Rob Patton

Thanks for that Chris, have looked it up and it looks to be ideal. Could have done with some ACF50 on my dads last two 110s, they were terrible for rust.

I gave the engine a bit more of a thorough clean when it was out and then set about refitting it.

Safely back in and bumper reattached.
Given that so much of the original paint has survived I think that I’ll leave it in it’s working clothes. I have given it a wipe down with WD40 to try and protect it, what do other members do to preserve…[Read more]

With the engine out I was able to give the front of the tractor a good clean. This revealed the extent of the modification made to the frame in order to fit the Sachs 600L engine.

This has confirmed my suspicion that the Sachs 600L is not the original engine for this tractor. The fact that the engine and tractor body were different colours had…[Read more]

I got my copy today as well. I think the use of full colour throughout is a real improvement, it really helps to lift the whole feel of the magazine. Definitely worth any slight increase in the printing costs.
It’s good to see some of the talked about improvements to the forum get mentioned, hopefully we will get to see some of these rolled out in…[Read more]

Back in Nov 2010 I posted the attached two photos of a flame gun that I was given. It looks to be the same model as you have.
Hortiman identified it and gave the following information:
“Your flame gun is a Hauck “vulcan glider”, it has a 4 gallon capacity and a 60 psi working
pressure, consuming one gallon per hour. The 1951 listing shows a price…[Read more]

Have a look at Frost UK
Enter ‘oil gun’ in the search field and you will see a push type oil gun that looks similar to the type originally used. Have been meaning to buy one for a while but have never got round to it yet.
Keep the photos coming, looks like your making good progress.
PS I’ve had a look at the diagrams in my parts book and can’t…[Read more]

Got my copy today as well, another good read as always.
Living in Northern Ireland I usually get my copy a day or so later so I am very pleased.

Very interesting, looks like it’s a modified Oliver HG. I have a Cletrac HG from before Oliver took over. Do you know what it was built for?

Hello Jonathan
It took me a while to find the photos of the finger mower on the MG as I had archived them onto an external hard drive.
This MG2 fitted with a rear finger mower was listed on that auction site a number of years ago. I cant remember if it sold or not.
It looks like a finger mower has been modified to attach to the Ransomes, in any of…[Read more]

Hello Jan

A Ransomes MG certainly could pull a gang mower for you. Have a look at the attached pics taken from various brochures. I see you specify the width, is this because of obstacles you need to get between? If a gang mower would cope with what you have to cut then I’m sure you could pick up just one section. There are some chaps on here…[Read more]

Going to try some photos from Photobucket on this post.

The problem with the clutch slipping seemed to have been caused by oil and dirt getting washed in from when I gave the engine a degrease. The clutch linings themselves seemed good for a few more years. It was noticed that the two springs in the clutch were not the same and that the rubber…[Read more]