the showman

I would do that to my lawn if I thought my mrs would have my trousers down

I would do that to my lawn if I thought my mrs would have my trousers down

That's cool James, I like the lifting rope

Excellent Nigel !!!, having seen it in the flesh a few times, its come together really well, you should be very pleased with it
, well done mate     

So today I decided I'd have a look at the fender pan and seat mounting...
 
There is only one way to work out where the seat will go....
 
Yep, that feels about right
 

 
 
This is the start of the seat/fender pan mounting frame, I do need to add more but I need the fender pan to fit first so I can work out what's what..
 

 

 
 
Hhmm... The fender pan needs a bit of work to make it fit.. It need to be wider and the bit the seat bolts onto need to be about 6 inches lower!!
 

 

 
 
Let's tackle the widening bit first..
 
The original fender pan was very rotten in the middle and at the back, but I kept the "arches" parts should they come in handy one day
 
A 2 1/4 section was sliced from the spares arch and plonked roughly in place.. Due to fender pans having lot's of different curves and contours a few tweaks will be needed
 

 
 
A bit of cutting and welding later and the fender pan was wider one side with matching curves up top.. Oo-er missus
The front and back don't quite line up, but I can't work that bit out until the center of the fender pan is in place..
 

 

 
 
You can see how much wider it is compared to the left side.
 

 
 
And that Gent's is this build up to date other than.......
 
 
A video
 

That's just one shed Andrew, you should see the others 

Nice secure trailer, needs a roof rack for when your herd grows

Nope

Found the photos of the other one i have, not sure where its gone but its here somewhere

That's not fair, I've only got Wheelhorse's

Here's my little girl in the tractor shed this evening (sorry not great photos),
 
expertly restored by Mr Showman  
 
 

Hi all just a quick update I've got it home now , I'm going thru it all the workings of the tractor and I'm quite impressed with what it has , more of that to come along with pictures I've being looking for a replacement engine for it , it should have a three cylinder kubota engine around 20 hp but they are like hens teeth to find a good one at the right money . As the tractor takes it's drive thru a little prop shaft fitted to the crank pulley I could fit any engine into it ( with in reason ) , so I've been offered a very modern 4 cylinder jcb Perkins mini digger engine at the right price so I'm gonna measure it and see if it will fit in the engine bay etc more pictures to come !

Spot the Cub

Here is what your lawn ranger should look like when done , great lawn tractors , The lawn ranger was Cecil Ponds favorite tractor ,
To find out all about Cecil Pond I highly recommend buying the Wheelhorse complete history book from Michael Martino .
Tecumseh engines are quite hard to find here in UK especially the one that you need so you may need to consider putting a kohler engine in which is a better engine in my opinion.
You may find you need to get some part ie steering wheel , from USA.
You have found a great little tractor & there is plenty of wheelhorse experts here on Mom to help you get your lawn ranger up & running.
Most of all , have fun doing restoring it

A few more pictures of the new machine

There's a lot thinking and planning behind these projects. I am, yet again, amazed at the pace you're setting yourself Ian. More good work and I await further progress with interest. Cheers.

Hi all,
I once made my own lense and added led lights on project C4. This time it is project bendy in need of lighting and whilst I have a cast reflector, I though hell...why not make the whole lot...
I bought some really nice 12v led bulbs with reflectors knowing I could mount them quite easily.
So out with a sheet of ally and a template

Some 46mm holes and push them through

Cut a machine piece of lexan and add a new headlight sticker

And here it is in place on bendy

When the hood is painted I will mount it all properly

Great idea Mark , I'm sure that would do well on eBay or as an upgrade addition to your decal collection.

Went to see a good friend today, but made a mistake and went in the van, so came home loaded

Fantastic Ian, very interesting as always, I'm not to old to learn after all

Just an update, the first photo is a 1995 268 H , 16 hp kohler twin with a missing carb, the C160 is 1977 with a broken drive belt which I have a replacement, just needs putting back together, and the Lawn Ranger has a build plate that I cant read the number but was built at SouthBend

Hi all I've recently purchased a ransomes Turf Trac which is made by steiner it's an American machine it's 4x4 hydrostatic I don't no much about these but they seem massive In the states , I'm picking it up tomorrow ! Hopefully more pics to follow and information !

your all barking MAD

Yes Paul, these are the one's ive been trying to get for years, if the Ranger sat under that tree another year it would have been past saving
Don't Know about "how do I do it" more like "why do I do it"

Went to see a good friend today, but made a mistake and went in the van, so came home loaded