[Woodsmith]

Originally Posted by Arch

I can look out for a suitably sized tin can for you at work!

Of course, it doesn't really want to be cylindrical to fit your foot, more like an oblong or oval cross section. The sort of shape tinned meat comes in.

Oh, the irony, if Woody had a toecap from a Spam tin!

LOL!
You crack me up honey!

One plastic toecap fitted and functional.

[Arch]

Originally Posted by Woodsmith

LOL!
You crack me up honey!

Glad to be of service!

[Dave Koller]

At least it is streamlined ...

But it looks as if it is missing the propeller!

Paint toes on it for the next shot - and keep that sense of humor

[Woodsmith]

Brief update.
My achillies tendon isn't ruptured, but it is detached, in a 'ripped off it' kinda way, from my calf muscle. No wonder it hurts so much.
It does mean that I won't need surgery and the cast is off and replaced by a monster sized orthopedic boot for the next two months!
Also my toe is broken!

So, while I am sitting here watching YouTube videos and shooting spammers I started to ponder...

I am going to get a Salisbury (Dana 60) axle to rebuild the back end of the tractor.
Is there any mileage in fitting in an autobox somewhere to increase torque, in the converter, and soften the shock from the motor when I stamp on the volume pedal? Probably not I think.

Anyway, just pondering, but genuinely interested, for now....

[poprock1]

Re Dana diff: Back in the 70's 80's Aussie dragsters used the diff from 3 ton Dyna's. Appr 6:1 ratio in earlier models. Dyna 100 and 150 used a smaller car type diff with 4.1:1 ratio.

[Woodsmith]

For cost and availability I am pretty much stuck with 4.7:1 from a Series 3 Land Rover. Other ratios and axles from other vehicles seem to sky rocket in price in comparison.

[Woodsmith]

Having just returned from our holiday yesterday I (we) picked up my Salisbury axle today.

There was one on Ebay for £60, with wheels, and I figured as it was fairly close by the extra £10 was worth it to save a longer drive with a trailer. The seller also had another Salisbury that has had its shafts and hubs removed so I had that for £15. It gives me a spare in case I get it wrong narrowing it.

Also I have a plan if I end up with a spare intact axle!

I can't do anything with either of them yet though. Arch had to drive my car and trailer to pick them up and they will stay in the trailer until I am able to move them about myself. At 120kg for the axle I am not healthy enough to be able to move it just yet.
I shall attempt to drain the oil at some point to see if the oil is clean or not.

Can't wait until I am able to get on with some more work!

[Dave Koller]

Good to hear from you

[toddshotrods]

Good to see the tractor thread surface too!

[Woodsmith]

Cheers guys.

I had a 'Duh!' moment yesterday, while I was recovering from the exertion of tidying up the axles a little. (It is immensely frustrating and exhausting to have a ruptured tendon and broken toe on my left foot and now gout in my right foot! Gout is more painful to stand on then breaking a toe, but it is on the mend.)

One of the axles still had wheels attached and I wanted to just remove them so that I could measure the length of the axle from hub face to hub face.

I managed to loosen the wheel nuts and Arch and I pulled the wheels off and dropped the axle on the trailer floor.

The 'Duh!' moment was when I realised that I should have drained the axle oil while the axle was still on the wheels, and not sitting on the drain plug!
Oh well, I have scissor jacks and axle stands!