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Pm sent Kenny You might be right Mark.. We shall see.

Ouch Kenny, that is a tad rusty!! Saying that, it's only metal Here's the base of a Raider hood I was given many years ago.. I never did get around to finishing it and still have it hanging on a wall... All the replacement panels were hand shaped from the sides of computer cases The top bit was quite rotten as well..

Come on Charlie, you can't ask a question like that and not give us even a clue as to what your thinking

Hi John, I use a free picture resizer from these guys.. It works, it's free and you can resize a large batch of photo's at the same time.. Hope this helps you. http://www.imageresizer-app.com/image-resizer

Maybe do the down hill parts in reverse.. That should give you more control You might want to fit some very wide mirrors to you Wh though so you can see around you Cat on the trailer

Morning chaps, a bit more of an update for you.. Drop links and the connecting rod thingy fully welded up.. I decided that "strong and functional" was the look the connecting rod thingy should have.. As it won't be seen under all the panels, I didn't think there was any need to make it look really nice. The pivoting arm thingy slowly being welded up a little at a time to stop it getting to hot and bit moving due to the heat. Painted bit's everywhere.. A bit of handling with dirty hand will take the freshly painted look away and make the parts blend in a bit with the rest of the GT Which leaves just the roll bar and the lower arm mounting bracket to tidy up and make strong. Way too much time was spent trying to work out the best way to strengthen the bracket!!!! In the end I thought it would be easier to start from scratch and make something a little stronger, so I dug out this thick wall box that I had bought for the 6x6's dozer blade. Four short bits of box. The two on the right are slightly shorter than the two on the left.. So when I sliced the shorter ones up to fit into the larger ones I had a nice edge to get strong welds onto. A close up of the groove I had to cut to clear the manufacturing weld/ridge thingy. All clamped up and ready for welding.. All welding has been done on the new bracket and I have started the long winded process of chain drilling and filing the holes to take the lower arm pins... But as it's all very boring stuff I've not taken any photo's of it..

Your welcome Paul, I really enjoyed it.. It was good to meet up and have a chat with everyone again, the breakfast was quite nice as well

Could you not put it on a trailer behind a Wheel Horse to bring it to the show? Ok, the top speed may be the same but the Wheel Horse will be a more comfy drive

A great looking machine, but we need to see and more importantly hear a video of it in action

Thanks Guy's, it's a shame I don't have the dies as it can't have much value without them.. Saying that, there's always a chance that someone still has the dies but has lost the "machine" bit.... You never know

A beautiful restoration job there I did for a very short while (maybe even as little as a week!) have a Howard Gem.. I never had it running, just remember it as a beast of a machine to move about!

Almost there now Mark.... I hope you have a beer pump set up inside to go with that cask

Morning chap's, a little late getting getting my photo's up.. As all the machine have been covered in other photo's, here's only a few.. The old looking.. The new looking.. And the new but old looking Thanks guy's n girls for making it a very pleasant relaxed Sunday.. Some people found it very relaxing As we were at a preserved railway line, it's only right I should post a few train-ish pictures

A nice little build Daniel, knowing your taste in cars I'm a little surprised you haven't squeezed a Rover V8 under the bonnet

It was great to catch up with you all again this morning. A beautiful day, great company, a good selection of machines and a fried breakfast.. A fantastic day. Thanks guy's 'n' girls.. Did anyone take any photo's of the steam loco? I forgot to!

Hi Michael, long time no see... That's my kind of Cat, big enough to look mean but not too big As Nigel mentioned it would be great to see it (and you )at Tractorfest http://myoldmachine.com/topic/157-biddenden-tractorfest-2014/

Spot on Koen, thanks for that.. Just googled the above and that indeed is what it is It's only taken more than 8 years to work it out

It looks like you have a big vat of rust soup there Matt.. Best served with croutons and bit's of crispy fried bacon

Ta Mark, we will do

Thanks Neil. It was quite fun working it all out only using a GT 3 point PDF for reference The 3 point is a Cat 1, which make it easier finding stuff to fit... I'm going to make what I need of course, first on the list are some pallet forks And yes, those ball hitches do hurt

Thanks Neil, I love the sound of the engines too... A Kohler twin be it roaring away or just burbling while ticking over is pure music to the ears If we had of had a chain with us then the 312 would of been towed out.. Hhhmm maybe that's a good idea for a video.. "6X6 rescue" A drive around the fields in search of stuck Wheel Horses

See you all there later Guy's, it's a beautiful day for it

Your doing a fantastic restoration job Paul, she has come along way since your "as found" photo

It would have to be a very small bore pipe to fit in what I presume is the "object grip bit".. I always try to use the correct terminology you see I did maybe think a drill bit sharpener, and it's missing a strange shaped grinding wheel??

A nice looking chainsaw Richard, but I will admit I try to stay away from them.. They scare the **** out of me!