1972farming

Heres my newest restoration / conversion.I have fitted a rear linkage from a Britains MF 135 to a scrap E27N.Hope you like it folks.

I am going to have to think of some other tractors to convert now you all know my secrets !

Yes it was a complete strip down ,I stripped the paint off the body and wheels and went back to bare metal.I fitted a corgi mf 165 exhaust,corgi ford 5000 air cleaner and the ploughing light was a piece cut off the rear light from an old britains bauer vacuum tanker.I painted the silver rear rims in by hand and touched in the headlights and ploughing light silver as well .Now that you all know how to do it I will be out of bussiness ! ;)Good luck lads and lassies ,you might have more luck in finding some rough tractors to use :

Thanks for the kind comments guys ,I am actively trying to source some scrappers so I can build some more to sell. I will keep you all posted.

I could do some more if and when I can gewt some donor tractors . I was well pleased with it and so was the guy who owns it.

and this is after

Heres a couple of pictures of a little Matchbox International which I restored for a customer.I also added a few bits.

Nice Fordson UDI !

That looks the bizz ,lovely work .

Excellent work ,well done.

This is going to be very interesting smurf. Good luck mate

No problem Sean ,hope the photos help .

and finally

another one

I can't find the original topic but TM810 was going to do a Qcab conversion recently. I have found some of my old photos for any one whos interested.

Those dinky david browns are lovely little models as well .

You have some nice old models there mate. Its good to see some of the old corgi stuff .

No probs mate ,good luck .

Yes , I use the one piece white metal floorpan which I buy from Brian Norman . Its a bit of a fiddle but you basically cut out most of the centre section which weakens it a lot. I then file down the centre of the 6600 casting flat (where the gear levers would be) . Then you can have the flat floor in the cab . I usually add a couple of pieces of wire to look like gear levers ,which if you drill them through the floorpan into the 6600 casting underneath ,also help to hold it all in place. I hope this all makes sense ,its hard to describe how to do it really. I just bought the bits and had a bash . As you know though,white metal can be a bit flimsy to work with ,so take care .

I have built a few bubble cab 6600 and 7600s Sean . Its a bit fiddly and not my favourite job in the world but its worth it in the ned. Heres one I made a while back .

I will pm you later .

Thanks Sean ,you have enlightened me !

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I didn't know that you could just order bits like bonnets for the masseys . I was thinking that you guys are breaking good tractors up . \

Nice Fordson and excellent cab . I may have to pm you and buy a couple .