🚜 The HOPEMOBILE ❌ FRANKENTRACTOR ♻️ Spares & Repairs 🚜

[grizz]

Well……

As a follow on, on Sundays visit to Frankenhealey we had the pork sausages tonight.

Pork and Leek as you have never had it.

Supermarket sausages will always taste sh!t in future.

Thanks for the sausages mate, made the trip even more worthwhile.







Also had to Google a Harley Davidson Golf Buggy for myself.

And it seems they are real.

Also glad craigrk ‘s boy Kyle picked up the mower deck in the Scruffy Micra to be fitted to his lawn tractor that is still a mower too.






That Nissan rocks for Sure.

[grizz]

Due to a train accident, I did not manage to get a train into London today.

Resulting in closing work down earlier than usual.

Also meant I could get this done before dark.



Followed by raising the stakes, well, allof the new V-twin



Front end as well.

Closed up all the holes I could find.



And brought out the pressure cleaner to strip away all the flaked off red paint, as well as the piles of squirrel or rat nest nut residue

Plus I cleaned all the oil/fuel and greasy mess with some amonia based cleaner and a brush.

Much better altogether.




I have to say, I really do prefer to work on a clean machine.

And if the postal service delivers, the carburettor could be here in the next few says.


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[ivanhoew]

Much better.

[Alpina99]

Looks good Rian,
I suppose you can't say what else it will need until you've got a carburettor to fit / try to start,
Nigel

[grizz]

Nov 11, 2022 8:44:37 GMT ivanhoew said:

Much better.

Agreed Robert, thanks.

Nicer place to work too.

Of course a load of flakey, rust covering paint went flying too.

Nov 11, 2022 9:13:55 GMT Alpina99 said:

Looks good Rian,
I suppose you can't say what else it will need until you've got a carburettor to fit / try to start,
Nigel

Thanks Nigel.

Yes, carburettor, battery etc.

[grizz]

So the Countax V-Twin has a few bits missing, including the cowl and related parts.

I found this boiler/heading unit cover recently, 1.2mm and shaped front looked interesting.

So it went on the pile

I also have a stainless steel oil cooler cover from 20 years ago, that was fitted to my BMW 1150GS.

Could it be part of the front end, including louvres or something similar, covering or replacing the Vaillant name?






Propped up on the front of the tractor, it seems to have the needed width.

Early days though.

Other options may still make their appearance in real life or my mind.







I also ordered a new set of starter gears for the Westwood.

At £24.00 delivered it must be worth a punt on a £100.00 pile of parts.



To replace these.



Last night I connected a battery to the Countax to see if anything moved when you turn the ignition switch.

All I got was a red light come on and off on the dash behind the lightening symbol.

Probably needs closer inspection of fuses etc.

[nickwheeler]

That cover is a good start. But until you turn it around and cut the top and side edges away from the recess, it will look like a boiler fell on the tractor...

[westbay]

“All I got was a red light come on and off on the dash behind the lightening symbol“

On mine you have to be sat in it/on it to start it, micro switch under seat …

[gtviva]

There should be a switch for the cutting deck somewhere as well

[grizz]

Nov 12, 2022 9:01:35 GMT nickwheeler said:

That cover is a good start. But until you turn it around and cut the top and side edges away from the recess, it will look like a boiler fell on the tractor...

Made me chuckle nickwheeler.

As usual I will be making changes as I go along.

Currently jail bars feature in my fantasy.

Nov 12, 2022 10:41:59 GMT westbay said:

“All I got was a red light come on and off on the dash behind the lightening symbol“

On mine you have to be sat in it/on it to start it, micro switch under seat …

Correct, all the safety switches.

I sat on it, pushed the brakes and suspect there are no more switches right now.

Nov 12, 2022 11:10:13 GMT gtviva said:

There should be a switch for the cutting deck somewhere as well

Cutting deck is removed.

And I had it in neutral.

[grizz]

Did absolutely nothing today.

