There is always something which needs maintenance or repairs on a farm. Often a new machine or project will be made from a need, thought or inspiration. This section covers all those projects – some things are an immediate success although often these things require a little more thought and tweaking.
The metal on the Nuffield nose cone was badly rusted around the bottom and on one side, Harry asked me if I would weld in some new sections so he could use it again. I began by cutting the rusted sections out, leaving only good metal to weld to. Rather than tracing around the rotten […]
Nuffield 10/60 restoration – repairing the nose cone Read More »
Yesterday I fixed a thing on the sprayer which I had been meaning to do since I bought it. The day I was buying the sprayer I noticed the right side of the pump was touching the tank, which I did not want as it could eventually wear through the tank with vibration. I soon
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So today Harry asked me to come down to the workshop to make a start on repairing the mudguards for the Nuffield. The mudguards were badly rusted along the two supports which run from the axle bracket up to the top of the mudguard. Rather than cutting a pile of patches and then fill all
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On Saturday Harry and his granda Tommy applied the first coat of paint onto the chassis of the Nuffield 10/60. I got the paint mixed at a local motor factors, it was standard machinery paint mixed to the colour of Nuffield Poppy Red. They brought the tractor into the workshop as it was raining outside
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Harry asked me to repair the fan cowl for the Nuffield, as it was rusted – that was an understatement – it needed the lower half replaced. I cut away the rotten metal and made a new plate using the curve template of the upper instant section. The top of this original fan cowl has
Repairing the Nuffield 10-60 radiator fan cowl Read More »
I have fitted a Horstine microband applicator to the rear of my bedtiller which will apply fertiliser to give the swede seeds a jump start. The issue with this Horstine applicator is that it has the old type landwheel with just the metal prongs – rather than the newer version which has a hoop, the
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This evening we pulled the Nuffield out of the shed to see if it would start after rebuilding the engine with a new head gasket. We hooked the rear hitch of the Nuffied to the front weight frame of the MF135 using a towing bar, this kept the Nuffield in control when we were starting
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Today, Harry and his granda Tommy, took the brakes out of the tractor’s housing, which unusually, is placed below the seat of the tractor – what is even more unusual is that the brakes are dry disc brakes. Most tractors have their brakes in line with the axle connecting to the rear wheel. Older tractors
Nuffield restoration – part 3 Read More »
In the past few evenings, Harry and his granda have stripped more parts off the Nuffield. The image below shows the cylinder head removed from the engine block. It had some gunk sitting on the top of the pistons and the cylinder liners had some slight corrosion, but it was very light and nothing which
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The Nuffield has been moved into the shed now for more work, the goal is to get the head off the engine to check the pistons rings and liners, before giving the head some work like seating valves and cleaning.
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Another vintage tractor was bought and has arrived on the farm today – a 1969 Nuffield 10/60. This tractor was bought in Donegal and brought to the yard by a friend using his tractor and low loader. The brakes were seized on the tractor, but thanks to the easy access, we were able to remove
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I have another machinery project to work on – a Boswells of Blairgowrie turnip harvester. I had been looking for one for a long time, and these things are becoming even more difficult to find, never mind finding one in good condition. This one is in rough condition, although the framework is good, and the
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Since fitting the new copper cylinder head gasket to the Ferguson engine we noticed the tapets on the cylinder head needed to be adjusted. We looked up what the clearance needed to be and got them all set using a set of feeler gauges. The tractor starts easier and runs much smoother now. The tractor
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Another Ferguson Te20 has arrived to be added to the collection. This is the one-eyed Cyclops version complete with sidelight marker lights. It needed a cylinder head gasket replaced so it was quickly stripped and rebuilt with a new gasket. As soon as it was put together it started easily.
Ferguson TE20 Cylinder Head Gasket Replaced Read More »
I have another project…tidying up a rough Hardi mounted sprayer! It is a 15m 800litre with hydraulic folding booms…it will be good when I’m finished with it…it’s not so good at the minute. I used to own an Allman mounted crop sprayer – it had an 800-litre tank and I’m not sure if it was
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This year we had grown a field of spring oats following potatoes which grew well and were harvested in good conditions. The plan was to mill the oats, use them as animal feed and keep the straw for bedding. The existing meal bin would be replaced with a bigger one which was lying spare at
Getting Homemade Meal Into A New Bin Read More »
In January 2020 I decided with much pushing from my eldest son Harry that we should buy our own 2WD Fiat tractor to help with soil preparation, sowing, and harvesting of turnips (swedes). This article documents the journey of our first Fiat tractor restoration. We previously used Ferguson TE20’s or MF35x’s owned by Harry’s grandad.
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