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Hi, Dave,
Last time I used it I put 20 ltrs of brick acid in and there was still more space available. What you have to watch is the fumes coming off it- it gives off Hydrogen Sulphide which smells like rotten eggs and can be flammable in an enclosed space, so do it in a well ventilated shed not in the corner of the lounge.
The results are well worth it, though, when you see the metal come out bright and shiny (but with lots of pit holes from the rust). At least when I fill the rust pits I’m not trapping any rust underneath to come back later.
I will make sure that the roller is coming to Weeley.

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Here are some more pictures. As you can see, I have been doing quite a bit of work on it already. I was surprised how little wear was on the moving parts and the most trouble I’ve had is with corrosion and deep pitting in certain places, mainly where soil had been left to build up and was stuck on.

My normal procedure is to soak the affected parts in brick cleaner for a few days, then a weak solution of bicarbonate to neutralise the acid, finishing off with a hard wire wheel in an angle grinder. The steel comes out bright silver rather than brown, without a trace of rust anywhere. It also has the effect of freeing rusted together components when heat or force would destroy the part.

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Dave- it should be finished by September but I won’t be getting it dirty (not yet, anyway!). I’m investing far too much time on it in order to get it right and I intend using it for shows to start with, but I will bring it if you want it. The only problem is that I can’t get the Trusty Roller and a Trusty Tractor on the same load, so which do you want?

More pictures to follow soon……….

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Have you tried Dennis Mowers? You may be surprised at what they supply parts for.
A very high quality mower, good luck with the rebuild.

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Thanks for your kind words. We are trying to increase the use of the website all of the time. Don’t forget that the website isn’t just the forum- the machinery registers are very useful, as is the ploughing section and the gallery, and next year we hope to have a calendar/diary so that members can see where to go more easily.

Have a Happy New Year!
Geoff

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I would like to take this opportunity to say a big “Thank You” to everyone on behalf of the committee. Without the hard work in the background that the committee does, this club would not be the success story that it is today, and, again, a big “Thank You” for the kind comments in the posts above.

I would like to point out, though, that Charlie is having problems with some of the off line renewals that he is getting from some of our members. If you are renewing your membership using the printed form in The Cultivator please remember to tick and sign the three statements that cover the GDPR legislation. Since the GDPR legislation came in this Summer it is now a legal requirement that we ask you for your authorisation to store your details. It doesn’t mean that we are going to bombard you with advertising or anything else, but if you don’t tick and sign in the three places then we won’t be able to send you any copies of The Cultivator and Bickerstaffe won’t cover you with the Public Liability Insurance.

No doubt it is only an oversight on the members’ behalf when they are filling in the paper version of the form, but now Charlie has got to send each one a letter to re-explain the problems created. This costs the club money as well as costing Charlie time that he could be playing with his Land Rovers, so please think carefully before sending your membership renewals back.

If you are renewing online then all of this is covered by various screens that you have to go through to complete the process, so you can disregard the above paragraph.

OK, lecture over!
We all hope that you enjoy the rest of the Christmas break and hope to see plenty of you at the shows next year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
Geoff

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It makes me want to rush outside and build a Trusty out of Meccano, but I think it would take me too long to grow the beard!

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That was on the Robson’s farm at Wadborough; I had hair then! Was it 2002?

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There was no standard colour used by the factory, unfortunately. Rationing meant that they had to use whatever they could get their hands on at the time, but the shades of green did conform roughly to standard colours.

Up to the end of 1945(ish) they used Mid-Brunswick Green, then Dark Brunswick Green up to about 1951 when they changed to Apple Green (the closest I have found to this is Amazone Green). Wheels were always red on the tractor, nearest colour was Massey Ferguson Super Red, but varied on the implements; on your riding carriage green or red wheels would be acceptable, I have seen them painted in both colours from the factory.

I hope that helps.

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And some more, this time from the separate Horticultural Themed Display organised by Jim Wakefield. Great job, Jim- a fine turnout.

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Just a few photo’s of machinery at Newark over the weekend. Congratulations to club member Dave Bond for winning the club’s silver salver with his Ransomes 20″ Marquis, and many thanks to Paul MacKellow, Steve Woollas and Sandra Clarke for completing the display on the club stand.

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The photo that you are trying to upload is larger than the software can cope with. If you download a program called “Shrinkpic” it will automatically downsize pictures for you and it’s free to download.

As regards your crankshaft, we had one break on a customer’s tractor back in the Nineties. At the time we could get a replacement but when the workshop fitted it, that one cracked quite early on in service. In the end it turned out that one of the main bearings had stuck to the original crankshaft and rotated in the block, making the location in the block oversize and allowing the crankshaft to flex resulting in a scrap crankshaft.

Check your main bearing locations before you reassemble and you should be alright.

Have you tried to get the part from Shibaura tractors? That is the manufacturer of the Ford 1200 and you may get more help from that side.

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I’ve thought of that one as well- I bought two for this year to save disappointment!
See you on Sunday.

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Update- the stand is now completed and exhibitors are turning up thick and fast. Normally there is nobody there on Friday morning when I normally get there, but it looks like people are making a weekend of it already.

See you all there!

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