Ransomes MG5 Crawler

[Dieselman 63]

Then, more stuck stuff. I don’t seem to have much luck with bungs at work as I’m not allowed what I do at home! I like to get the surrounding iron red hot and swell the plug a bit, then wire brush it and smack the top with a few short sharp taps. Then, the bung usually comes out. Work says this is a waste of gas so we end up spending an hour drilling it out and peeling out the thread with picks, not my preferred method!

And a wheel stud, this was brought out with my big heavy duty stud puller and a few whitworth bolts I stashed, perfect for the job - save everything, it’ll come in handy! I will get it out eventually.

The case is cracked on the box I removed, the replacement box isn’t cracked so that’s a positive. I’m looking for gear damage, so there will be a lot of work here, but happy to have made a bit of progress and an opportunity gained to tidy up a bit too!

 

[Dieselman 63]

Lazy Sunday post.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Great to see almost nobody watched the video, great stuff. I won’t make video content again, not even in horizontal format to please @fizzy

Back to ye olde photographs, the new Starrett punches I bought are way too hard and shattered when I tried to knock a split pin out with one. Majorly disappointing, @Brad93 tells me I’m to go with PB Swiss, so I’ll give them a try.

Mild excitement Tuesday, this impeller and housing are back from the sandblasters and are in primer, wow! First bit of proper progress in a while, slapping paint on I have some truly ancient orange paint I found in a deceased sale, that will be going on this. You won’t see the innards of this at all once the machines back together.

 

[Milkybars]

I have just watched the video ..nice workshop

 

[Dieselman 63]

I have just watched the video ..nice workshop

Haha, thank you! And yes, it's finally getting to be how I wanted it to be. All that steel shelving was given to me for free by someone who wanted rid, fast. I kitted out the workshop and then the other garage, it took me just over four days to put it all together, that's how I spent my New Years!

 

[dobbslc]

I watched the video it's all great stuff and I've followed the Ransomes thread from the start.
Do I detect a slightly different accent fighting with the Kiwi one?

Strip and dip me in that orange paint if I'm wrong

 

[Blobber]

I always read your updates but dont take it the wrong way I cant abide home made tube videos, much rather look at pictures and read the reports my own pace!

 

[Dieselman 63]

I always read your updates but dont take it the wrong way I cant abide home made tube videos, much rather look at pictures and read the reports my own pace!

@KimB will be most displeased

 

[Dieselman 63]

I watched the video it's all great stuff and I've followed the Ransomes thread from the start.
Do I detect a slightly different accent fighting with the Kiwi one?

Strip and dip me in that orange paint if I'm wrong

Yes, I’m from England, lived here 15 years now

 

[fizzy]

Great to see almost nobody watched the video, great stuff. I won’t make video content again, not even in horizontal format to please @fizzy

Back to ye olde photographs, the new Starrett punches I bought are way too hard and shattered when I tried to knock a split pin out with one. Majorly disappointing, @Brad93 tells me I’m to go with PB Swiss, so I’ll give them a try.

Mild excitement Tuesday, this impeller and housing are back from the sandblasters and are in primer, wow! First bit of proper progress in a while, slapping paint on I have some truly ancient orange paint I found in a deceased sale, that will be going on this. You won’t see the innards of this at all once the machines back together.

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Only just seen this! Things rather hectic at moment.

 

[KimB]

@KimB will be most displeased

I wouldn’t watch my videos either

 

[Farside]

Great to see almost nobody watched the video,

36 views now. Just keep going.
Stripdown and repair vids like this are invaluable resources for the next mug enthusiast to come along.

 

[Brad93]

watched and subscribed

 

[Mick Annick]

I have just watched the video ..nice workshop

Me too

 

[Dieselman 63]

This turned out better than I expected.

 

[Dieselman 63]

The current setup. I’m sort of loosely going for the intro from Brum, full of old signs and cool things, but also a working space!

 

[OJCar]

Cotswold Motoring Museum

 

[Dieselman 63]

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Cotswold Motoring Museum

Yes, well aware!

An Austin 7 chummy would be so much fun.

 

[Geoffm]

Did you see the Allen Oxford sickle bar mower on Marketplace? Thought of you when I saw it https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...wse_serp:0a040911-f00d-430d-801b-7839356fbc6b
In Taupiri which is not far from here if you need it picked up...

 

[Dieselman 63]

No I didn’t, gosh it’s tempting to get it but that’s about double what I’d like to pay.

Did you see the Allen Oxford sickle bar mower on Marketplace? Thought of you when I saw it https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/483293014021787/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp:0a040911-f00d-430d-801b-7839356fbc6b
In Taupiri which is not far from here if you need it picked up...