My 1960 project

[Bensdexta]

Jamie,
What exactly did you do - cut a piece out of one side and weld a piece of sheet on the outside to give a fraction more clearance? Or did you split it and open it out to a bigger diameter? Or maybe both!?

Was your original one missing, or completely beyond hope?

I'm going to repair mine.

[MyDexta]

Wow.... a car quality paint job... Geez louise!

Wonderful!

Blacken up the tyres get them to match the beauty of the tractor...

Gosh, I would never believed a tractor that could be so slick and 'wet' looking...

Congrats!

[justjamiefarming]

Jamie,
What exactly did you do - cut a piece out of one side and weld a piece of sheet on the outside to give a fraction more clearance? Or did you split it and open it out to a bigger diameter? Or maybe both!?

Was your original one missing, or completely beyond hope?

I'm going to repair mine.

Hi Ben,

The problem was the clearance on the left side which, as you know, is offset.
I had enough clearance top, bottom, and on the right, so it was a little frustrating



The first thing was the flat area "A" was not wide enough, (the original was just over 1" at this point, not 3/4"), so I cut this area out first.
Next, the offset side of the shroud needed widening to allow the fan to rotate, so I cut Area "B" to the flange (utilising the flange as a hinge) at the top and bottom to allow me to work with it. Then with heat in difficult places, I beat out area "B" into a wider profile.
That left me with a gap to fill - area "C".
I decided to cut some sheet to fill both areas "C" & "A" combined using a cardboard template, and then gas welded it in.
I will flatten the welded joint with a flap wheel and then gently beat the joint down to shape, prep and then paint.

The problem with my old one is that the lower left corner (which is a complicated shape) is completely missing and someone has just bent some tin around it.
I will maybe have a go when I have more time.

Regards, Jamie.

[justjamiefarming]

Wow.... a car quality paint job... Geez louise!

Wonderful!

Blacken up the tyres get them to match the beauty of the tractor...

Gosh, I would never believed a tractor that could be so slick and 'wet' looking...

Congrats!

Thanks for your kind words, and a tin of tyre black has just been added to the shopping list

Regards, Jamie.

[justjamiefarming]

Finally got the pesky fan shroud finished off, prepped and painted.
Just thought I would share a couple of pics to finish this part of the story.





Next job is to fit the nose cowl, then fill the tractor with oils & water and go for a start-up!

Best regards, Jamie.

[blue32]

Congratulation,s for your good work on your "bluegirl" Jamie, - from Norway too.

[Cvans]

That's too bad about the fan shroud. A lot of wasted time and money. Glad you were able to overcome the problem. I would have been really dissappointed when it happened the second time.