new seat.
 
 

 

On Friday I had a quick trip to see Alan, John and Chris (The Showman), stopping off on the way to drop off a Bolens to the other Chris (Bolens Chris as my lad calls him). It was fantastic to meet up with them all again.
 
I picked up a Bolens 1054 which I am sure a number of you have seen before. A couple of pictures of the tractor after it arrived safe in Norfolk, the home of Bolens tractors in the UK
 
It is a 1054-03 which I believe means that it was made in 1972.
 
Iain
 



 
 
 

Hi all
The horticultural group took part in a charity match at Balbuchty farm Perth
We had eleven entries ten plots were used three people had ploughed for the first time the weather stayed good until the last hour then we had some rain but it not stop us having fun.Some photos hope you like
First T Tweedie with Ransome crawler Second E Cummings with John Deere third A Walker  with Kobota G Shearer Fourth with Gutbrod
Highlands of Ploughing match 2017
It should have been called the Highlands of Fife sailing club it rained all day very wet very mucky but some of the members made it plain sailing{ no pun] HA HA
T Tweedie and E Cummings fought to the very end T Tweedie was 1st E Cummings was 2 nd I managed to draw a type of feering then got stuck. I another three members gave up
Hi All Did some ploughing at a small holding this week first time it had been ploughed for a long time also ploughed in the wood at Stravithie spent years burying rubbish now new owner wants to plant shrubs are these stones to big for a rockery

As some of you will know Nigel bought a Wheel Horse GT-14 the other week, quite why he is not sure, I just think Nigel wanted to copy me
 
A few photo's from Nigel's first drive..
 

 

 
 
A good place to park
 

 
 
Nigel insisted that I had a drive to see what I thought, and of course Nigel blamed me for the "cough cough splutter" as the engine started to run badly and then cut out
Lot's of swearing followed by a carb clean out, a coil and fuel pump swap and eventually fitting a one way valve to the fuel line to help the pump prime (the replacement fuel pump is a bit lazy too) and the GT was back into life..
 
Oh, Nigel did make a new exhaust for the GT, but as the only way to fit it was to drop the front axle off we shall gloss over it
 
So... What do you do if you have two running and driving GT's???   You go for a drive of course
 
 

Picked this one up today, Martin Markham colt deluxe. Came from over the border from Wales, long journey but definitely worth it in my opinion. I have already got the 7hp version but this one had some tempting attatchments, so I had a deal with the owner. It was from a lady who's husband had passed away about 2 months ago and she was selling it, although she liked it, she wanted to let it go to a new home. It was restored around 10 years ago ( not the best restoration) but has kept the rust away and I have been told the gearbox was overhauled which is a bonus😀. Does not run currently but going to have a go tomorrow, should not be much. As you might be able to make out it was road registered, last in 1970😬, but I have the log book and original manual. It has the loader, trailer, plough, rotovator and the rear topper, all surprisingly in good condition for there age and purpose of use. Will get some more pictures tomorrow and hopefully get it running.

Never too early to spin some fertilizer. Why not go for it, chore done! 

The weight tank needs two items:
 
1) Spray bar. and
2) Wheel powered pump!
 

New addition to the collection from deepest Norfolk
 
1965 Lawn Boy Loafer, can either be used as a ride on tractor or with the front axle removed will attach to a Lawn Boy mower,
so it can be a mower pusher
 
Apparently only 6 of these were imported to the UK.
 
The previous owner has a restored one and works for E.P. Barrus who are modern day Lawn Boy importers and he has researched its history
 
Apologies for the poor photos, but it has been raining all day, I'll get it out of the trailer and get some better photos when the
weather improves
 

Mine's got arm rests Chris,    pay attention