Ian

I have to say that this is a very nice machine.. If a little ugly at the front..

The engine sounds good, with no exhaust it sounds great

If anyone has any ideas on the 3 point hydraulics it would be good to hear.. As Nigel mentioned above the lifting arm are stuck in the up position. You can move them a very little up and down but you can hear a "metal clonking" sort of sound..

A stuck valve somewhere perhaps?

This is a great post and has the makings of a good movie, in that it is a great story, it made me laugh (a lot) and had some sad moments (poor Limpy).

 

Ian, I think you and Nigel are going to have lots of fun and I am looking forward to hearing the stories.

Thanks Iain, yes it's certainly been an interesting story.. and a very busy story!!

Too right Nigel and I will be having lot's of fun.. we have been already

A bit of a sad video for you guy's and girls..

Nice fender work mate     I'm glad those off cuts came in handy

Just out of interest (checks over shoulder to check the missus isn't looking), how much for the engine, box and all the gubbins to make the engine run?

The log store looks good Chris

That video so much reminds me of my old flail..  Only the belt tensioner is different!

Interesting picture of Nigel doing his Mr Universe impression. Mr November in the impending 2015 MOM calendar?

Now that's a thought

Do you have an open view like the old place at the new one, Ian? House I mean.

Hi Norm, nope no good views here, surrounded by houses!!   But it is a lot quieter down here than I thought it would be.. Almost got used to the sound of traffic now

I managed to get a few hours in at the workshop today, putting tins of bits on shelves, trying to find homes for all my junk... 

I did manage to get my big bench cleared and re-skinned with a much thicker top

I think Nigel just want to get it before I think about stuffing the engine in something red

Not long before the next whynot update then...

Hopefully next week mate

Great new workshop Ian and space for luxury items too, bonus.

 

I hope the house move went well

Thanks Iain, the house move is nearly there now. We should get this place straight by the end of the weekend..

That luxury item's taking up Milling Machine space Ian   Nice shop :thumbs:

You'll have to do your welding outside now or you'll mess up the decor

Thanks Doug.. The armchair is very much needed though.. When I'm shattered and had enough I can't just walk across the garden to the house now, so I need the armchair to relax in while waiting for my wife to pick me up in the evenings..

And then it was gone!!!

Or the other smells masked it....

I really should stop using WD40 as deodorant

Just a few quick photo's to show you all things have been happening in the new shack..

The most important photo being this one

And a luxury  item in the shack

Bench with lathe up..

Somewhere under all this clutter is a very big bench!

Project "Why Not" up on it's bench..

And Nigel doing his Mr Universe impression

No stopping you now James, you are going for "one of each" aren't you

That's a nice find Ben.. Judging from the 1st photo it also makes a good carpet edger

Is this machine getting the full resto treatment or just cleaned up a bit to keep the aged look?

I like your thinking Chris, why dig the stump out when you have a Wh or two, or three or four

Yesterday was a nice day weather wise and the shack floor had never looked so clean!!

As the first floor board came up I was wondering how many rabbit holes I would find as they do like the garden here and are/were always running under the shack!

As it turned out there was only slight bunny digging in one corner, but no holes.

I did have one very unexpected find though.. I found Limpy... Or what was left of him/her!

Limpy was a young fox cub that could be seen pottering about the place last year.. As you will of guessed Limpy had a limp hence the name..

At one point he/she wasn't look too well but the last couple of times I saw him/her, he/she was looking much better with a nice coat of fur at last..

I guess he/she wasn't doing too well as I found the remains yesterday!

Anyway, the shack is all down now, the base frame has been split into manageable size chunks that will fit on a big trailer with no problems..

And all being well it should all be taken away tomorrow which is also house moving day!!   Should be fun

Yes! Never seen anything that's been vapour blasted.

The same here, it will be interesting to see how it looks fresh from blasting..

Ben and I were talking about me having Why Not's engine vapor blasted, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks.

I've not seen one of those before Iain, that's very cool and a very nice find

Have you managed to keep it a secret from your other half?

The 1st I thought of when I saw your flail photo's was they look very much like the photo's I've just sent you James

Great things flails, I wish I still had my one..

Blimey Ian, glad I haven't got to put it together again

It comes with instructions Chris

Surprised you made such progress yesterday if you had the same amount of rain as was up here  !.

 

Will be interesting to see if the ground under the raised floor look's like a Swiss Cheese or not, what with all the Bunny Wabbit activity you've had in the past  .

Trust you will not be short of fuel for a Guy Fawkes Night Bonfire

Hi Richard, yeah it was rather a wet day.. But the shack had to come down..

I can't decide of the bunnys have dug holes under the shack or if the just use it as a through route to the yummy grass

I will find out tomorrow when the rest of the shack comes down and the floor comes up...

I think if someone is that er... daft strapping a quad down, then standing back and watching would be the thing to do

That's a fantastic find Andrew, you seem to have the knack of finding them

Can't wait to see what you come up with next

And so the shack comes down... Mostly..

We didn't quite manage to get it all apart, by the end of a very long day it looked like a hurricane had been through the garden

Morning chaps, well today is the day the old shack comes down.. I just hope the rain goes away!!

Anyway I made a good start on stripping the inside yesterday, all the wiring is out and most of the interior panels are down.. And so far I've only found one mouse nest in the walls!

Despite the odd setbacks you have had Richard, you are most certainly winning the Yellow Mower Challenge

Just a quick update on the new workshack.. I've not had much time to get there and do much, but a productive day day was had Thursday.

With Nigel's help (thanks old bean ) we managed to get 2 benches up and some floor space cleared

I will get some photo's when I next get the chance to be there which is looking like Wednesday at the moment..

I had an idea where you might of got them Chris as soon as I read the title

They will look great no matter which 'Orse you put them on