Popular Post Valley Axe Man Posted December 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 Was in a bit of a festive mood last night and had the 804 away onto the Clitheroe YFC tractor run, 102 tractors in all took part but maybe i need a few more lights for next time..... a good run and well supported by spectators too so hopefully will have done some good towards the Air Ambulance a few photo's including John JMD's 83 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valley Axe Man Posted December 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Edited December 23, 2019 by Valley Axe Man 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The bright blue MB Trac really stands out Paul..Nice gathering.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 20 hours ago, justy 46 said: The bright blue MB Trac really stands out Paul..Nice gathering.. Cheers Justin, was a bit of a beast, almost looked Balfour Beaty blue but was certainly a good sight, id certainly do a night run again just need to be prepared with a few more fairy lights possibly the only downfall was the lack of support by classics and vintage, id say 80 would have been modern gear the rest made up with older tractors, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 i dont know if you'll be able to view them but here's a link to a better set of photos https://www.facebook.com/david.johnston.92123015/media_set?set=a.10159282346657782&type=3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Grand photos Paul. Yours and johns tractors looking smashing as ever. There's a very clean looking 15 and 8630 amongst your photos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Dan Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Great photos, nice to see them and something different for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Looks like you had a great time on the road run Paul , there was a Christmas themed run around here last sunday but I missed it as was out on other things 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 11:19 AM, mb86 said: Grand photos Paul. Yours and johns tractors looking smashing as ever. There's a very clean looking 15 and 8630 amongst your photos. Thanks Martin, i somehow thought you'd be happy with those big blues there On 12/24/2019 at 1:47 PM, Dusty Dan said: Great photos, nice to see them and something different for me! Cheers Corky, was first time they held a Christmas one, it normally during the summer but the Young Farmers Club that organised it have raised just shy of £7000 fot the Air Ambulance On 12/24/2019 at 7:16 PM, smithy said: Looks like you had a great time on the road run Paul , there was a Christmas themed run around here last sunday but I missed it as was out on other things Thanks Smithy, was a bit of fun, will do a bit better with the decorations if they have a run next year, was a bit last minute to try and find some fairy lights 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Wow £7000 ,air ambulance will be pleased with that ,well done to everyone that took part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Fantastic amount raised. Well done to all who took part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 A fantastic amount for a very good cause.. Helicopters are expensive machines to keep in the air. Only last year Southern Ireland got it's first air ambulance service based out off an air field near Millstreet flying 2 Agusta A109s. Before that we depended on the Air Corps that mainly flew out of Casement in Dublin which was too far away for emergencies in the South. There is a run tractor run in Riverstick near Kinsale today to support our air ambulance. If the weather holds off ..might go for a look. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Thanks Lads aye i think the Young farmers were happy with the outcome, too true it is a worthy cause more so in remote areas, Hope you get a wander down Justin, hope fuly be some great looking tractors taking part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Looks to have been a good run Paul, as others have said, very well done on the money raised. The tractors all look very festive! I like Santa's Deere! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 12 hours ago, 844john said: Looks to have been a good run Paul, as others have said, very well done on the money raised. The tractors all look very festive! I like Santa's Deere! Cheers John aye it was a good night, current total stands about £7200 now after a few more donations been handed in 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valley Axe Man Posted February 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2020 Called in at the yard for a few hours yesterday to do a few bits of jobs on my Freelander but thought id have half an hour and give the old girl a wipe over with a rag seeing as i dont really give her the attention she deserves in comparison to the 804 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Under the new rules of anyone with underlying health conditions that need to stay in isolation for 12 weeks..... i knew there was an underlying issue with the 345 as she was mixing abit in the sump, the past couple of weekends before shutdown i'd had her up the road abit but wasnt happy at the ever so slight milky taint to the sump oil so had her into the quarantine area and popped the head and dropped the sump, pistons out and with a borrow of my mate Nathan's liner puller had the liners out for better inspection, found a couple of cracks down through the liner-seal seats, due to the minor amount of water in the sump i'm guessing that when she gets hot the cracks open up ever so slightly causing the leak.... Cracking between the bores is a common issue with the 3 pot BMC's but i have made a few enquiries and now have a lead on one or possibly two 3 pot bare blocks so once the non-essential travel is lifted i plan a road trip down to see them armed with a torch and a Dye-penetrant testing kit i'll be able to determine that these blocks are good to go.... won't be a bad job really but one of the joys of having a few old tractors about... and it makes a relaxing change to be spannering for myself rather than spannering at work, better radio, better coffee and no interuptions or stupid questions Hope all forum members and their families stay safe over the coming weeks and hopefully it'll be business as usual before too long 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 It's a shame about those cracks Paul but at least you have a couple of possibilities for replacements 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 It will.keep you busy Paul for a while. We could be all off work.soon for a few weeks and looking something to keep ourselfs occupied at home. Hopefully this f..ing virus stays away from us all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 22 hours ago, mb86 said: It's a shame about those cracks Paul but at least you have a couple of possibilities for replacements It is Martin.. the bug bear of the job is that now we shut down at work it would be the perfect time to go and look at the block and get her rebuilt but a trip to get the block isnt really essential travel. he did offer to pallet one up and send it but want to see before i pay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 21 hours ago, justy 46 said: It will.keep you busy Paul for a while. We could be all off work.soon for a few weeks and looking something to keep ourselfs occupied at home. Hopefully this f..ing virus stays away from us all. It will that Justin, We shut down until after Easter at Crosslands then it'll be decided if we back in or not.... guess we really need to do what what the Govt says and Stay home, the more we do it the less spread and the sooner things will get back on the road to getting right again. I wont be back up the yard for a bit now but the tractors wont take any harm... will maybe give me abit of time to blow some dust of some of the models.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 can you not get the current block stich welded and ground down paul? seen that done on several old car resto jobs ,where the blocks cracked , its an art to see it done, its been on a program on nat geo recently, a very rare Lancia flat 4 block got done, drill the crack out,and fill with weld . got tested and the compression ect was perfect . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 16 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: can you not get the current block stich welded and ground down paul? seen that done on several old car resto jobs ,where the blocks cracked , its an art to see it done, its been on a program on nat geo recently, a very rare Lancia flat 4 block got done, drill the crack out,and fill with weld . got tested and the compression ect was perfect . Could do Sean, but again its down to cost... apart from fuel for the Defender i'll have change out of £350 for a block, hence why i'd like to dye pen test the block with the vendor, basically you apply a red penetrant dye to one side of the area to be tested leave for 10-15 minutes then clean off with a remover, dry and then apply a spray on white developer, any sign of crack or porosity will bleed back into the applied developer highlighting the flaws if any are present... we use these kits at work on the tank barrels....either way a weld up and re-grind or block the gasket kit for rebuild isnt dear, just need to wait and see which is best option once i seen these other blocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 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...... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valley Axe Man Posted April 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited April 28, 2020 by Valley Axe Man 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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