Valley Axe Man

Prototype Cantatore 460 as featured in Anthony Clares Nuffield Story pt 1, Scratch built conversion by @JCB BLOKE on a standard 460 scaledown kit, a later full sized version of this tractor based on a 10/60 was in the auction at this years TractorWorld Malvern show this year

Loader tractor or Bray Smithy?? Cheers, be good to see

A Dad's Tractors built Nuffield 460 with Horndraulic loader

And the standard tyred versions of the 10/60, 465 and 384 Brays

Cheers Gavin i've only tackled the odd one myself, there's a 10/60 sat part built that maybe i should get on with whilst i've a bit more time on my hands

As some of you know i've a bit of a soft spot for all things Nuffield Leyland and Marshall, and over the years i've amassed quite a number of various Scaledown models as well as a few others although in general theres not many to go at, so like in my 16th collection of RJN's theres much of a muchness in the theme with the odd rarity and heavily modified kit, but anyhow to get the job started heres a couple of wide tyred Brays, 10/60, 465, 384 and 470

Looking good Ted though is it not a little bit too clean for you?? hahah

Good plan there Jan, like the sound of that . Keep eye out for an old Britains FMV log trailer, pop wheels off and give it a spray with a bit of Satin black spray and she's spot on for a Botex trailer to go along with a County with Igland winch and blade, heres one i did to go with the 1174

Get one on back of a County Jan.... be a right job

Nice job Zac... you'll be on to digging out the base for a big shed now and plus point its got links to the Nuffield/Leyland legacy good man

Cheers Gavin

Nice trio you got there Justin, don't know if i'm taken with the Valtra but the Nash and Deere are great modern classics

All polished up and no where to show.... would have been her first roadrun and show up to the Vintage Metals "Bit of a do" this year in 3 weeks with our local vintage show the following weekend.... its good to see her out sparkling in the sunshine though, she won't take any harm until things get better

Admiring the view back across the Valley.....

Ahh i see, i thought it might have been the start of building a staight pipe for her and adding a turbo to make her 282 spec big question is is what have you bought?? Forager?? Combine??

You lost the exhaust of your 262 Zac??

Whilst on lock down been having a wander up to the yard, progress been a bit slow but have got leads on yet another 3 pot for the 345.....this one ex a JCB 2B (which used the 345 skid unit) so once travel is resumed to a more normal routine it's on my to-do list to go and have a look at it, could be more of a risk than buying a bare block as without stripping it theres no real way of telling if its suffering as bad as my current one....... So whilst work is slow on the 345 i've put a few hours in on the 802, she's on the button now and moves about under her own power again......

Hahah that would get him a bit wound up John... he be missing out so far with no shows on and when we last see him down at Shepton and Malvern my mum had been suffering from and getting over a bad spell oh the Shingles so she hadnt sent cake for him... so if Hems is on this year he'll be absolutley ravenous hahaha

Id say Stephen is a likely suspect John, aye he certainly a canny bloke, he became a member of the cake fan club many years ago, always bit of fun at the HEMS show at Burnley between himself and Andy over who gets the most cake.... once you break the ice he's good to deal and have a bit of a laugh with. To be fair it took a bit as we from this side of the hill and he always asks to see my passport if i catch up with him at a show in Yorkshire....

Looked like D&D Wallbank had his entire fleet out up at Hartleys on first cut.... had a pair of big fendts and a pair of big deeres all with claas triples knocking down the farms first cut, then on my way back past there was another deere and a new holland both with 10 or 12 rotor shaking out rakes on.... anybody think he was in a bit of a rush or something..... Meanwhile on my way to the yard to have an hour with the tractors ii spotted a loader equipped Fastrac pulling a Marshall bale trailer... novel number plate on the tractor GE04 JCB

Has Stephen Moate at Japonica press not got a copy John? he's usually great to deal with

A set of original Power Steering literature for the early Nuffield Universals, 4/60's and 10/60's includes the fitting instructions, exploded parts lists

Nice Zac... think you needs to concentrate on that shed now and get some of these girls under cover give them a bit of cover from the elements

Tidy, and good use of a Corgi Transit John, doesnt look out of proportion to the 944

No bother Mike, Andy is some man when it comes to builds, he trys to get the most he can in a build, some things aren't achievable but if he can find a way to do then he does... a few photos from Andys catalogue from back in 2012, theres more range now but he hasn't updated the catalogue yet