Watched Rat Rods For Africa channel on YouTube for hours this morning and played with Bonnie.

Came home around 3.00pm and made up,a bit of roofing from scrap offcuts I had from when I sealed up the carports last open area.

The rain would race over the gutter from the shed roof and end up inside the carport.

This should make a difference.

I do hope.



Scrap screwed together, two wedges inverted.





I also cleared out a bit of lawn and dirt under the pine tree in the garden to lay a few slabs in order for tractor no 2 to have a half decent and dry spot to park, in front of the firewood shed.

While digging out the lawn and some serious roots, using an sharp hatchet I had some pork shanks and butternut in the oven for dinner.





Came out really well.

Easier to buy at the shop, but none available to buy pre cooked, so I. Just did it myself.







Tomorrow I will get some sand down and then lay the slabs and add the bit of roofing.

This is the downwind and away from the weather side.

[ivanhoew]

on mine there's a switch activated by the deck lowering lever , it has to be up to start .

[nickwheeler]

Nov 12, 2022 19:11:49 GMT grizz said:

Did absolutely nothing today.

Watched Rat Rods For Africa channel on YouTube for hours this morning and played with Bonnie.

Interestingly, I've also been watching his videos recently. While I don't like the scruffy rust and paint rat rod look, he hasn't fallen into the trap of deliberately curse word engineering and shoddy workmanship. And even though his cars use scavenged bits from all over the place, they don't look like they've been randomly covered in glue and crashed through next door's skip.

[misteralz]

Vaillant sponsored some of the mad '70s Porsche racers and had a brilliant colour scheme...

[grizz]

Nov 12, 2022 20:40:27 GMT ivanhoew said:

on mine there's a switch activated by the deck lowering lever , it has to be up to start .

I will check that out when I get back to it.

Seat and footbrake were engaged, cutting deck is removed, so maybe there is still a switch to engage with the lever.

May have to short circuit it, if it is fitted.

[grizz]

Nov 12, 2022 20:41:03 GMT nickwheeler said:

Nov 12, 2022 19:11:49 GMT grizz said:

Did absolutely nothing today.

Watched Rat Rods For Africa channel on YouTube for hours this morning and played with Bonnie.

Interestingly, I've also been watching his videos recently. While I don't like the scruffy rust and paint rat rod look, he hasn't fallen into the trap of deliberately curse word engineering and shoddy workmanship. And even though his cars use scavenged bits from all over the place, they don't look like they've been randomly covered in glue and crashed through next door's skip.

Despite he colloquial language use, his English is actually good for a second language.

I also like the way his head works.

[grizz]

Nov 14, 2022 15:19:43 GMT misteralz said:

Vaillant sponsored some of the mad '70s Porsche racers and had a brilliant colour scheme...

All great colours, remind me of the madness that used to be Benneton.

[grizz]

Small jobs also take time.

And one leads to another.

Plan was to find parts for making up an engine cowl and grille ……..

Instead I made a parking spot for the Number 2 tractor.

Some sand spread, compacted.



Extra bit laid, grouted and pressure cleaned the lot.



Scruffy overhang roof added, made up from scrap, situated in the leeward side of the shed and pine tree, done the supports so I do not bash my head when pushing the lawnmower through there, it should work pretty well along with some canvas to keep it all dry.

Cut down bits from the plum tree packed away in the firewood shed, they will be dry next season.



And parked up.

Happy with that, sim-le, effective.

I hope.



More later.

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[Frankenhealey]

There's a safety switch under the seat on some of these. No bum on seat = won't run.

[grizz]

Nov 14, 2022 20:52:59 GMT Frankenhealey said:

There's a safety switch under the seat on some of these. No bum on seat = won't run.

Agreed, this one has it as well.

And once adjusted for my sheer bulk, brake depressed it was when I saw the light flash briefly.

There could be a position switch on the deck lowering lever too, making three switches to get it started.

I will need to figure out if it is there, and then short cut/circuit it as the deck is headed for Shropshire.