Show your tractors

[slack ma girdle]

6 hours ago, Bennovet said:

Got the old 1953 Major out to pull 4 saw logs out. Good fun driving on 2 wheels and steering with the brakes🫣. 

There nothing like the feeling of a metal seat on a frosting day.

[daveatdave]

4 hours ago, slack ma girdle said:

There nothing like the feeling of a metal seat on a frosting day.

don't forget the trench coat and hessian sacks raped round the legs. 

[doobin]

On 09/01/2024 at 13:23, doobin said:

Depends entirely on the work you do. A large tractor would be no use to me- 40hp is ample. Agility and hydrostatic transmission compensate a lot for less hp when it comes to nature reserve type jobs. I prefer a to use a smaller tractor for a ‘surgical’ job rather than making a mess. 

And speaking of which…

[JLA1990]

16 minutes ago, doobin said:

And speaking of which…

Lady in red - great choice 

[Brushcutter]

On 16/01/2024 at 19:52, slack ma girdle said:

There nothing like the feeling of a metal seat on a frosting day.

I think that feeling is piles.

[maybelateron]

On 16/01/2024 at 13:29, Bennovet said:

Got the old 1953 Major out to pull 4 saw logs out. Good fun driving on 2 wheels and steering with the brakes

I still miss my 59 Power Major. Only parted because the water kept getting into the oil despite many attempts at fixing it. I reckon there was a porous section somewhere in the block. 

[Peter 1955]

On 27/01/2024 at 09:01, maybelateron said:

I still miss my 59 Power Major. Only parted because the water kept getting into the oil despite many attempts at fixing it. I reckon there was a porous section somewhere in the block. 

If I remember right, they were wet liners, with seals at the bottom. Often a cause of fluids mixing. 

[Welsh cleaning services]

I heard of someone with the water in the oil problem,their solution was to drain radiator and refill with oil.Then they just took some oil out of engine every so often and put it back in the rad.

[maybelateron]

19 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

If I remember right, they were wet liners, with seals at the bottom. Often a cause of fluids mixing. 

You are quite right. Unfortunately new liners and seals, complete head rebuild, including pressure test and checking it was true was to no avail. I had a very experienced diesel mechanic (Lloyds shipping approved) help me with the first rebuild.

[Peter 1955]

On 29/01/2024 at 15:16, maybelateron said:

You are quite right. Unfortunately new liners and seals, complete head rebuild, including pressure test and checking it was true was to no avail. I had a very experienced diesel mechanic (Lloyds shipping approved) help me with the first rebuild.

I'll just go and sit quietly in the corner, then eh? 🤐 I remember helping a very experienced mechanic on a 5000 with a water leak. Head off, pistons out, fill it up with warm water, and watch the fountain of water go into number 3 cylinder. Fortunately, a new block cured it. Really annoying when the amount of work done on yours didn't cure the problem.