SirTainly

Pulled the new to me (last year) roller out of hiding and fought with the quick hitch for a long while!

Now need to pull the chain harrow out of the weeds. 

Thanks both, I thought it was usually called a billhook, but like most things it has other local names. I think Hedgehog here is the brand of tools, which was different to the manufacturer. 

When we moved in, this was in the stables, but was very rusty. A bit of work this morning and we're back to this, and now sharp enough to cut baler twine on bales.

From the markings it's a Cornelius Whitehouse and son of Cannock, 9.5" blade. A bit of googling tells me it has to be pre 1967, expect it's quite a bit older. Hopefully I can find someone to rehandle it. 

Ebay have had complaints and suspended the account? Definitely something going on, and hopefully you can get your money back if you aren't getting the goods.

Or perhaps a good seller's account was hacked, and used for nefarious purposes. Other option, and this happened to me, I was in a car crash whilst selling stuff, and then spent 8 weeks in hospital. Had to get friends and family to send what was already packed or email the rest, but it took a while.

Original IH, 1982/3

I bought the 845xl as it's pretty close to my real 785xl, and no one seems to want to do the Doncaster tractors.

The other night the neighbour was working late to spray his fields, had some serious heavy metal out pulling  a sprayer with the most enormous boom. No pics as it was dark.

Found a guard for £75, PTO is well over a £100 it seems. 

Good call. I think the PTO guard is pretty well shot at the other end too, so might just have to bite the bullet and replace it all. 

This followed me home today, just need to borrow the neighbours and their loader, to get it off the trailer, then get the lift arms for the 674 back from the welders and we're set for the dry weather! 🤣

Bought these as a homage to the first Britains toys my parents bought me.

Legend, thank you!

Recently acquired one of these, for nostalgia reasons, and the exhaust is missing. Does anyone have a spare, or know of an aftermarket replacement/ STL file to print one?

Thanks 

Didn't take anything at tractor world, too busy holding onto the dog. Did see this on my walk this morning, a Deere hiding in the hedge. And then later in use.

Haven't been out much photographing anything as I've had a bit of bad health, work's been busy and I'm using spare time to do some stuff for a charity event in November. I did get this of the contractor doing our hedges.

Fantastic work! Obviously I really like the IH stuff! Still after a 674 if you're doing any more?

Merry Christmas from soggy Shropshire 

Took half a day off, to use up leave before year end and hoped to make progress on the 785. Managed to ream out the bushing, but have been stumped by the fibre washer that sits under the thrust bearing. Where does it actually go? I stops the kingpin from moving into the correct height as it's massive! Ran out of light and needed to fit a new bulb in the car and rebuild the washing machine door, my wife has amazing destruction testing abilities!

The fact I'd got the bottom kingpin bushing in perfectly, but not the top, and with a free weekend I can't get the job finished as I can't get the reamer until Monday, when I'm back at work.

58 minutes ago, Valley Axe Man said:

Sounds like you've had a lot on your plate of late, hope you got the roof sorted.....  All the ones I've done I've used a lump of normal  M20 threaded bar and a couple of big plate washers to pull the king pin bushes in place rather than the specific special bushing tool... If they have knocked in ok just be careful that you haven't mushroom the top surfaces where the hammer has been as it'll tighten up on the king pin... On the Nuffield and Leylands they do recommend running the appropriate hand reamer through them to true them up before sliding the king pin back in but I've never reamed them just given them a lead edge with a half round file and a dose of grease and never had a problem.... 

Thanks, still waiting for the roofer to send the quote. It's looking like we need new flashing and some work on the chimney, which given the house was built over many years, the flashing is on the roof joins. The old stable, which is now the utility and tank room needs a new roof though. Shame because it looks nice with the old tiles, but they aren't right for the pitch, don't interlock and let water through, so it needs to be done to protect the stuff inside.

I hope I avoided mushrooming by using the parts from the kit, and hammering on those with a hide hammer. The kit gave me a stepped tube that fitted inside the bushing, and I stuck the washer weight part on the end on that and tapped in compass point sequence on that. Fingers crossed! If not I'll be no doubt doing what you suggest. 

It's been a while, but we've had illness, issues with getting parts for the bushing press and lots of real life intrusions, including a leaking house roof. I've finally hammered these in, the press only was useful for finishing the bottom bush. Getting a longer t10 rod to make it fit was a challenge. Wish I'd never heard of a trapezoidal thread!

Have a good day tomorrow folks, we haven't made it, Disco has broken down again, so we're spending the hours waiting for recovery near Derby!

The potato people were working next door this morning