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Thanks Gerald, I emailed them this morning, and they said "If the outside of the seal is tapered we wont be able to help, its a bespoke part as all standard seals are parallel outside". This is much the same as the local bearing/seal shop said. The seal I'm after sits stationary on the axle shaft wi...

I need to replace the axle grease seals on the Bamfords tipping trailer I am restoring. I have tried the local seal shop and they don't seem to have anything to do with grease seals.

Can anyone suggest a source?

Hi Laurie, I am afraid that the images are not displaying, I have tried connecting directly to your Photobucket link without any luck either. Hopefully someone more clued up in this area will offer advice. Where about near Banbury did your Major work? I live in Brailes about 10 miles from Banbury an...

A great looking machine, the tyres certainly look the business. What are you intending to use her for? It is cheering to see the summer weather in your part of the world, I have spent a few northern hemisphere winter breaks in your part of the world. I spent Christmas at the YHA at Havelock about 20...

Hi Grani, Do you change your tyres for the winter period? If so are they studded or just chunky treaded. A lot of drivers in the UK have never driven in conditions like this as it was 28 years since our last prolonged cold spell. I assume that everyone is used to driving in snow and ice in your part...

We live in the English midlands South of Stratford upon Avon and are having the hardest Winter since 81/82. We had 20 cm of snow 3 nights ago and -13C two nights ago. Daytime temperatures are not rising above freezing so no thaw in sight. Luckily we haven't had any wind to date so no drifting but th...

I've just bought a Bamford 3 ton tipping trailer. It has a sound chassis but needs a new bed(wooden), any suggestions on a suitable cost effective material to use? Hardwood would have been the original material but probably too expensive unless anyone can suggest reasonable priced supplier? Any sug...

Hi Dexta61, The area of the cylinder block under the overhang behind the injector pump is particularly prone to cracking. It can be difficult to see clearly in this area but it might be worth checking out. It usually shows itself as rusty line running horizontally just under the overhang. A good num...

Thanks guys,

I'll leave it be for the time being and see what it's like in use.

Chris

The log spliter topic prompts me to ask how easy is it to change hydraulic seals, is it an easy job? I thought that if it was not to difficult(or expensive), I would change the seals on my tipping trailer ram. The trailer has not been used for a while and it is not obvious whether they are leaking o...

I did wonder whether rough boards might make it difficult to tip loads. I am inclined towards decking at the moment as it should tip ok. I am working on cleaning down the bed and chassis at the moment. It seemed sensible to give it a coat of paint while the floor of the bed is stripped off. The deck...

you could also try dung walling This must be a West Country term, I haven't heard it used around these parts. I googled it and Tavistock Timber and Mole Valley Farmers supply it. It sounds some good stuff. I used was "rough planed" rather than perfectly smoothed. Might make a difference in cost. I'...

Thanks for all your suggestions chaps, plenty of food for thought. The only other option I have thought of is garden decking, this is tanalised(jack-cured) and is 38 mm deep so would be stronger enough. I have found a couple of suppliers of truck decking but haven't got a price yet, probably cost pr...

Thanks Mike,

That has got to be worth considering, I hadn't thought of recycled plastic, it would certainly last.

I've just bought a Bamford 3 ton tipping trailer. It has a sound chassis but needs a new bed(wooden), any suggestions on a suitable cost effective material to use? Hardwood would have been the original material but probably too expensive unless anyone can suggest reasonable priced supplier? Any sugg...

Thanks Brian,

I'll leave it and keep a close eye on the water and oil.

At least she shouldn't overheat now the radiator is fixed.

Yes I did coat the gasket with sealer. I also retorqued after running for about half an hour. I will check the radiator as you suggest. I must admit that I knew that the radiator wasn't 100%, it had some filler in places where leaks had been stopped. I was OK 99% of the time only very occasionally c...

I'll look out for you next year, I assume that you will be "taking the air" next year now you are registered.

Congratulations Brian,

I will keep my eyes open for you coming past on the way from Norfolk to Leominster. Feel free to pop in, we must be on your route, you might be ready for a cuppa by the time you get to Warwickshire!!!

I was checking the cylinder heads nuts as it had been 18 months since I reconned the engine. When setting the tappets after checking the head nuts(only one tightened very slightly) I noticed that gas was bubbling trough the threads of the two centre most studs! :( Does this indicate that the head ga...

Lastnight I removed the rear linkage to find that the castle nut on one of the lower link mounting pins had been welded on I had the same problem, luckily I managed to free the nut with the angle grinder. The threads were damaged but not stripped, I hadn't got a die set so I used a small file and c...

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This fantastic machine was at the Newark Vintage Tractor Show today. It is a Hornsby Ackroyd Oil engine tractor of 1896 and it is claimed to be the oldest internal combustion engine powered agricultural tractor. It was made in Grantham, Lincolnshire in England by R. Hornsby & Sons in co-operation wi...

I visited the Newark Tractor Show today, it was an excellent show with 800 tractors there!!

While there I managed to get a clear picture of a complete flow control set up

I have seen two tractors break in half due to excessive front/rear loads. 1)The first was a MF135 with a flat eight loader on the front and a concrete counterbalance on the rear, this cracked through the rear axle housing if my memory is correct. 2)The second was a small leyland(can't remember the m...