Recent content by johngwalsh

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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Cheers Hugo. Nice to see another paddy on here.👍🏻
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    Well that sucks

    What did you do in the end...buy one or make one. I'm half way thru making one at the moment. It's a basic that clamps to a 3 point linkage. But it will be fine for what I need.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    🤣🤣Trying to get Jnr hooked on all things orange.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    I Tested it then in the field. It worked perfect . Using it with a 5ft rotavator . It's too big for this little tractor but it gets a good work out trying.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Repaired the my PTO seal only for the repair job on the steering box to give up again. So I bought a repair kit on Amazon. I had pressed a bearing in there ages back thinking it would be staying there. 😢. Tricky to get out . Tried heat..tried pullers but couldn't get a purchase. In the end I...
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Thanks for that Wolfman. I'll get one ordered today. I was looking at that yesterday but it had me thrown ,as I thought it was an inner oil seal rather than the cover oil seal.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    It's a fairly rough repair to get me back going but it worked. Had to move fast welding for fear I'd warp the shaft. It's working away but I've not much confidence in it holding so I'll pick up a new shaft soon.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    not sure why but a lump came off the steering rod...
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    anyone else come across this situation...drawing shows the cover no.28. but doesn't show the lip seal that is installed in the cover.?
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Cheers Huey. It's been an enjoyable journey. Delighted to finally be able to use it. It's performed well this summer. I did have a steering box issue which I did a temporary fix on. A new rod isnt too expensive.. I might splash out and do a proper job on it over the winter. I also noticed a...
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    They are each about 20kg. Thankfully all the bouncing from the front has stopped now.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Discovered my rotavator was a bit heavy for this little tractor so I made some crude weights out of 1" plate steel for the front. Not in stainless this time though.
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    The first B5100 Delorean

    Thank you men