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Very nice tractor, very useful too !! 

Suppose I had better turn up then...   

Hope you had a good day mate

Tractor looks great Nigel, I see Dennis is supervising the job !!

A dozen or so gathered today at the Plough and Horses pub in Crowborough for the Sussex area Xmas Lunch
 
A great lunch was followed by a cuppa and a natter at ours plus a look round my sheds, a good afternoon, thanks to those who turned up
 
I also picked up a new machine from Phil Murrell, a Ransomes Cyclone mower  looking in the brochure collection I found the right one for it.
 
 
 
 
 
 

A dozen or so gathered today at the Plough and Horses pub in Crowborough for the Sussex area Xmas Lunch
 
A great lunch was followed by a cuppa and a natter at ours plus a look round my sheds, a good afternoon, thanks to those who turned up
 
I also picked up a new machine from Phil Murrell, a Ransomes Cyclone mower  looking in the brochure collection I found the right one for it.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hello Titch
 
It was great to see you at Newark for a chat, sorry it has not worked out for you mate, hope your new abode all works out ok
 
All the best
 
Paul and Wendy (and Bella)

Hi Folks,
 
by God you've all been busy..
I'm shed building again.. sadly (??) things have not turned out well since we moved, so without going into detail, I'm moving out!!
Back to a cottage I was at about 12 years ago, farm cottage, on my own!! ( well, and my dog!) new office set up, which will exceed here by scores and, yes, another shed build..
Shed has started life now, got the carcass up & square.. I'm not getting any younger and believe me I know about doing this... but I love doing it...
After Christmas when all in, I'll get back to the forum a bit more if you'll still have me... Personal Life?? Huh! I don't need one!!

Just for comparison here are two outboards.
The older one, red, has a two bladed prop and a smaller tank that will run about 30 minutes.
The newer one has a three bladed prop. Haven't been able to get a continuous run on it.
Both move a 15 ft canoe at about 5 mph
 

A dozen or so gathered today at the Plough and Horses pub in Crowborough for the Sussex area Xmas Lunch
 
A great lunch was followed by a cuppa and a natter at ours plus a look round my sheds, a good afternoon, thanks to those who turned up
 
I also picked up a new machine from Phil Murrell, a Ransomes Cyclone mower  looking in the brochure collection I found the right one for it.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tractor looks great Nigel, I see Dennis is supervising the job !!

cheers Norm
 
I think its a nice touch

Only managed to Wheel it out of the workshop before tea for an arty shot
 

 
I'm starting on the gauges and electrics next I think...

Today's update, lots of stuff has arrived
Firstly switches, lights and connectors

Then a batch of stickers

Which meant I could finish these, shame I couldnt get the tacho in black bezel... Might have to spray it....

Might make a start on the dash panel tomorrow.

bit more done not far off now
 

Looking good mate

So I suppose that makes it a Bolens 853D now then ?? 

Workshop looking good mate, will have to pop in and say hello somewhen...

It does indeed
 
 
 
 
Hi Andrew, we did think about using the grinder but as the door was closed making it hard to get a power cable out there..
I'm not sure which is the worse word.. Restoration or Bolens
 
 
 
 
Very much so Norm
 
 
 
 
Hi Iain, it was not so much an electronic tag, more of a Kubota wing indicator... Handy if we loose the Lord in the dark you see
 
Very good Chris
 
 
For your viewing pleasure here;s the first video from the new workshop.
 

Thanks Andrew, it was a shack decorating pressie from Ben
 
 
 
 
Hi Iain, yep getting organized now though I've not found enough space for everything to have a home yet.. Some stuff may have to stay boxed up for a little while longer.
 
 
 
 
I'm going to try and keep the new place tidy.. It's so nice to be able to get around the big bench without having to move or climb over stuff as it was in the old shack..
 
 
Well chaps, a couple of big milestones were passed today.. The first being I finally wired in my little radio to some big speakers via and old stereo thingy so now I no longer have to listen to tinny sounding rock music from the DAB radios little speaker and I now have the sound power to drown out Nigel's singing
 
The second milestone we shall get to in a bit..
 
The workshop is now about 85% done.. Ok, I still need to bolt the lathe motor and pulley down..
 

 
 
An organized bench..
 

 
 
Quite possibly the tidiest and cleanest this big bench will ever look.. It's nice to have the bench space to bolt my sheet metal folder on to
 

 
 
And as the big project bench was looking tidy I thought I'd take a few photo's of it as well
 

 

 

 
 
And the second big milestone??  Well with the workshop being 85% done it means it's done enough to be operational..  (The remaining 15% will be done as it's needed)..
 
So the only thing to do was to have an opening ceremony, for which the local royalty was called in to do the honors...
 
 
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Mayor of Mower Land  
 

 
 
"I pronounce this workshop open"!!  
 

Here's a couple of photos of mine taken just now, parked in the stable with her stable mates...
 
 

Another Lawn Ranger has surfaced then, well done and good luck with it

Hi everyone,
  I’m new to My Old Machine having recently acquired a Cub Cadet 1772 barn find. Please see the attached photos.   The Cub was imported to the UK from the USA in the 90s and has remained unused for more than 10 years. Surprisingly,  after I put a battery on it, cleaned the fuel system/added fresh diesel and check the oil/coolant it started first time! a testimony to the quality of build. I plan to complete a full nut and bolt restoration to bring it back to factory release condition, with additional items if possible.   I have loads of questions that other members may be able to help me with if able.   It has a rear PTO running at 2000ish RPM, so can I run any implements, if so what do I need (ie clutch) and what can I attach?   I'd like to know if its possible to fit -     a 3 point hitch? if so what do I need?     a front loader, if so what do I need?     a backhoe, if so what do I need?     I’ve carried-out an initial inspection and need the following items -        Bonnet plastic badge (Cud Cadet)     Replacement seat (tin looks good)     A few of the handle covers are missing so will need replacements     Would the importation of second hand or used parts be subject to taxes?   Sorry for all the questions but hopefully someone you can point me in the right direction.   Kind regards   Ian

O&R powered machine distributed here in the UK by Tarpen Engineering, as Tarpen are one of my chosen makes to collect it fits right in...
 
 

At least the shack has found a new lease of life Ian

If you Google the model number there's a site called tractordata.com, very useful