Stabliofarmer Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 It's surprising how much picking out bolt heads and galv parts makes a model like this really pop, tidy work as ever John 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Stabliofarmer said: It's surprising how much picking out bolt heads and galv parts makes a model like this really pop, tidy work as ever John Thanks James, you’re right, it does make a difference to a model I think. To be fair, there are a lot more bolts that I haven’t added, but you’ve got to stop somewhere 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 3:48 PM, Tractorman810 said: been after a bowser for the sprayer,which were pretty common when we were farming , for a while now, loads round suffolk way used to have old milatary tankers cut down,either dolly or tow bar fitted,was going to make one but the shape put me off, till i found this kit on a second hand stall in the local market, will be draw bar fitted,once all set,and still have the rear internals do ,which has a small donkey engine to run the pumps What is/was the kit Sean? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, super6 said: What is/was the kit Sean? its this one paul, loads of parts in it, already got a use for the front axel of it, looks very county/ roadless in looks,plus it works steering wise . https://www.scalemates.com/kits/ibg-models-35014-bedford-ql-tanker--1030113 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Cheers Sean. You'll need this one for a roadless front axle for Majors, think the QL axle will look more like a County XX00 Four model with its vertically split differential housing, you would have to turn it upside down though to get the diff in the right place. that might play havoc with the swivels if they are at an angle? GMC CCKW-352 Wood Cargo Truck, HobbyBoss 83832 (2015) (scalemates.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillTEF20 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 2:15 PM, 844john said: Top coat on, I don’t think it’s turned out to bad in the end! Another absolute beauty John also on my to make list 😂 What’s the plan for the rear? A nice period Kuhn/Accord combi drill 👌🏻🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, WillTEF20 said: Another absolute beauty John also on my to make list 😂 What’s the plan for the rear? A nice period Kuhn/Accord combi drill 👌🏻🤔 This one isn’t for me, but I could see it working well with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, WillTEF20 said: Another absolute beauty John also on my to make list 😂 What’s the plan for the rear? A nice period Kuhn/Accord combi drill 👌🏻🤔 Kuhn Combi 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted October 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2021 bit more on the sprayer bowser today, started the internals, for the rear,got the doors working and also fitted the draw bar, once all Assembled ,i can start the weathering, got a few ideas for that,also been tinkering with a david brown i got of the brushwood scrap sale a few weeks back, re assembled the damage and then thought why not . need to source a good set of rear arms to replace the uh ones at some point mind. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: bit more on the sprayer bowser today, started the internals, for the rear,got the doors working and also fitted the draw bar, once all Assembled ,i can start the weathering, got a few ideas for that,also been tinkering with a david brown i got of the brushwood scrap sale a few weeks back, re assembled the damage and then thought why not . need to source a good set of rear arms to replace the uh ones at some point mind. Back in the 1980,s i bought a lorry just like your bowser from RAF Wattisham just down the road from me and stripped it down ,sold the engine and gearbox for more than i paid for the hole lot ,then sold the drop box and the prop shafts for the pumping gear , then all the pumping gear that was mounted in the box on the back ,i then sold the tank and the box on the back to a local plant hire/construction company that was going to use it as a on site fuel tank as they could lock the back up with there fuel pump in ,they mounted it on a trailor that they already had ,i sold the two front wheels to my neighbour as spares for his Brimont trailor that he had ,i then sold the chassis and the tandem rear axles to another farmer as he was going to make a bale trailor ,there was two big spring loaded booms on top of the tank that reached up to the aircraft ,them and the cab i scraped ,took a bit of spare time over a few weeks to clear it all but i made a handsome profit on the hole lot ,i do wonder if i still had it complete today what it might be worth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, smithy said: Back in the 1980,s i bought a lorry just like your bowser from RAF Wattisham just down the road from me and stripped it down ,sold the engine and gearbox for more than i paid for the hole lot ,then sold the drop box and the prop shafts for the pumping gear , then all the pumping gear that was mounted in the box on the back ,i then sold the tank and the box on the back to a local plant hire/construction company that was going to use it as a on site fuel tank as they could lock the back up with there fuel pump in ,they mounted it on a trailor that they already had ,i sold the two front wheels to my neighbour as spares for his Brimont trailor that he had ,i then sold the chassis and the tandem rear axles to another farmer as he was going to make a bale trailor ,there was two big spring loaded booms on top of the tank that reached up to the aircraft ,them and the cab i scraped ,took a bit of spare time over a few weeks to clear it all but i made a handsome profit on the hole lot ,i do wonder if i still had it complete today what it might be worth used to be a very common sight up east anglia with all the airfields around, used to be a pair of old usaf ones on the neighbours, dolly trailed ones, one was for spraying the other was for a bowser for the irrigator if they did spuds. loads went the way you said for fuel tanks as well. amazing what uses a farmer could find for old military kit . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil phoenix Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I finished getting the MF 8s 265 upto par................I used the rear wheels off a 7726, sprayed all wheels Sapphire Grey ,took rear tyres from a Schuco JD and a filed down pair of wheel weights. Also repainted an agri bumper MF red and fitted that on. Now she looks right. Edited October 31, 2021 by phil phoenix 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 picked this uh david brown up a few weeks ago of the brushwood scrap sale,had to remove it from its box to fix, so thought it needed a bit extra, so fitted a david brown hd90 loader. there used to be a dealer right behind my nans in romsey so had all the brouchures going and since these came out have fancied having a go at one. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 All plumbed in and a 6 ft bucket made 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Like that Sean, looks well, the DB's do suit a loader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Stabliofarmer said: Like that Sean, looks well, the DB's do suit a loader cheers james, they certainly do , used to see loads parked up, never for very long, from the back room window , had pretty much every db brochure going, no idea where they all went mind ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WillTEF20 Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 Started these back in the spring, finally got back to them since the weathers turned! Something a bit different, a pair of Claydon 3 metre Hybrid drills! Most of the frame is there now just the fiddly part of coulters and tines ! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete132 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Nice work 👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 844john Posted November 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2021 Made a start converting a couple of Britain’s 6600’s to 6610’s, one 2wd and another 4wd that’s to be fitted with a loader. Very early stages, just trying the bonnets for size! 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Looks bob on john useing the 6600 exhust and olaircleaner Im suprized rc2 aint done them yet im tempted to buy one of those bloody fords they do look good bt toomany but would leave me short changed for what i realy want ha ha! The mussus saud i can have the one thing i want folr chrimbo so im holdoing off ha ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Hell you don't hang about John, they will look bob on when there done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 10 hours ago, IH885XLMAN said: Looks bob on john useing the 6600 exhust and olaircleaner Im suprized rc2 aint done them yet im tempted to buy one of those bloody fords they do look good bt toomany but would leave me short changed for what i realy want ha ha! The mussus saud i can have the one thing i want folr chrimbo so im holdoing off ha ha! Thanks Nigel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 9 hours ago, jmd said: Hell you don't hang about John, they will look bob on when there done Thanks John, to be honest I’ve intended doing them for a while as I already had the bonnets cast, but looking at what the 6600’s were fetching I couldn’t bring myself to chop any of mine up! Now that they’ve been re released I’ve bought a few more, so I don’t feel guilty chopping them and there’s a few more I’d quite like to do 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jd6320driver Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Uh Massey 8s in the prototype/field testing colour scheme 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tractorman810 Posted November 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 Got the front grill guard started, not sure on colour yet, seen red and white ones fitted to the david browns so far, black ones on the later white/red cases . 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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