Poor Nuff Nuff is going to be renamed!!!!
Hello all
It's not written in stone yet Cobba. Sally was on the table until we realised the 'width' of the rear end when we saw the pictures. Sally Field is an iddy biddy thing and the Nuffield is anything but iddy biddy across it's girth. Some would say this Nufflield has a 'fat @rse" as compared to other M4's or Universal 4's due to the tyre size.
Joicey is a lady we know with such a 'girth' but it may cause 'conflict' if the reason for naming the tractor Joicey became apparent.
The list of things to do is quite good I feel. Nothing seems to be too major in fixing. In order of difficulty I think tracking down the original type of carbi and aircleaner will be number one followed by steering.
Due to the relative good condition of the tinwear and overall tidy appearance I don't think the tractor will get painted. A good tidy up of wiring, a good cleanup in general and some badges may do her for the moment appearance wise.
The front tyres are expensive in comparison to the ones on Freddy. 7.50-18's work out at about $200 each around here. I have sourced some at about $170 in Brisbane but my little brother is seeing if any can be sourced through his suppliers.
The PTO is engaged all the time because the selector fork and sleeve were worn out. Mark told me about this. He had a sleeve made so the PTO would work but the ability to engage/disengage was lost. I'll simply take the sleeve out until parts can be found (hopefully)
We've always wanted an older tractor Ian. We have Freddy but he's not old enough yet. He's a late 60's model. The neighbour (the one who laughs loudest at me) wants to give me a Case L but, until we get a bigger shed, it can stay in his shed. I'm working on it a little at a time and at the moment I have some 'soaky stuff' soaking into the crank handle housing to try and free it up. The crank handle doesn't turn so I thought that would be job number 1
Years ago I had a W4 and did a bad thing. I sold it. Stupid, stupid, stupid. But it went to a good home. We also have Helga, the Heston 110, but she's too wide for the road....and a bitch to drive any distance, so she'll stay on the farm and do her job of cutting the hay.
We've been working towards participating in tractor treks and, after meeting people like Rex and his lovely wife in Toowoomba, this had become a bit of a priority which would happen after a few other things had sorted themselves out. So when Mark offered his Nuffield we simply had to change a few things as opportunities, such as the one he was offering, are simply too good to pass up on. It may take a bit of time to get the old girl up to scratch, as we still have other things higher in the priority list, but they will happen.
All I want at the moment is make the tractor safe to start and run without worrying about water levels and running off the track. One advantage of that is I'll have time to look for parts. It amases me how parts pop up when your not really looking for them. I got a light for the back and a light for the front last week at our local junk auction. $2 for a box of lights and mirrors. Bargain.
Today will see how good/bad the radiator is and the oil filter cartridge will be taken out to find a new one. Hopefully.
Ooh, forgot to mention Ian. Agco seems to have parts for Nufflields according to the web.
I've ordered a manual off ebay. Hopefully it'll get here soon. It might tell me what's inside that steering joint before I pull it apart.
Cheers Scott
I was looking at spots to build another shelter Cobba. A lean to on the back of the double bay seems to be the go. We're seriously running out of room but don't tell 'The Brains' of this outfit.