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Ransomes rsld land wheel shaft!
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I was going by the way the letters appeared raised but that may be a trick of the light. They are definitely 163 or otherwise known as Kent boards because they were made in quite small numbers for that market into the early fifties.
Well, here it is, in all its glory! I have seen others on Motracs but cant remember any on straight beam ploughs.Thing is, it dates the plough much earlier than 1946. One other clue, a few years ago an ex land army girl was reunited with the tractor and plough she used during the war, she ploughed a few rounds with it.Tractor was a model N, plough was a no 3 motrac.
Is she an old flame of yours Harry? The plough must have been a TS5 which originally came out with DM boards and non adjustable drawbar. and RSJ section frame. Perhaps the war effort threw up all sorts of anomalies like this that never entered the records. Very interesting.
I am surprised that those boards are a big success on a short frame like a Robin.
Check your facts Bob. The TS designation is usually tractor share - TS 59. TS 86 and on. Anthony Clares book is quite clear. Ransomes and their tractor share ploughs.
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You are quite correct as I did point this out in a post a while back. Senior moment I am afraid, it only means self lift in the RSLD name.
I just read an interesting bit in Clare's book about wartime production There was a massive shortage of steel and ploughs were put together using components left over from much earlier productions so anything was possible. By the end of the war 30,00 Motracs had been made.
RSLD Self lift Double or RSLM Self lift Multiple for the 3 furrow versions.
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Don't know but I do have a plasma cutter and am very handy with the welder, TIG or Mig. Just something a little different from the norm and I like to swim against the tide!!
kent boards are similar to rnd but with square ends. You could buy repair panels to weld onto the end, as the kent land wore the board tails rapidly
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It's one share end, not the tail, looks to have been run for some time proud of the share, hence the wear. I have a spare board that came with the plough so will clean that one up to use. But will stick it in the ground and see how it goes first.
Err, in your earlier post, you state that the Motrac was not produced till 1946.
The plough with those boards on, is a standard no 3.It is believed to be completely original, having been purchased, then left almost unused for many years, in the back of a barn, and latterly a hedge! The present owner bought it years ago, but cant remember when, but it came from the dispersal sale of the farm on which it originally worked. Nothing ever left that farm, worn out kit was "stored", in case it would "come in handy".
Where you are, should that not be "Stick it to the ground!" Mind you, even that may be preferable to sitting at home, watching the rain!
I am as confused all well. This must have been the final run with the linked rear wheel.
The rear wheel is not linked, it has its own handle and mechanism.
I meant after1946
Seriously, that plough should go very well indeed, one thing though do not fit that spare board, however much cleaning you do, it will have a different surface finish to the other one, and will show up as pairing. Much better to weld up the wear and dress back, much smaller area.
Ah, that does make sense. One think that is needed, is a lot of research, and pretty sharpish at that! The men who could answer these questions are becoming few.
Someone probably used it without having the proper shares which should be 44K's, they stand up a bit higher at the back end as they use a thicker spacer at the front of the board. I have a brand new Kent board in the shed if anyone wants it, good boards on heavy clay which we have a lot of here in Kent