Look what followed me home.

[joegrgraham]

Honestly Dear, I just turned round and there it was, following me.
Can we keep it? Can we? Can we? Pleeeeeeaase.

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[charlie]

Will it be following you to Lotmead Farm this year?

[will-haggle]

Course you can keep it! Great find, Graham….

[charlie]

Don’t forget to let Dave Clark know the serial number for the register. Sometimes wish I had not sold my MG2.

[joegrgraham]

Hopefully it will come to Lotmead, it drove onto the trailer, just needs a service and a bit of a workout.
It is serial number 551, which I think makes it 1940?.
Joe.

[moggyjim]

delighted your coming to lotmead don,t forget to bring the family, lots of food and drink on saturday, Did it come with a tool bar or plough??

[joegrgraham]

It has come with the remains of a tool bar which I may be able to cobble something together with.

[joegrgraham]

Pic of toolbar, missing one depth control assembly and the rear bar, not sure about the plough affair…

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[vhgmcbuddy]

Hey Jim
When is Lotmead on ?
Dave

[charlie]

Full details of where and when are published in The Cultivator

[dave]

Thanks for the number, yes it was made in 1940. I will update the
Ransomes register in the near future. Dave.

[joegrgraham]

Evening all.
Now it has finally stopped raining, I’ve just been out and had a proper look at my prize.
The only issues I have found are,
A couple of missing track rubbers.
A fragile HT lead.
Incontinent drive hubs (would these be cork/fibre seals?)
One fixing bolt ‘ear’ is broken off the inlet manifold.
General age/neglect related stiffness/seizure (track tensions, lifting chain etc).
So, all in all, I’m very happy with my deal (I did a swap for a dead tractor).

One thing I did learn yesterday, going down Crickley Hill on the A417 into Gloucester, with a twin axle, unbraked trailer, carrying a 2 ton tractor, on the back of a Land Rover with, well, Land Rover brakes! is what can be classed a ‘brown-trouser’ moment!!

[charlie]

2 ton on unbraked trailer!!! tut, tut. Could have been worse, you could have gone down Birdlip hill instead.

[joegrgraham]

Where is the best place to get a manual for the MG2?.
I got her running tonight, having trouble getting into gear though. I can’t seem to get the revs down without it stalling, plus I think the clutch springs may need replacing, so a manual will be useful.
Thanks,
Joe.

[charlie]

Joe, pm sent regarding manual. Neil Jarrett is the man for parts if you need any.

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