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Hi All, I have sent an email to Jim but not had a reply yet. I told him the tractor could be collected apart from the ign warning light stays on the rest is ok, with the engine running the battery voltage increases so appears to be charging, I did not get the light to go off with your dynamo so maybe the control box or wiring are at fault. I am a bit stuck with that problem now.

Had a run up and down the road all ok recorded it on the camera video, but to large to email.

Speak to you soon Roy.

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Tractor Move (click to enlarge)

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Hi all , the arms are much easier to moveFree Arms

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Freeing them

Hitting the link arms with wood

Cover Off

Inside The Back housing

Pump out on the floor

Lifting Back the cover

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Called in today to see Roy. ended up spending the afternoon there helping remove the hydraulic piston and arms. Had to give it a bit of application as was seized in up position so wouldn’t remove from the body. Lifted it out, removed split pin (2 inch nail) eased arms and put back. Progress is great. Photo shows Roy replacing bolts – note blurring to hands due to speed of movement! – Jim

Replacing lift cover

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Called in today to see Roy. ended up spending the afternoon there helping remove the hydraulic piston and arms. Had to give it a bit of application as was seized in up position so wouldn’t remove from the body. Lifted it out, removed split pin (2 inch nail) eased arms and put back. Progress is great. Photo shows Roy replacing bolts – note blurring to hands due to speed of movement! – Jim

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Roy after taking the weekend off to go to the Newark Vintage tractor show has been busy again. after picking up some much needed supplies from the show Roy is straight back to it.
He can now start the tractor by using the starting handle.
Starting on the Handle

He now has the problem that the lower link arms are stuck in the up position even after attaching a weight to them to try to pull them down. Investigations will continue. no doubt a posting soon.

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Hi All.
The housing is installed plus a new radiator tap , the thermo connection is simply a threaded sleeve into a new housing, would fit existing old housing if not too corroded and if available?, all seem water tight.

Thermo Fix

The new fuel tank bolt holes did not all line up now sorted.

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Hi Tim,The head you had have collected from the remanufactures for your TE-F20 looks really good. Jims tractor is coming along  one or two  problems,   it requires a replacement thermostat housing due to corrosion, Using my old brake pipe kit i have made up a oil pipe to gauge  in copper looks better    the old connection was wrong as the new gauge was a male fitting. put some transmission oil   in and had the tractor running  not checked the transmission yet or the lift. Roy.  

Jim You better take a look at this!
Fired Up

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Hello all, very near now to firing up, the earth battery lead as supplied was just slightly short.  So I made up a metal strap as photo and bolted both together behind  the metal panel, The thermostat housing  has some corrosion  where the  thermostat  screes in and seats.  Will try  a washer as photo, The offside picture shows the exhaust on plus petrol pipe The dash photo shows the ign light I put this on what really is the wrong side but is nearer the ign switch,  the proper hole on the other side has been sealed. Still wanting a drain plug for the transmission but may try to start tomorrow. The tap now appears to be ok  no petrol leaks.

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