Ian

You might need a big trailer to move it Neil

Thanks chaps Right, I'd better get this update posted while I'm still awake enough.. It's been a day of lot's of visitors !! The fender pan is just about done, just a little tidying around the new mounting hole thingy to do. The hood has had an extra repair patch where I found a few more rust holes.. I was going to patch up 3 rust holes on the top of the hood, but I was able to get away with filling the holes with weld,, Kinda blend in don't they A bit closer with the flash turned off you can see they still need a little grinding down. Despite the (what felt like) constant stream of people in and out the shack today I did manage to make a start on the seat pan repairs.. A cardboard template.. And some galvanized steel to make the repairs from... A bit thank you to Pete for grabbing this and other bit's of steel before they went into a skip The first attempt didn't go to well and the angles were way off!! Like any good engineer I blamed the cardboard template, and made another template from masking tape This time the repair patch fit's a lot better, it just needs a little trim and shaping to get it spot on..

It sounds good to me guys Yep Chris, free camping, though the flush is broken on the outside toilet again so you will have to bring your own bucket of water to flush it with The guided tour is free Paul, but the gift shop isn't cheap

Who needs pots of plants on the patio when you can have Wheel Horses instead

I see what you mean Nigel, it is very narrow!! Not a machine for taking corners to fast on

They knew how to build em back in the day

The "tin shack" roof is a nice touch

No idea on them Nigel, looks like it's been there quite a while..

That is very cool

At least the police wouldn't be able to follow it off road, the Holder has no trouble with rough stuff

I bet that was a fun drive for Karl, I know how scary the Holder is to drive at 10mph!!

A nice find Kev, great shack decoration

Your welcome to try your mowers in my garden Steve, there's plenty of places I can't get a Wheel Horse into

As good as new

That's a great find Chris, a nice price too.... I have a feeling that the cutting deck and mule drive have been through my hands... Can't be 100% sure... What's the previous owner story about it?

It flies!!! great photos

That's a rather nice engine Chris, it looks rather powerful.. 20 or 24hp?

You may of been lucky that the key came out when it did rather than causing more damage to the pulley or worse damaging the crank! It makes a change that it's the crank key way, normally it's the wheel hub key way causing problems

That is the funkiest most "space age" looking drill I have ever seen!! Love it

The center drive thingy is a work or art Mark

A fantastic restoration, a job well done As for looking for a Wheel Horse.... Go for it, they are great machines

Ouch! A lucky escape Norm! At least the engine is running now

Good to see you back Titch, your soon have your new shed/shack finished and filled up

Thank you Kenny, glad your happy with it

Well, the fender pan didn't quite get finished as I said above.. It's not finished now but very close To hold the above big plate in place for welding and to stop it dropping through the hole, I welded a few tabs on... Like so. I forgot to take any photo's of that plate being welded on, but on the same day I discovered I had another rust problem!! I was wondering why my tobacco was drying out so fast Anyway, now for something pressing.. Making the missing indent bit that is used to bolt the fender pan down.. See what I mean by pressing I must of made about 8 of these, trying different thicknesses of metal, different strengths, different object to press them into, and finally different ways to cut the steel before pressing... Can you spot which one is the old indent bolt hole mount thingy? The trick to making your repairs look better than they are on camera is to give the metal a quick buzz over with a DA sander first A close up of the indent hole mount thingy. The underside still needs a bit of a tidy up, but it's not looking too bad. I hope your liking it Kenny