The Classic Machinery Network

Fuel rack is a bif sticky so thought for the pennies I'd treat it to some new bellows. Are there any tips on how to approach replacement I remember doing them on my old PH1 nimbus years ago but this looks a touch more complex on the 2. Any tips to avoid removing stuff I don't need to would be apprec...

Hi guys how on earth do you unscrew the conical nut? There's no head on it. Currently soaking in WD thinking I might have to grind flats on the head to grip?

I used to wedge the clutch on an old Thwaites dumper that only had occasional use. I did wonder if loading the clutch springs would weaken it over time? I noted that on the posts I saw, however as some people pointed out some slightly weaker springs vs the clutch fully rusted on was a small payoff :)

UPDATE: I did post this the other day & it must have failed to post. Basically spoke to Agri Engineer who said the clutches often seize - i did some research online & yeah seems very common in old massey's. The solution was to use the rear legs from backactor, jack up the rear wheels, crunch...

That looks pretty tidy, a really usefull little machine, A friend of mine had a 50 and the instant reverse packed up on it and i remember the machine had to be split in two, i am not sure if the same would ben be for the MF40. I am not sure but would there be enough room inside the cab to whip the ...

that's brilliant, super helpful I'll make a note of those drawings for when i get round to doing it.

did you just get someone local to reline the shoes?
did you replace the release bearing? (if so where did you source?)

Hi Jon, I have the same assembly on my old thwaites nimbus & need to overhaul sometime myself sometime. From what I managed to find online it should just pull off the shaft but i havent got to try mine yet. my release bearing is pretty much non existent it's been worn away, yours looks ok. Acces...

Here's mine. 1976 has a set of 4 backhoe nuckets & forks for loader. have replaced water pump and a loader ram seal, the cab is very tatty & TBH could do with being cut off in a couple more years. Starts & runs like a dream though, jsut can't drive it anywhere at the moment haha http://w...

So got out there yesterday & had a play with pedal adjsutment. Total PITA to get at but managed to depress pedal, hold with tommy bvar & then re-adjust pedal to effectively crack the clutch round a bit more. It's a crap design really as the shaft has no splines or anything so is prone to sli...