What did you do to your tractor today?

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Sutol

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Cheshire England UK
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Ford 1200 / Super Dexta x 2
Well...........
I took the rear mudwings off the Ford 1200 and steamed the tractor off.

Removed all the paint from mudwings with a blowtorch and wire brush ready for de-rusting and painting.

weather is a bit cold ( 4c ) for painting so maybe get some base coat on and see how it goes. :)
 

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I am just having fun with the following statement. What side is the steering wheel on ?
I learned a new term ( mudwings ).
Out here in the Colonies we do not get out much.
This you might know, I built a 5 Bar Wooden Estate Gate in the Hook style. I need to get the pics up as they are still in the camera. I completed it a few weeks ago.

Craig Clayton
 
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I am just having fun with the following statement. What side is the steering wheel on ?
I learned a new term ( mudwings ).
Out here in the Colonies we do not get out much.
This you might know, I built a 5 Bar Wooden Estate Gate in the Hook style. I need to get the pics up as they are still in the camera. I completed it a few weeks ago.

Craig Clayton

Steering wheel is on the right of course:D

I thought mudwing was an americanism, we call them mudgaurds as they gaurd the driver from the mud:)

Love this forum but I'm a long way off.....do have an auntie in Florida though:D
 
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I pulled the tie rod ends off of the 961 to get the local tractor shop to match them up with some new ones. They are discontinued and i can't find anyone that makes them.
 
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It Snowed today !!! bugger, didn't get much done outside but managed to paint the 1200 wheels and make sure the wood burner burned in the garage.:)

Its 9pm over here so going to get on the outside of a few drinks:)
 

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I'm getting ready to sell my 1983 Kubota B6200. A couple of days ago, I changed the oil and oil filter, blew out the air cleaner, and changed the anti-freeze.

Then I looked at the faded paint on the fenders and a little surface rust on the fender near the battery. So yesterday I took all the orange sheet metal off.

I'm going to be gone for a week, but when I get back, I'll sand the sheet metal and paint it for the next owner.
 
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Thought about it ... as in whether or not I need to get some diesel for it ... from here in my office :(
 
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Paid the dealer to remount the remotes that he originally mounted :(
 
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Started cleaning the rust off the front loader ready for painting.

Welded the old seat base on to the replacement seat.

Didn't quite decide today on which colour paint to use.:)
 
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Steering wheel is on the right of course:D

I thought mudwing was an americanism, we call them mudgaurds as they gaurd the driver from the mud:)

Love this forum but I'm a long way off.....do have an auntie in Florida though:D

Two nations separated by a common language! :laughing:

I spent two wonderful years in your neck of the woods at a busy little airport in Oxfordshire. Wouldn't trade those years for anything...

Next time you're at the pub, pull a pint of Newcastle for me, will ya?? :drool: Cheers!
 
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Two nations separated by a common language! :laughing:

I spent two wonderful years in your neck of the woods at a busy little airport in Oxfordshire. Wouldn't trade those years for anything...

Next time you're at the pub, pull a pint of Newcastle for me, will ya?? :drool: Cheers!

Here and Oxford speak a different language, and ten miles north from here the old folk are difficult for me to undersatand, Thas reet se thee, thas frum tother end ot cuntri tha nose, wos thun Scotlund tis darn thea.:)

Dont do pubs but will raise a glass of Bourbon to your good self a little later before bed:D

Mixed a bit of paint today to try on the loader, looks like a good match in the photo but its a little dark.
Hey...its only a tractor so dark it'll be I think unless we can track down the proper colour before christmas.:)

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I backfilled drain tile with crushed rock with it today. Adjust the snowblower skidshoes as it started to snow.

Yesterday unloaded a free new to me 1000 l diesel bulk tank with 50$ of diesel left in it and about 20 gallons of water too.
 
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I'm guessing the water was negative $, in that its why the fuel and tank were free lol.

I assume the water was free, too? I only thought about my tractor today :(
 
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Started Painting it..yahoooo:D:D:D

I now have silver hair with a blue tinge and a blue face:)

Wore a mask as well but had the garage doors shut...:)
 

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I moved the Kubota out of the shop so we could work on daughter's pickup.. started slow so probably time for a new battery on the Kubota.
 
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Sutol, most of the bourbon is made here in Kentucky or in Tennessee. What kind of bourbon do you like?
 

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