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A decent afternoon weather wise so I wheeled the three Jobbers outside and took some photos...
 

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Yep...

Decal arrived today from Titch, in place now...
 
 

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The front loader should not take mutch to remove Andrew.
 
I do have 3 loader tractors which I look after at work just up the road, so may have to see if I can borrow one for the job to unload

Yep...

Right then, time to show off this very rare beast of a Bolens tractor which has joined my collection.
 
My thanks go to Iain who pointed out to me & I beat him to it on a deal then a long distance transport problem I had in getting it brought over from Co Down, Northan Ireland to Sussex   I did in the end found an Irish machinery haulier who had room on a lorry which was heading for Oxford. I ended up meeting it at a engineers in Warwickshire who had a telehandler suitable to lift it out of the lorry trailer & onto my trailer.
 
Its a very poorly HT20 c/w rare front loader & Brantley back hoe. Its been sat as a wreck for approx 20 years according the the guy I brought it from. Various parts missing inc rear fender & hydrostat unit for the back axle. The tractor engine is a mess & is stuck solid.
 
Its going to be a massive project to under take as all hyraulic rams need overhauling due to rust & pipe work rotten & wont be cheap to replace.
 
The plan will to be fit the loader/digger onto my other tractors & the tractor will be broken up for spares as its too far gone to restore in some areas in rear axle which is full of mud & rust.
 
Now this has got to be rarer than a D200 wheel horse

A decent afternoon weather wise so I wheeled the three Jobbers outside and took some photos...
 

well after quite a while in bits this is finally back together although not in bare polished look as i had initially intended due to pitting of the alloy, i dont think it would have looked as good as i would have liked
so ive gone for original mountfield red and a bit of black and white here and there
here are a few pics  

once the handles have been done i will update with finished pics 

im affraid your wrong angus here is the spec plate for the emblem!!!!

As the sun was shining today I thought I'd have a day on the patio. I've been walking round this tractor and pushing it to and fro for a while and can't make up my mind what to do with it. First thing was to bolt all the bits back on to see what was missing, and see if it would run, after a little work and plenty of tea it came together quite well. There's not much left of the wiring loom and it looks like someone has changed the engine, with a couple of bits of wire I got it to spin over and with a squirt of fuel in the carb it fired up. Big cloud of smoke but cleared and now runs nice ( I think the needle valve wants a clean ). The front n/s wheel was wrong so I changed that with one from stock. Next move was to dig into the spares department for a fender, not only found one but had the footrests with it. At the end of the day I've got an up and running tractor that needs a bit of wiring, what do I do now with it ?

A decent afternoon weather wise so I wheeled the three Jobbers outside and took some photos...
 

A decent afternoon weather wise so I wheeled the three Jobbers outside and took some photos...
 

picked this up today for andrew (triumph66)
 

so i shot a couple pictures of my horse
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
there ya go

(Start again, I shouldn't have dragged that pic on the page and lost my while post, GRRRRR!)
 
Tornado is an old machine, A fun machine, and much more than just a machine. Tornado is my transport, my steed and my friend. (Well it seems that way, the bike has so much character!)
 

 
Like any older machine, my Royal Enfield took practice and care to learn to ride safely and properly. The gear pedal is on the right, 1st is up with 2,3,4 down, with the rear brake on the left. Quite hard to get used to. There is an additional lever on the gear box called a neutral finder. you press your heal on it when slowing for a junction and it clucks down through the gears! You can't just flick the gear lever like a modern bike, you push it in the direction you want to change and then wait half a second until the old Albion gearbox clunks into the next gear.
 

 
Riding Tornado is so enjoyable. Anybody that had used an older vehicle will have learnt the tricks to be able to use it comfortably and safely, well the Royal Enfield took a while to learn and get used to, but when I am out there, tornado and I are a team, both working to get us to our destination. The feeling is wonderful, and I have been told often, that I always arrive with a big smile on my face.
 

 
I look after Tornado well, but we both seem to like off road pursuits, and there is nothing that satisfies me more than a quick trip down a byway, stopping for breakfast or lunch on the way. If you have been out on your KTM trials bike, and just stared open mouthed as an ancient green bike came past on a byway, that was us!
 

 
There again, wheeling him somewhere for a quick clandestine photo is usually great fun too.
 

 
I don't know all the history, but the bike is older than the registration plate. Apparently, some people sell them?
 

 
We go everywhere, rallies, old pillboxes as I do research on them, and sometimes even places we possibly shouldn't (YAY!) Everything is metal, the side covers, mudguards, everything and the single cylinder chugs away with a sound all it's own. Not a fast bike, but lots of torque at low engine speeds. 
 
I have no idea how I will keep this bike running for the rest of my life, but I don't intend to get another.
 

 
I couldn't sell the bike even if I wanted too.... Tornado wouldn't let me!
 
and so, that is basically Tornado. Steed, transport, friend.
 
He looks good next to the Lister B as well!
 
 
 
 

If the Martin Markham had not turned up I would not have minded that one meself...
 
I was quite amused to read in this post that some people thought I had bought it !!

send these photos to titch at machinrey decals he will soon sort them out for you

Nearly there...
 
 

Well, look what crawled out of the shed this afternoon, (pardon the pun) even if it was after a weeks worth of magneto problems!
Still got the toolbox and bumper to sandblast and paint, then add some lights and it's done!

They must of been really panicking when they hit the brake pedal!!    

Over the last few weeks I've been looking at the C160, when I collected it, it had been taken apart and came with the bits (ha-ha) having got it in the shed on the bench first thing was a snapped brake pedal, next was the wrong drive belt and a missing return spring and a few bolts and washers missing. The solenoid was laying in the battery tray ??. It's now got the right drive belt and return spring o/s covers and footrest fitted, solenoid fitted and battery cable made, brake pedal welded up and fitted along with footrest and rear fender. It's now up and running on jack stands and working well. Next job is to get it outside and power wash it off and road test. Here's a few photos (Norm) for your enjoyment

Got a bit further this evening including some paint on the hedge trimmer...