rolloman 1 224 #1 Posted March 21, 2021 Good morning Lovely weather for the time of year had a great day at the workshop yesterday , some of you will remember this machine i bought just before Lockdown number 2 . Well i thought it was time to remove it from my trailer and start to clean away years of grime and discover more about this conversion purchased a new drive belt and it fitted well . First to get attention was the mag and the carb this done it was time to try and start it , 2 pulls and away it went not bad, last ran at least 10 years ago when i seen it first . now how to preserve what is left of the seat and wooden mudwings as the wood worm seems to have left the building, any ideas would be most welcome thanks 1 Stormin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expeatfarmer 591 #2 Posted March 21, 2021 Interesting machine, does it steer with braking levers through the front difff? Is it 4 wheel drive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolloman 1 224 #3 Posted March 21, 2021 Hi Mr expeat farmer Yes it does it steers by the brake levers on the diff no 4 wheel drive thanks for your comments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 1,016 #4 Posted March 21, 2021 13 hours ago, rolloman 1 said: Last ran at least 10 years ago when i seen it first . now how to preserve what is left of the seat and wooden mudwings as the wood worm seems to have left the building, any ideas would be most welcome thanks . A very nice project.No doubt you intend to bring it back to full working order!. With that in mind, and looking at the seat condition in your first Topic back in November, I see it as/or looks like rotten plywood. If so, scrap it and use the old parts to make a new seat. If you are going to sit on it, you've got to be comfortable, safe and able to control the machine. There are many ways to 'age' good quality birch faced ply, while keeping it waterproof and strong. This will fit in better if you plan to only clean and 'oily rag' it. If you go to 'back to new' looking, then you can dress the wood with varnish etc. I imagine you could also use solid elm or ash if the panels are not contoured (i.e bentwood). I certainly would not criticise it if I saw it at a show and it ended up with a newly varnished seat. Enjoy the project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
