Its Home! Its Home! Its Home! Its Home!
Its Home! Its Home! Its Home! Its Home!
The Petrol Dexta is home at last! Came home on a trailer behind Rover at 2pm.
So here she is!! (Please excuse the John Deere yellow wheels! These colonials have no taste! )
Looks like the axle housings are December 1960
But the gear box is August 1960. They must have made a big batch then.
So here she is!! (Please excuse the John Deere yellow wheels! These colonials have no taste! )
Looks like the axle housings are December 1960
But the gear box is August 1960. They must have made a big batch then.
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Stefan,
Yes and they have moved the battery back up there. The remnants were bolted to the footplate. First job will be to get a fuel line on her and then a battery. Then the fun will really start!
PS. if you want one, the second one is still available.
Yes and they have moved the battery back up there. The remnants were bolted to the footplate. First job will be to get a fuel line on her and then a battery. Then the fun will really start!
PS. if you want one, the second one is still available.
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Don't need it David, my friend about 1/2 a mile away has a genuine 4WD Super Dexta. He brought it round and asked me if I thought it was worth £10,000.00 and I said no. Dave Pantry checked out the numbers for him and, according to him it is valued at £60,000. A lot of those tractors on offer are "made up" and not genuine, straight from the works, tractors was the story at the time. This one is and all the numbers on the axles etc and tractor are correct.
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Mark,
That is a hard decision, perhaps I could keep two as "mine" do you think. Mark still has not said no to my offer of £25.00 for the one in Leominster that I call mine.
My goal, if possible, is to have the two together, ploughing, on September 7th 2008 at Leominster. Whether that is possible I don't know but this one will not be tidied up by then as my work commitments are huge at this time.
That is a hard decision, perhaps I could keep two as "mine" do you think. Mark still has not said no to my offer of £25.00 for the one in Leominster that I call mine.
My goal, if possible, is to have the two together, ploughing, on September 7th 2008 at Leominster. Whether that is possible I don't know but this one will not be tidied up by then as my work commitments are huge at this time.
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Congratulations Brian,
Is this one of the first Petrol Dextas built?
Have any ever been confirmed as built in 58/59?
You are right: they must have made a batch of the gearboxes.
We have a neighbour with a late Dec/60 built diesel Dexta with Nov and Dec/60 casting dates on all pieces except the gearbox which is June/60.
Serial # is 957E 71891.
Cheers,
Les
Is this one of the first Petrol Dextas built?
Have any ever been confirmed as built in 58/59?
You are right: they must have made a batch of the gearboxes.
We have a neighbour with a late Dec/60 built diesel Dexta with Nov and Dec/60 casting dates on all pieces except the gearbox which is June/60.
Serial # is 957E 71891.
Cheers,
Les
Les,
There were none earlier than November 1960 according to the parts book although information is pretty scarce. My number is 959E72331 which puts her in early 1961 which should be about right.
All the ones I have come across are all around that date so I wonder if they made just one batch.
Think you all might be seing pictures of a petrol Dexta engine overhall soon. She has a nasty clanking as she spins on the starter. It comes in two places and sounds like a big end gone or a broken crank, so it does not look as if the September 7th plough date will be on as my work load keeps increasing.
There were none earlier than November 1960 according to the parts book although information is pretty scarce. My number is 959E72331 which puts her in early 1961 which should be about right.
All the ones I have come across are all around that date so I wonder if they made just one batch.
Think you all might be seing pictures of a petrol Dexta engine overhall soon. She has a nasty clanking as she spins on the starter. It comes in two places and sounds like a big end gone or a broken crank, so it does not look as if the September 7th plough date will be on as my work load keeps increasing.
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It runs, it runs, it runs, who's a happy bunny then!!! Had it driving around the yard. The "clank" I heard is in the starter. So now I can start tidying her up a bit. Engine is very quite but a little uneven. Some of the valves were stuck and I think there is one inlet that is still a bit sluggish. I will change the oils and reset the tappets then see what she is like. Two Petrol Dextas ploughing at Brimfield this year is back on!!!
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Well, I have had her out and running. Everything works as it should, clutch and lift are operational without need for investigation.
Engine is starting to clear up as I run it longer, will have to have it in the field with a cultivator or even get her on the topper and give everything a workout, The steering box is leaking a bit of oil or the rear main is leaking and its coming out under the steering box. It looks a bit black but we will clean her up and see what happens.
Couple of pictures of a happy bunny
These were taken not 30 mins ago. The wonders of the Internet.
Engine is starting to clear up as I run it longer, will have to have it in the field with a cultivator or even get her on the topper and give everything a workout, The steering box is leaking a bit of oil or the rear main is leaking and its coming out under the steering box. It looks a bit black but we will clean her up and see what happens.
Couple of pictures of a happy bunny
These were taken not 30 mins ago. The wonders of the Internet.
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Dotty has "Live" hydraulics but no dif lock. She also has fittings for a mid-mounted mower, a big heavy frame mounted underneath with a piviot point on the left side.
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First of all we have named her! She is Dorothy Dexta, Dotty for short. This is after a very old friend and rather lovely lady, just like the Dexta.
Been doing a bit of work on her in the evenings (the Dexta that is). She now has new front tyres, one of the old ones was an ex-Land Rover one that scrubbed the sidewall on the stub axle. It had been "shimmed" away in one place with about 6 flat washers behind the wheel dish so that it wobbled as you drove her. Now that is sorted.
She now has a new exhaust elbow and exhaust pipe. Petrol Dexta ones are like Rocking Horse excreta and Hens Teeth so I have had to swallow my pride and use ones for a TE20. Still it looks and sounds better than the ex-car tailpipe that was fitted.
I also changed oil and filters as well. Took four sealing rings out of the filter sealing grove, one on top of the other.
If you are missing one of the islands from your side Kev I have found it It was in the air cleaner bowl!!! I have not seen one so full of mud for many a year.
Next job is to wire in the ignition switch and to fit a choke cable and temperature gauge. Lots of other work as well like the warning lamps, lights etc. also the rev counter and cable
Been doing a bit of work on her in the evenings (the Dexta that is). She now has new front tyres, one of the old ones was an ex-Land Rover one that scrubbed the sidewall on the stub axle. It had been "shimmed" away in one place with about 6 flat washers behind the wheel dish so that it wobbled as you drove her. Now that is sorted.
She now has a new exhaust elbow and exhaust pipe. Petrol Dexta ones are like Rocking Horse excreta and Hens Teeth so I have had to swallow my pride and use ones for a TE20. Still it looks and sounds better than the ex-car tailpipe that was fitted.
I also changed oil and filters as well. Took four sealing rings out of the filter sealing grove, one on top of the other.
If you are missing one of the islands from your side Kev I have found it It was in the air cleaner bowl!!! I have not seen one so full of mud for many a year.
Next job is to wire in the ignition switch and to fit a choke cable and temperature gauge. Lots of other work as well like the warning lamps, lights etc. also the rev counter and cable
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