Paul Palmer Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) Some drivers added and a very crude swap of the defender 110 to right hand drive, i just swapped the steering wheel over to the right Edited March 16 by Paul Palmer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 UH amazone cayron plough adapted for a realistic 3 point hitch, its 2mm diameter alloy tube and for the ends i have cut off 2 of the ends of my diabetic needle covers and then painted 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 The damaged boxed britains T7.315 arrived from Amazon today so straight after i got in from work i had to see if the front weight would fit on my UH T7.300 and by luck its a perfect fit and as its plastic and hollow the T7.300 front links holds it up, i just add to drill out the britains top link or rivet and one bottom pin, i have used a piece of plastic white tube for the bottom links to hook on and a small piece of wire for the top link,the weight is very dull plastic so it will have a coat of gloss black all over.And after the trouble with the french customs i had the britains T7.315 was cheaper than the front weight i ordered from France, all that was wrong with the T7.315 was a badly damaged box, so very happy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 (edited) Front weight painted and tow pin added to front weight, got the pins from Dave Towse and numberplates from Henri on the T6.140 and T7.300 Edited April 8 by Paul Palmer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 I bought the britains T7.315 solely for its front weight but rather sell it with its missing front weight and damaged box i thought i would keep it,so i will source another front weight, i have reduced the rear wheel track,added a driver and will paint the rear axle bars correctly and paint the rear mudguard extensions which britains missed,add numberplate and might source better beacons 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 (edited) Bit more done to the T7.315 last night, wheel hubs,rear mudguard extensions and pto buttons painted and also beacon stems painted and cab steps weathered, this will be on a 21 plate Edited April 10 by Paul Palmer 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weblet375 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Hi paul,how do I put a driver in the T7.300. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Hi Andy first remove rear wheels then unscrew the cab via the screws underneath the rear mudguards,pop bonnet off and remove screw then put the driver in, britains drivers are smaller than siku drivers and fit in easier than the siku ones👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weblet375 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 No problem Andy👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weblet375 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Hi mate just thought I'd send a picture of my T7.315 convo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Nice one Andy, like the black wheels👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Parking stand made for my plough 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Universal hobbies DB 1490 and a britains DB 1210 for its rear wheels, 1210 dismantled, britains wheels need work to the inner hubs to fit on the 1490, rear wheels only offered up to the 1490 at the moment 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 (edited) Last 2 pictures, could i get away with those rear wheels on the 1210? Seems a shame to bin the 1210, but obviously never seen a 1210 with those wheels Edited May 1 by Paul Palmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I reckon you could get away with them rims Paul. This is a 996 that belongs to a neighbour of mine. He has quite a large collection of DBs. But the rims are square dish type on this model. Probably the tail end of the models production run with this style Sekura cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 2 minutes ago, justy 46 said: I reckon you could get away with them rims Paul. This is a 996 that belongs to a neighbour of mine. He has quite a large collection of DBs. But the rims are square dish type on this model. Probably the tail end of the models production run with this style Sekura cab. Oh cheers Justin, thanks for that,1210 could now well be a keeper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 More done to the DB’s uh rear hubs modified and mud put on the inside of the tyres and wheels fitted back on to the 1490 and tow pin and top link stay added also newer wheels on the 1210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 DB 1210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 The 1490 will of course have a numberplate added so looking at the rear of the tractor the left rear work light will be took off and replaced with a numberplate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 4 minutes ago, Paul Palmer said: DB 1210 I have removed the rear work light, it looked awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 (edited) Next up is this ih 845XL, after a chat with 844 john if i turn this into an 885XL it will not be correct, i knew the front grill was wrong as well as the rear wheels and the wheelbase is wrong, the 845XL is a bigger tractor than the 885,but Johns vast knowledge has raised some other points i never new about, so i either keep it as it is allthough the rear wheels would still need to changed imo for a 845,or i carry on with an inaccurate 885XL. I have bought an atlas ford 5000 for its rear wheels that are right for a 885 and an exhaust that is right for a 885, luckily i got the atlas ford 5000 for only £14 so no hardship if i dont use it or i will re sell it, still undecided what to do🤦♂️ Edited May 9 by Paul Palmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 First problem is going to be getting the cab off with out making any damage, the cab is not screwed on like uh models, it still has tabs coming through above the rear wheels but the tabs are glued on, might be able to cut the tabs off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Ok, first job and a fiddly one, there were no holes in the clevis so with a very small drill bit i drilled through the clevis and added a tow pin, i have in the pictures mocked up the wheels from the atlas ford 5000 and added the original tyres and mocked up the exhaust, this is if i do a 885XL version which i know wont be accurate, but i might be doing a 856XL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Next job on the list is to try and get the cab off, the cab and floorpan come off easy enough its getting the cab away from the floorpan.The cab has tabs above the rear wheels like uh models but not screwed, the tabs are glued so that will be attempted at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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