Next Project - Ransome

Not really a stationary engine but my next project waiting in the wings for the Blackstone to be finished.

WOW nice one i have always wanted one of these , but have no where to keep it or to use it .

matt

rubythursday wrote:
Not really a stationary engine but my next project waiting in the wings for the Blackstone to be finished.

I think one of them does the rounds up here.

Toyed with the idea of one of these prior to getting the tractor, nice one mate hours of fun is it a runner??

Not a runner, quite a lot dismantled, needs track parts but I am sure I will have many a happy hour rebuilding it!

There is the remains of one just appeared on ebay tonight.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ransoms-crawler-rubber-jointed-tracks-NO-ENGINE-/181248037598?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item2a333992de

Amazingly you can get most of the spares new and reasonably priced

lovly little crawlers theres one over the road to my place in a builders yard ,but he wont sell it as its what his first big job payed for and got his bussiness going to the 50 man crew of today
and theres one on the local rally curcuit that potters around ,and rubs it in for me  
will enjoy watching the progress on the forum as its a self propelled stationary engine trolley    so its not really in the wrong place at all mate
what is the engine in the beast is it the" ransomes " own engine design think they made the one for there crawlers
what size is yours mg 2 3-4-5-6 ??
kev

Hi Kev
It's an MG5, allegedly Ransome's own engine. Probably won't make a start on it until next year. Blackstone, Hornsby, Stuart Turner and Norman to finish before I end up with more stuff in bits. If no one minds I will put progress up on here. It is more akin to a stationary engine driving something than a tractor!!!

I have to say I like the look of that little track type tractor - a great use of a stationary engine and what fun when restored - I keep finding myself torn over buyong old Caterpillar machines of similar vintage and size - but the garden just wont take the abuse

Have fun restoring it - and I look forward to seeing/hearing progress.

best

Hamish

I had a little tracked tractor once....

that's a nice tractor villiers

It was, straight 6 with no exhaust it sounded lovely!!

Going back to the Ransome, there is a chap about 5 miles from here who has 4 or 5 of these including a diesel one, they all still get used on his veg patch for all the cultivation work, just as Ransome intended. I have asked many times if he want's to sell one and always get the "Still use it" answer, fair enough I suppose as he isn't getting any younger and a spade becomes less appealing as you get older.

The Ransome is all my garden will stand! although I would love the big one!