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havent given it any thought john its just evolving every day out of old bits that have been laying around, got to use them up before my boy has his anual christmass blitz on the workshop and it all ends up down the scrappy,(he abuses the eldery) 😀

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Coming along as if you have given this loads of thought Nigel,does not have that bitsa look either.

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thanks john, well its day 3 of the build, took some 12″ wheels and hubs off one of those old red things and stuck them on the back, found an old diesel engine on the shelf and got it fitted, now you can see why i used the rear axle that i did (the drive is on the left) then i had to make the dashboard 3″ taller to fit over the engine the next job tommorow is to start making the other panels fit. Now the hardest part for me with this build is i want the finished tractor to have the oily rag look and i have never done that before

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Frankie’s ready for a work out, bit more playing around needed but broke the back of it now. Might have a word with that decal man Titch next year to see what he can do for a younger horse. Pleased I didn’t break it now, I have a a spare deck but will have to look out for the lifting gear to give it a go on the grass next year.

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Nice and nostalgic looking Nigel. reminds me of many tractors,and this ones the closest. great start.

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Fully agree with our Chairman, its a damn good show !!

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then i got a couple of bits of 25m box made a start on the chassis and then offerd a gearbox up to it again this came from the electrac then i plonked some panels on to get the basic lines of my build, i will be fitting 12″ wheels to the back later

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i found some old 12″ wheels drilled a 40m hole in the center and welded thu hubs in

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now i had some little wheels that came of an old electrac mower but were to small for what i wanted but as i wanted to use the front axle cos it was wide i decided to cut them up and just use the centres

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You could try tiding up the edges of the weld to see if it has penetrated into the sump, from your photos it doesn’t look that good. But you never know sometimes we get a pleasant surprise. If by any chance it has penetrated then remove just enough to make it look a bit more presentable.

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Yes ithink it is i will try this after repairing carb. thanks

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Hondas crack there if they’ve been over revved. For the float thourghly dry it out then a drop of araldite works well, or you could solder it up.

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Thats OK Chris I can buy her a new one…. Ouch !!

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Thanks Angus ,so really I need to start it and see if the weights system in the engine is making any difference to the linkage connected to the manifold butterfly . if NOT then maybe the spring is to strong and not letting any slack develop during varied engine speed if its possible.

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Dont cut that rollin pin up. Wendy wont have anything to wack you with if you keep buying old lawnmowers!

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