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you can allways take it apart to see how it all works and such and then chuck it, might aswell learn something before you throw it out

you can allways take it apart to see how it all works and such and then chuck it, might aswell learn something before you throw it out

Hi All
This is the first time the horticultural tractors have taken part in this match here are some photos there were over seventy entries and all classes it was well attended
The match was the only one in the past few weeks not cancelled by the bad weather

 

bag of skittles springs to mind

i think someone said once, more than two strokes is called a wank

the reason i dont use a disc coulter is simple, i dont have one as for the adjustments there's the handle on the top of the plough for depth and a swivel point on the hitch part for leveling it. and the 3 holes in the hitch of course

finally got round to throwing the video's i took on youtube. only plough cam this time since the bonnet view file wont open
 
 
 
 
 
 

I see you don't use a disc and seems there's no adjustment on the plough. is there a reason for that ?
 

Ok thanks, seems to work ok

Blimey koen watched the first vid and thought you were going to end up in Germany before you turned round really long furrows 👍🏻

the reason i dont use a disc coulter is simple, i dont have one as for the adjustments there's the handle on the top of the plough for depth and a swivel point on the hitch part for leveling it. and the 3 holes in the hitch of course

finally got round to throwing the video's i took on youtube. only plough cam this time since the bonnet view file wont open
 
 
 
 
 
 

Just back from Northampton, been to collect a 1948 Pilot I bought some time ago. I had one when I was a student and always fancied another that I could use a a period towcar for hauling a tractor. It has been in a bubble for 9 years, I winched it on to my trailer but now have to get it to start to be able to take it off the trailer on my own.

i saw that video today and was going to put it up here, looks like you beat me to it

Well, I was going to wait until I got a bit more advanced before posting but here is my 1/2 size D series Wheelhorse.  The Showman and I have just had test runs which look promising although it was difficult to sit properly with temporary tiller steering and footrests.  Hopefully it will be better when finished, but if not plan Z is to be towed on a trailer.   Just roughly bolted together for now.

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.
 

Morning all, let's start this update with a very good reason to buy a decent Mig welder...
 
As I've been going round welding up MT's frame there has been the odd weld or three to tidy up...
This was gone with my old MigMate hobby welder, and even though I was welding from underneath it looks horrible and not very strong!
 

 
 
But once it was all ground back and hit with my Murex TradesMig 165 it looked like this
So there ya go boys and girls, bin the hobby Mig and get something more trade like but nothing new (Made in China) and cheap... My Murex is at least 20 years old and will outlast me I expect
 

 
 
A heat shield has been made from some thick ally to stop the exhaust cans from melting the seat..
The rear mounts are just captive nuts welded onto the seat mounting plates..
 

 
 
The fronts were mounting brackets that I think used to hold the bodywork on..  Strong with a threaded hole.. That will do nicely
 

 
 
Slowly the frame is getting weled and cleaned up..
 

 
 
Some more strength was added a the front where new tubes meet old... Yes the square plate is offset, but so are the lower tubes..
 

 
 
 
By this point I was starting to get bored with the "weld, grind, weld, clean off some rust, weld, grind, weld, grind" side of things, so I dug the fuel take out and bolted it in place..
 

 
 
Even with the bars, gauges etc bolted on you could see down inside the tank from the front which really bugged me.. So it had to be covered over but I still wanted some air to blow under the tank..
 

 
 
The last bit of my first (and very rubbish) mig welded came in handy once again, this time donating some louvers.
 

 
 
Some cutting and welding later...
 

 
 
Welded on the tank though a bit of trimming is needed....   The tank will fit in place as it should, you just can't get it on
 

our gas only starts at 95 octane, haven't had problems with it so far. sometimes i even get 98 octane

Been busy restoring the " BUMA" , got it striped and rebuilt with a new coat of paint ( Brush on machine enamel ) to keep it good for another 50 years ! .
This turned out to all origonal , never been apart .I know this due to the knurled adjuster on the top having a grub screw to hold the centering shaft .
The grub screw had a plug over it and the knurling had been done last to hide it all ? .
I had to drill the plug out so as to be able to remove the grub screw and so split the gearnbox cases .
I have left the hole so i can easily take it apart for greasing etc in the future .
I found the grub screw after i noticed a scribed line on the front face of the knurled adjuster , pointing in line with what looked like a keyway down inside so i drilled down and found a cavity , with the grub screw 2 or 3mm below  .

i think that would make it a lawnflight

im singing the same, i haven had a decent amount of snow since i got my snowplow

here's a few photo's from my ploughing practice
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

here's a few photo's from my ploughing practice
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

here's a few photo's from my ploughing practice