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Hi guys, just thought I'd pass this one on. Lots of old tractors are siezed after standing for years. Tried this after an old fella offered his advice. Fill the pots with coke-a-cola, Leave for a week or so and try again! It definitely works. Less old iron about now, She Who Must Be Obeyed has...

Hi folks, need some help with my Ford 4600 4WD, I have rebuilt the engine and repaired the cab. Trouble is that she was waiting for me for about 4 years in a field, while there the sheep and cows managed to eat most of the wiring loom. As the bonnet was off, they managed to get right...

Hi folks, engine now rebuilt, bodywork in progress. Must admit the Qcab is seriously poor, so many nooks and crannies for the water to sit and start the rust, all around the windows no longer exist, lucky they didn't fall out, even the flat panels on the doors are rusting through from the...

Hi, starting to refurbish a Ford 4600 FWD. Has anyone had the pleasure of removing dry cylinder liners, (pretty sure these were factory fitted).This beast was seized real bad, a steel block and a 14lb sledge hammer was the only way. I have rigged a puller with a 20 ton jack, so far all I have...

I'm just starting a rebuild on a Ford 4600 4WD, with a siezed engine. Have seen an FEL on Ebay which came off a Ford 4610 2WD. What's the difference between the two (apart from the obvious) and will the FEL fit the 4600? 3 days to go so need a quick answer. TIA 033614

I've picked up a few magnetic chucks over the last few years, some of which do not work. Does anyone know how to repair them or is it a specialist job? One of them I have repaired as it was only the lever that was worn. Trouble is shipping and repair costs usually make these sort of things worth...

Resurrecting old iron is a great hobby. My biggest gripe is spares that don't fit, especially body panels. I'm on an MF35 right now and needed a couple of bits of tin. A front bracket for the footplate and a bottom panel for the bonnet. Neither of which came anywhere near to fitting, the...

Have read with interest the thread on Muratic acid, presumably it dissolves aluminium but not steel. I thought I would share another couple of acids. Boric acid solution is excellent at removing rust from steel. EDTA or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is great for removing the crud that builds...

Not quite sure where to put this thread, this seems as good a place as any as it is to do with repairing and tools. I getting very jealous of you guys in the US. You can get tools and gadgets that we over here can only dream of. At a price that looks ridiculous to me. For example I saw a 3 in 1...

Looking for advice on plasma cutter / welder 3 in 1 machines. Would really love a plasma cutter / tig welder. Bewildering claims on all machines on the net. Best buy anyone? What features should I look for? Would like to weld alloy and steel, cut 1/2". Lots of these are from China, how are...

For my sins I have acquired a Ford 1900 4WD, the poor thing came as a back end and gearbox, accompanied by a large number of boxes containing everything else, all completely dismantled and I mean COMPLETETLY!! A jigsaw puzzle with no picture. Poking through the boxes I figgured I'd need some...

Just another tractor nut. Spending my free time playing with anything that goes round and round or up and down. I want to know how it works. Love buying sad bits of old iron and breathing new life into it.